Comments on Speculative Fiction Junkie: Review - The Quantum Thief

Thank you too. It was a pleasure creating that glo...

2011-03-12T02:24:57.067-05:00

Thank you too. It was a pleasure creating that glossary, because the book is just so full of references. Rajaniemi likes Arsene Lupin and there are quite a few references, so I've also been busying myself with improving the Wikipedia coverage of the gentleman-thief.

Once the book is released in the US, I'll (or others may) expand the glossary to make it more helpful... which means spoilers galore!

The glossary is very helpful! And I think it's...

2011-03-10T07:45:10.134-05:00

The glossary is very helpful! And I think it's as spoiler-free as possible...even though it does have some. Thanks!

Thank you for linking to the glossary. I was tryin...

2011-03-10T00:00:31.509-05:00

Thank you for linking to the glossary. I was trying to keep it spoiler-free before the book's release in the US, but I see that I've failed... oh well.

I was shocked too!

2011-03-02T13:19:46.848-05:00

I was shocked too!

Yeah, I knew that about the number line. I'm s...

2011-03-02T13:16:39.497-05:00

Yeah, I knew that about the number line. I'm shocked at how small the printing was though. Lucky me. Thanks again.

@Jonathan: I'm glad someone else loves this bo...

2011-03-02T13:09:51.217-05:00

@Jonathan: I'm glad someone else loves this book as much as I did!

The way I came by the information about how many copies of the first printing there were was by simply asking the publisher. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn't. For example, nobody at Night Shade Books ever responded to my inquiry about how many copies of the first printing of Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl were printed...

The way you can tell if this particular book is a first printing is by the numberline on the copyright page; not the ISBN number, but rather the series of numbers in sequence. It should be a complete 1 through 10 series if it is a first printing.

Thanks for the review. I totally agree. Just cur...

2011-03-02T12:37:32.057-05:00

Thanks for the review. I totally agree. Just curious- How do you come by the 1st edition, 1st printing info? I ordered a hardback from a UK store and it is a 1st edition. I feel pretty lucky now, seeing such a small printing.