Whilst out in town and not buying books

[altariel]

I found a hardback of Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold (that's the one about the quaddies, the genetically-engineered humans with an extra pair of arms instead of legs). It was published in 2004 by the NESFA Press and seems to have been conceived as a tribute edition to her father (the book was already dedicated to him), with a foreward by her brother, and a reprint of an obituary. It's got a delightful artwork cover of a six-armed embrace. I don't know if it's rare or whether I got a bargain, but I'm really pleased with it. Oh, it's signed too.

Comments

[spacefall.livejournal.com]

Aw, cute cover :D

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I think it is :-)

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Oh, nice find! That's a lovely edition, from the looks and sound of it.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

And I even managed to clothes shop without any blood being spilt.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Result! I'd say that counts as a good day's work.

[edge-of-ruin.livejournal.com]

What a nice find! Maybe it's something to do with the rain.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I was really pleased with it - a decent price too.

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's a gorgeous cover.

[kerravonsen]

Oh, I do like that cover!

[altariel.livejournal.com]

:-) And that scan doesn't really do it justice.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I'm very pleased to have found it - her books don't often turn up secondhand.

[atimson.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Much better artwork than the original. But then, I'm a fan of Dave Seeley's stuff in general. :)

When I read the series, my library's copies of Shards of Honor and The Warrior's Apprentice were the NESFA editions; their art isn't anywhere near as impressive....

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

That's a lovely cover! And it reminds me that I was going to order a copy from the library. It's the only Vorkosigan universe book I haven't read.

[trixieleitz]

And I thought the force was strong in me when I managed to find a copy, any copy. You win :)

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I've done OK finding copies of Falling Free, and second hand ones too. (Well, I've found two in total.)

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Falling Free was a really pleasant surprise.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I saw the covers to the other books on the NESFA website and, you're right, nowhere near as good. This one has a great deal of charm, and really captures those characters.