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altariel ([personal profile] altariel) wrote2006-05-17 12:21 pm
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Whilst out in town and not buying books

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.

[identity profile] spacefall.livejournal.com 2006-05-17 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, cute cover :D

[identity profile] glitterboy1.livejournal.com 2006-05-17 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, nice find! That's a lovely edition, from the looks and sound of it.

[identity profile] edge-of-ruin.livejournal.com 2006-05-17 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
What a nice find! Maybe it's something to do with the rain.

[identity profile] toft-froggy.livejournal.com 2006-05-17 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, that's a gorgeous cover.
kerravonsen: cover of "Komarr" by LMB: Science Fiction (SF)

[personal profile] kerravonsen 2006-05-17 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I do like that cover!

[identity profile] atimson.livejournal.com 2006-05-18 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
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....

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2006-05-18 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
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: Book with his hair out text: "Book at bedtime" (book at bedtime)

[personal profile] trixieleitz 2006-05-18 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
And I thought the force was strong in me when I managed to find a copy, any copy. You win :)