Angel Fire East

by Terry Brooks | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0345435257 Global Overview for this book
Registered by awhina of Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on 7/8/2003
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64 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 101 by wingPixettewing from Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, June 25, 2005
This journal entry is obviously out of order because I encountered this book before it was kidnapped by the crazed fruit and veg convention attendee.

I recognise that we all have different tastes but I'm afraid I simply could not finish the book - I had to put it down and walk away.

To explain:
My initial inspection indicated an overuse of the word 'the'. Closer investigation led to the discovery of a use of 'a' and 'an' that were verging on excessive. This began to concern me so I began spot checks through the book. I then became appalled, nay grossly appalled, by the gratuitous use of verbs.

I'm sure the gentle reader will perfectly understand now why I had to walk away.

PS: I'm simply to traumatised to go into what I thought about the treatment of nouns.

Journal Entry 102 by newk from Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Saturday, June 25, 2005
Yes it was me that anonymously stole the book. Trouble is about 35 people saw me. So I just quietly put it back into circulation.

But keep you apples out you lot

Newk.. who had a chat to Jawin about fruit and veg during the weekend. She has a totally unbiased opinion.

Journal Entry 103 by Amjoco from Golden Beach, Queensland Australia on Sunday, June 26, 2005
I caught this book somewhere between battered tentacles and deep-fried worms (at least, I think they were worms, yummy anyway!) during the Great Yum Cha GobbleFest to close the Australian BookCrossing Convention this weekend in Brisbane.

What can I say about this book? I laughed, I cried, it changed my life, and that was just the picture on the cover!

I released it immediately of course, it was just too overwhelming to hold on to. The Toowoomba sorority snaffled it and I suspect Fiddlewood (thanks for the photo!) is taking it back to the garden city.

Journal Entry 104 by Toxic from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Sunday, June 26, 2005
What's ABC without a cheat book, I always say...

Journal Entry 105 by Fiddlewood from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Sunday, June 26, 2005
Hmmm ... our Trans Tasman friends are not quite as guileless as we may have thought! What a brilliant, devious little scheme! Yes, I too loved this book ... the colour, the cover art, the blurb ... thoroughly recommended for a speed read in good company over yum cha. It has now travelled to the Garden City where it will undoubtedly change more lives perhaps for the better ...

Journal Entry 106 by tantan from Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia on Sunday, June 26, 2005
But before it went to the garden city tantan and Adam touched it at the Trivia night. We were apparently still on our honeymoon after we got back from a week at Norfolk Island after our wedding on March 12th. :-)

We liked this sentence on page 35: "Larry Spence looked startled."

And thanks to Fiddlewood for the pic!

Journal Entry 107 by Lytteltonwitch from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Monday, July 4, 2005
Caught up with this book again in the beautiful city of Brisbane,it tried to get itself lost in the Gay Pride Parade but we rescued it before it led us astray.

Journal Entry 108 by Lytteltonwitch from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Monday, July 4, 2005
This entry is on behalf of Steelman who first didn't read the book in Christchurch at Easter,and managed to miss it entirely in Brisbane and had to make do with The Cardboard

Journal Entry 109 by ThePanopticon on Monday, July 11, 2005
My Preciousssssssssss..er um..My wife (she's from Singapore, you know) suggested that giving presents to strange young children was a sure fire way for men like me to go places fast. So I have offered up this book in the spirit of needs-based policy. I once read this book sometimes between re-heating my corned beef + peas and putting on my special pyjamas. I did not find this book very mainstream at all and it really needed cuts and lots of them! Oh dear I've come over all strange all of a sudden..I'm sure it will be gone by lunchtime.

Journal Entry 110 by ThePanopticon on Tuesday, July 12, 2005
In between posing for magazines and climbing small mountains I like to get out and meet some of my subjects..err..voters. Sometimes I will even present them with gifts - in the interests of furthering the knowledge-based society of course. To this little person I presented a copy of that remarkable book "Angel Fire East". Its a tale of one young woman's struggle against the demons of our patriachal society..inspiring stuff indeed!

Journal Entry 111 by ThePanopticon on Tuesday, July 12, 2005
"break my legs and you can have the fecking thing for free!!!"

Journal Entry 112 by TessD from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Friday, July 15, 2005
"The cheat book" - what a hoot, picked up at the Brisbane Book Crossing Convention June 2005 at Yum Cha in the Myers Centre!!! Where do I start????? The most fantastic book I have ever not read!!!! It now begins its journey out west via hulinea (one of our Toowoomba sisters!!) Good luck!
PS: I do have a photo of myself with the book at The King of Kings, but my limited technology skills have prevented me from attaching it. I thought I would just insert it as in a word document, but find I am unable to do this......any assistance would be appreciated in aiding my attachment of my photo, to really prove I have not read this book!

