Some UK appearances by Stroud confirmed

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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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16 Oct 10 - 11:51
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wrote:UK Tour Update: Bookstore stock-signing visits

Over the next two weeks I’m visiting lots of schools in England and Scotland to promote the new book. I’m not doing any public events at this stage, though I’ll be arranging some to follow later. But I will be popping in to the following bookstores to sign stock during week 1. Please note that the times quoted here can only be approximate!

Monday 18th October: Cambridge
12.00 noon: Waterstones, 22 Sydney Street, Cambridge, CB2 3HG
12.30 pm: Heffers, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge CB2 1TY

Tuesday 19th October, Oxford
2.30 pm: Blackwells, 48-51 Broad Street
3.00 pm: Waterstones, William Baker House, Broad Street

Friday 22nd October, London
10.00 am: Foyles, Charing Cross Road
10.30 am: Blackwells, Charing Cross Road
11.45 am: Waterstones, Piccadilly
12.00 noon: Hatchards, Piccadilly
1.30 pm: Waterstones, High Street Kensington
2.15 pm: Harrods

I’ll also be visiting some stores in Scotland in Week 2, and will flag these up nearer the time….
BAHAHAHA HE'S COMING TO OXFORD
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16 Oct 10 - 15:51
Lucky you. Though no classes at that time?
And, you will be meeting him the second time, right?
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16 Oct 10 - 20:01
Sentynel wrote:
wrote:Friday 22nd October, London
10.00 am: Foyles, Charing Cross Road
10.30 am: Blackwells, Charing Cross Road
11.45 am: Waterstones, Piccadilly
12.00 noon: Hatchards, Piccadilly
1.30 pm: Waterstones, High Street Kensington
2.15 pm: Harrods
I saw this and screamed with joy! :dance:
The last few times he came to London I wasn't able to go, so half-term couldn't have been better placed this year! xD
Bartimaeus: It won't be the only mad thing about if you let this lot go. Check out that one at the end. He's taken the form of a footstool. Weird...but somehow I like his style.
Nathaniel: That is a footstool. No one's using that Pentacle.
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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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16 Oct 10 - 22:53
nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:Lucky you. Though no classes at that time?
And, you will be meeting him the second time, right?
Monday and Tuesday are lab days, and we only get labs every other week. This is my week off.
Yes, this will be the second time. It's been a while since the first time...
Epic_Footstool wrote:The last few times he came to London I wasn't able to go, so half-term couldn't have been better placed this year! xD
Awesome. That's two members going, then, and possibly three if he comes near where Dave is up in the Icy North.
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17 Oct 10 - 09:42
Gladstone could go too.
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17 Oct 10 - 11:26
I have a very busy week at Uni
hi there
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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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17 Oct 10 - 11:56
Gladstone wrote:I actually have some Uni work to do for once
Fixed.
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Luciene Higher Spirit
17 Oct 10 - 15:45
ooh make him take a picture holding up an "J/J FOREVER" sign!

or at least an "I LOVE BARTIFORUMS" sign
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17 Oct 10 - 16:19
Sentynel wrote:
Gladstone wrote:I actually have some Uni work to do for once
Fixed.
xD.
Luciene wrote:ooh make him take a picture holding up an "J/J FOREVER" sign!

or at least an "I LOVE BARTIFORUMS" sign
It would be nice if he mentioned Bartiforums in his talk.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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19 Oct 10 - 15:23
So, I met him, and it was AWESOME. We have it on good authority that none other than Bartimaeus himself is a fan of the site:


Stroud is glad that those of us who've read the book so far (me, Pete, Footstool and Dave, to my knowledge?) have all loved it, and promises to keep up his recent streak of question answering. Also, I definitely heard him mention that more books was a possibility... =D
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19 Oct 10 - 16:07
Sentynel wrote:So, I met him, and it was AWESOME. We have it on good authority that none other than Bartimaeus himself is a fan of the site:


