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From: Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Question about Swordheart (T.Kingfisher)
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 16:31:00 -0400
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On 3/9/25 1:50 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
> 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?

Yeah, I would think it unlikely simply from the timing. Feb/March seems 
like an unlikely time for a large-enough school surge.


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

If you've enjoyed anything by T Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) before,
I am confident you'd like this.

If you haven't read anything by her before, I think this would be a fine 
one to start with.

Tony