Duma Key

[jhanic]

I didn't recognize the names any of the finalists. Are any of you on this board? Congratulations to all!

John

[herbertwest]

I didn't win as well.

Shit happens

Could you post yours? ill post mine :p

[herbertwest]

what is a key-fob?

Some of the entries were really really nice! (and IMO better than the finalists..)

3 of them are on ebay already...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stephen-King-D...QQcmdZViewItem

both keyrings also have a Stephen King facimile autograph on the back.

limited edition of 5,000
Why the f*** did I order my copy before the release?

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

The keyring went for £10.50. I only paid £9.49 for the book and the keyring.

[Darkthoughts]

I got my Duma Key at Tesco's in the end, it was £10 there.


But I have a friend at Waterstones - there might be a spare keyring if any customers have said they don't want theirs - if I can get one I'll do a giveaway...stay tuned

[Ari_Racing]

Keeping my fingers crossed!

[funky dredd]

Same here. Would love to have one

[jhanic]

I've got one coming, although I'm sure I paid too much for it. Oh, well.

John

[herbertwest]

I got my Duma Key at Tesco's in the end, it was £10 there.


But I have a friend at Waterstones - there might be a spare keyring if any customers have said they don't want theirs - if I can get one I'll do a giveaway...stay tuned

Ok, i am sure you'll get it



Why there is no Waterstone in this town?

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Why there is no Waterstone in this town?

Get off your sofa and go into a bigger town

128-128a Princes St, Edinburgh
83 George St, Edinburgh
6 Lady Rd, Edinburgh

[Bev Vincent]

Weekend Today has let us know that Steve's interview (this is a different one than shown on Tuesday) will air on Saturday, January 26th at approximately 7:50 AM Eastern Time. Please check your local listings as the time may be different in your area for this show.

[herbertwest]

Why there is no Waterstone in this town?

Get off your sofa and go into a bigger town

128-128a Princes St, Edinburgh
83 George St, Edinburgh
6 Lady Rd, Edinburgh

I CANT : I am working all the next following days, have to work on some projects, and dont have any car in here...
It would be easier if the online shop was also offering the key rings...

Update : will maybe be able to get one :-)

[Darkthoughts]

Woo hoo, you guys are in luck! I got a keyring...head on over to the growbag forum for the giveaway

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Woo hoo, you guys are in luck! I got a keyring...head on over to the growbag forum for the giveaway

Nice one Darkthoughts. Very generous of you.

[Darkthoughts]

No worries, I actually fibbed to get it - I said I'd bought a book there yesterday and had not been given a key ring...shhh, don't tell

[herbertwest]

I called the Call Center of WAtershop : this offer is only InStores...

I called the shop on Princess Street (Edi) pretending that i did buy a copy yesterday but didnt get my key-ring, but... they advise me to come back with my reciept which is impossible... :-(

[Heather19]

So was King on the Today show this morning. I taped it, and just forwarded thru the whole show and no King. Did I just miss it somehow?

[Brice]

I called the Call Center of WAtershop : this offer is only InStores...

I called the shop on Princess Street (Edi) pretending that i did buy a copy yesterday but didnt get my key-ring, but... they advise me to come back with my reciept which is impossible... :-(

Just show up. If they ask about a reciept tell them they forgot to give it to you. Talk loudly. They'll most likely give you one if they have any just to get rid of you.

[shnnrc01]

well i just got my free key-fob.walked into waterstones and said i had bought the book there yesterday (really got it from amazon) but never received the fob.they handed 1 over with nary a question.must be my innocent face.she said they had only2 left.just got there in time!

[Darkthoughts]

You and me both, thats what I did

[alinda]

pfft! Now I'll never get mine and I really did leave without it!! Kidding
of course I'm keeping my fingers crossed tho' to win said fob.

[herbertwest]

I called the Call Center of WAtershop : this offer is only InStores...

I called the shop on Princess Street (Edi) pretending that i did buy a copy yesterday but didnt get my key-ring, but... they advise me to come back with my reciept which is impossible... :-(

Just show up. If they ask about a reciept tell them they forgot to give it to you. Talk loudly. They'll most likely give you one if they have any just to get rid of you.

Well the thing is that I am working tomorrow, and i cannot go at 1hour away by bus to do so...
I will ask to my girl to use her innocent & sad face, just like shnnrc01... :p (on her way back from glasgow.. but may be quite late... erf)
and if they dont want to.. well, she could buy a copy.. if they still have some..

[MaraJShakespeare]

I was supposed to get my copy of Duma Key in advance of the release date, but the damned ebay seller failed to use Priority Mail! It came on the 24th (I managed to resist the temptation, when it wasn't in the mail for those two days, to walk the five blocks to the local bookstore and pick one up on either the 22nd or 23rd just so I could get started), at long last. Had it still not come on Thursday, I probably would've walked to the bookstore and picked up another copy!

But it was worth the wait, at least so far. Normally, I would've finished a new King novel of this length by now, but what with the altered circumstances in my house- I'm still taking care of my roommate, who is recovering from a broken hip- this one's progressing rather slowly. I'm on page 174 at the moment, and so far I love it! This may prove to be the best novel he's written in a few years- since finishing the Dark Tower, anyway. It may prove to be a good thing that I can't just zip through it in two days this time, that circumstances are forcing me to take it at a more relaxed pace; the end always comes too soon anyway.

The worst part of reading a new King book, whether it's a novel, a collection or non-fiction, is always finishing it, knowing that it will be some time before the next one! At least this year there's only February standing in between this one and The Long Road Home, and that there will hopefully not be a long wait between the end of that and the new collection, or the publication of the Grant Revised Gunslinger/Little Sisters of Eluria combo at least. This is truly the year for all things King!

[CPU]

I picked my copy up yesterday and started reading last night. The next thing I knew I was about 100 pages in and didn't want to stop! I'm loving it so far.

[Randall Flagg]

excerpt from NY Times Review:

.....
But Mr. King’s use of horror is not what it used to be. It may still be the impetus for his stories, but it is no longer the foremost reason they’re interesting. Sure, he can still use supernatural effects to scare the wits out of you. But lately he also shows off other interests. In the wake of the 1999 roadside accident that permanently altered his consciousness, he has turned the evanescence of health and sanity into his books’ most disturbing source of fear.

Full review (Mild spoilers)