[identity profile] savetheworld42.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] queensthief


Hello! I'm a sort-of newbie- note my mood for almost-successfully posting! (I messed up in the end and hit the enter button before tagging.) A few years ago, I found MWT's books in a local bookstore when KoA came out in paperback and thought they looked interesting. So I checked them out at the library. After falling thoroughly in love, I saved up to buy the three sets. Then, in my enthusiasm about MTW, I found sounis and started lurking.

I hadn't planned on putting up any posts, but [livejournal.com profile] liereicarine advised me to share something which I had mentioned in [livejournal.com profile] drashizu1's earlier post. HarperCollins has put the first two chapters of CoK here on their page.

Hmm. Strange. I sound surprisingly calm. Let the hilarity begin!

Date: 12/12/09 01:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ballet2nite.livejournal.com
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thank you!!! thank you!!!

Date: 12/12/09 01:27 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] snowfire.livejournal.com
THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THIS. *flails*

Date: 12/12/09 01:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rj-anderson.livejournal.com
I've posted the link on Twitter! Let the fun begin!

excitement!

Date: 12/12/09 01:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] checkers65477.livejournal.com
Welcome and thanks for the link--I hadn't seen this but I'm notnotnot reading the chapters. Not just yet.

Not.
Not.
Not.

Seriously.

NO.

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/12/09 01:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiegirl.livejournal.com
Um. I don't think I have your self-control. Probably why I'm not a tiny person either. I ordered my CofK from Amazon last night (ok, CofK's) but can I possibly just avoid these chapters? Should I? What's the harm in reading them, really? It's not like I can continue...it's only a couple of chapters...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!! I'm weakening.....




(btw...WELCOME!)

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/12/09 02:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elle-winters.livejournal.com
wait...you're seriously not even going to peak at them?!

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/12/09 03:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] checkers65477.livejournal.com
Well...maybe the first three sentences. But that's all. Really. :)

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/12/09 05:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elle-winters.livejournal.com
Oh, the first three sentences are well...lets just say not as temping as once you get to like page 3? I'm bitting my lip so hard right now to keep from squeeing outLOud!!
APRIILLLLLL
*pullsouthairinfrustration*

I had to stop myself,. Thats it
i shall read no more.
i'm done
......

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/12/09 03:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiegirl.livejournal.com
UUHHH. I did it. I read it. I have no willpower. None. Now I can reread and memorize from now until the end of March. Oh, the exquisite agony!

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/12/09 09:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] willow-41z.livejournal.com
I'm with you on this. It's easier to wait if you aren't already hooked into the story. But the map is tempting...

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that Harper Collins is posting 5 chapters of an unpublished book on their website?

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/12/09 09:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elle-winters.livejournal.com
no, it's odd, but I'm not complaining.

Maybe it's to make up for delaying the release to April?

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/13/09 12:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] styromgalleries.livejournal.com
5 chapters? I can only read two. :(

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/13/09 12:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elle-winters.livejournal.com
have you tried clicking on the side where it shows all the chpters?

I only read up to three anyway though because I think after that it skips pages.

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/13/09 02:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] styromgalleries.livejournal.com
I didn't see that. Thanks!!! I'll read it after I get my coffee (been up since 6:30 this morning.)

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/15/09 04:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kulai-raito.livejournal.com
well guess it was a glitch, or someone here had mad hacking ninja skills because its back to first two chapts now.

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/15/09 07:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gkchesterton1.livejournal.com
I know. I read the first five chapters yesterday and was going to read them again today, but it would not let me.

Re: excitement!

Date: 12/17/09 07:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elle-winters.livejournal.com
They're all gone. :[
And I only read to three...

Date: 12/12/09 02:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] themadpoker.livejournal.com
-stares at link- I'm not going to click that. I'm not going to because I'm going to finish those two chapter and want more and then I will go insane because I can't. So I'm not going to click on it.








I may keep this page open though.

Date: 12/12/09 02:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elle-winters.livejournal.com
SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Yayy!!! I know what you mean I saw this an hour ago and left my computer completely unaffected
and now I'm bouncing off the walls.
Thanks you!!! YOU ARE AWESOME!! XOXOX

Date: 12/12/09 03:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kulai-raito.livejournal.com
talk about trying to even glimpse at it...
is either my computer is super lagging purposely or is just not friends with harpercollins. Took forever to 'load', can't even glimpse pass the 2nd page how sad, not even the first line ...which I shall take as a sign to not read it now. Gives up.

Date: 12/12/09 04:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiegirl.livejournal.com
Awwww.

