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<\/a><\/div>\nI follow a couple of sci-fi and fantasy publishing house blogs. From that simple act\u00c2\u00a0 follows the corollary that there are book giveaways from time to time. I would normally assume that the chances were slim-to-none of me winning any given contest. But … in the last several months I have been fortunate enough to win Dragon Keeper<\/i> by Robin Hobb (In hard copy along with a really cute pocket dragon broach that I gave to L.)<\/i>, Royal Exile<\/i> and Tyrant’s Blood<\/i> by Fiona McIntosh, and Wilderness<\/i> by Dennis Danvers.<\/p>\n Then this morning I saw a chance to get a galley copy to review of BRAINS<\/i> by Robin Becker. So I fired off an email and by this evening found out that the galley copy will be here soon. It feels a bit like a visit to Disneyland when you are a kid – all your wishes coming true. This is especially a living dream for a Science Fiction and Fantasy aficionado like me. Given that I already have a library of hundreds of volumes of the genre, there is nothing better than getting new books from authors old and new to read. I keep waiting for someone to come along and pinch me so I wake up.<\/p>\n Now if only I could find a few detective fiction publishing house blogs to follow and have similar luck with them. My reading worries would be over!<\/p>\n Do you ever feel like you are just too lucky at times? I follow a couple of sci-fi and fantasy publishing house blogs. From that simple act\u00c2\u00a0 follows the corollary that there are book giveaways from time to time. I would normally assume that the chances were slim-to-none of me winning any given contest. But … Continue reading Luck Prevails<\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"