{"id":13361,"date":"2013-07-25T06:14:04","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T14:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=13361"},"modified":"2013-07-25T06:14:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T14:14:04","slug":"scott-lynch-is-auctioning-off-a-one-of-a-kind-proof-of-the-republic-of-thieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/news\/scott-lynch-is-auctioning-off-a-one-of-a-kind-proof-of-the-republic-of-thieves\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Lynch is auctioning off a (one-of-a-kind) Proof of The Republic of Thieves<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ScottCan’t wait to get your hands on The Republic of Thieves<\/em> (possibly the most anticipated fantasy novel of the year)? Want to help support the families of the firefighters killed in a wildfire<\/a> last month? In a show of absolute generosity, Scott Lynch is auctioning off<\/a> a one-of-a-kind (literally, there’s only one of these) galley proof of The Republic of Thieves<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Info from Lynch:<\/p>\n

\nI\u2019ve been a volunteer firefighter for eight (how can that be possible?) years now, and we\u2019re all well-versed in the theory and actuality of wildland fires (though most of the grass and forest fires I\u2019ve been on-scene for have been very tame by the standards of the big western\/southwestern conflagrations). We know that these things can turn on a dime and be deadly in their capriciousness, but even so I don\u2019t think we\u2019re ever quite prepared for sudden mass casualty disasters, not in this day and age. Training and technology help us feel invincible, until suddenly we\u2019re simply not. On June 30, 19 firefighters were killed near Yarnell, Arizona when the wildfire they were fighting overran their position.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

This is straight from the desk of the author (yours truly), annotated and scribbled on in a number of places, containing assorted notes and corrections. This is the one and only unbound manuscript of any of my novels I am ever going to offer for public sale. All the others will be deposited (as have unbound manuscripts of The Lies of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies) in the Rare Books and Special Collections Department of the Northern Illinois University Libraries. So if you\u2019ve ever wanted a truly rare piece of Lynchiana, or know anyone who does, this will probably be hard to beat.<\/p>\n

This auction will last for five days, ending July 30th. Every penny of the proceeds will go to the Yarnell Hill NFFF Fire Hero Fund. I\u2019ll post a photo of my check (with my personal info blotted out) when it\u2019s about to go in the envelope.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, if you’re interested in bidding on the auction, you can find it here on ebay<\/a>. At the time of this being written, the auction is already at $260. A bargain, I’d say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can’t wait to get your hands on The Republic of Thieves (possibly the most anticipated fantasy novel of the year)? Want to help support the families of the firefighters killed in a wildfire last month? In a show of absolute generosity, Scott Lynch is auctioning off a one-of-a-kind (literally, there’s only one of these) galley… The Republic of Thieves<\/em>“>Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[692,43,98,93,693,541],"class_list":["post-13361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-charity","tag-del-rey","tag-gollancz","tag-scott-lynch","tag-the-gentle","tag-the-republic-of-thieves"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n