01 February 2010

New Giveaway: 5 copies of Drood by Dan Simmons up for grabs!

To help promote the paperback release of Dan Simmon's novel, Drood, on February 8th, Hachette Book Group have graciously offered up 5 copies to my lovely readers!  Thanks Valerie and Hachette!!

Giveaway is open to US and Canada entries ONLY and ends on February 15th.  Just leave a comment to enter!


SYNOPSIS:  On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens--at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world--hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever.

Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his deepening obsession with corpses, crypts, murder, opium dens, the use of lime pits to dissolve bodies, and a hidden subterranean London mere research . . . or something more terrifying?

Just as he did in The Terror, Dan Simmons draws impeccably from history to create a gloriously engaging and terrifying narrative. Based on the historical details of Charles Dickens's life and narrated by Wilkie Collins (Dickens's friend, frequent collaborator, and Salieri-style secret rival), DROOD explores the still-unsolved mysteries of the famous author's last years and may provide the key to Dickens's final, unfinished work: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Chilling, haunting, and utterly original, DROOD is Dan Simmons at his powerful best. 

GOOD LUCK!!


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77 lovely comments:

Rebekah E. said...

This sounds like a really interesting story.

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Muse in the Fog said...

Oh how wonderful. Please enter me :)

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Thanks!

inthehammockblog said...

This book looks so interesting! I'd love to enter the contest!!

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tokemise said...

I've been wanting to read this one. Thanks for the chance to win.
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Laura's Reviews said...

I have been really wanting to read this book - it sounds fantastic! Please sign me up!

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Pricilla said...

Sounds fascinating. Please enter me
thanks
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justpeachy36 said...

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Please enter me in the giveaway.

throuthehaze said...

sounds interesting!
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Lori said...

Oooh, this sounds fascinating. I'd love to read it!
Thanks for the chance. :)

~ Lori
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Janel said...

I would love to win this. It has been on my wish list a long time!

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Martha Lawson said...

This looks like a great read.Please enter me.

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CelticLady said...

I haven't read a Dan Simmons book in a long time... this one sounds interesting. Please enter me.
Thank you.

CelticLady said...

forgot to leave my email...

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thanks

Simply Stacie said...

Please count me in.

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amanda18228 said...

I would love to win this book!
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Sandra said...

I'd love a chance to read this book. Thank you for entering me.

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nicchic said...

I've been following reviews of Drood for months. Thanks for the contest.

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LuAnn said...

Include my name in the drawing, too, please!

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Lynne said...

This has been on my wishlist for a while - I'd love to win a copy. Thanks for the chance.

Lynn Irwin Stewart said...

I'd love to be entered! Thanks!

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PorshaJo said...

Ooooh...enter me please. I really want to read this one.

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nomadreader said...

I'd love to win!

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Heather said...

This book sounds good. I finished " Girl in a Blue Dress" about Charles Dickens widow a few months ago and enjoyed learning about him.

Thanks-
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the tortise said...

I would love to win "Drood." It seems fascinating!
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xxsquigglesxx said...

Please enter me!

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alexandrea said...

The cover is scary! The book sounds really interesting, it is not my usual genre but I can't spend my whole life reading sweeping romance novels and self help books can I? ;)

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mariag said...

Sounds interesting.
Please enter me to win.

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Mia said...

Canadian entries -- finally!

Please enter me for a chance at a copy.

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Jasmyn said...

Sounds great, please enter me.

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J.C. Montgomery said...

This is a wonderful offering. Thank you! Please enter me.

debbiejackson said...

this sounds great....enter me jacksond@nhr3.net

ninefly said...

really in the mood for something dark like this! sign me up please!

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William said...

I love Simmons.

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Rachel said...

Thanks for the giveaway!

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Jennifer said...

Drood sounds like a compelling read. Thank you for the chance.

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librarypat said...

I had not heard about the change in Dickens the later years of his life or his unfinished book. This should be a very interesting book. I am always recommending books by Dickens for the students who come into our library. I'll have to find out more about this unfinished book and Dickens himself.

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Beth said...

This looks great! Please enter me!

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JaneGS said...

This book is definitely on my tbr list--I can't not read it since I'm engulfed in Gaskell, Eliot, Collins, et al. Looks like a great read.

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nfmgirl said...

Woo hoo! Please count me in, so I can get this one off my Wish List! Thank you!

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cqueen2 said...

ohh this sounds good

thanks

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Misty said...

I've had my eye on this book. Count me in!

~Misty
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Kristen said...

Oh, this book sounds great, my favorite a mystery :o)

Kristen

Beth said...

This sounds like a great read for a cold winter evening.

donnas said...

I would love to be included.

Thanks!!

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Julie said...

Count me in the giveaway. juliecookies(at)gmail.com

Danja said...

This books has been on my to read list for a while now.

Sue said...

I love Dickens -- I'm so intrigued! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

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Annette said...

Sounds like a great read. I would love to win.
Thank you.

Rebecca Graham said...

Sounds like a fascinating read.

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virginiebarbeau said...

This book sounds so great. Please count me in!

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Thanks!

Anonymous said...

please count me in...thanks

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~*Ruby*~ said...

Looks like an awesome book!

Please include me - many thanks! :D

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Benita said...

Sounds great! Thanks for the possibility!

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Sean said...

please enter me
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Jenny Girl said...

Sure! Why not. Thanks sweetie.
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Amused said...

I would love a copy! Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!

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Kelly said...

I would love a copy! Please enter me!
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Roberta said...

Well this would be a first for me because I'm not usually a "mystery" reader and have not read "Dickens" since school but I'd give it a shot and hope I don't have "nightmares"...lol Thanks Amy for expanding my reading, fondly, Roberta
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Risingsouth said...

I would love a chance to win this.

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Shelley said...

I can't believe I still haven't read this book! I would love a chance to win!

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Giveaway Roundup said...

Please enter me.
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Lisa said...

I have really been wanting to read this!

Aik said...

I'd love to enter! Thanks!

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Marie Burton said...

Please enter me, Amy. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Jessica said...

please enter me!

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moushka said...

Sounds like a great mystery that will be a page turner.

bison61 said...

this book sounds so good-please sign me up

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Jaime said...

This is now on my must read list
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heatherzilla said...

Sounds fascinating. I love Charles Dickens work, but I don't really know much about him. Please include me in the giveaway.

Belinda M said...

I would really like to read this. please include me in the giveaway

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Anonymous said...

Yes I would like to win,,thx for contest..
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Backwards Girl said...

I would love to enter this contest, if it's not too late.

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dolleygurl said...

I have to throw my name into this one because my boyfriend has been wanting to read this one.

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bunni said...

Proud to be a historical fiction geek!

Laura

twifanheather said...

I would love to read this! :)

twifanheather said...

Thanks for the chance!

plhill2000 said...

I'd love a chance to win this book.