John and Carole's book "Hollow Earth" gets read everywhere in the Universe - and in Cardiff

[dieastra]

In order to release a bit the tension wich I created and bring back some fun and silliness into the comm, I want to share my two recent action figure stories here as well. Apologies if you already have seen them somewhere else, but maybe there is someone out there who hasn't. And maybe we could even start a discussion about the book

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[dieastra]

I'm sure your niece will enjoy it, and you should ask her to lend it to you once she is finished.
I was a bit afraid that it might be boring, with lots of strange places and weird people, but it isn't. It all feels very real. I listened to an interview where John said that he does not like books with a long opening chapter, he wants to get to the action right away.

[dieastra]

Yeah, not everyone has an Uncle John who brings over first editions of Harry Potter before they come out in the US. Shipping from the UK surely isn't cheap, is it?

Inititally I did even want to wait till the second one comes out and then order as a pair to get it cheaper, but found I couldn't wait that long.

I'm very curious whether this might get translated into German. They did with the Torchwood novels, after all, so why not? And if that TV series or even movie is going to happen, that will make the name Barrowman a bit more famous over here.

[dieastra]

I don't know what I would do without Amazon. It's been a long time since I bought any book or DVD in a shop. They usually don't have the stuff I want, or I don't want to wait as long till they do.

[dieastra]

I usually only find stuff I HAVEN'T looked for, which is even worse. Last thing I bought just yesterday is this: http://www.buecher.de/shop/buecher/das-mini-billard-buch/vago-mike/products_products/detail/prod_id/33597809/

There is a real miniature billard in this. I expect my actionfigures want to have a play soon.