The Road to Samarcand

Post by **Silkie** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:58 pm

by Patrick O'Brian. Has anyone read it? It appears to be his first foray into the fantasy genre.

Post by **Nick** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:29 am

Tell me more . . .

Pete Cooper · Post by **Pete Cooper** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:00 am

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Road-Samarcand- ... 592&sr=1-1

Post by **Silkie** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:46 pm

It's not apparently rooted in any one historical period, features aggressive yetis and the ending is a bit James Bond.

Post by **DaveS** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:41 pm

Duly ordered! (At Ã‚Â£1.10 + Ã‚Â£2.75 post. How do they do that?)

Post by **Silkie** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:52 pm

Hah! Mine was 80p and hardback to boot.

Post by **DaveS** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:19 pm

Well, mine is paperback, but claims to be new. Again, how do they do that?

Post by **Silkie** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:44 pm

I dunno, I've always been puzzled by the Amazon listings. I suppose if it's a title you've identified as "concrete" on your stock list then anything you can get for it is better than nothing and will free up space for more popular/profitable titles.

PS - I hope you ordered through Nick's link rather than the one Pete put up?

Pete Cooper · Post by **Pete Cooper** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:09 pm

Sorry - I forgot.

Post by **DaveS** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:19 pm

Silkie wrote: PS - I hope you ordered through Nick's link rather than the one Pete put up?

I'm afraid I was lazy and just used Pete's link.

Sorry!

I'll try to remember next time. I don't use Amazon as much as I should - when I ordered yesterday I had to change my address, and the house move was a year ago!

BLUEMOMENT

The Road to Samarcand

The Road to Samarcand

No

OK.

Samarcand (I thought it was spelled with a k)

Whoops!!!!!

Mea culpa