17th April - What Will You Be Doing? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalwendë · 04-11-2007, 04:02 AM

Time for a thread that allows some release of excitement and sheer silliness about What Happens Next Tuesday.

Are you going to any fancy schmancy parties or launches?

Anyone going to London?

What are the chances of Sean Bean taking part in a lauch day event in a Sheffield bookshop (please, please, oh, please....)?

Will the Downs be a deadzone next Tuesday?

Who will read it first?

Who is going to savour every last word and not rush it? Me...

Who is being almost sick with excitement?

Thinlómien · 04-11-2007, 04:04 AM

I will lurking at the two biggest bookshops' door here in Helsinki, trying to get a copy before it's sold out... Wait... April 18 is my nameday (or my saint's day), I wonder if i could get a present....

The Sixth Wizard · 04-11-2007, 04:09 AM

I was wondering if anyone knew a site that told of IT's release date in Australia. I might just go down to the local book store and ask about IT.

Lalwendë · 04-11-2007, 04:39 AM

Good News if you live near Cambridge!

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Wednesday 18th April at 6.30pm

Alan Lee will be signing copies of The Children of Hurin and giving a talk and slide-show at Michaelhouse Cafe (Trinity Street, Cambridge) on Wednesday 18th April at 6.30pm. This is a ticketed event ONLY. Tickets are £2.00 each and available from Heffers Bookshop, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge or by contacting Richard Reynolds on 01223-568532 or by email: literature@heffers.co.uk. If you are unable to attend the event please contact us if you would like to reserve a signed copy.

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Macalaure · 04-11-2007, 05:12 AM

... impatiently wait for Amazon to deliver.

It might be difficult to get hold on an English one in local bookstores here.

The Might · 04-11-2007, 06:53 AM

Same as Mac
The next bookstore with the book will probably 20 kms from here, and since I have school next day, I'm relying on Amazon

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 04-12-2007, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

I will lurking at the two biggest bookshops' door here in Helsinki

I just might join that lurking party. Being too young to have been around during the time when Tolkien's other works were first released, I'm quite excited about this one. Besides, the gorgeous cover art alone is tempting enough to make me fetch a copy as soon as possible. Salsa dancing and Tolkien on the same day; life doesn't get much better from that.

Farael · 04-13-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dancing spawn of ungoliant

I just might join that lurking party. Being too young to have been around during the time when Tolkien's other works were first released, I'm quite excited about this one. Besides, the gorgeous cover art alone is tempting enough to make me fetch a copy as soon as possible. Salsa dancing and Tolkien on the same day; life doesn't get much better from that.

How about this... last exam and THE Tolkien event of my lifetime. Yeah yeah yeah, you oldies will say "oh, it was so much more fun when the Silmarillion came out"... but odds are, this is the last time a "new" Tolkien book will come out... and man, am I excited about it.

Of course, right now that exam looms in the horizon like the shadow of a storm that's yet to come, so I'm not quite enjoying the prospect of writing it... yet, once it's done.... I'll have LOTS of time to dedicate to my new book... my own... my preciousssss.....

Oh yeah, I'm already going all Gollum-like over it.

Nogrod · 04-15-2007, 05:41 PM

I changed my avatar to the piece by the Finnish painter Axel Gallen-Kallela (the same painter as my last avvie) named "Kullervon kirous" - the Curse of Kullervo I might quess it is in English.

If there are copies of the book availalble later in the day I might try and purchase two of them. One to myself and another one to Lommy - as I know she will not be lining up there in earnest anyway in the morning (or then I'm mistaken as we didn't remember to discuss this as she was here during the weekend).

It's great that the thing we get like this is my favourite story - it was a really troublesome one when I first read the story of Kullervo before I went to school at 70's...!

Maglor · 04-15-2007, 05:44 PM

I'll probably be reading. Call me crazy, I know!

04-11-2007, 04:02 AM	#1
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	17th April - What Will You Be Doing? Time for a thread that allows some release of excitement and sheer silliness about What Happens Next Tuesday. Are you going to any fancy schmancy parties or launches? Anyone going to London? What are the chances of Sean Bean taking part in a lauch day event in a Sheffield bookshop (please, please, oh, please....)? Will the Downs be a deadzone next Tuesday? Who will read it first? Who is going to savour every last word and not rush it? Me... Who is being almost sick with excitement? __________________ Gordon's alive!

04-11-2007, 04:04 AM	#2
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	I will lurking at the two biggest bookshops' door here in Helsinki, trying to get a copy before it's sold out... Wait... April 18 is my nameday (or my saint's day), I wonder if i could get a present.... __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

04-11-2007, 05:12 AM	#5
Macalaure Fading Fëanorion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: into the flood again Posts: 2,911	17th April - What Will I Be Doing? ... impatiently wait for Amazon to deliver. It might be difficult to get hold on an English one in local bookstores here.

04-11-2007, 06:53 AM	#6
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Same as Mac The next bookstore with the book will probably 20 kms from here, and since I have school next day, I'm relying on Amazon __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

04-15-2007, 05:41 PM	#9
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	I changed my avatar to the piece by the Finnish painter Axel Gallen-Kallela (the same painter as my last avvie) named "Kullervon kirous" - the Curse of Kullervo I might quess it is in English. If there are copies of the book availalble later in the day I might try and purchase two of them. One to myself and another one to Lommy - as I know she will not be lining up there in earnest anyway in the morning (or then I'm mistaken as we didn't remember to discuss this as she was here during the weekend). It's great that the thing we get like this is my favourite story - it was a really troublesome one when I first read the story of Kullervo before I went to school at 70's...! __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

04-11-2007, 04:09 AM	#3
The Sixth Wizard Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stuck under a rock in Valinor with Ar-Pharazon. Posts: 480	I was wondering if anyone knew a site that told of IT's release date in Australia. I might just go down to the local book store and ask about IT.

04-15-2007, 05:44 PM	#10
Maglor Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 25	I'll probably be reading. Call me crazy, I know!