Re: Question about Swordheart (T.Kingfisher)

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:
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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]
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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]
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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.
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Just curious,
Tony
[1] Yay Ursula!
[2] Yay Ahaseurus!
[3] Yay Ursula again!

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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.
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Interesting - thanks.
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Have you read the Saint of Steel books? I haven't yet, but I expect to
some day.
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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