[Mark Lawrence]

I sign in shops in Bristol and Bath fairly often.

And Forbidden Planet should still have a bunch of my books signed.

[Macros]

Don't tell the other nerds!!!

[QuickTidal]

So I um....won a giveaway.

Mark was doing a giveaway on social media for this swanky "locked tomb" edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULD NOT BURN, and I entered (not dreaming I would ever win) and woke up this morning to a notification and a PM from Mark that I'd won. Which is insane and I was crazy happy and felt super lucky.

And do you want to know what the first thing I thought of was?

...Macros is going to be SO jealous and he's going curse Canadian luck again, and then plan a drunken excursion to my house to heist it from me...

So I have returned to you now, at the turn of the tide...to make Macros jealous.

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On a serious note, thanks again Mark (whenever you visit us next), it's going to be a display item on my shelf for sure.

I'll post pics of my entire Lawrence collection on my shelf at the new house when said swanky edition arrives.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 18 November 2024 - 06:07 PM

[Tiste Simeon]

As far as reasons to return after a long absence, annoying Macros is definitely one of the better ones!

[Macros]

I mean

On One hand, fuck you QT

On the other welcome back dude, and yes I'm jealous of the prize, I'm just going to have to hole my wife finds one in a shop somewhere and surprises me with it!

[Mark Lawrence]

QuickTidal, on 18 November 2024 - 06:04 PM, said:

So I um....won a giveaway.

Mark was doing a giveaway on social media for this swanky "locked tomb" edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULD NOT BURN, and I entered (not dreaming I would ever win) and woke up this morning to a notification and a PM from Mark that I'd won. Which is insane and I was crazy happy and felt super lucky.

And do you want to know what the first thing I thought of was?

...Macros is going to be SO jealous and he's going curse Canadian luck again, and then plan a drunken excursion to my house to heist it from me...

So I have returned to you now, at the turn of the tide...to make Macros jealous.

--------

On a serious note, thanks again Mark (whenever you visit us next), it's going to be a display item on my shelf for sure.

I'll post pics of my entire Lawrence collection on my shelf at the new house when said swanky edition arrives.

Hooray!

Did it arrive yet?

[Macros]

Mine hasn't arrived yet either

[QuickTidal]

Mark Lawrence, on 06 December 2024 - 04:53 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 18 November 2024 - 06:04 PM, said:

So I um....won a giveaway.

Mark was doing a giveaway on social media for this swanky "locked tomb" edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULD NOT BURN, and I entered (not dreaming I would ever win) and woke up this morning to a notification and a PM from Mark that I'd won. Which is insane and I was crazy happy and felt super lucky.

And do you want to know what the first thing I thought of was?

...Macros is going to be SO jealous and he's going curse Canadian luck again, and then plan a drunken excursion to my house to heist it from me...

So I have returned to you now, at the turn of the tide...to make Macros jealous.

--------

On a serious note, thanks again Mark (whenever you visit us next), it's going to be a display item on my shelf for sure.

I'll post pics of my entire Lawrence collection on my shelf at the new house when said swanky edition arrives.

Hooray!

Did it arrive yet?

It has not, but we are having a post strike in Canada just now, so maybe stuck in a warehouse.

I expect them to be legislated back to work this coming week, so hopefully soon.

I promise to post pics when it arrives!

[Macros]

Abyss has it now

[QuickTidal]

Maybe he does, I expect a ransom note from him anyway now

[Abyss]

I admit to nothing.

[Slow Ben]

Abyss might be salty about the time he won a contest from Mark, then ghosted, so I won instead.

But I think Mark actually sent him something anyway.


I need to post a pic of Marks signature from mine, it’s pretty funny.

[Abyss]

Slow Ben, on 09 December 2024 - 04:51 AM, said:

Abyss might be salty about the time he won a contest from Mark, then ghosted, so I won instead.

But I think Mark actually sent him something anyway.


I need to post a pic of Marks signature from mine, it's pretty funny.

I ADMIT TO SALTY NOTHING!!!

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Hello all - I'm a heathen, I haven't read any Mark Lawrence.

Mr NAB got a recommendation for The Broken Empire when looking for things similar to Joe Abercrombie - do you think that's a good match?

[worry]

I'd say Yes. They're not the same flavor but they're very complementary ones.

This post has been edited by worry: 11 December 2024 - 10:27 PM

[JPK]

I'd add that if Mr NAB doesn't like the first book they pick up to try to hop to a different series by Mr Lawrence. While there's a lot of connections between the series, they all stand on their own and have their unique flavors.

[Tiste Simeon]

I think TRB would really appreciate the One Word Kill series, but JPK is correct they all stand on their own, and all are great.

[JPK]

There's a good chance you're right about One Word Kill but that one's the one furthest from Lawrence's usual tone and likely the furthest from being Abercrombie adjacent.

[Macros]

Give him Prince of Thorns, if he likes Abercrombie, he should be good with Jorg

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Thanks very much everyone! 😊