Journal Entry 113 by ThePanopticon on Tuesday, July 19, 2005
A che cosa lo avete pensato stavate sorridendo?

Journal Entry 114 by jawin from Launceston, Tasmania Australia on Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Tess D was not telling fibs about the photo. Here she is, holding up this important piece of literary genius!

Journal Entry 115 by astarte on Friday, July 29, 2005
I am worried on page 157 it says 'His gaze wandered off towards the trees'


did he get it back or is he gazeless for all time.

(typing very quietly)picked the book at a BC meetup this morning after celebrating my birthday yesterday, celebrated very thoroughly..who knew that turning pages could be so loud.

the blue cover of the book is not a hangover cure in case you were wondering,

Journal Entry 116 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Saturday, July 30, 2005
The book was only second to the Cardboard.. according to Brett...

Journal Entry 117 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Saturday, July 30, 2005
Ribbet of a Read and not a Croak out of me until I finished it.... Miles Historical Village, Miles Qld 17 July 2005

Journal Entry 118 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Saturday, July 30, 2005
Guuuuutttt Booook..... (subtext in english - these Aussies vead vooks in da vater... knew vey vere vaterlovers..) Artesian Spa - Outback Mitchell, Qld 18 July 2005 - In pursuit of Grey Nomads and found Grey German Nomads!

Journal Entry 119 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Saturday, July 30, 2005
Ahhhhh.... A man, A dog, some sheep and Angel Fire East all together at the Mitchell Artesian Hot spa.. what more could one want..

Journal Entry 120 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Saturday, July 30, 2005
Dogs rust ruv it... woof...

Journal Entry 121 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Saturday, July 30, 2005
Had to do the crocodile roll with the dog to get Angel Fire East out of the cattledogs clutches... and we all know how tenacious those Aussie Cattledogs can be... took me a while to wipe the blood off the cover and Angel Fire East did a tour of Roma, Charleville, Cunnamulla and St George .. but Angel Fire East is now entrusted to Fiddlewood in the Garden City of Toowoomba for her sojourn into unjournalled territories... onward Angel Fire East....

Journal Entry 122 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Saturday, July 30, 2005
Have passed Angel Fire East onto Fiddlewood at our July BC Meetup in Toowoomba... Fiddlewood's earrings show dedication in her pilgramage to promote Angel Fire East...

Journal Entry 123 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Monday, August 1, 2005
One of the more heavy weight fluff material I have had the pleasure of digesting...

Not anything like those other books I have had left in me before... gives me indigestion this cardboard does....

signed Hulinea's Letterbox - (classified location)

Journal Entry 124 by ThePanopticon on Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Engineers are considering what, if anything, to do about a protruding copy of “Angel Fire East” on the belly of the space shuttle Discovery that could trigger increased re-entry turbulence and localized, potentially dangerous, reading if it is left as is.

Lead flight director Paul Hill said today a team of engineers is studying the reader-dynamic threat posed by the exposed copy of “Angel Fire East” while another team is looking into possible spacewalk repair fixes. Any such repair work likely would be added to a spacewalk already planned for Wednesday.

This is not a new issue and it's not related to the Harry Potter debris that fell of Discovery's tank during launch. Engineers spotted the protruding copy of “Angel Fire East” in photos shot by the space station's crew last week as commander Eileen Collins flipped the shuttle about before docking to permit a close examination of the shuttle's underside heat shield.

"We have a team of folks that are working aggressively at options to go and make that volume safe if we decide it's an issue," Hill said at a morning news briefing. "We expect to have final results on aero reading and a decision on whether we need to do anything about the copy of “Angel Fire East” on Monday."
Engineers may opt to do nothing if the analysis shows Discovery can safely return to Earth as is. If not, "we have various options that range from pulling the fantasy novel out, to trimming the trade paperback, to putting it back down into the remainder bin," Hill said. "And those are actively being worked right now. I couldn't tell you yet where it's going."

Journal Entry 125 by Fiddlewood from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Thursday, August 25, 2005
Sorry folks, the Tardis is making that funny noise, and I have a galaxy to get to before tea. Nice cover though ... Cheers, The Doctor.

Journal Entry 126 by Bookswild from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Sunday, August 28, 2005
A fantastic book.

Journal Entry 127 by Bookswild from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Sunday, August 28, 2005
"Caught" this book at a breakfast meetup. In the photo I am reading the instructions:]

This is a Clayton's book - the book you have read when you havent read it!

