December books NOT received

I'm not complaining, well, yes I am, but I understand that the books are not really late yet.

It's just that I've finished the first two books in the Mistborn trilogy and I'm dying to get The Hero of Ages! So really, this isn't a complaint thread, more of a tapping my fingers thread. Sigh.

I haven't received The Hero of Ages yet either.

*joins MrsLee in tapping of fingers*

Awaiting Fool by Christopher Moore, here.

(Touchstone not working.)

Awaiting Jailbait Zombie myself.

I'm waiting patiently for The Sharing Knife - Horizon, but it's not even the end of January so I'm not bothered about it. I waited about 3 months for Any Given Doomsday and I'm STILL waiting for Smoke Gets in Your Eyes from JULY. THAT is late.

>5 tardis:, Wow tardis - waiting for a July book?

Is anyone else waiting for North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter?

Tardis: I got a notice from the library that Sharing Knife is waiting for me there. Don't know what that means in regards to receiving it here.

In a twisted way... this makes me feel better. I'm still waiting for Hero of ages too. :) I've met Brandon, and live near him. I plan on getting my ER copy autographed. :)

That's great utoxin. I met Brandon at DragonCon in Atlanta this past year. If he's there again this year, I'll take the ER book and see if I can get a signature.

I didn't put a request on Sharing Knife: Horizon at the library because I was going to buy a copy anyway - Bujold is one of the few authors I buy in hardcover. So I was THRILLED to get an ER copy but I have to admit, the waiting is getting to me in this case, even though it isn't really all that long yet. sigh.

AFAIK, nobody got Smoke Gets In Your Eyes from July.

#8 I think that's why I started this thread, so we could all be on pins and needles together, a shared experience, so to speak. :)

I got my hand's on Fool: A Novel by Christopher Moore but have still not received North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter. 'Course, I'm so behind reviewing books that I shouldn't even be asking for them!

#12 - When did it get there?

I'm on pins and needles for mine.

#13 - I'm not sure. I got mine from a reviewer who received it and wasn't interested in reading it. He had already moved it from home to his office with a bunch of other ARC's he was giving away so I believe he had had it a few weeks at least.

6: I'm still waiting for North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter, too. *bounces foot with impatience*

I'm still waiting for The Sonnets. Not sure anyone else has received theirs yet either though.

>16 daisy32:,
If anyone HAS received their copy, they haven't posted in the 'books received' thread yet, I've been watching as I'm to get it as well.

I'm still waiting on Pain Killers by Jerry Stahl. (I'd add a touchstone but it's not working for this book.)

I'm also still waiting for The Sonnets. I'm on pins and needles since it looks so good!

I'm waiting for The Sonnets too, it does sound good! Sure hope it comes soon, I've started haunting my mail box, I'm sure the postwoman thinks I'm mad ;-)

I'm still waiting for Beverly Jenkins's Bring On The Blessings -- there's no touchstone for it, but the work page is here. I haven't seen anyone else mention anything about it in the ER group... I'll keep (im)patiently waiting!

I haven't received Never Tell a Lie by Hallie Ephron. I hope it comes soon.

I'm waiting on Never Tell a Lie as well, its difficult to be patient for so long!

Still waiting for The Sailor From Gibraltar. Anyone received theirs?

Anxiously waiting {Strangers in the Land of Egypt}.

Just received Bring On The Blessings today! As with all laws of nature, as soon as I complain it seems to appear... thus making me feel very guilty for whining. :)

"Sharing Knife #4" went on sale today.

The Good News is that an LTer received a copy :)

Has anyone gotten Fool by Christopher Moore? I'm still waiting.

#28. I'm waiting for mine, too.

Rec'vd Sharing Knife.

Yeah.

My copy of The Sonnets came today. It's a lovely edition. I'm happy :-)

#31 - I think you're the first who has! (and said so). I saw your post on the other thread. Any chance the package said where it was coming from?

Has anyone seen Never Tell A Lie yet? Just wondering.

#31, no Hiraeth, it's just an inked stamp saying "Royal Mail Postage Paid HQ 3664", although the numbers are a bit smudged so that should be taken with a grain of salt, could be 3004 too. So obviously coming from England, not specifically from where.

You'll be very pleased with the edition, it's really lovely. I hope you get yours soon.

Also waiting on The Hero of Ages

I got my copy of The Sonnets today! Thanks katylit, for the head's up.

To #33:

I haven't seen Never Tell a Lie either. I got a box in the mail yesterday and thought it might be that one, but ended up being a book from the January batch instead (not that I'm complaining!).

