Comments on: Ganked-Out ARIEL Contest!

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:18:11 +0000

Hey Steve! Still have my old 1984 copy, taped, laminated, stapled, ANYTHING to keep the broken spine from spitting out any pages. As a result, it looks pretty good, so I can’t complain of any real gackiness. In fact, I just finished reading it a couple months ago – I take it out every few months and reread it, see. I was happy to have the new one in my hands, but that old one ain’t going anywhere. Everyone knows my fondness for it, so it’s in good hands.

By: txvoodoo

txvoodoo — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:14:03 +0000

I found my copy of Ariel – it’s actually not ganked-out much at all! The pages are rather yellowed, but I’m really pleased with it – it’s lasted well, despite 11 cross-country moves. It’s 3rd printing, May 1984.

Even though it’s in good shape, I’ll email it on to you for posterity’s sake.

By: The Book Smugglers » Blog Archive » Giveaway: Ariel by Steven R. Boyett

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:09:46 +0000

[...] up for ANOTHER chance to win a brand spankin’ new autographed copy of Ariel over at author Steven Boyett’s blog. He’s currently running a contest, calling for the rattiest, water-damaged, duct-taped, [...]

By: Alanna

Alanna — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:26:08 +0000

I hunted down my copy of Ariel, and found that it is most likely a 2nd-hand bookstore copy that I bought later after my original was lost/lent-out/otherwise disappeared. So, I’ll admit, it’s looking rather shiny. FWIW, my Architect of Sleep is quite dogeared!! Love to get a signed new one, but mine officially doesn’t qualify as “ganked-out.” Maybe I’ll email you anyway! Cheers!

By: Ariel: the unabridged, DRM-free audiobook of the classic swords-and-sorcery post-apocalyptic adventure | timnhanh.us

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:01:54 +0000

[...] Boyett’s holding a competition in which he’s asking for readers to send in photos of their “ganked out” original [...]

By: Ed Bailey

Ed Bailey — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:05:50 +0000

Well, I have a copy of H. Beam Pipers compilation of the three Fuzzy novels…my wife was going to buy me a newer one, but couldn’t find it in the store (mine is dogged out, it’s been read so often) so went online, found the cheapest copy of it for $75 bucks, and at the time the best copy topped out over $700…it was a temptation to sale it…but, why, I could never get a new copy of it…so I wouldn’t sale it if I had it…wished I still had my copy…even with my name wrote on the edge of the pages like it was LOL

By: Sheila

Sheila — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:34:07 +0000

No, you didn’t. Nor did you sign the copy of The Architect of Sleep (which I’ve similarly looked at with an appraising eye when contemplating eBay income supplementation.)

I recall that you did sign the copy of Treks Not Taken that I got when we first met. I can’t find the book right now, but I think it was something about the lingerie being a perfect fit. And you sent me a used copy of Archy and Mehitabel inscribed “Toujours Gai, m’dear!”

Sentimental fool that I am, I’m not likely to get rid of the books unless I reach the selling-all-my-earthly-possessions kind of crisis point. (Even after seven months of unemployment, I haven’t gotten to that stage.) The books themselves, even unopened, evoke a time in my life that I still treasure the memories of.

By: steve boyett

steve boyett — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:27:59 +0000

Did I sign yours? What did I say? Something totally stoopid, I’ll bet.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:24:36 +0000

It’s worth mentioning that the original edition in good condition is worth a bit nowadays, so you might want to think hard before you ganking-out that pristine copy just to win a new one.

Money being what it is, don’t think I haven’t been tempted to sell mine . . .