Awwweeessommmeeee.

Stuffing makes a good point. Never considered that before.

*smokes pipe* Hmm yes, indeed yes, hmm. *smokes pipe*

stuffing wrote:Oops, sorry for the off-topic discussion, earlier!

I just thought of something: since this book is taking place pre-ptolemy, how is that going to effect Bart's character? I mean, I always had the impression that Ptolemy softened his views toward humans and made him a bit erm...less bloodthirsty than the other spirits. Is he going to be different now? What do you think?

Yes, good point. Never considered it too. Bart would be rather like how he described himself on his first meeting with Ptolemy. Proud yet not too unfriendly.

just wondering, does that german edition mean the book is in german language or just released earlier? sorry for the stupid question.. it's just so strange
ps: hoping to get the book at the frankfurt book fair :)

I think it would be in English. They usually don't translate it so fast. But do y'all get many English books in Germany?

Anyway, welcome!

thank you :) nice to meet you!
well, it says in Jonathan Stroud's Journal "It looks like the first edition to appear will be the German one", so if it's a german edition it should mean it's in german, because otherwise it would be a pre-release of the english edition, wouldn't it? especially since the release date is the same as the date of the book fair where it will be first shown.
i find the wording quite strange, speaking of a german edition instead of a pre-release due to the book fair.. hm
maybe it's being translated at the moment already :)

Rika wrote:okay i tried to find out myself and looks like it's the german edition in german language! *happy*
http://www.amazon.de/Bartim%C3%A4us-Rin ... 3570139670 <-- german cover picture if you're interested~

o_O A rehash of the AoS cover?

That's got to be a placeholder, surely. It's just a two-minute shop of the AoS cover.

all the german covers are practically the same, so it should be real :)

http://www.amazon.de/Das-Auge-Golem-Bar ... =pd_cp_b_3
http://www.amazon.de/Das-Amulett-von-Sa ... =pd_cp_b_1
http://www.amazon.de/Bartim%C3%A4us-03- ... =pd_cp_b_2

Oh. That is surprising.

Weird. They're the gargoyle from the AoS cover shopped onto the backgrounds for the other covers. How strange.

The third one is AoS. You can see the gem in the middle.

New journal entry with some stuffs.

I swear I only check the journal once every month or so, yet I'm usually the one who sees entries first. :blink:

We were talking about it in IRC earlier. I just kinda forgot to post about it here.

Killjoy.

:P

So... how long do you all think it will be?
I'm gunning for something along Ptolemy's Gate, since Golem's Eye wasn't quite a smooth read.

I'm back :)

Amazon & BnN say 512 pages, which is the exact amount of pages Ptolemys Gate Hardcover was, oddly

Dansariki wrote:So... how long do you all think it will be?
I'm gunning for something along Ptolemy's Gate, since Golem's Eye wasn't quite a smooth read.

I'm back :)

For the full initiation ceremony back into our cult forum, what is the correct gender of Mwamba?

Y'know, spin offs usually leave me with dread that it's not going to live up to the original series, but I don't feel so scared about this book.

Because Stroud is just awesome that way?

Using Amazon.ca as a source, it appears the release date of the book in Canada is a week after the US. I've updated the countdown to reflect this.