*huggles kulai*

Date: 12/12/09 04:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tearoha.livejournal.com
*Hyperventilates*

THE AWESOMENESS. IT TEMPTS ME.

Date: 12/12/09 04:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tearoha.livejournal.com
Clicked through right to the first sentence, lost my nerve, and closed the window before I could read any more. Am going to be living in agony for the next few months, WHETHER I LOOK OR NOT.

But a thousand thanks anyway :)

Date: 12/13/09 12:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] styromgalleries.livejournal.com
Am going to be living in agony for the next few months, WHETHER I LOOK OR NOT.
WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD AND READ THEM. SERIOUSLY. READ THEM. fdslf lskdjf

Date: 12/13/09 03:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tearoha.livejournal.com
SIR YES SIR. HERE I GO.

XDDDDD

Date: 12/12/09 04:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dannybailey.livejournal.com
Argggh. Omg, hardest test of willpower ever! I really don't want to, but this may prove too tempting. Either way, thanks for the share. :)

Help!

Date: 12/12/09 05:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kacates.livejournal.com
Help, guys! I tried to click on it, but I keep getting messages that I can't open and read the file. I have the most recent version of Flash, isn't that what I need? Why isn't it letting me see it?? This is driving me crazy!

Re: Help!

Date: 12/14/09 12:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] smills47.livejournal.com
Don't know if this will work for you, but the first time I try clicking on it I get an ERROR OCCURRED message. But then if I start over, on the second try it works fine.

Date: 12/12/09 06:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chachic.livejournal.com
OMG, thanks for posting this! :) I'm going to check it out right now!

Date: 12/12/09 09:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emerald-happy.livejournal.com
Why do I always read my flist as I eat breakfast

It's a miracle I haven't choked to death

I feel rather calm. What does this mean?

Date: 12/12/09 10:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emerald-happy.livejournal.com
ALSO IT INCLUDES MAP!

Date: 12/14/09 07:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emerald-happy.livejournal.com
Harpercollins said 'includes map' so I'm guessing there will be one in the final version

Date: 12/19/09 06:41 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
There's no map any more.
:/ sorry emerald but there's no map
its offical
according to mwt

Date: 12/12/09 11:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lizzlo.livejournal.com
This made my day! THANK YOU!

I officially have no willpower.

Date: 12/12/09 01:24 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! Officially best end of term ever!!!!!!!!!

Can we make a new spoilery post for people who want to discuss it? I know we shouldn't discuss on this post because it's probably not fair for people who don't want to read the chapters to open up this page to say they won't read, then find out what happens anyway.

I'd do it myself but... still can't remember my stupid password.

~crazyviolin

Date: 12/12/09 04:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] liereicarine.livejournal.com
Someone started a new post just up the page to discuss. :)

Date: 12/12/09 02:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aged-crone.livejournal.com
Oh, my golly! I've been away for months dealing with lot of things, and I was just congratulating myself that, oh, well, at least I've been so busy that I haven't had the torture of waiting for ACoK, and NOW THIS! Okay, I have no willpower at all, I'm off to read the first couple of chapters and never mind that I will then go completely insane, wanting to know what's next. Nobody will notice anyway!

Leslie

Date: 12/12/09 03:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spellcoats.livejournal.com
Oh, Sophos. I want to hug you.

Date: 12/12/09 03:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] checkers65477.livejournal.com
Everybody, keep in mind that this is from the uncorrected proof. It may not be the final version.

Date: 12/12/09 06:15 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
they posted up to 5 chapters now!!! ........what a killar, i need to write my examsssss

Date: 12/12/09 09:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elle-winters.livejournal.com
Same here, i had an exam this morning so I kept off reading till now!!

Date: 12/12/09 09:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reader-marie.livejournal.com
Late to the party (as is fairly usual for me), but THANK YOU for calling attention to this!

And welcome to the fray!

Date: 12/13/09 09:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_kirsty/
Thank you! I read the prologue. :)

Alas

Date: 12/17/09 05:24 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
I am either extremely stupid, or far too late. Either way, the gods are cruel to me. Can anybody give better directions to a poor desperate lurker who only wants to taste the book?

Re: Alas

Date: 12/17/09 04:52 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
I think they took it down. I can't find it anymore.

Re: Alas

Date: 12/17/09 05:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] checkers65477.livejournal.com
What?! Do they enjoy playing with us, d'ya suppose?

Re: Alas

Date: 12/17/09 07:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elle-winters.livejournal.com
Yeah, I was going to read the prologue again
cuz it was amazing
and well...it's gone.
All of it. It's all gone.

Re: Alas

Date: 12/18/09 03:39 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
It is back up, but you can only read the first two chapters.
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