On Feb 6, 2009, at 11:23 PM, Marc Rikmenspoel wrote:
Roc has been reprinting the Garrett books for the past two years, beginning with Sweet Silver Blues, and continuing through Dread Brass Shadows, as of this past December. Whispering Nickle Idols and Cruel Zinc Melodies are still in print, so that means that Books 1-5 and 11-12 of the series can easily be had new. Books 6-10 are out of print, but can reasonably be assumed to be scheduled for reprinting.
I couldn't lay hands on Sweet Silver or Bitter Gold recently so I was happy to have both at retail.
Does anyone know what is up with this? I'm hoping that Amazon got partial information, and that Red Iron Nights will actually be released sooner, followed by Book 7 Deadly Quicksilver Lies, and then Petty Pewter Gods, all this year. But I only hope this for the sake of those looking for the books. It doesn't really matter for me, I was lucky enough to complete my collection of Garrett books during 2008, through finding some good ebay deals. But it took a lot of looking and attention on my part, and for those who don't have the time or opportunity to look for deals, it would be nice to have more Garrett available for around $7-8 per book, instead of $20+.
Either somebody found a few boxes of the last printing, or someone who *should* have been laid off decided to save money by skipping volumes. Right, I hope they do manage to keep them all in print, my copy of Cold Copper Tears is about to lose a cover. -- Veteran, Bermuda Triangle Expeditionary Force, 1993-1951