It would help if you give some idea of what you are after
I remember a line from Porridge: "I read a book once...Green it was."
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:07, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

^
this. We can help search
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:09, Reply)

as usual a simple phone call might have helped me
I'm mainly looking for a bunch of Robin Hobb stuff: Ship of Destiny, and the Soldier Son trilogy.

I quite fancy all of the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time stuff, and Gateway by Frederick Pohl, and those JV Jones ones you mentioned the other day
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:14, Reply)

trust me
you really don't fancy the wheel of time books, its like trying to read the Tommyknockers 12 times in a row, hideous hideous stuff

The first JV jones trilogy is ok but if you haven't read the First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie then you are a fool and your views on books are null and void until you do so
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:16, Reply)

I've read most of the wheel of time anyway
and so would like to know how it ends

trouble is I can't much remember what happened so far
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:17, Reply)

I gave up after number 6
and I think pretty much fuck all happened apart from that fucking nun woman repeating the same fucking phrase about 100 fucking times per book.

I can post you the jv jones and joe abercrombie stuff if you like.

Edit: and you can keep the JV jones stuff, or forward them to Poppet when she arrives
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:19, Reply)

I've read (or got) the first JV jones trilogy, it was another one whose name I forget that I'm after
the abercrombie stuff might be a goer though, I'll let you know how I get on. cheers
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:21, Reply)

The second J.V. Jones trilogy
is exponentially better than the first.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:19, Reply)

Wheel of Time is a commitment
only series I've given up on.

As for the others. Search for reviews on ciao.co.uk. On the side they do price comparison. Just did it for Forest Mage (second Soldier Son) and they appear to have it listed for 81pence (plus 2.50 postage.)

I don't mind giving you the first Soldier Son or Gateway if you still can't find them at a later date
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:19, Reply)

the phone call I made to a place called world of books is promising
I could've got them all from them through amazon, but postage was £2.75 a piece, which seems like too much if they are all coming from the same place.

thanks for the offer, might have to take you up on it if I can't find them elsewhere

Wheel of Time is almost an afterthought really. there are others that I want, I just can't find my lists!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:20, Reply)

no idea where you reside
but if it's near Bristol they have a massive Book barn place.

And yes you'd be welcome to them, if you can't find them decently priced. They're in alright condition.

Tried bookcrossing.com? People leaving books in public places and posting details on the website about where
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:39, Reply)

I'm in Exeter
so not that far from Bristol and in fact I will definitely be in and around Bristol before I go on holiday.

managed to pick up 9 of the books I'm after for £21.84 delivered, which isn't too bad
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:46, Reply)

that's pretty good
Amazon?

And the Book Barn is amazing. Absolutely gigantic, and they have nearly everything you can think of. Not hugely cheap, but well worth a visit
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:59, Reply)