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Commented on Charles Stross, Kingmaker
delurks I had never heard of HC before, but I bought both books from Amazon UK on the strength of Charlie's recommendation. I enjoyed both, so much so that I read them in a single sitting. I've previously enjoyed books...
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Feòrag commented on
Charles Stross, Kingmaker
It appears to require PHP, which rules it out....
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Harry Connolly commented on
Charles Stross, Kingmaker
Tim and Ryk, I'm perfectly comfortable sharing the "Stross bump" in Bookscan terms, but less so with my other sales. I will say that the weeks previous to my guest blogging gig showed very steady sales with little variation (so steady, in fact, that I was a little suspicious of them) but the 40-book bump is well outside the typical range. Not that I'm a statistician. And thank you to everyone who has bought and tried my books. I'm glad you enjoyed them. Please tell your friends! As an author just starting out, word of mouth is what determines success...
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klaus.weidner commented on
Charles Stross, Kingmaker
I bought Child of Fire from the Google ebookstore and enjoyed it a lot. Strangely they aren't showing the second volume as being available, can you prod somebody to fix that? The premise reminds me of the 3x3 Eyes manga (in a good way), both have the "low fantasy" feel and they could be set in the same universe with magic based on summoned beasts and paper charms. Of course the execution is very different, and the twenty palaces society wouldn't be happy about how things are being handled in Hong Kong. BTW, I was intrigued to see some pictures...
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Harry Connolly commented on
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Klaus, I did prod someone about it a short while ago. Apparently, Google had a problem with the file Random House sent them for Game of Cages and it hasn't been sorted yet. I'll send another note to see if it can be fixed. Thanks again, everyone....
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Harry Connolly commented on
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Klaus, check the Google bookstore in about two weeks. RH has a number of files they need to send and, you know, big companies and all....
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