Journal Entry 128 by MINMUN from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, September 27, 2005
This book absolutely refused to stay released in the vast expanse of W.A. so we had to bring it back to sunny Queensland where it will be released shortly.

Journal Entry 129 by MINMUN from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Tried to release it to Willie but he said "I am a Rugby League player - I don't read"

Journal Entry 130 by MINMUN from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Sunday, October 2, 2005
I want to get shot of this one - help !!!

Journal Entry 131 by MINMUN from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Sunday, October 2, 2005
At last it's gone !

Journal Entry 132 by freesia from Perth City, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Amazing - fantastic - incredible .... no, there really arent' the words to describe the feeling this book gave me. a sotr of welling up from the suppressed darkness of the subconscious, it loomed out of the pages like a colossal yellow tuna fish. Perhaps I should interpret its genius in a tone poem ... or perhaps a tap dance. I hope it traumatises the rest of the world too. Farewell to the cheeky Kiwi bookcrossers - we leave for Australia in 3 weeks! Thank you all for making me so welcome and letting me in on the Little Secret of this startling book.

Journal Entry 133 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Defending the Indefensible - Terry wrote a book on how to write a good book...

Journal Entry 134 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Trying to look interested... dont be fooled!!! Lest we forget she started life as a Kiwi herself...

Journal Entry 135 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Has had the pleasure of reading one of Terry's earlier mesterpieces de resistance... and look what it did to him..

Journal Entry 136 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Is that fear in his eyes????

Journal Entry 137 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
And tonight's prize is..

Journal Entry 138 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Incognito holding AFE...

Journal Entry 139 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Anne
Can wax lyrically about AFE - just ask her!!!

Journal Entry 140 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Carolyn and AFE Sept Meetup

Journal Entry 141 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
John and AFE Sept Meetup

Journal Entry 142 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Pam and AFE Sept Meetup

Journal Entry 143 by futurecat from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Tuesday, November 15, 2005
And while the false cheat book was incarcerated in a refugee detention centre in darkest Australia, the real cheat book decided to come out of retirement and go off on a tour of New Zealand with his good friend Ballycumber.

Here they are on the road, somewhere in Canterbury...

Journal Entry 144 by futurecat from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Sunday, November 20, 2005
It's all lies, I tell you!

Here's the REAL cheat book on holiday in New Zealand with his good friend Ballycumber, meeting one of the local inhabitants of Mount Hutt.

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Journal Entry 145 by futurecat from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Sunday, November 20, 2005
And here they are waiting for a jetboat ride on the Rakaia.

(That fake cheat book's looking a bit the worse for wear, isn't it? I'm actually amazed it survived this long!!!)

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Journal Entry 146 by futurecat from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Sunday, November 20, 2005
Here's the cheat book being not read by an interestingly wooden Geraldine resident, while Ballycumber tries his hand at bareback cow riding.

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Journal Entry 147 by Lytteltonwitch from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Saturday, December 17, 2005
A merry evening with my old friend Ballycumber at Cafe Bleu,plenty to eat and drink.For those who were concerned about my health and wellbeing I have just being having a bit of time out before Christmas.

Journal Entry 148 by Lytteltonwitch from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Friday, December 23, 2005
Ballycumber was caught reading this book and was well and truly told off for committing such a faux pas. His excuse "I'm bored" He was invited to the social event of the year The Christchurch Bookcrossers Xmas Party and he was bored.

Journal Entry 149 by focus-ret from Lodi, California USA on Friday, February 17, 2006
The last book of a trilogy, this is a story of magic, adventure, and good and evil. Also a character who is so disengaged from the world that she doesn't even put out Christmas decorations must learn to involve herself more actively in life. For such a thick book, this was a very quick read. Passed it on at NZ convention.

Journal Entry 150 by Ashenshugar from Dunedin, Otago New Zealand on Saturday, February 18, 2006
Given to me by Artemis99 who went to the NZ convention, she knew I like Brooks' work. Lets just say he peaked a long time ago with his Shannara trilogy and this is a sub-par work. Will release it back to her...

Journal Entry 151 by Skyring from Reid, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Saturday, February 18, 2006
This book made Pixette smile, and a smile from Pixette is always worth seeing!

Journal Entry 152 by Skyring from Reid, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Saturday, February 18, 2006
Meeting up with this crazy book, I discovered a portrait left behind, possibly some connection with the original releaser.

