Top posting--deliberate.
I'm 53 years old and have been a member of the SFBC for longer, I suspect,
than many of you have been alive. I know the SFBC's shortcomings quite well
and prefer B&N and Amazon and Borders and Books-A-Million over SFBC, but if
I can get an omnibus edition of something I want to read and maybe or maybe
not keep, SFBC works quite well.
But, give me a break! I asked if the trilogies are worth reading. I get
one non-answer and one, that does say "yay" or "nay", but also informs me of
the perils of CD clubs.
I really expected some worthwhile comments about the trilogies since most on
this list hold B5 in very high regard. I'm starting to think this is the
David Brin Short Attention Span List.
Stick to answering the questions, please. With that in mind: to The Fool,
are the trilogies worth reading, do they adequately capture the B5 universe?
To Reggie: thanks for answering my questions and pointing out that there is
another trilogy out there, the about the PsiCorps.
George A
P.S. If I sound exasperated, I am.
P.P.S. If you live overseas, there is no "opt-out" feature (drawback).
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: SFBC
> ----------
> > From: G. D. Akin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > I just received my periodic SFBC mailing. Two things of note: first,
> the
> > hardback edition of "Kiln People" (#153262) is on sale for $5.00.
> Quite a
> > bargain. Also Greg Bear's "Vitals" (#146423) is $5.00.
> >
> > Second, in one of the many additional flyers included in the package,
> there
> > are two omnibus editions of B5 novels. One is "The Passing of the
> > Techno-Mages" by Jeanne Cavelos (contains: "Casting Shadows",
> "Summoning
> > Light", and "Invoking Darkness."
> >
> > The other is Peter David's "Legions of Fire" ("The Long Night of
> Centauri
> > Prime", "Armies of Light and Dark", and "Out of the Darkness"). Are
> either
> > of these two trilogies worth reading?
>
> The SFBC is a scam. You get sub-quality books that are smaller than the
> same book you would get at the bookstore. Popular books already have a
> 10-20% sale price at B&N or Amazon when they first come out. It is also
> an evil opt-out system where you have to opt-out each month for every
> single promotional book they present that you don't want. Just buy the
> book at B&N when it first comes out, and you'll save the same and get a
> much higher quality book.
>
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