Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
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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!
Tags: giving stuff away, good things, jim hines
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chaoticgoodnik

August 7 2013, 18:09:22 UTC 3 years ago

It's a book I can't remember the name of - I periodically cudgel my brain over it. It was one of my mother's textbooks about the history of Virginia. On an 8+ hour car ride I sat there reading it. It opened my mind to the possibility that stories could be real and real life could make stories. I had read kids' non-fiction before - I was probably somewhere between 8 and 10 - and even made little books out of that paper meant for kids to practice their handwriting on and rewrote the books I read as book-report-ish things. I'd read the Little House books, but those were just things I read and was effortlessly engrossed in. This history book was different and more real somehow, and I can still remember having that neurons-firing, new-connections-being-made feeling.

I am in the US.

Thanks for this giveaway. Whether I win or lose, reading this thread has been interesting.