Darkening of Mirkwood book release date?

[Hermes Serpent]

A quick check at http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/ reveals all manner of things that are currently looming over the US East coast preventing our books being in our grubby hands. There are possible strikes in LA's port, work stoppages looming in Portland, a labour dispute covering all US West coast ports.

Just because these things aren't on the Nine o'clock News doesn't mean smooth sailing for material being transported thousands of miles across the Pacific.

just to cheer you up I got a quote from CNN concerning shipping container losses; "Some estimates suggest that up to 10,000 containers fall into the ocean every year. The World Shipping Council, whose members represent 90% of the world's container ship capacity, say that figure is grossly exaggerated and estimate that on average no more than 350 containers are lost annually." The plastic ducks lost in the central Pacific in January 1992 are still turning up so a lucky castaway may some time in the future be the recipient of a bath toy or maybe even a copy of The Darkening of Mirkwood.

[doctheweasel]

Oh, so that's how I got those free copies at the beach yesterday. I thought it was odd at the time.

[Hermes Serpent]

NEWS AT ELEVEN!!!!!

Sacramento resident acquires Darkening of Mirkwood direct from Ulmo!
Shocked members of C7's forum up in arms at illicit dealings in their precioussssss.

[Rocmistro]

No it isn't Elfcrusher but I just found out the name of the ship that DoM is on is the Lusitania....

[doctheweasel]

NEWS AT ELEVEN!!!!!

Sacramento resident acquires Darkening of Mirkwood direct from Ulmo!
Shocked members of C7's forum up in arms at illicit dealings in their precioussssss.

Next up, how much water damage is too much for Ebay?

[Hermes Serpent]

If you include 'Blessed by Ulmo' in the description then that's a premium product right there.

[doctheweasel]

You, sir, owe me a keyboard.

[Mim]

Once again you've all made my night with this banter.

[arthyn]

P.S. The ship captain's name isn't Arvedui is it?

This, quite literally, made me laugh out loud.