For the UKers here - Waterstones currently has 3 for 2 on all sci-fi and fantasy.

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For the UKers here - Waterstones currently has 3 for 2 on all sci-fi and fantasy.

#1 polishgenius

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 01:44 PM

Or at least, my one does, so I assume the rest will. Dunno how long it will last, so...

My purchases:
Vellum, by Hal Duncan,
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 1, by Tad Williams,
Smoke and Mirrors, by Neil Gaiman.

I wanted to get lies of Locke Lamora, but I didn't have enough on me.

Anyway... get going. >_>

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#2 Astra

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 02:05 PM

I wish they did the same for hardcover editions.
It is only for paperbacks, correct?

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#3 polishgenius

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 02:13 PM

No, all as in absolutely everything, I'm pretty sure, including comics and probably manga too.
You might want to check, because I'm sure I saw the stickers on hardbacks too.

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#4 caladanbrood

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 02:14 PM

I believe it's all SF&F. But you obviously only get the cheapest one free. I got Thousandfold Thought, Lies of Lock Lamora and Temeraire (2 paperbacks and 1 hardback)

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#5 Astra

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 02:16 PM

Oh, cool.
I am gonna check it out today!

Thanks a lot!

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#6 stone monkey

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 03:16 PM

Not only is it all SF&F, it's on all their Crime fiction too.

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#7 Illuyankas

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 03:18 PM

Now, if I only had money...

Hello, soldiers, look at your mage, now back to me, now back at your mage, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped being an unascended mortal and switched to Sole Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a warren with the High Mage your cadre mage could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an acorn with two gates to that realm you love. Look again, the acorn is now otataral. Anything is possible when your mage smells like Sole Spice and not a Bole brother. I’m on a quorl.

#8 Murrin

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 05:11 PM

Yeah, I was in Waterstone's in Newcastle the other day, and they had it on all the sf/f and all the manga, graphic novels, and so forth. I almost took advantage of the offer, then decided I didn't need three more books on my pile.

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 06:55 PM

stone monkey said:

I like to rhyme,
I like my beats funky.
I'm spunky. I like my oatmeal lumpy.
I'm sick wit dis. Straight gangsta mack
But sometimes I get ridiculous
I'll eat up all your crackers and your licorice
Hey yo fat girl,
C'mere--are ya ticklish?

Off topic, but I must register a complaint with SM's sig. Ever since I read it I've had "The Humpty Dance" going through my head over and over again.

Yeah I called ya fat - look at me, I'm skinny.
It never stopped me from gettin' busy.
I'm a freak. I like the girls with the boom.
I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom.

I'm crazy. Allow me to amaze thee.
Ya say I'm ugly but it just don't faze me.
I'm still gettin' in the girls pants
And now I got my own dance...

It must be 15 years since I've heard that and it's shocking how much I remember...

OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.

#10 Astra

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Posted 27 July 2006 - 08:24 PM

Been there today.
Unfortunately, they had no fantasy hardback in the store. Only Phantom by T.G. and it was not 2 for 3 but had only £4 off. I think we have a small branch in the town. Not too many bright folks around here probably

I remember visiting Waterstones in Brighton - WOW. That was big as well as another shop nearby, I don't remember the name. Heck, evem Milton Keynes has a bigger store.
So, I will have to stick to Amazon. Thanks for alert anyway. There are a few paperbacks that I want, maybe I will go tomorrow and find them.

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#11 Imperial Historian

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Posted 30 July 2006 - 08:50 PM

Yep, you have to love the 3 for 2 offers, took advantage of this and got:

Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K Dick
Devil Delivered by Steven Erikson

Three damned good books!

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Posted 30 July 2006 - 08:52 PM

I'll be having a looksy on the way back from work tomorrow.

#13 caladanbrood

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Posted 31 July 2006 - 12:06 AM

Devil Delievered? In Waterstones?:eek:

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#14 pat5150

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Posted 31 July 2006 - 02:01 AM

Books are so damn expensive in the UK and the rest of Europe. Can you believe that even though this deal is sweet, you are still paying more than you'd pay in Canada.

I stopped complaining about the price of books when I found myself on the other side of the pond for the first time!

So take advantage of that special, all of you!!!

Patrick
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#15 polishgenius

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Posted 31 July 2006 - 09:39 AM

pat5150 said:

So take advantage of that special, all of you!!!

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Does the same thing apply as with games, where things sometimes cost the same amount of pounds as they do dollars?
Because that's really annoying. It's actually cheaper to import DS games from the US than it is to buy them in a shop here sometimes

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#16 Imperial Historian

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Posted 31 July 2006 - 01:00 PM

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Devil Delievered? In Waterstones?

I know, was quite suprised myself, soon as I saw it I picked it up so no other malazanite could sneak in and steal it, there was a copy of the HD there as well, the big Waterstones in Manchester if anyones interested and it's not been snapped up, was a few weeks back.

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Posted 31 July 2006 - 01:12 PM

Bought Tanequil and Straken by Terry Brooks. I can't not finish his series.

For the free one I got GotM. Gonna give it to someone as a present. Jmwahahahahahaha!!! :hand:

#18 BridgeBurner

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Posted 31 July 2006 - 10:41 PM

Hmm. I think I will check the Waterstones in Amsterdam tomorrow...

Which, conveniently, is close to the American Book Center where I usually buy my books...

Speaking of ABC, they have been selling the TOR Malazan Hardcovers for cheap prices. If you find $12 cheap.