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Lost in Translation

As many of you know, I recently had a local signing. My editor jumped in the internet to see where it was being announced. Apparently for a signing in a fairly small city, it got a lot of coverage. The good folks over at WoW Insider posted this very nice announcement:

“Here’s a heads up to all our readers in the general area of Loveland, Colorado. Christie Golden will appear at 2 PM Today at your local Barnes and Noble to sign copies of her New York Times best selling book, Arthas. If you’re in the area and don’t need to be glued to your computer waiting for BlizzCon tickets — or are lucky enough to get one of the first tickets — this is a pretty decent use of a Saturday afternoon, I’d say.

And whether you’re in Colorado or California or anywhere else, if you haven’t checked Arthas out yet, it’s definitely worth a shot. If you have anything more than a passing interest in WoW Lore, you owe it to yourself to buy or borrow this book. Not only is it the best piece of non-game Warcraft fiction according to multiple members of the WoW Insider team, but it contains tidbits of lore and happenings that are almost sure to figure prominently in future patches and expansions. You can read our review of the book for more of my gushing on the book.

But anyway, if you’re in the Loveland area and happen to drop by Barnes and Noble, let us know if anything cool goes down, and happy reading.”

Thanks guys! :)

But the icing on the cake was seeing the above picked up and reprinted…after it had been translated into another language…and from that back into English. For your amusement, I offer the following. And I also offer the disclaimer that this is probably a better translation than any I could have made from English to another language.

“Here’s a heads up to every our readers in the generalized Atlantic of Loveland, Colorado. author Golden module materialize at 2 PM Today at your topical Barnes and Noble to clew copies of her New royalty Times prizewinning commerce book, Arthas. If you’re in the Atlantic and don’t requirement to be affixed to your computer inactivity for BlizzCon tickets — or are serendipitous sufficiency to intend digit of the prototypal tickets — this is a pretty decorous ingest of a Sat afternoon, I’d say.

And whether you’re in river or Calif. or anywhere else, if you haven’t patterned Arthas discover yet, it’s definitely worth a shot. If you hit anything more than a expiration welfare in WoW Lore, you owe it to yourself to acquire or take this book. Not exclusive is it the prizewinning example of non-game Warcraft falsity according to binary members of the WoW Insider team, but it contains tidbits of content and happenings that are nearly trusty to amount prominently in future patches and expansions. You crapper read our analyse of the book for more of my running on the book.

But anyway, if you’re in the Loveland Atlantic and hap to modify by Barnes and Noble, permit us undergo if anything modify goes down, and bright reading.”

…Bright Reading indeed, everyone.

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Well, I’m going to do my very first signing as a New York Times Bestselling Author, and I certainly hope I move some books. As I have lamented before, often signings consist of sitting quietly under a sign that says “Meet the Author” and being asked where the bathroom is, or the cookbooks are. I did contact the Barnes & Noble and inform them of the happy news, perhaps though not in time to do anything with their publicity. Ah well, we shall see what happens.

So if you happen to be at the Centerra shops in Loveland, CO, on Saturday, May 16 at 2:00, please stop in at the Barnes & Noble and say hello! It’s 5835 Sky Pond Drive, and the phone number is 970-663-9473. Tell them I sent you. :)

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I am delighted to report the above news! I found out last week, but I have been so busy with various and sundry things including some out of town travel that I simply did not have the time or the chance to gather my thoughts sufficiently to post a proper blog.

As you all know my relationship with Blizzard has been an excellent one. ARTHAS was their first hardcover novel (and only my second), and their first book to hit the NYT list. I am delighted almost as much for them as for me. Almost!

And more good news…looks like it will be #23 on the May 17 list as well!

Thank you Mr. Lich King sir!

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