I'm still waiting on The Hero of Ages. I hope it comes soon!

I'm still waiting for The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex and Other True Stories by Pagan Kennedy from the July/August batch.

Still waiting on Jailbait Zombie....

#38 - Whine, moan, whimper. I even started Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, thinking it would come as soon as I did. Not working. :(

To #33

Also waiting for Never Tell a Lie...

I was supposed to get a copy of Strangers in the Land of Egypt (Touchstone not working) by Stephen March from the December batch, but no sign of it yet.

#43

I'm still waiting for Strangers as well.

Waiting on mine too. Hero of Ages

I'm waiting on Never tell a lie as well

I was in Books-A-Million today and saw Hero of Ages on the shelf. *sigh* I didn't buy it. I hope my copy comes soon.

I don't understand why the publishers don't get these books out sooner. You would think they would want to get reviews circulating as soon as possible or at least before the release date. Go figure.

I'm still waiting on North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter from the December batch. Has anyone else received theirs?

>49 SpongeBobFishpants:, Nope SpongeBobFishpants (that name makes me laugh so much...), I am still waiting on mine.

>49 SpongeBobFishpants:, I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive as well.

Still waiting for Inside Straight: A Wild Cards Novel - and February is just broke my streak of not being picked for an early review - wonder if it's because I didn't have my latest book to review yet? I had read and reviewed my past two before the following month's selections closed. *sigh*

@39 zwoolard - I had missed mine( The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex) too, and contacted the publisher back in October. He was very nice and said that he had sent the books out almost immediately after getting the list. I resent him my address and he sent me the book (with an extra surprise) very shortly.

If you'd like to contact him too, go to http://www.sfwp.com/

I used the online contact form and selected general inquiries as the category.

Hope this helps!

Still waiting for Fool: A novel (and touchstone still not working).

Has anyone received their LIbrary Thing ER copy yet?

I haven't recieved Vilnius Poker yet.

Still waiting for Pain Killers (and touchstone also is not working). Anyone else receive their copy?

Still waiting for The Sharing Knife: Horizon. I know others have received theirs, and it's frustrating because I REALLY want to read it and I know it's in the bookstores. Sigh.

I haven't received Vilnius Poker yet either.

Yeah, the ER books that are delivered to us after the publication date are a real bummer. I'm trying to remember I'm getting a free book by one of my most favorite authors ever, but I'm having difficulty not stomping my feet and pouting about the fact that I don't have it NOW.

I just sent off an email to Tor to see if I can find out what's holding up Brandon's book. I'll post here when/if I get a response.

#60 Awesome, I hope you get a response soon. I'm really bummed my copy hasn't arrived yet.

Still waiting for The Hero of Ages.

I still haven't heard anything from Tor, which is disappointing.

Very. :(

I'll check with Abby about Hero of Ages.

Haven't gotten Fool yet either :(

... Is anyone else waiting on Busted Flush?

I still haven't got it but its the first one I've snagged, so I'm not sure if I am impatient... or if I should be worried.

#67 I didn't get my Wildcards ER yet - so yeah...

I'm a little upset because I don't want my lack of review to screw me up for the upcoming ER picks...but can't very well review without a book!

Just got this:

Hi Matthew:

I checked with the Tor Books promotions department and it's not a
promotion they did. You'll have to contact LibraryThing directly. Sorry!

Torie Atkinson
Administrative Editor
Tor.com

utoxin - i'm still waiting on this one too.

I've sent an email to Abby with a copy of what I got from Tor. Hopefully she can figure out what's going on.

I'm beginning to completely lose hope on recieving Never tell a lie, which is very disappointing. It was going to be my first ER book!

>72 jsherri:. I'm also beginning to wonder about Never Tell A Lie.

Well, I would like to know about Hero of Ages, because I'll go buy it if I need to, I just want it.

Abby just emailed me back and said she's looking into it.

Thanks, utoxin! I appreciate your help!

MrsLee - Same here!

Still waiting on Mother Teresa's Secret Fire. I didn't think much of it until I saw the reviews popping up.

STILL waiting for The Sharing Knife: Horizon. I know others have received theirs, and it's frustrating. I finally went and bought a copy, because I was tired of waiting. Grr.

edited to add: Well, guess what was waiting when I got home from work tonight? Yay!

I'm still waiting the the Wildcards ER that I was told I'd get too. I recieved the January batch book that I won, but not the December one.

(Taps foot...) Still waiting on North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter. SpongeBob, you get yours yet?

