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I agree. That was how I got hooked on fantasy. Sort of. Tashmere Send a noteboard - 18/06/2010 11:21:41 PM
It wasn't the breakroom at work but it was the only book available in what was turning into a long, unexpected wait. I picked it up in desperation and it happened to actually be the second book in the series. I was hooked on the first page. When my husband saw me reading it later he had to make me put it down and read book one of the series first. It was The Deeds of Paksenarrion series by Elizabeth Moon. It is still one of my favorite series ever. First loves always hold a special place.

The point being that you can find wonderful books by taking a chance. They don't have to be something you have heard of.
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Titles or covers? - 18/06/2010 02:15:56 PM 778 Views
Title I guess - 18/06/2010 02:29:14 PM 554 Views
More the cover. - 18/06/2010 03:07:29 PM 541 Views
Probably title - 18/06/2010 03:15:11 PM 500 Views
Nope - 18/06/2010 03:29:54 PM 558 Views
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Indeed... - 18/06/2010 07:01:38 PM 570 Views
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Title if I had to choose, but unlikely I'd get an unheard-of book without a blurb. *NM* - 18/06/2010 04:17:23 PM 239 Views
Why don't you people want to play? - 18/06/2010 04:19:21 PM 540 Views
Okay, so the Martians come down and make you pick between McDonald's and Burger King. - 18/06/2010 04:53:26 PM 497 Views
That is not a fair comparison - 18/06/2010 04:54:33 PM 479 Views
Yes it is. And you didn't answer my question. Why won't you just play the game? - 18/06/2010 10:57:24 PM 543 Views
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Stop spelling it wrong! - 18/06/2010 11:15:29 PM 537 Views
I'm sorry. I don't often have reason to spell it. - 18/06/2010 11:16:42 PM 494 Views
Re: I'm sorry. I don't often have reason to spell it. - 18/06/2010 11:20:31 PM 551 Views
Well, in that case - titles. *NM* - 20/06/2010 02:07:19 PM 239 Views
really you just never pick up a book ans say "what the hell I will read this one" - 18/06/2010 05:49:05 PM 588 Views
Very rarely, and only in the library if that. - 18/06/2010 05:54:48 PM 518 Views
I found one of my favorite writers that way - 18/06/2010 06:12:00 PM 539 Views
I agree. That was how I got hooked on fantasy. Sort of. - 18/06/2010 11:21:41 PM 513 Views
Maybe the scenario is hard to imagine but I have picked up some treasures by title alone. - 18/06/2010 11:16:17 PM 499 Views
Re: Maybe the scenario is hard to imagine but I have picked up some treasures by title alone. - 18/06/2010 11:17:52 PM 514 Views
No they don't. I have lost on several gambles. But I have had enough success that I keep trying. - 18/06/2010 11:24:09 PM 511 Views
Agreed. *NM* - 18/06/2010 11:25:10 PM 229 Views
The Aardvark is Ready for War. - 18/06/2010 11:25:59 PM 553 Views
Re: The Aardvark is Ready for War. - 18/06/2010 11:28:55 PM 528 Views
Re: The Aardvark is Ready for War. - 18/06/2010 11:53:57 PM 524 Views
Neither. I own too many books. - 18/06/2010 04:52:30 PM 507 Views
I would cheat. - 18/06/2010 05:37:29 PM 543 Views
But I buy Playboy for the articles! *NM* - 18/06/2010 08:02:52 PM 255 Views
Neither would be the determinant factor for me... - 18/06/2010 08:20:37 PM 583 Views
Now that's a reply - 18/06/2010 08:27:34 PM 609 Views
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Why? *NM* - 21/06/2010 05:19:20 PM 259 Views
Because - 21/06/2010 05:20:26 PM 527 Views
Author of a vastly - 21/06/2010 07:27:35 PM 525 Views
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With nothing else to go on I'd say Title. *NM* - 18/06/2010 10:27:24 PM 214 Views
Cover - 19/06/2010 12:30:44 AM 551 Views
Fantasy books have notoriously bad covers. - 20/06/2010 07:51:31 AM 485 Views
What about opening sentence or paragraph? Why isn't that an option? *NM* - 20/06/2010 01:50:59 PM 232 Views
Because it is my survey - 20/06/2010 01:52:39 PM 522 Views

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