Journal Entry 153 by The-Organist from Timaru, Canterbury New Zealand on Sunday, February 19, 2006
A stunning thriller! Had me shivering as I read it. Couldn't wait to read the next sentence. You must get this book!!!

Journal Entry 154 by Sherlockfan from Upper Hutt, Wellington Province New Zealand on Monday, February 20, 2006
Lots more books should get the "one sentence only" treatment.
Only way to really come to grips with the author's style, his characters and writing skills.

What a concept!!

Have photo to show the delicate handling and developing relationship with this part-trilogy treasure, but short on skills for loading. I'll try later.

Journal Entry 155 by KimKerry from Prescott, Arizona USA on Wednesday, February 22, 2006
When I found this book during a brunch at St. Lees, I was certain I was in for a coma-inducing story about chest-pounding macho men and their fishing fantasies.

It turns out this QUICK READ is a hilarious, spoof of three unlikely, interwoven tales -- "Deliverance", Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid", and "Jaws".

I didn't hesitate to pass this on to a lovely Bookcrosser from Australia!


From around page 40 or so: "He was on his feet, the netting in his hand, his parka cast aside, when the magic finally came together."

Journal Entry 156 by TheLetterB from Dunedin, Otago New Zealand on Saturday, July 1, 2006
Only allowed to read one sentence, I thought. How on earth to pick just one sentence from such a treasure trove? I've always liked the number four (for no good reason), so this is sentence number 4 from page 44:
"The world of Sinnissippi Park is at peace, Nest thought to herself, glancing off across the open flats of the baseball diamonds and playing grounds and through the skeletal trees and rolling stretches of woodland."

Seems like a lengthy way to say the park was empty. RIP, Sinnissippi Park. At least you had Nest there to see you off!

Journal Entry 157 by newk from Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Saturday, July 1, 2006
Is it coming to the Adelaide convention??

Journal Entry 158 by futurecat from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Saturday, July 1, 2006
Most definitely! The witch has promised to escort it.

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Journal Entry 159 by Lytteltonwitch from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Saturday, July 1, 2006
It will be detouring via Tasmania

Journal Entry 160 by thebiblioholic from Riverdale, New York USA on Saturday, July 1, 2006
I thought I heard a rumour the book was lost. Couldn't stand the ridicule and released itself. I guess not?

Journal Entry 161 by futurecat from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Saturday, July 1, 2006
Rumours of its demise were greatly exagerated.

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Journal Entry 162 by servalan from Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, October 19, 2006
Spotted again last night in the clutches of a witch... Congrats on the newly engaged couple!

Journal Entry 163 by newk from Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Thursday, October 19, 2006
not that bloody thing again. It should have been confiscted at the border

Journal Entry 164 by Skyring from Reid, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Friday, October 20, 2006
Best wishes for the future!

Spotted in the unsuspecting hands of Sujie last night.

Journal Entry 165 by wingawaywithfairieswing from Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, November 4, 2006
I made my acquaintance with this book many moons ago at last year's Brisbane Bookcrossing Convention. I even had my photo taken with it. However, I forgot about it until I recently came across it again in Adelaide.

I took note of the BCID (for the second time!) and have only just found the scrap of paper.

And you thought that no news was good news!

Journal Entry 166 by awhina at Cafe Bleu, City Mall in Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Released 17 yrs ago (11/7/2006 UTC) at Cafe Bleu, City Mall in Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

RELEASE NOTES:

It was never meant to be such a travelled book. I took it along to one of my very first meetups and it was hijacked to become "The Cheat Book". Since then its travelled the country and the ditch. Its been journalled by one and all and read by none! The photos include the famous and the infamous. But all good things must come to an end...

The Angel was returned to me tonight - wrapped in pretty pink and shiny paper (thanks "girls"). The cheat instructions removed, it has been left in the back room behind the back of a seat... youy might just be able to see it - if you look hard enough.

Farewell little book I hope never to see you again.

Oh and for the record. I'm NEVER going to read this!

Journal Entry 167 by Hulinea from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia on Saturday, June 23, 2007
Where Oh Where has Angel Fire East gone??????????? Is it lurking somewhere waiting to be newly discovered by a new gen of Bookcrosers??? Perhaps we could have some clues????? or thoughts as to where it may well be now?

We had a Meetup today here in Toowoomba and were pondering where it may be lurking!.

Hulinea


Journal Entry 168 by futurecat from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Saturday, June 23, 2007
Last time we were in Cafe Bleu we checked behind the seat, and the book was gone, presumably off on some exciting adventure into the world (where it might even end up getting read by someone!).

I do have another copy, of course.... *FutureCat laughs evilly and runs away very very very fast so awhina can't get her*

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