I'm still waiting for Fool. And so is my best friend who also is supposed to receive a copy through ER. We keep looking at it longingly in bookstore. sigh. :(

# 80 - Nope. I have NOT received North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter. I am seriously considering writing to Abby. Do you know if anyone else has received it?

I'm surprised people haven't received Fool by Christopher Moore yet since I know ARC's were sent to others some time ago and the book is on the shelves now.

>82 SpongeBobFishpants:, Well, no one has posted a review yet, so that might indicate no.

#81. Haven't received my copy of Fool, either. So disappointed in the wait.

Hero of Ages has arrived!

I posted yesterday after work that I hadn't recieved Busted Flush: A Wild Cards Novel, but it finally came today. Woot...finally!

I've received North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter (on Wednesday, February 18). So presumably they went out not too long ago (my copy went from New York to Massachusetts, so not a really long trip).

No more whining from me! I have Hero of Ages! :)

>87 SmangosBubbles:, Oooh, SmangosBubbles, you're making me excited. I'm in DC, so maybe I'll see it soon!

Jailbait Zombie, that's my kind of title.

I've still not had Hero of Ages, has anyone in the UK had it?

#86 there's hope for me yet then.

Hero of Ages has not made it to South Georgia.

Still waiting on North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter.

No sign of Jailbait Zombe for anyone yet?

I got TWO copies of North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter today - one an ARC and the other the final, published book.

95> I'm still waiting for Jailbait Zombie as well.

So how long do we wait before contacting Abby?

Don't worry about the December books yet - give them another few weeks! And fear not, I'm watching this thread.

*doing the happy dance*

Hero of Ages arrived! Yay!!

Happy for you Georgia! I'm really enjoying it, but it's taking me forever due to life.

I'm still waiting on "Eve" from December... :-(

I am so hopeful that Fool gets here by Tuesday. I'm off on a week's vacation and I would love to have it with me.

98> Thanks Abby!

I guess I just don't understand why they take so long if they are sent out for reviews. I thought the purpose of ARC reviews is to get the buzz out there before the book gets released. Go figure!

Well, off to check the PO Box...here's wishing me luck :)

98 thanks, it's reassuring to hear.

Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit...3 ARC's arrived yesterday!

North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter
Retail Anarchy: A Radical Shopper's Adventures in Consumption by Sam Pocker
The Strain: Book One of the Strain Trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro

Plus I have my bookclub books to read! Jenkies!

Hero of Ages just arrived in the UK. Yay!

Still no Vilnius Poker for me so far!

Or me!

or me!

I despair of ever receiving Fool.

Still waiting on Never Tell a Lie too.

ditto for Never tell a lie

And yet, ironically I have now received TWO copies of North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter. *sigh* Sorry guys, I wish the publishers would standardize this process a little bit.

Still no Fool here.

No sign of Vilnius Poker here either.

Hero of Ages just arrived in Ottawa, Canada.

Still waiting for Inside Straight: A Wild Cards Novel

I haven't received Fool either. :(

Also still waiting on Fool. Isn't the point of an ARC that you generate interest in the book BEFORE it comes out? Fool has been out for, what, two weeks now, and I don't think anyone's received it.

I'm still waiting for Busted Flush: A wild cards novel. Which not only hasn't come, also won't touchstone.

Abby - how long should we give December's books before accepting that they are unlikely to ever arrive?

Still waiting for Never Tell A Lie as well.

I have never received my copy of Inside Straight.

I have yet to receive "The Cross" by Arthur Blessitt from the Dec. batch.

Still waiting on Fool, too.

I just received Inside Straight yesterday finally :)

Received my copy of Inside Straight today.

I still haven't received The Agency by Ally O'Brien from Dec bonus batch, has anyone else got theirs?

Edited to say I've seen that other people in the UK have received it, not sure why I haven't?

well, it's been another two weeks now and still no Jailbait Zombie...

127> I haven't gotten mine either, though I've seen the folks in the UK, at least on in California and I think one in NYC have got one. But you're not alone in that.

Yeah, I haven't gotten my copy of Jailbait Zombie either. Wonder what's up with that...

Which is really funny, since I snagged a copy of Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand from the Feb batch, and it arrived in the mail on Friday...

Apparently my December book (Eve) came in mid January but no one at my house told me I had a package until now.... Never trust your family.

130> I'm supposed to get copy of the Kitty book too, but I didn't get mine yet. Hopefully it's on the way :)

I never did receive Strangers in the Land of Egypt from the December batch.

busted flush has now arrived on UK shores. Review to follow shortly.

