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Zallya
Acolyte
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 Posted - 19 Feb 2008 : 21:39:06
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I have been looking for the last volume in the Avatar series, Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad. However, I'm unable to find it for a reasonable price - on Amazon there are several listings from sellers, but the lowest is used £24, and the highest is like new for as much as around £160!
Trying to order the book from Waterstones (the website claims to have it in stock) has failed, I recieved an email saying they had none in stock and didn't know when they would have any, a week or two after ordering.
Ebay is also void of any copies.
The book itself is listed normally on the Wizards website also.
Searching the internet I have been unable to find anything stating this specifically - but from the prices on Amazon, am I right in thinking that it is simply a rare, out of print book?
Do I have no choice but to pay the premium prices on Amazon if I want a hope of reading the final chapter in the series?
Thanks to anyone who can tell me anything on the topic in advance.
(Note: I tried searching this forum already with no result, if there is already an answer to all of this here, I apologise.)
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 19 Feb 2008 : 21:54:03
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It shouldn't be too hard to find a copy...
I live in Canada and I still see the Avatar series in bookstores. Considering that the whole Avatar series had like a re-print a few years ago with new covers, I'm sure they're still around. |
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Zallya
Acolyte
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Posted - 19 Feb 2008 : 22:02:23
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Well, just to clarify, I live in the UK - As far as I know, all Wizards products have to be imported here, they don't print them here - Though I suppose they probably have to be imported to Canada, too.
As for the series in general, I managed to find the first four books new at a regular price with no trouble at all - This last one is the only problem. Considering the abundance of the first four books amoung online sellers, and the relatively few copies of crucible at a surprisingly high price makes me wonder why. |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
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Posted - 19 Feb 2008 : 22:31:37
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Frak me...that is expensive, and the cheapest I could find was on ebay, for 12$ or so.
Try some British RPG-stores, and if all else fails check in continental European stores. |
Mace's not so gentle gamer's journal My rants were harmless compared to this, beware! |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 20 Feb 2008 : 12:22:08
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| E-bay is probably your best bet. That is where I got a lot of my novels 9and out of print game products, of which I am nearly complete in collecting (thank god says my wallet) |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Feb 2008 : 15:36:46
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| Just wants to point out also that nobleknight.com has a bunch of the old novels for about 4 to 5 bucks and they do ship international. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 20 Feb 2008 : 15:40:37
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Originally posted by Kuje
Just wants to point out also that nobleknight.com has a bunch of the old novels for about 4 to 5 bucks and they do ship international.
Do they also carry out of print game products and adventures?? |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 20 Feb 2008 : 15:45:19
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Oh just checked it....the Bloodstone Quartet sold separately for steep prices just like everywhere else. Lots of good stuff there though.
Oh and on topic, Crucible is a good read IMO and s'too bad it is the final chapter (or is it????) "dum de dum" |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
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Posted - 20 Feb 2008 : 16:12:52
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| Yes ...nobleknight.com and e-bay are the best to search there |
BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Feb 2008 : 18:35:37
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Originally posted by Alisttair
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Originally posted by Kuje
Just wants to point out also that nobleknight.com has a bunch of the old novels for about 4 to 5 bucks and they do ship international.
Do they also carry out of print game products and adventures??
Yes.  |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 20 Feb 2008 : 22:21:53
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Alisttair
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Originally posted by Kuje
Just wants to point out also that nobleknight.com has a bunch of the old novels for about 4 to 5 bucks and they do ship international.
Do they also carry out of print game products and adventures??
Yes.
What she said. :) |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
Scribe for the Candlekeep Compendium |
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Baldwin Stonewood
Acolyte
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Posted - 14 Mar 2008 : 19:39:55
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| I understand your trouble. I just finished the original trilogy and the Prince of Lies (book 4) but I'm having a hard time finding a reasonably priced: Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad (book 5). I have been looking on line and at some local second hand booksellers. Sort of frustrating since Borders is carrying the Prince of Lies. |
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A question regarding the Avatar series
