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From: ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>)
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Subject: Re: Question about Swordheart (T.Kingfisher)
Date: 9 Mar 2025 17:50:47 GMT
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In article <vqkja2$ra8e$1@dont-email.me>,
Tony Nance  <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 3/9/25 12:47 PM, Robert Woodward wrote:
>> In article <vqkcn4$pa1c$1@dont-email.me>,
>>   Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> So I'm reading the Sunday paper, as I often do on Sundays, and I see
>>> that the ABA bestseller list has Swordheart (T.Kingfisher) listed 6th in
>>> the fiction category.[1]
>>>
>>> But I'm curious. I did indeed enjoy the book, but it was written in
>>> 2018. Per isfdb[2], there was indeed a new edition released a few weeks
>>> ago.[3]
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what's causing the sudden interest and resurgence in
>>> sales? Movie? Something else? I've searched some, and I didn't find any
>>> special news or anything.
>>>
>>> Just curious,
>>> Tony
>>> [1] Yay Ursula!
>>> [2] Yay Ahaseurus!
>>> [3] Yay Ursula again!
>> 
>> It was supposed to be the 1st book of a trilogy (there were 2 other
>> swords), but she wrote 4 _Saint of Steel_ books instead. Maybe the 2nd
>> Sword title will be released this year (however no sign in books
>> forthcoming). Or perhaps it is just the new edition.
>> 
>
>Interesting - thanks.
>
>Have you read the Saint of Steel books? I haven't yet, but I expect to 
>some day.
>
>Tony

The ususal suspicion when something like _1984_ or _Farenheit 451_ is on
the bestseller list again is "Welp, high school reading assignments have
just been handed out..."

I'm guessing that's unlikely here?

(Haven't read the book (yet?).)
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