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A Dance with Dragons - 12 July 2011 [SPOILERS] - See Mod Post #4

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  • #122
    cilliannolan
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    i finished FFC yesterday beat that also, the loft bookshop on abbey street dublin is doin a midnight release


  • #123
    Sleepy
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    €25 squid seems so expensive when you've been used to looking at the on-line prices!

    Will be making the trip into the loft I think. Anyone else going to do the same?


  • #124
    cilliannolan
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    I think I will be at the loft aswell,expensive though:rolleyes: still CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!


  • #125
    TwoShedsJackson
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    5starpool wrote: »
    I've waited 6 years, I can wait an extra week or 10 days I guess.

    5p says you can't.


  • #126
    Sleepy
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    Aye, will be €27 at the Loft. Expensive compared to on-line but I'm happy to pay the €2 over the Easons price for the occasion of a midnight launch and the fact they're a small indie store.


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  • #127
    me-skywalker
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    Dubarry Books Blackrock Shopping Centre!


  • #128
    5starpool
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    TwoShedsJackson wrote: »
    5p says you can't.

    I won't want to wait, but if I can resist reading threads like this I'll be ok. If I read a few people saying ZOMG!!!! AMAZING, or something I will curse AFFC as it is my least favourite of them so far, although I've only read that once, and the others twice before, at least before I started this current re-read, so hopefully it will stack up better this time around when expactations aren't as high.


  • #129
    Dades
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    For me it's going to be annoying as you childless, jobless, or insomniacs race through the book starting tomorrow.

    I'd say winter really will be coming by the time I get through it with my restricted daily-reading window!


  • #130
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    anyone know a good site for recaps of the books so far? I kept intending to read the entire series before the new book came out but I just haven't bothered

    just looking for a semi-thorough run down of what's happened so far so I'm up to speed when I pick it up tomorrow.


  • #131
    5starpool
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    Some mentioned on the previous page of this thread. westeros.org and towerofthehand.com I believe are sites that have summaries.


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  • #132
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    marvellous, i'll take a look at them tonight so.


  • #133
    Sleepy
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    Dades wrote: »
    For me it's going to be annoying as you childless, jobless, or insomniacs race through the book starting tomorrow.

    I'd say winter really will be coming by the time I get through it with my restricted daily-reading window!
    I think this book will temporarily cause me to fall into the third category...


  • #134
    me-skywalker
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    Im heading off to Crete for 2 weeks on Sunday and this shall be joining me onthe beaches! Cannot wait!!


  • #135
    ixoy
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    ** Attention citizens **

    Reckon this thread is a good place for discussion so can people observe a bit of the following:

    When talking about the book, mention what page you're on before using spoiler space so people can know what you're spoiling.
    If it's a Kindle (like me) give the %.
    Since GRRM doesn't believe in Chapter numbers we can't do that and we can't really use character's POV so this is the only way.

    I'm going to update the thread later with "SPOILERS" in the title.


  • #136
    Dades
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    Just pre-ordered in Hodges Figgis Dawson St for a half price (€15.50) copy...

    No money changed hands so you might be able to ring in an order... Close at 7pm!!


  • #137
    Tails142
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    Will it be available for download at midnight tonight on Kindle?


  • #138
    Sleepy
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    8am apparently.


  • #139
    ixoy
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    8am apparently.
    You can try earlier but I'm basing it on two previous purchases that I got on the day of the release. It makes sense though as it aligns with the US west coast. It means the Brits probably get it 8 hours earlier....


  • #140
    Sleepy
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    It's apparently available in the Aussie iBook store atm.


  • #141
    ixoy
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    It's apparently available in the Aussie iBook store atm.
    Oh and since you're in my vicinity, don't you go around discussing it when you're walking from your house to the shops/work/wherever :P


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  • #142
    Sleepy
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    I'll get the loudspeaker out and read the last page as I'm driving back from the Loft ;)

    Excited as a child at Christmas. If anyone's heading in for the midnight release, I'm the guy in the Ouija board t-shirt and combats...


  • #143
    Tails142
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    What bookstores are doing a midnight release?

    Do you think the 24 hour tesco's will have it?


  • #144
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Gonna wait for a cheaper one myself and re-read them all, which I am in the process of doing. Along with starting the last malazan book, man I have good reading ahead of me.


  • #145
    Flash86
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    Got my copy at The Loft Bookshop's midnight launch. It's upstairs in the Twisted Pepper on Abbey Street, Dublin.

    Good turnout for it. Beast of a book!


  • #146
    AnCapaillMor
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    Woohoo kindle app just downloaded it.


  • #147
    Sleepy
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    Flash86 wrote: »
    Got my copy at The Loft Bookshop's midnight launch. It's upstairs in the Twisted Pepper on Abbey Street, Dublin.

    Good turnout for it. Beast of a book!
    Yup, was nice to see some more fans as excited as me about getting their copy. Just wish I'd taken the day off work today, got to page 82 last night and very much living up to my username this morning!


  • #148
    Scruff
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    physical copy or electronic copy....hmmm.
    still in the process of re-reading the other books on my Aldiko app but will probably buy the physical copy to complete the physical set. The cover looks great too.
    If then maybe somehow i just magically find the electronic backup copy in my electronic library as well i wont feel any guilt...
    Strangely if i bought the electronic copy and then magically found the physical copy on my shelf i would. odd that.


  • #149
    OwaynOTT
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    Went into my local bookshop yesterday and he said he will have it today or latest wednesday.
    I was all happy gave him a tenner and all.
    Cue 11.30 pm and email from amazon.
    Hello amazon what crappy deals are you telling me about now. What! You have posted my copy of Dance with Dragons and I should have it by Thursday.

    Forgot I ordered from them guys. Now either lose my tenner deposit or spend another tenner to have a second copy.

    This happened with Gathering Storm as well.


  • #150
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    the "bookshop" in carlow doesn't have it, dunno why I'm surprised.


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  • #151
    NotInventedHere
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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
    anyone know a good site for recaps of the books so far? I kept intending to read the entire series before the new book came out but I just haven't bothered

    just looking for a semi-thorough run down of what's happened so far so I'm up to speed when I pick it up tomorrow.

    Just bought it 25.99 in Easons.

    As for a recap

    http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2011/06/song-of-ice-and-fire-so-far-part-4.html

    http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2011/06/song-of-ice-and-fire-so-far-part-3.html

    http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2011/06/song-of-ice-and-fire-so-far-part-2.html

    http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2011/06/song-of-ice-and-fire-so-far-part-1.html


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