Wherein I discuss my book haul.

[adelynne]

Lord bless Half-Price Books and all that they stand for.

Today, for half their price or less, I have acquired:

- Lois McMaster Bujold The Curse of Chalion

- China Mieville Looking for Jake (GoH for Readercon!)

- Patricia McKillip

- The Book of Alex Wolfe
- The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
- Heir of Sea and Fire (Which I already own as part of the trilogy, but really wanted a copy to match The Riddle-Master of Hed loaner I have.)

- Robin McKinley Spindle's End

- Melissa Scott Dreaming Metal

- Jane Yolen

- The Devil's Arithmetic (previously read, forgotten about, and obtained at earliest opportunity.)
- The Pit Dragon Trilogy (all three)
- The Sword of the Rightful King

- Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

- Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, eds. - Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 15th annual & 17th annual

and

- Andrew M. Greeley, ed. - Emerald Magic (featuring the likes of Bradbury, Carey, Dart-Thorton, de Lint, and Tanith Lee.)

I have no idea how I'd get all these back to Boston if my parents weren't coming to visit in two weeks. As is, I luck out immensely. I haven't ever spent this much money at Half-Price all at once before, it's very intimidating.

Oh, note to whoever can get access - they had hardcover Firebirds anthologies for $4. I actually had to put books back on the shelves, or I'd have gotten a few to give out as gifts.

My father managed to return my copy of Scardown to me. It has been... well, "well-loved" is a good euphemism for it, I suppose. It suffered many bendings of its cover on the way back from Aruba, but thankfully no water damage. I'm distraught enough to consider buying a new copy (as I've seen one all lonely in the Coop). That, however, will be a wait & see.

Comments

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

Jane Yolen! I used to love her. I still remember Wizard's Hall.

[adelynne.livejournal.com]

I am alas new and ignorant to the wonderful Jane Yolen. I read The Devil's Arithmetic a year or two after Lois Lowry's Number the Stars, but it wasn't last year, when I sat down to read Briar Rose that I realised it was by the same author I heard praised so much.

And wow, all those Holocaust narratives in one sentence. I'm looking forward to reading something by her that has nothing to do with that. :)