What would you like to see in the NEW SOA RELEASE?

[Child of Immanuel]

Great. Now I have to buy them. I already coughed up the money once... there are other books I could buy... but now I have to read the article and the interviews and the excerpt. Is the old interview still in there?

[Tegid]

No, you will want to save your copy of the Lion edition of The Endless Knot for that other interview.

[Child of Immanuel]

Eek! I never keep two copies of the same book.

And I apologize if my comments above seem overly negative.

[twyrch]

childofimmanuel said:

Great. Now I have to buy them. I already coughed up the money once... there are other books I could buy... but now I have to read the article and the interviews and the excerpt. Is the old interview still in there?

Just go to Barnes and Noble, or the Library, and find this new edition and read the interview. I see old people do it all the time to save money.

[dgan]

old people....LOL....nice....

[Tegid]

Hmm ... The last three paragraphs of previous editions of The Paradise War do not appear in the new Westbow edition.

A conscious editing decision? Or an unfortunate oversight? I'm left wondering ... Although the abbreviated ending could work, it is at the cost of a great scene ending, and the powerful closing sentiment that tinidril has made part of her signature.

For those with only the new Westbow edition, when you have finished the book, you might want to check back here.

SPOILER: Click to show

Nettles was watching me. I swung towards him and raised my hand in a simple farewell. Then I turned and walked to the ancient cairn. I heard Professor Nettleton call out behind me: "Good-bye, Lewis! God go with you!"

And then another voice -- Weston's voice, excited, alarmed, shouting, "Wait! Stop! Stop him, quick!" I heard frantic footsteps on the frozen earth behind me. "No! Please! Turn back!"

But I did not stop. I did not turn back. For I had heard the Song of Albion, and my life was no longer my own.

[dgan]

Wow. I find that last sentence one of the most powerful statements in the entire series...hard to believe they would edit that out intentionally.

[twyrch]

I can't believe they'd edit it out either.

I know people think I'm (shall we say) 'eccentric' when it comes to my book collections, but there's something to be said for owning a first edition. Many times, you see the book in the author's original vision.

[Tegid]

Just for the record, those last three paragraphs have now been restored in the later printings of The Paradise War.

[thegrimmsleeper]

So, minor question about these new editions... are they the larger paperback books, in the style of "Hood", or the smaller more "traditional" paperbacks? I've noticed the larger ones coming into prominence lately... my later editions of Peretti's "Darkness" books, my "Last Disciple" series books, and several non-fiction Christian books all share the larger, slimmer look. I personally like that better.

EDIT: Answered it myself last night at Barnes and Noble. It's the style I like, so I definitely have to cough up the money once more. My older copies (paperback with the same cover as the 1st edition hardcover) have really taken a beating, and they were gifts from my grandmother, who is no longer with us, so I'd like to keep them intact. Time to buy the new ones! Well, after I finish reading "Hood" at least...

[Tegid]

The new hardback editions of the Song of Albion are now released. Click on the pictures to place an order with Amazon.

[Dred]

I love the artwork on the covers.