I liked the Dean book very much. I'd probably recommend the LMB first, but since you've read it, not so urgent. GJR ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gaertk at aol.com> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:32 PM Subject: What Should I Buy? > This post is off-topic, but at least it's about books.... > > A month from now I plan on pre-ordering _Sethra Lavode_, and > I need to spend $7 more to get free shipping, so I need to > chose something cheap I really want to read. > > I thought I'd ask here for opinions, since several of you are > on my Share the Love list, and there may be something here > that you want too. If anyone else wants to be on that list, > just say so (and everyone is welcome to put me on their > list). > > My current choices: > > Bujold, _Curse of Chalion_ > Butcher, _Fool Moon_ > Dean, _The Hidden Land_ > Murphy, _Cat Raise the Dead_ > > Unfortunately, the Bujold is the only one not in the middle > of a series, and it's also the only one I've already read > (that's not a coincidence), so I'm not in a hurry to get it. > > (I'll assume dd-b will recommend his wife's book and save him > the trouble of posting.) > > Of course, I'll go through all this again in a couple months > when I try to get free shipping for _A Hat Full of Sky_ (and > I'll need $14 for that). > > > --KG >