Thoughts and Book Choice

Subject: Thoughts and Book Choice
Author: Outhra
Posted on: 2013-04-09 22:23:00 UTC

Your spin-off was pretty good in my opinion. You're right about the first few missions not working out as well as the rest, and there were multiple rough patches throughout, but I liked it as a whole, especially the SG-1 missions.

I think its strong point was the whole dynamic between Thomas and Orken. It's one thing to make characters friends, and another to make them work together but unable to get along, but with those two, both agents were doing what they could to get along with each other, even though they didn't know how the other thought, and sometimes could hardly stand each other.

That, and most of their missions are really fun to read. Even after I've been looking through other people's spin-offs for a while now, I've yet to find a Word World confused more often than yours, and it's always good to see minis that aren't reduced to just hanging around the RC not doing anything.

I'm not sure if I'd read most of the books you posted, but the Garth Nix one looked interesting. So, would I need to join the website to get the book, or would I just e-mail you information and you could send it to me?

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Books! I have too many! You want? by Guvnor of Space on 2013-04-08 01:25:00 UTC Reply

First thing: I know I haven't been active lately. Computer Science is a significantly harder major than history, and that accounts for a lot of my absence. I have been reading the board, more or less, but I have not written anything, and I have not read any missions since last year. I really should catch back up after the semester is over.

Secondly: I have too many books! I recently discovered the awesometastic paperbackswap.com, but my books aren't moving fast enough. My profile, where all my books up for giveaway are listed, is http://guvnorium.paperbackswap.com/.

So, I figure, maybe I should give away a few of these books to the only internet group I am affiliated with that is known for its reading appetite.

So here's the deal: if you happen to be a member of paperbackswap, and/or want to join, I would appreciate it if you requested books that way. I get a credit, good for one book, for every book I ship out. If you join, name me as your reference!

However, I really am doing this to get rid of books. If you have no desire to join, I'm still willing to send you a book if you really want one. Publicly post the one you want here, and if I tell you it's available, hit me up with an email at guvnorofspace AT SYMBOL HERE gmail DOT/PERIOD/DELIMITER POINT com.

I will cover shipping and such. Please no more than two, and please only ask if you actually plan to read the book in question!

All of the above supposes anyone actually, you know, wants any of these. Some are crap (the 1999 'blue book' is utterly worthless, but when I started I needed ten books to get my two free starting credits), but I do have Redwall and the Lost World listed, if anyone here still has not read those.

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List of books by Guvnor of Space on 2013-04-09 02:39:00 UTC Reply

TITLE AUTHOR ISBN-10 ISBN-13
1999 Handbook of United States Coins: Official Blue Book of United States Coins (Serial) R. S. Yeoman 030748002X 9780307480026

Among the Impostors (Shadow Children Bk 2) Margaret Peterson Haddix 0689855036 9780689855030

The Bacta War (Star Wars: X-Wing Series Book 4) Michael A. Stackpole 0553568043 9780553568042

Black Water (Pendragon Bk 5) D. J. MacHale 0689869118 9780689869112

Chasm City (Revelation Space Bk 4) Alastair Reynolds 0441010644 9780441010646

Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul: 101 Stories of Courage Hope and Laughter Jack Canfield - Mark Victor Hansen - Patty Hansen - Irene Dunlap 1558746099 9781558746091

The Fall (Seventh Tower Bk 1) Garth Nix 0439176824 9780439176828

The Lost City of Faar (Pendragon Bk 2) D. J. MacHale 0743437322 9780743437325

The Lost World Michael Crichton 034540288X 9780345402882

Only With Passion: Figure Skating's Most Winning Champion on Competition and Life Katarina Witt 1586484273 9781586484279

Pandora's Legion (Harold Coyle's Strategic Solutions Inc Bk 1) Barrett Tillman - Harold Coyle 0765352354 9780765352354

The Panic Broadcast: The Whole Story of Orson Welles' Legendary Radio Show Invasion from Mars Howard Koch 0380005018 9780380005017

The Reality Bug (Pendragon Bk 4) D. J. MacHale 0743437349 9780743437349

Redwall (Redwall Bk 1) Brian Jacques 0441005489 9780441005482

The Rivers of Zadaa (Pendragon Bk 6) D.J. MacHale - Victor Lee 1416907106 9781416907107

Stellar #4 Judy-Lynn del Rey (Editor) 0345273028 9780345273024

Tales from Jabba's Palace (Star Wars) Kevin Anderson 0553568159 9780553568158

Tales of the Bounty Hunters (Star Wars) Kevin Anderson 0553568167 9780553568165

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time David Oliver Relin - Greg Mortenson 0143038257 9780143038252

What Happened at Midnight (Hardy Boys # 10) Franklin W. Dixon 0448089106 9780448089102
When Memory Speaks Jill Ker Conway 0679766456 9780679766452

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Added a book by Guvnor of Space on 2013-04-11 01:51:00 UTC Reply

Animorphs #13: The Change

Somehow I ended up with two copies
Ooh~ books! by Rina on 2013-04-09 12:18:00 UTC Reply

I am very interested. Very. But are you willing to ship them abroad? I live in Asia. It's very far...

