"Finding Serenity": Pretty Damn Hard To Find!
POSTED BY: FilmCritic3000
UPDATED: Thursday, April 28, 2005 14:41
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I'm having huge problems finding the book. I've looked in as many bookshops as I can find and there's no sign. Now, worrying, I have once again returned to amazon.co.uk (I'm in the UK) and have now seen that the availability of the book has been reduced from 1-2 weeks to 'limited availablity'. There's one on the Marketplace but it's second-hand and costs £60.60 which, I'm sure you'll agree is a little steep! Plus, in my experience, once books on Amazon go to 'limited availability' it's rare that they get them back in stock...though that's just my limited experience...
In any case, I'm really keen to get my hands on the book and just wondered if anybody knows of a UK retailer that does have them in stock?
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I lucked out and found a copy at the Barnes and Noble less than two miles from my house. I've not had much time to peruse it since yesterday and I have essays to correct here in a moment, I'm hoping to zip through those and get down to some Serenity readings. :)
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Ok... so. In the Pacific Northwestern town of Portland, Oregon, there is a bookstore. Its a full city block warehouse converted into a store.
Its awesome!
www.powells.com
I found my copies there. Yes, I said COPIES. Pluarl. In stock. Ready to ship.
Will they ship to the UK? Yup. 7-21 days.
Amazon.who?!?
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Ah yes, Powells! They actually have a bunch of buildings spread out around the city but the main one is truly spectacular. Any time I get within two hours driving distance of Portland I take a detour to go browsing.
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Originally posted by SoupCatcher:
Ah yes, Powells! ...snip... Any time I get within two hours driving distance of Portland I take a detour to go browsing.
You mean anytime you have @least eight hours afore you have to be somewhere else?
Good coffee, too, as I recall.
Keep the Shiny Side Up . . . (wutzon) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, "I Won't Back Down", from "Anthology"
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I was lucky and there were two copies at my local Barnes & Noble. It was shiny.
The book is grand. I haven't read it all, but what I have read is lovely.
"Bwaa...it's kind of a warrior...strikes fear into the hearts of..."
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Originally posted by YT:
You mean anytime you have @least eight hours afore you have to be somewhere else?
Good coffee, too, as I recall.
No doubt. I like to make a day of it, if I can. The first time I saw the sci-fi/fantasy section I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. One time I realized that I'd just spent a whole hour browsing the arts and crafts section in an area of the store I'd never been before. Why? Because I could
.Oh, and to kind of get things back on topic, if you are still looking for a copy and live in SE Wisconsin you're in luck. Check out the really neat packages suinegagpf put together for an upcoming PBS auction (three of them contain copies of Finding Serenity ): http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=9411
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A warm and fuzzy review of the book:
http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/firefly.html
www.robert-b-taylor.com
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Having dragged my friend across Manhattan in search of the book while we were on holiday, must really make the effort to read it now!
Incidentally, finally found it in Borders, having failed in Barnes & Noble, although that could have been because the store was so darned big I got lost...but what surprised/disappointed me was being greeted by a blank face in Forbidden Planet when I asked whether they had the book. Isn't this the kind of thing they're supposed to know/care about??
http://disneypix.tripod.com/destiny
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Originally posted by iccledames:
In any case, I'm really keen to get my hands on the book and just wondered if anybody knows of a UK retailer that does have them in stock?
I'm having the same problem. I get the feeling its not actually been released in the UK, and Amazon are just getting it from their US site.
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