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Beezy
Learned Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 18 Nov 2005 : 00:49:02
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I have The Sembia series 1-3 currently and 5-7 on order but on Amazon and other websites it says Black wolf is unavailable to order. They have a couple used coupies for approximately $20. Anyone have any idea why I can purchase 6 out of 7 of the Sembia series brand new but I can't find a new copy of Black wolf?
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2005 : 14:31:44
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| It's a sad fact of life that most novels eventually go out of print, which is to say, the publisher and distributors run out of copies to sell, and the publisher doesn't choose to print new ones, at least not immediately. I don't know for a fact that Black Wolf is OP, but that would be my guess. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 18 Nov 2005 : 14:46:04
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I'm not so sure they're "brand new" but both nobleknight.com and dragontrove.com still had lisitings for the most of the novels in the Sembia series the last time I checked.
Alternatively, you can try 2nd-hand booksellers online.
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 18 Nov 2005 : 17:56:05
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SheriffJoe
Seeker
USA
54 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2005 : 18:57:31
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
895 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2005 : 20:30:13
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Originally posted by Kuje
Or amazon......
...where the book's listed as out of print, though used copies are listed as available.
I checked Amazon.co.uk, and there it's not listed as out of print, but it says that delivery could be anything within four to six weeks. |
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Beezy
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2005 : 00:27:27
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| I didn't even know half.com existed. I just found Black Wolf on there, thanks for the assistance. I just found it odd that I could purchse the other 6 sembia series but only Black wolf was unavailable. |
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quajack
Seeker
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Posted - 27 Feb 2006 : 18:22:33
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| There is a perfectly good copy of Black Wolf sitting on the shelf of my local Borders. If anyone here is missing this book from their collection, I would be more than happy to buy it and ship it to them for cost. Let me know. quajack@yahoo.com |
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Belthor
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 27 Feb 2006 : 18:27:59
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| I must have just gotten lucky, because Black Wolf was one of the books I got in a large lot of FR books I got from ebay. |
If the rest of humanity were only as smart as my familiar...... |
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SheriffJoe
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 27 Feb 2006 : 19:20:29
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What I find VERY odd is that, in a series, be it a trilogy or ongoing saga of inter-related novels, there seems to be just ONE of them that becomes incredibly difficult to find at a fair price. Black Wolf is one example. I won't go into Dragonlance in great detail, but there are no fewer than FIVE (5) series that have just ONE book unavailable...which, for me, ends any desire whatsoever to read the entire series. Why bother if I have to spend over $20 for one used papeback? (I actually saw one paperback novel being sold, believe it or not, for $1259.43!!!!!!!!)   
If you are lucky, you can find a good deal on ebay, or half dot com, or amazon. Sometimes, it takes patience. Sometimes, it takes Tymora's luck. Eventually, however, things seem to work out for the best. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 27 Feb 2006 : 20:08:01
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Originally posted by quajack
There is a perfectly good copy of Black Wolf sitting on the shelf of my local Borders. If anyone here is missing this book from their collection, I would be more than happy to buy it and ship it to them for cost. Let me know. quajack@yahoo.com
I'll take you up on that, if you can wait until the end of next week for the money. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2006 : 20:14:17
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I think I say a used copy of Black Wolf over at this one place (won't say where, otherwise it'll be a race!). . . maybe I'll go pick it up. If I get my hands on it, I'd be happy to send it off -- once I've read it, a'course.
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'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Renzokuken
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 27 Feb 2006 : 20:18:42
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| I stumbled upon a copy last week at my local Borders. My eyes definitely did a double take before I realized it really was a copy of Black Wolf. Can't wait to read it! |
Currently reading: Dark Elf Trilogy (FR) |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 27 Feb 2006 : 20:30:49
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| I can also check around because my city has at least 4 book stores as well as 2 or 3 RPG stores. :) If anyone wants me to, that is. |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
5692 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2006 : 20:36:27
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Well met
I have two copies of Black Wolf myself. One copy was signed and sent to me by Dave Gross and another I had bought beforehand. Of course, i'll never part with the signed copy, but I believe the other copy may have a slight blemish on the spine. I'll check once I locate the box in which is it contained. |
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Smyther
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 27 Feb 2006 : 22:00:31
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| I'll chime in with the offers to buy+send for people - I know a place in Lethbridge, Alberta, that has a copy for regular price. I'm not interested in it myself... |
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
704 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2006 : 22:13:09
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| I wouldn't think that this particular title would be one that's sold out. Most of the Borders, B&N, and other major bookstores I've seen seem to always have Sembia titles. (If only we could convince them to stop carrying some of the obsolete 3.0 gaming products that have been sitting on the shelf for 3 years). |
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Lord Nemes
Seeker
Canada
58 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 01:41:38
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| Bookstores have a catalog of WOTC products whit a backlist section and Black Wolf is still in the list. I ask at my bookstore to order it 2 weeks ago and receive it today. So it's still possible to have a new copy at regular price. |
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