Probably not by Guvnor of Space on 2013-04-09 22:00:00 UTC Reply

It would cost way more than these books are worth, probably. I checked the rates on a few Asian countries, and it doesn't look like it will be much less than $14.30. Sorry!

Aw... by Rina on 2013-04-11 14:30:00 UTC Reply

Oh well, maybe next time then. Thanks anyways! :D

Nobody is responding yet... by Outhra on 2013-04-09 02:31:00 UTC Reply

That's no way to treat a returning Boarder! Hello, Guvnor! Take anything from the tray of freshly baked welcome-back pastries! You're the writer of the very first spin-off I read; I figured if nobody else would show you some Board hospitality, I'm in a good position to do so myself!

Oh, and related to the link, well, I couldn't get it to work. It didn't direct me to your account, and instead took me to some central hub section. I tried searching for your user name there, but it didn't bring me anywhere. Do I need to make an account to even see the list?

I'm actually not familiar with the paperbackswap service at all. Are the books free? Is there some sort of due I need to pay to be able to use the site if they are? I'd be interested in taking some books off your hands and into mine, but I'm not sure what I need to do for it.

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Kind of! And maybe by Guvnor of Space on 2013-04-09 02:38:00 UTC Reply

You read the whole thing? Any thoughts? It has been a while since I wrote anything, and I kind of cringe a bit at it, especially the early stuff.

I actually don't know how you see the list. I'll post it in this thread.

You very well might need an account. As far as getting them through the site: You get one credit for every book you send out. When you start, after you post ten books, you get two free credits.

If you decide to join, name 'guvnorium' as your referer. I get credit that way.

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Thoughts and Book Choice by Outhra on 2013-04-09 22:23:00 UTC Reply

Your spin-off was pretty good in my opinion. You're right about the first few missions not working out as well as the rest, and there were multiple rough patches throughout, but I liked it as a whole, especially the SG-1 missions.

I think its strong point was the whole dynamic between Thomas and Orken. It's one thing to make characters friends, and another to make them work together but unable to get along, but with those two, both agents were doing what they could to get along with each other, even though they didn't know how the other thought, and sometimes could hardly stand each other.

That, and most of their missions are really fun to read. Even after I've been looking through other people's spin-offs for a while now, I've yet to find a Word World confused more often than yours, and it's always good to see minis that aren't reduced to just hanging around the RC not doing anything.

I'm not sure if I'd read most of the books you posted, but the Garth Nix one looked interesting. So, would I need to join the website to get the book, or would I just e-mail you information and you could send it to me?

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Well... by Guvnor of Space on 2013-04-09 22:33:00 UTC Reply

I tended to pick really broken fic. That helped. I'll also admit to a bit of fudging- I remember a sky being a 'dark brewing color' and deciding that meant it was raining coffee. I did that for rule of funny, but still wonder if I didn't take things too far.

And I would prefer you join the site, if possible. That way I get credit for the trade. It is a bit of work, and it does require posting your own books to get start up credit. If you can't, or just don't want to, I'll send it to you anyway. If you choose that option, send me an email to the address listed in the opening post.

Nah, that one's fine. by Outhra on 2013-04-11 02:59:00 UTC Reply

If someone decided to refer to something as a "brewing" color, they're just asking for mockery. If it was a "brooding" color, I could at least see where the Suethor was coming from, but not "brewing".

Hmm... if I set something up on the site, could I close the account and/or take the books back down later? I do have several books I'd like to get rid of, but I'm not sure how to use the site, and it might be less trouble that way.

Oh, and an unrelated note. If you still have access to your old Google Docs, there are typos that spawn a mini-Agent, Accacia, and a mini-Unas, APOHPHIS, in the transcripts of Orken and Thomas's fourth mission and the finding-of-Witmol interlude respectively. Could you fix those?

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I can fix those... by Guvnor of Space on 2013-04-11 03:07:00 UTC Reply

And I can fix those. Give me quotes so I can find them easily, and they will be fixed.

Also: You can take books down... assuming no one had them on their wish list. If that is the case, you are forced to leave them up, in case someone wants them. I would strongly suggest you only put things up if you are willing to get rid of them. I also suggest you understand how it works before you do anything. Also: I'm only 80% sure you can order directly from a person. If instead, you hit 'order book' and the request goes to someone else, I'll know for the future, and, well, you get the book.

I'll try to find out how the site works later, then. by Outhra on 2013-04-11 03:25:00 UTC Reply

For now:

APOHPHIS: "And WHAT IN THE NAME OF APOHPHIS IS GRABBING MY LEG?" right before Thomas finds the seizer.

Accacia: "It belongs to two creative folks named Jay and Accacia." from the disclaimer of "The search for love".

Oh, I missed a typo in the report. by Outhra on 2013-04-11 03:33:00 UTC Reply

Unless you were referencing a character named Caeser from somewhere, the "HAIL TO CAESER" line in Thomas's rant during the fourth mission should be "HAIL TO CAESAR". I'm not sure I'd want a mini-Roman running about the place, so you should fix that, too.