Who doesn't enjoy shiny, shiny giveaways? CODEX BORN releases today!: seanan

Who doesn't enjoy shiny, shiny giveaways? CODEX BORN releases today!

My dearly beloved friend Jim Hines (http://www.jimchines.com/) has a new book out today: Codex Born, the sequel to Libriomancer. The magic of books has never been so real, or so incredibly dangerous.

I really, really loved this book, which I felt expanded and improved upon the world of the original, so when Jim asked if I would be willing to host a giveaway, I was happy to oblige. This is that giveaway. The rules:

1. Leave a comment on this post, naming the first book that really changed your life.
2. Identify your location in the world (US, non-US).
3. If non-US, confirm that you are willing to pay postage (for we are poor writers).

The winner will be chosen by RNG on Friday, August 9th, and Jim himself will be sending a signed copy of Codex Born to the winner. If you're not familiar with the series, you're in luck: book one, Libriomancer, is out today in paperback, so you can get all caught up.

Books! Magic! Awesomeness!

GAME ON!

ETA: Guys, I know it's tempting to discuss people's awesome taste in books with them, but please DO NOT REPLY to comments on RNG giveaway posts! It confuses the RNG, and has resulted in people NOT getting the prizes that they should have received!

droewyn

August 6 2013, 14:23:17 UTC 3 years ago

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Isaac Asimov, Prelude to Foundation

I'm in the US!

elektra

August 6 2013, 14:26:06 UTC 3 years ago

Skylark Three by "Doc" E.E. Smith - first science fiction I ever read
Delaware, US

Sarah_Nicolas

August 6 2013, 14:26:35 UTC 3 years ago

The first book to change my life was HEARTLIGHT by TA Barron!

I'm in the US

Thanks for the wonderful giveaway <3

l_o_lostshadows

August 6 2013, 14:28:21 UTC 3 years ago

That's a tough question. Probably, Grimm's Fairy Tales.

US

azahru

August 6 2013, 14:29:20 UTC 3 years ago

arggghhh! First book, there might be something earlier, but White Fang by Jack London.
USA

Thankyou!

silverrose

August 6 2013, 14:30:44 UTC 3 years ago

A Wrinkle In Time by Madeline L'Engle!!

I'm in the US.

anjajessen

August 6 2013, 14:31:20 UTC 3 years ago

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren - I learned that girls can do everything. And crazy is often good.
I'm in Brussels, Belgium, and happy to cover postage :)

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themysteriousg

August 6 2013, 18:26:03 UTC 3 years ago

It was Dragonsong for me but yes, this:)

RichardPF

August 6 2013, 14:31:59 UTC 3 years ago

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

U.S.

cowfan

August 6 2013, 14:32:38 UTC 3 years ago

1984 by George Orwell. I'm in the US.

mac_arthur_park

August 6 2013, 14:34:03 UTC 3 years ago

'Alanna: The First Adventure' by Tamora Pierce. That book SAVED me when I was 12.

And still in Chapel Hill, NC.

lydy

August 6 2013, 14:34:45 UTC 3 years ago

_Stranger in a Strange Land_, by Robert Heinlein. Not because of the free love issues, but because of the way he tackled religion and the existence of God. I was a fundamentalist Christian at the time, and it blew me away.

I'm in the US.

faecat

August 6 2013, 14:35:29 UTC 3 years ago

And The Band Played On, Randy Shilts -- is why I'm studying what I'm studying! (And my epidemiology teacher LOVED your Black Death song.)

I'm in the US :)

Jann McKenzie

August 6 2013, 14:36:39 UTC 3 years ago

Diamond in the Window by Jane Langton

Berea, Ohio in the US of A

celtic_catgirl

August 6 2013, 14:37:12 UTC 3 years ago

I'm sure it wasn't the first one, I'd read so many books by this time...

Patricia C. Wrede - Dealing with Dragons

U.S.

dave_ifversen

August 6 2013, 14:37:32 UTC 3 years ago

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.

I'm in the U.S.

Stephanie Snow

August 6 2013, 14:38:29 UTC 3 years ago

First life-changing book was A Stranger Came Ashore by Mollie Hunter. Found it in the pile of class books for silent reading period and spent the rest of the year eyeballing seals suspiciously.
Canadian, but I am willing to pay postage.

jennygriffee

August 6 2013, 14:39:49 UTC 3 years ago Edited: August 6 2013, 14:40:10 UTC

I'd probably have to say it's The Wizard of Oz, which I first read when I was about five. It was a librarian's recommendation to my mother, since she'd been trying to find material that was challenging enough for an early reader while still being age-appropriate. Thanks to that book, I landed squarely in the realm of fantasy novels, and never really left. ;)

(The year before, my favorite book in the WORLD was Charlotte's Web, which also deserves a shout-out. I read that book literally to pieces. Scotch tape was involved.)

US.

baby_rissa_chan

August 6 2013, 14:40:16 UTC 3 years ago

Liselotte Welskopf Henrich's Harka series

I'm in the US!

Shecky Ex Betai

August 6 2013, 14:40:41 UTC 3 years ago

Jim Butcher's Storm Front. It opened my eyes to the fact that, despite my previous experience, there was in fact GOOD urban fantasy out there... which led me to your work, among many, many others whose writing I have come to enjoy greatly.

... plus, Friday's my birthday. ;)

phantasm13

August 6 2013, 14:42:08 UTC 3 years ago

Lion, the Witch and the wardrobe, CS Lewis

I am Canadian and willing to pay for postage :)

deaves

August 6 2013, 14:44:17 UTC 3 years ago

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe -- nothing was more exciting as a child than the thought that a magical world could be just an arm's reach away

I live in Ontario, Canada, and yes, I would be willing to cover any shipping costs.