Can any of you Brits help this Yankee?

**DrBloodmoney1** · August 4th, 2006, 10:19 PM

Can any of our brethren across the pond in the UK answer a question for me. I'm looking to order The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie in an upcoming order from amazon.co.uk (gotta import my Jon Courtenay Grimwood and Mark Chadbourn - the US publishers just won't give these guys hardcover releases).

The amazon.co.uk page lists the book as being a paperback. I think that it is actually a hardcover release.

Can anyone confirm this for me?

amazon.co.uk link showing a paperback
amazon.ca link showing a hardcover

I would post the link to the US release, but hey wouldn't you know - they're not releasing it here (and if they do it'll probably be a softcover release)

Thanks for your help!

**JamesL** · August 5th, 2006, 04:51 AM

As you said, it does say paperback...but there is no way that they would charge £18 for a paperback.

So, either it is hardback and not paperback as they say, or they've made a typo with the price. I would think this is unlikely, so would assume it is hardback not paperback.

**Mithfânion** · August 5th, 2006, 06:13 AM

Dr. B

On amazon UK, there are currently two editions of the Blade itself. I have the (very nice) trade paperback, which is this one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...UTF8&s=gateway

I checked the ISBN.

The one you linked to is the hardcover, so that's the one to get if you don't want the trade.

**Hobbit** · August 5th, 2006, 08:37 AM

And Sorry I'm late to this one, Dr B - my copy is a hardback copy, price £18.99.

The ISBN is 0575077859, if it helps.

I've just reviewed it; enjoyed it very much. (LINK HERE. (Don't think there's any spoilers - I try very hard not to include them!)

Hobbit

**DrBloodmoney1** · August 5th, 2006, 09:59 AM

Great thanks guys!

I figured as much, but I wanted to make sure before I placed my order.

Nice review Hobbit!

**Hobbit** · August 5th, 2006, 01:50 PM

Thanks, Doctor B. Hope your hunt is successful: be interested to read what you think.

Hobbit

**Yobmod** · August 6th, 2006, 07:49 AM

I noticed the last Mckillip book was listed as a paperback, but as far as i knew it was only out in hardback and was way overpriced. I msged amazon, and they checked, and changed the listing to Hardcover.

So they do make mistakes, but you can just ask them.

**DrBloodmoney1** · August 12th, 2006, 01:50 PM

I received the book. It was hardcover. Thanks for your help guys!

**Hobbit** · August 12th, 2006, 04:08 PM

GOOD! Nice cover too.

Let us know what you think when you're done!

Hobbit

**Joe Abercrombie** · August 13th, 2006, 07:58 AM

Ah, Amazon, you tell them and tell them . . .

Alas, no US deal as yet, softback or otherwise, but perhaps if we all cross our fingers and wish really, really hard . . . no?

I guess our cousins across the pond will have to rely on Amazon for just a little longer.

Dr. B, hope you enjoy the book. Glad it turned out to be the hardback - that version is 25% better written.

Hobbit, many, many thanks for the review. Always great when someone likes your book, but somehow it's even better when they tell a lot of other people too.

As for everyone else, Buy the Blade Itself

You don't have to read it, but you must buy it

Preferably in Hardback

**DrBloodmoney1** · August 13th, 2006, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Joe Abercrombie

Dr. B, hope you enjoy the book. Glad it turned out to be the hardback - that version is 25% better written.

Hey-
Thanks for stopping by the forums. I'm glad I went with the hardcover then.

**Decado** · August 13th, 2006, 01:11 PM

There's a difference in *writing* between hard/soft covers? That's...unusual.

BTW, why order it from the UK? Or is it cheaper than ordering it from Canada?