Lol, that would have been my response, although I'm sure those of you 10 states away would have wondered what all the screaming was about coming from the general direction of Ohio.
I'd love to read Runes, BUT I have this tendency to buy a book, read it in a day, and then go into deep depression waiting a year for the next volume. As a reader of Salvatore, I have to control my buying appetite for his books, pacing myself so as not to finish them before the next one is out - and that my friends calls for a ton of self-control.
Speaking of books, I was searching online at Ebay for another set of TC, since mine are so tattered and in Unrepair (sorry, couldn't resist) so I did bid on and win a complete 3rd edition set in mint condition.
THEN, I stopped in hours after winning that auction to a new Old book store locally, and what do I find sitting on the top shelf ?
A brand new First edition double boxed set for 12 bucks. Freaked me out.
Needless to say, they are now sitting on my "shelf of honor" and I'll use the 3rd editions for the next couple months till I wear them out. lol
By the way, I'm not sure if its a record, but I've went through 18 sets of Tolkien books in 35 years, and only 1 was replaced do to losing them.
Cheers,
"Within the infinite structure he shall come, full of hope, and yet his first goal isn't revenge but justice "
R.S. 2001