I'm also still waiting for Jailbait Zombie. I do know that if they shipped it by UPS, I've had some trouble with that carrier before, so it might be that I "got" it and wasn't informed. Ah well. Cheers!

vilnius poker is here in the UK:)

Still haven't received my ER copy of Fool. It's been out here for more than a month. :(

#136 yep, got mine yesterday!

#136 snap

Any word on Fool, yet, from anyone?

I'm tempted to go search at the local used book store for it at this point.

Re #140 I haven't received Fool yet either.

I have given up on Fool at this point.

# 140 - That's not a bad idea. I noticed 2 weeks ago when our university bookstore was having a 75% off used book sale that several copies of Fool were in the "new" used books pile.

I have also given up on Fool, sadly. I was looking forward to it, too.

I'm still waiting for The Survivors Club - it seems like other people got their copies already.

And yet another two weeks goes by with no sign of Jailbait Zombie. I think we're up to about 3 months now.

Just curious... is anything actually done when the books don't get sent? Are the publishers held accountable in some way? I know it's a free book (though we do "pay" for it with a review) but I think if the publisher makes a commitment to supply these books then they should be held responsible for doing so....and in a timely manner.

Eh, I figure a free book is a free book. I am mildly annoyed about not receiving Fool yet but I have enough in my TBR pile to keep me going for decades. When I start jonesing for Christopher Moore I'll borrow Fool from the local library.

edit: sorry, still can't get the Fool touchstone to work

Yeah, a free book is a free book... (even though I might have been super excited about it).

But with that said, I like to make sure the lack of an ER book receipt doesn't keep me from being in the running for others. (It hasn't so far... I got a February book, received and reviewed already.)

Still no Fool (touchstone not working) here, either. I've checked the local used book store, but they didn't have any copies available (though I did find You Suck which I didn't own yet, so yeah!).

Still no sign of Strangers in the Land of Egypt. Did anyone ever receive a copy?

No sign of the elusive Never tell a lie!

I read the preceding books in the series to prepare for Jailbait Zombie, so if it never arrives, the author/publisher will never get a chance to redeem the series for me! >:-D I was kind of unimpressed after the third book, and was hoping the fourth would be more enjoyable. From where it left off, I won't bother going out to get a copy on my own.

151 > I've also read all the earlier books in the series and I actually thought they got better with each one so I was eager to read Jailbait Zombie. I won't hold it against the author that I didn't get the book, it wasn't his fault. The publisher on the hand.... well, that's another story.

Still no sign of Christopher Moore's Fool: A Novel.

(Argh, touchstone won't load.)

I gave up on Moore's Fool. I'm a big fan of the man, so I'm bummed.

But, I got a February book, a March book, and a March bonus batch book.

I have no place to whine... (But I do so a bit, anyway.)

I'm officially giving up on Never tell a lie, here's hoping that Annie's ghosts shows up!

I'm officially giving up on Never tell a lie, here's hoping that Annie's ghosts shows up!

I snagged a copy of Rock Bottom, but it never showed up. I actually totally forgot about it until I saw this thread.

>157 veevoxvoom:: Rock Bottom never reached me either. I ended up reading and reviewing a library copy.

Has everyone else who hasn't received Jailbait Zombie given up? I mean, wow, it's the end of May, and I still don't have it. Just curious.

I've given up on my copy of Fool: a Novel by Christopher Moore.

*sadness*

I was supposed to receive Jailbait Zombie too, and yes, I have given up.

Do we have to contact Abby directly to make sure she knows who didn't get the books so it doesn't count against us?

I can't believe how many different books have never been received. Is this typical for any given month?

This is the first time I've ever not received an ER book (though once it was months out before it was finally delivered)... and it seems like this is a large list.

I would say, definitely email Abby and let her know you didn't receive it. When I waited months for my other missing book, she removed the black mark from my ER record (since other recipients were also missing it).

Jailbait Zombie--as with the other Felix Gomez novels by Mario Acevedo--is fun to read and well written. Look for Werewolf Smackdown in March 2010

I'm still waiting for The Irish Americans. I haven't seen that anyone received it or has made note of not getting it. Was it really offered or did I dream it?

I havent recieved Impatient with desire, but now I won Making rounds with Oskar let`s see if they send this one.

I haven't received The Lotus Eaters yet. The bad thing is, I haven't received my January book either.

I haven't received Impatient with Desire either...I've seen others received it back in January, but nothing here.

I have also not received Impatient with Desire! I saw other people did receive copies, but I am still waiting patiently (ha!) to see if my copy comes. I was really interested in reading it.

I meant the (ha!) in regards to *impatient* and *patient*. I didn't want to sound like I was being rude or cheeky about not receiving a book.