Over-Booked is my every-other-week book haul post, where I’m linking up with Stacking the Shelves and The Sunday Post.
Another Comic Con over! I had a fantastic time, once again, although it’s so exhausting to deal with crowds of people. But I love the vibe, and I love how friendly everyone. My only regret is that I totally sucked at taking photos this year:-( I’m getting ready to upgrade my phone and I hope the new one has a better camera, LOL! I did get a few shots, and luckily my daughter helped out.
The Panels
I did go to more author panels this year, but not nearly as many as I had planned. But I did get to see two BIG authors, and even though I decided not to wait in line to get signed books, I did enjoy listening to them talk: Ernest Cline and Andy Weir! They were on a panel with other authors whose books were being made into movies or TV shows. Also on the panel were Lev Grossman, Melissa de la Cruz, James S.A. Corey, and Christina Lauren. It was an AWESOME panel, especially since we got to see some clips and trailers from some of the shows. Did you know James S.A. Corey is actually two people? Oh and did you know Christina Lauren is also two people? Fascinating! Ernie Cline was adorable and so was Andy Weir! (sorry my photos are so blurry!)
If you’re interested, you can watch the entire panel here. I highly recommend it, and many of the author panels have been put up on YouTube, so check it out!
I don’t have any photos of this one, but I also attended the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Family Feud panel, which was pretty funny, and had some awesome authors: Patrick Rothfuss, Naomi Novik, Brandon Sanderson, Ernie Cline, Chuck Wendig, Leigh Bardugo, Daniel H. Wilson and Austin Grossman. The questions were pretty silly, but I loved listening to the banter among the authors.
The Ambiance
As I said, I didn’t get a lot of photos, but here are a few:
My daughter dressed up as Princess Zelda. She made this entire costume herself, out of a couple of thrift store items:
The Books!
And finally, my SDCC book haul. I got some amazing books, and best of all, met some amazing authors. I only went to one “big” signing in Sails Pavilion. I usually avoid these because they are a bit awkward. Here’s the scenario. Six or seven authors, who have all just been on a panel together, are now in the signing area signing their books. They sit side by side at a long table. Their books are for sale, unless there happens to be an ARC they are giving away. Everyone files into one line and goes past the authors one by one. This is awkward because if you don’t buy every author’s book, you’re like “Oh hi, I’m just walking quickly past you to get to author X over there!” (And seriously, who can afford to buy six or seven books at full price?) So, yeah. I met Rachel Caine, you guys! I am sooo kicking myself for not splurging on a finished copy of Ink and Bone, but for some reason when I was in line, I was thinking, “I already have an ARC.” Duh. But she was the first author I came to, so I just had to gush about how much I loved Ink and Bone, and she was so nice! She gave me a bracelet and a set of Ink and Bone character cards! (photo below). Eeeek!
Then I met the lovely Kim Liggett, because I heard she would be signing ARCs of Blood and Salt. She’s been so friendly on Twitter, and it was great meeting her.
I also got a signed ARC of Colleen Houck’s upcoming book, Reawakened! I snagged another copy at the publisher’s booth so I’ll be giving away my signed copy:-) I also purchased a copy of Tracked and got it signed by Jenny Martin.
