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Post by dmikester on Nov 12, 2018 19:14:40 GMT -5
I received a response and it's definitely softcover: "This is a soft cover book but it has been crafted with elements that are in line with the story that we at MPC are trying to tell." I'm thinking about taking one for the team but the 40% off CURIOUS40 promo isn't eligible for this curiosity. I suspect it's saddle stitched with wire staples like the Century Beast coloring book (a $20 past offering), more like a booklet than a book. "Well-loved by its original owner" sounds like it's worn and weathered but that could be partly printed like the paper artifacts of Filigree in Shadow. The MPC includes this book with the $149.99 King in Yellow All-in-One experience so I don't expect it to be much more than this. I'd love to be proven wrong, though. I have no idea why, but I'm leaning towards purchasing this. It's "only" thirty dollars including shipping, and I both wouldn't mind owning the stories and having something else related to the KiY experience, which remains my favorite of the MPC's. However, if someone else wants to, as rob so eloquently put it, "take one for the team," I'd be grateful.
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Post by Xorin on Nov 12, 2018 20:18:30 GMT -5
I bit the bullet and ordered it. Will let y'all know what it's like when it arrives.
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Post by Todd on Nov 13, 2018 8:39:11 GMT -5
"This is a soft cover book but it has been crafted with elements that are in line with the story that we at MPC are trying to tell." Taako's personal copy of the King in Yellow.
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Post by Xorin on Dec 3, 2018 9:58:04 GMT -5
The KiY book has shipped. Given prior shipping times, it should be here either late this week or early next week. Given holiday shipping, probably the latter.
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Post by thegenii on Dec 3, 2018 11:03:30 GMT -5
I ordered the new challenge coins, as well as the book. Will report upon arrival.
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Post by RoseBlight on Dec 9, 2018 18:56:44 GMT -5
The KiY book has shipped. Given prior shipping times, it should be here either late this week or early next week. Given holiday shipping, probably the latter. Any news on the book?
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Post by Xorin on Dec 10, 2018 6:03:26 GMT -5
The KiY book has shipped. Given prior shipping times, it should be here either late this week or early next week. Given holiday shipping, probably the latter. Any news on the book? It looks like it's scheduled to arrive today or tomorrow, so hopefully some news soon.
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Post by thegenii on Dec 10, 2018 19:13:43 GMT -5
Book arrived today. Wrapped in brown paper and string, it smells like peanuts. Probably the print-on-demand ink.
It's a small paperback that's been well distressed.
There are symbols in red ink, which are supposed to look like someone wrote in your copy in red marker, spread sporadically throughout the book. Just a guess, perhaps two dozen. If I get a minute, I'll post some photos.
Good for the price, even without the business with the symbols.
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Post by thegenii on Dec 10, 2018 20:29:31 GMT -5
The book and a page with a symbol.
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Post by rob on Dec 10, 2018 20:35:54 GMT -5
It looks pretty sweet and I'm glad I was wrong and it's perfect bound and not saddle-stitched. I don't have any copy of The King in Yellow so I may have to pick one up
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Post by thegenii on Dec 10, 2018 20:39:48 GMT -5
You couldn't possibly saddle stitch (staple) a book this thick.
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Post by rob on Dec 10, 2018 20:46:14 GMT -5
You couldn't possibly saddle stitch (staple) a book this thick. Yes, it's much more substantial a book than I'd thought.
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Post by dmikester on Dec 10, 2018 20:51:52 GMT -5
Thank you thegenii! Ordered it. That really looks great, and I don't own a copy of King in Yellow, so that should be a nice addition to my bookshelf.
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Post by thegenii on Dec 10, 2018 20:59:40 GMT -5
Please, someone, explain the symbols to me.
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Post by rob on Dec 10, 2018 21:10:49 GMT -5
Please, someone, explain the symbols to me. They did look familiar and then it hit me: They look to be the same symbols used in the cipher of Rise of the Cult. Maybe it's time to dig out your gear and star map
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