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  • Apr. 27th, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Norse Code 1
My editor thoughtfully sent me a couple of copies of NORSE CODE in advance of my box o' books, and I stopped rubbing them on myself long enough to take a few snaps.

Look! It's a physical artifact!

From Norse Code




When turned spine out, it remains a physical artifact!

From Norse Code


And it has a back as well as a front and side!

From Norse Code


There are even insides inside!

From Norse Code





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[info]charmingbillie wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 03:54 am (UTC)
Do you sit and stare at them? That's what I would do. Then, I would pick them up and hold them and stare at them. And after awhile I'd put them down and stare at them some more.

I can't tell you how ridiculously excited I am when friends have books. It is just totally awesome!! Congratulations :)
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[info]jamiam wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 04:01 am (UTC)
Man, -I- want to sit and stare at them. And they're not even my book!
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[info]colleenky wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 04:17 am (UTC)
Dude. That all came out of your head. Ew.

Congratulations! Does this mean you're a real boy now? ;-)
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[info]hagdirt wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 04:23 am (UTC)
Squee!!

Now where's mine?!
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[info]rizwank wrote:
Apr. 29th, 2009 08:37 am (UTC)
Seriously! Eh, I'll order from Amazon. =)

Congrats!
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[info]secritcrush wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 04:38 am (UTC)
woo! new book porn!
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[info]czakbar wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 04:40 am (UTC)
woot! it looks sweet!
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[info]czakbar wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 04:42 am (UTC)
Whoa, does that say Ballantine on the spine? Is that what happened to Bantam? :)
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 04:46 am (UTC)
Hey, you're right. I wonder if that's where all of Bantam went.
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 11:53 am (UTC)
Duuuude. Now I can't wait to see what it says on the spine of Chill.

(Do you think we're disillusioning people as to the power of the writer?)
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[info]czakbar wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 05:04 am (UTC)
I have a feeling yep.
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[info]tcastleb wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 05:07 am (UTC)
Dude, that's cool. Congrats! And I'm looking forward to seeing it in person in the very near future!
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[info]kellysarah wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 05:13 am (UTC)
Yahooooooo! A little happy dance for you!
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[info]stephanieburgis wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 05:37 am (UTC)
Wooooot! Gorgeous!
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[info]jeffsoesbe wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 06:07 am (UTC)
Congratulations! That's very excellent.

Make sure to towel them off when you're done with them. They'll last longer that way :-)

- yeff
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[info]Ted Chiang [myopenid.com] wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 07:05 am (UTC)
But does it have mass? Show us a photo of it tipping a scale.
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[info]orogeny wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 07:38 am (UTC)
Congratulations! Wow. They're so shiny and new and accomplished!
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[info]erinkelley wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 08:12 am (UTC)
Congratulations! You have some lovely multi-dimensional awesomeness there.

I am envisioning one wearing a sock.
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[info]affinity8 wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 09:26 am (UTC)
Woo hoo! Congratulations on the loveliness that is your first published novel (of many, many to come!)
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[info]anpumaat wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 10:19 am (UTC)
Grats!
Which shot are you going to carry around in your wallet? You can get one of those accordion thingies for multiple pics--to show how much you truly love them.
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[info]kameron_hurley wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 10:27 am (UTC)
Mmmm mmmm they look delicious! Yay!
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[info]aaronjv wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 10:54 am (UTC)
Awesome! I want the one with the pages unstuck.
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[info]_stranger_here wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 11:11 am (UTC)
Pics or it didn't hap-- hey wait, you really did publish a book!
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 11:40 am (UTC)
Don't you love that new book smell?
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[info]snurri wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 11:55 am (UTC)
Yay book!!
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[info]scalzi wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 12:01 pm (UTC)
Until I get *my* copy, I will remain unconvinced it is not a Photoshop trick.
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 07:15 pm (UTC)
I checked this morning, and they should be sending you one shortly. Either that or a polystyrene facsimile.
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[info]bogwitch64 wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 12:23 pm (UTC)
I imagine you tossing them (carefully!) onto the floor and swimming in them a la Scrooge MacDuck.

Fan-freaking-tastic, sweetheart!
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[info]jonhansen wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 12:52 pm (UTC)
Very awesome, your dudeness!
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[info]colleency wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 01:24 pm (UTC)
Whee! Congratulations!
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[info]birdhousefrog wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 02:14 pm (UTC)
you're just teasing me. I so can't wait. Birthday present to myself, yes indeed.
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 02:52 pm (UTC)
Congrats Greg, it looks awesome! I can't wait to purchase one and dig into it.
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[info]tacithydra wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 02:54 pm (UTC)
EEeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
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[info]ericmarin wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 03:22 pm (UTC)
Coolness!
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[info]ccfinlay wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 03:37 pm (UTC)
Holy crap -- I think this means it's the end of the world.

At least we know which side we're fighting on.
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[info]sarah_prineas wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 04:02 pm (UTC)
Yowza!! It looks so fab. I can't wait to see one on the bookstore shelves!
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[info]ckastens wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 04:18 pm (UTC)
Excellent!
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[info]krylyr wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 04:54 pm (UTC)
I want to touch your code!

(God that sounds sooooo dirty)
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 07:06 pm (UTC)
Thanks yet again for sharing the excitement with me! :-D
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[info]rambleflower wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 08:01 pm (UTC)
Yaaay Greg!! So exciting!
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[info]maureenmcq wrote:
Apr. 28th, 2009 10:07 pm (UTC)
I also open them up, bury my nose where the pages meet, and inhale. They smell like real books.
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Apr. 29th, 2009 02:49 am (UTC)
cousin ellen
Congratulations! I'll go to your book-signing event so you can personalize my copy.
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[info]ecmyers wrote:
Apr. 29th, 2009 04:28 am (UTC)
Are the copies you rubbed all over yourself now worth more, or less? :P

But you know, I can't blame you. That's one hot book!
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[info]booktionary.blogspot.com wrote:
May. 12th, 2009 04:43 pm (UTC)
Ohhhh new book. I can't wait til I can find it.
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