Here are all the signed books (apologies for not linking these up to Goodreads! Feel free to use the power of the Goodreads search engine;-)):
I was sooo excited to meet all these authors! Starting at the top: Cold Magic by Kate Elliott (I was hoping she’d be signing Court of Fives, but I was thrilled to meet her!), The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove. This was a surprise signing! I was walking by Harry’s booth and noticed he didn’t have a line, so I jumped right in and got to meet him. Super nice guy! Reawakened by Colleen Houck, The City Stained Red by Sam Sykes, Parasite by Mira Grant, This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, Brutal Darkness by Rachel A. Marks. Rachel contacted me recently and sent me an e-book of Brutal Darkness to review, and I couldn’t believe it when I saw her at Comic Con! I promptly bought two copies of her book, and I’ll be giving one away when I post my review.:-) Tracked by Jenny Martin, Walk the Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson (!), Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett (*pets book*), The Veil by Chloe Neill (a ticketed event, where you had to ask for a ticket at the publisher’s booth in the morning, then remember to come back in the afternoon for the signing), Alive by Scott Sigler (super nice guy!), Made to Kill by Adam Christopher (he’s British! and super nice too), The Unnoticeables by Robert Brockway (review coming soon!), Zero World by Jason M. Hough (OMG I have already started this and I LOVE IT. But it’s an August release so I need to read a few more July titles first. Oh, and Jason is SO NICE!), Zeroes by Chuck Wendig. OK, I can’t. Even. I finally met Chuck! He was also super nice and very animated, ha ha! Time Salvager by Wesley Chu. Another SUPER NICE AUTHOR! I know I am repeating myself, but everyone was SO NICE. I’m reading Time Salvager right now and loving it! All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders. Again. Super nice. *finally breathes*
More books (not signed) that I’m VERY EXCITED ABOUT:
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik (Yay! I’m dying to start this series), Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski, Spinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis (the sequel to Stitching Snow), Zodiac by Stan Lee, Press Start to Play edited by Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams, The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (I was randomly handed this book at the HarperTeen panel!), Departure by A.G. Riddle, Lightless by C.A. Higgins, Soundless by Richelle Mead, Starflight by Melissa Landers, Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (I really wasn’t expecting to get this, and after blogger buddy Anne sent me her copy! Let me know if you want it back, Anne, LOL!),The War Against the Assholes by Sam Munson (a Saga Press title, I was pretty happy to get this), Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig (this is the beautiful edition from Saga Press, who is re-releasing the entire series), Dreamstrider by Lindsay Smith, A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (SO EXCITED to get this at the Harper panel!), Slasher Girls & Monster Boys! and The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle. I got lucky with this book, I just happened to be walking past the booth during a galley drop.
And more books:
Sorry, I’m not listing these, but take a look! At the bottom of this pile are a bunch of middle grade ARCs that I’ll probably be giving away, since I don’t read MG. I was very excited to meet Alexandra Bracken and to get a signed copy of Passenger, only to find out that they were only giving out chapter samplers, ha ha! I bonded with a couple of book bloggers in line and we were laughing at the number of chapter samplers that were given out this year:-) Oh well, Alexandra was very nice, and wow she’s young!
There were a couple of books I tried to get but couldn’t. Leigh Bardugo was signing copies of Six of Crows, however the publisher only brought about fifteen copies with them, so only the first fifteen people in line got one. I completely avoided that book signing, because, I just didn’t need it that badly. And I heard later that there were a couple of teens in line who just missed the cutoff and dissolved into tears! Way too much drama for me:-)
I also tried to get Truthwitch by Susan Dennard, which was a hot book at BEA as well. But I got to the line late and I guess the publisher didn’t have enough copies, so I got cut out of that one. Which is fine, I mean, did you see the other books I got??
Comic Con Swag:
Check out those gorgeous Ink and Bone character cards!
HUGE thanks to all the publishers who were kind enough to give away copies of their books!
So, there you go! And now I must retreat into the dark cave of my bedroom to read…Let me know if you plan on reading any of these!
Truthwitch and Six of Crows seem to be the titles that are most in demand this year it seems. I think you did so well at San Diego Comic Con. Your daughter looks great in her costume. She is very crafty. Looks like you had a great time.
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Thanks Grace!
*jaw drops*
This… I mean… Wow. That’s just so much awesomeness right there. I don’t even know what else to say. Except that I’m maybe just a teeny bit jealous. Just a teeny bit. *lol*
But, really, what a fantastic haul, Tammy. Those character cards are a neat idea. So they’re pictures of what certain characters from the book look like? Is there anything on the backside of each card, like summaries of what each character is like?
The back of the cards is just a photo of the book cover, so it doesn’t tell you about the characters. You just have to read the book, I guess! I love these cards, because the artwork is gorgeous, and I really think the artist did a great job of capturing the image of the characters I had in my head. Especially WOLF!! He was one of my favorites:-) I just realized this is a terrible photo, sorry!
I actually went straight to looking for Wolfe’s portrait. Beautiful art, but I’m sad they decided to obscure his face! BTW, who was Naomi again? Probably one of the postulants? I’m terrible, I can’t remember even though I just read this.
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I think Naomi was one of the postulants that is sort of in the background. I can’t remember either, LOL! I think it’s interesting that she had ALL those characters’ cards made.
Tammy, YOUR post is literally a feast for the eyes, lol! Your daughter’s Zelda costume is too cool, tell her great job and I love the shoulders!