Stroud is glad that those of us who've read the book so far (me, Pete, Footstool and Dave, to my knowledge?) have all loved it, and promises to keep up his recent streak of question answering. Also, I definitely heard him mention that more books was a possibility... =D
I LOVE STROUD!
AND I LOVE YOU (for sharing this)!
AND I LOVE BARTIMAEUS!!!
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
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19 Oct 10 - 17:25
That is a great sketch! :D
I wish I were a cat-dragon
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Nero Higher Spirit
19 Oct 10 - 21:24
nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:
Sentynel wrote:So, I met him, and it was AWESOME. We have it on good authority that none other than Bartimaeus himself is a fan of the site:


Stroud is glad that those of us who've read the book so far (me, Pete, Footstool and Dave, to my knowledge?) have all loved it, and promises to keep up his recent streak of question answering. Also, I definitely heard him mention that more books was a possibility... =D
I LOVE STROUD!
AND I LOVE YOU (for sharing this)!
AND I LOVE BARTIMAEUS!!!
I have a feeling you added this as an afterthought. =p
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20 Oct 10 - 01:03
ROCK ON.

There isn't details on a Canadian tour because there isn't one, most likely. Mind you, I've never seen the big draw in meeting famous people (no matter how awesome) anyway. That being said, next time he goes to Chicago (not this time, I have no money), Nero, RCB and Luciene all have to roadtrip down there with me. They have a FREE ZOO. :P


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20 Oct 10 - 08:42
Nero wrote:
nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:
Sentynel wrote:So, I met him, and it was AWESOME. We have it on good authority that none other than Bartimaeus himself is a fan of the site:


Stroud is glad that those of us who've read the book so far (me, Pete, Footstool and Dave, to my knowledge?) have all loved it, and promises to keep up his recent streak of question answering. Also, I definitely heard him mention that more books was a possibility... =D
I LOVE STROUD!
AND I LOVE YOU (for sharing this)!
AND I LOVE BARTIMAEUS!!!
I have a feeling you added this as an afterthought. =p
You wish. =p It was very much pre-planned, thank you.

I hope Stroud writes a book which is a sequel to PG. It would be the best thing possible!
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
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20 Oct 10 - 08:56
nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:I hope Stroud writes a book which is a sequel to PG. It would be the best thing possible!
I disagree. Ptolemy's Gate is an ending. There's no need or place for a sequel. On the other hand, there are an enormous amount of opportunities for prequels.
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20 Oct 10 - 09:12
Ptolemy's Gate is the end of Nathaniel and Kitty's story. He could continue Bartimaeus's exploits and show how things have changed in London and the world. Would be interesting.
Or he could do it in the form of an encyclopedia.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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20 Oct 10 - 09:23
There'd have to be some sort of kludge for how exactly Bartimaeus was getting resummoned so quickly, though. It'd be messy.
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20 Oct 10 - 13:11
Sentynel wrote:
nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:I hope Stroud writes a book which is a sequel to PG. It would be the best thing possible!
I disagree. Ptolemy's Gate is an ending. There's no need or place for a sequel. On the other hand, there are an enormous amount of opportunities for prequels.
Yes. Artemis Fowl (the later books) would happen if Stroud wrote a PG sequel.
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20 Oct 10 - 16:23
Nero wrote:
Sentynel wrote:
nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:I hope Stroud writes a book which is a sequel to PG. It would be the best thing possible!
I disagree. Ptolemy's Gate is an ending. There's no need or place for a sequel. On the other hand, there are an enormous amount of opportunities for prequels.
Yes. Artemis Fowl (the later books) would happen if Stroud wrote a PG sequel.
I have a lot more faith in Stroud's capabilities.
Though yeah, I get your points and what you say is possible.
And, iirc, there was talk about an encyclopedia long ago, right?
Just checked out some old posts. We all sounded so certain about the encyclopedia. I almost forgot.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.

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