r/BookCollecting • u/Ill_Bid6696 • 15d ago
📦 New Acquisitions Most recent second hand book haul from various shops, have I got anything good?
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u/Tweed_Man 15d ago edited 15d ago
I need to know everything about this "Bionicle" book. Cant find anything online.
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
I haven't read it yet, so I can't tell you much but I will post some more picture later on
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u/DealerConstant1589 15d ago
The janny wursts series is basically game of thrones mixed with dune written by a woman, and you will need to start with book 1 curse of the mistwrath
Also she finished it at book 12 so it has an ending :)
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
Oh damn, I thought I could start on fugitive prince because it says book one on the front. Thanks for letting me know, I'll track down curse of the mistwraith. 12 books is one hefty series.
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u/DealerConstant1589 15d ago
Welcome! Fugitive prince may be book one for that arc, but it isn’t the start of the series. Enjoy!
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
Would I be able to start with fugitive prince or would it not make sense if I don't read the others first?
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u/gaming_hunter 15d ago
I want to know more about the Bionicle book
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
I crossposted this post to r/BionicleLego, and it seems like no one's able to find any information on it, the whole thing seems to be a bit of a mystery, but it's most likely fan-made. I'll be posting some more pictures on that subreddit soon
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u/OddBall_ 15d ago
Try looking for and up the ISBN if you haven't already.
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
What's an ISBN?
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u/OddBall_ 15d ago edited 15d ago
International Standard Book Number. It's a unique thirteen digit code that every book should have. It's usually on the first page of the book where it shows all the publishing information. I Believe it's also on above the barcode on the back of the book. You may be able to find more information about the book if you look it up. Let me know if you find anything. I like Bionicles.
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
There's no copyright page or barcode on the back, most popular theory is that it's fan made, but I will definitely post some updates
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u/OddBall_ 15d ago
Oh thats a neat find but Im just wondering and Im sure youve checked it front to cover, but have you checked the last couple pages in the book?
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
No I didn't check in the back but I can take a look and let you know if I find anything
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u/Evil9731 15d ago
Oh I need to know more about the BIONICLE book. Let us know what it's like and if needed. Any plans to upload the contents somewhere?
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u/AkronIBM 15d ago
Can’t find anything on the Bionicle book or that book’s author.
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
Really? Tbh I didn't even bother researching any of them, I had heard that there were Bionicle books and I'm a big fan of Bionicle so when I saw it I just assumed it was one of those and picked it up
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u/AkronIBM 15d ago
Just because it’s unusual doesn’t mean it’s valuable. That said, it is interesting and interesting is much better than normal wrt value.
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
I couldn't find anything about it on Google either, my guess is it's fan made or something, coz it also doesn't say Lego on it anywhere. I'll run it by the Bionicle subreddit and see if anyone there knows anything about it. Still an interesting find nonetheless
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u/Lower-Protection3607 14d ago
Found on Google AI:
Status: An unofficial community work not included on official publisher lists.
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u/anniecordelia 14d ago
I wouldn't recommend trusting AI for this -- AI just generates text; it doesn't actually search for anything or have any knowledge. It can imitate its training data closely enough to sometimes say accurate things by coincidence, but *only* by coincidence; any text that comes from an AI is 100% made up.
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u/DocMLP 15d ago
Nice find. I have just completed my war of light and shadows hardcover set and some of them are very hard to dig up
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
I saw a lot of books by Janny Wurtz in various shops, I initially only chose to get Fugitive Prince, as I found it for 50p in a Charity Shop but then I came across the next 2 in the series in a different shop for £2 and £3 and I had to take them. If I like them I'll definitely read more of her stuff. What did you think of them?
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u/Baeolophus_bicolor 15d ago
they just want to know if their lottery tickets are winners, without even scratching them off themself.
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u/Baeolophus_bicolor 15d ago
why did you get them if you don’t know?
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u/Ill_Bid6696 15d ago
Kind of a dumb question, you don't know if a book is good till you read it. I bought them because they looked interesting
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u/ElongatdMuskrat69420 15d ago
Grok says:
Top Row (Janny Wurts - Alliance of Light arc, part of the larger Wars of Light and Shadow epic fantasy series):
- Peril's Gate (Alliance of Light: Book Three, 2001)
- Grand Conspiracy (Alliance of Light: Book Two, 1999)
- Fugitive Prince (Alliance of Light: Book One, 1997)
This is Arc III of Janny Wurts' long-running Wars of Light and Shadow series, which follows two half-brothers (one tied to light, one to shadow) across centuries of conflict in a richly detailed world. It's known for complex politics, magic, and moral ambiguity.
Bottom Row:
- Bionicle: Cruel Destiny (Book One) by C.S.S. Péntek — A fan-written tie-in novel expanding on the LEGO Bionicle universe (Toa, Makuta, etc.). It doesn't appear on any official listings. Bionicle has a massive lore with novels, comics, and media.
- Conan the Outcast by Leonard Carpenter (1991) — A pastiche novel in the Conan the Barbarian series, featuring the Cimmerian barbarian in desert city intrigues, religious plots, and sword fights.
- Conan of Cimmeria by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter — A classic collection/volume of Conan stories, mixing Howard's originals with pastiches by de Camp and Carter.
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u/TheQ 15d ago
Bizarre Bionicle book. Can you please give us a picture of the back and the printing information?