Then of course I went straight to the books sections. I think it’s so amazing you were able to get a lot of new and older books, because oh my goodness I see so much awesome in those stacks. His Majesty’s Dragon! Press Start to Play! And I am delighted to see the Iron King there, what a nice surprise. You also tested my googlefu today searching all the stuff that looks interesting (I so need to brush up on my YA because I recognized so few of them!) And I feel so bad to hear about those girls in the Six of Crows line…but errr as curious as I am about that book, I don’t know if I would literally cry over it though. And oh, and if Anne or you need to find someone for that extra copy of Illuminae, I’d gladly offer to give that big boy a new home 😉
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Ha ha, as long as Anne doesn’t want her copy back, consider it yours:-)
Haha, np let me know 🙂
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Wonderful rundown of Comic-Con! I loved reading it.
Thanks mom!
Awesome! I’m glad you had fun! Enjoy everything!
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GAH! So. Many. Great. Books! I can’t even! Don’t know where to start…. too much awesome in one post. Glad you had an amazing time!! And found plenty off goodies to bring home!
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It was awesome, and I do feel lucky and overwhelmed:-) Much like I imagine the bloggers who go to BEA feel like:-)
You’ve got a great haul this week, lots of awesome looking books. I hope you enjoy them all 🙂
I am a little in awe of the whole haul!!! Not to mention the fact you got to go to Comic Con. I’m currently attending the London equivalent, but it’s nowhere near as big or as awesome!!! Illuminae is one I am very excited to read myself, it looks soooo good!!!
Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookworm
I’m sure London Comic Con will be a blast!! Hope you have a fantastic time and get some goodies:-)
Wow. Those are truly stacks of books! I’d love to make the pilgrimage to SDCC sometime, but not sure I could cope with those crowds for long. I kind of race through the local comic con early in the day, before the crowds get back, and get out before the claustrophobia sets in.
I hear you, Bob! I have trouble with crowds as well, but for Comic Con I kind of put up with it. I sure was tired when it was over, though!
Great haul! That’s so awesome that you got to go to Comic Con. I’m hoping to be able to go one year! I really want to read Alive. I hope you enjoy that one! I love how bright the cover is. I hope you have an awesome week. 🙂
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I’m looking forward to reading Alive too. And the author was sooo nice!
Ah! So many book! I don’t even know what to comment on. So, just – YAY ALL THE BOOK! Ha ha That Sci-Fi/Fantasy Family Feud must have been awesome to see. I added to my Saved list on Youtube to watch later. Looks like you and your daughter had an amazing time! 🙂
We did, thanks! I was amazed to see so many of the panels had been recorded and put on YouTube. And I can watch the ones I missed:-D
Yay, so many books! Glad you had fun. I just got one character card from Rachel Caine – so cool you got the whole set. Love Z’s Princess Zelda cosplay- very impressive! Glad you got to meet so many of your favorite authors. Let’s hope we get to do it all again next year 🙂
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I think I was the first person in that line, and Rachel Caine was the first author. So I think I got lucky with the card set. Yes, fingers crossed for next year!!
Wow! Sounds like you had an amazing time! Happy Reading!!!!
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OMG! I want to go to ComicCon so bad! I’m hoping to make it reality next year!
Good luck, I hope you can go!
Looks like you had an incredible time! I’d love to get the chance to attend SDCC one of these days, but I don’t think it will happen any time soon. I am glad you got to go, and your hauls looks amazing! I am pretty jealous. 🙂 I hope you enjoy everything!
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Thanks Justin, never say never!
Yesss I was hoping to hear from you about SDCC! Man ERNEST CLINE I love his book so much! OMG that Sci-Fi fantasy feud panel has so many super authors to it, it sounds like so much fun! Love your daughters cosplay, she did really well and can definitely tell it’s Zelda.
AHHHHHHH I AM TOTALLY FANGIRLING THAT YOU MET MIRA GRANT her and RACHEL CAINE ARE MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITES!!! Woah that is a lot of books, you did really well! Love the swag edition as well!!!
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Thanks Jeann! I had so much fun, I’d love to go to a different con sometime to compare, because I know there are a lot of fun ones out there:-D
Oh my god… look at those piles of books…. I feel excited and stressed just looking at the pics!
Ha ha Deborah!! I feel stressed too. At least they aren’t technically “review” books so I don’t feel any pressure to read them right away. I tried to get books I really wanted.
Woah! It looks amazing and I love your daughters Zelda outfit, I am huge fan of the Legend of Zelda.
Hope you enjoy reading all your books!
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