Sounds strange, right? Well, there’s a book that was just released called Here Be Dragons: Tales of Dragoncon edited by Bill Fawcett. Featuring short stories by popular sci-fi/fantasy writers such as Robert Asprin, Janny Wurts, Todd McCaffrey, Jody Lynn Nye and Mike Resnick, all stories take place at Dragoncon.
For those who live under a rock and have no idea what Dragoncon is…it’s a huge sci-fi/fantasy/comic convention every Labor Day weekend in Atlanta. And the book captures the greatness of it. Reading it was like reliving every glorious moment at Dragoncon. From the Hyatt to the costumes, from the dealer room to the overcrowded elevators, I loved every word. It was well worth standing in line at the Dragoncon store that weekend to buy it!
And if you’re interested in reading it yourself…good freakin’ luck! It apparently doesn’t exist. Go to www.dragoncon.org to but it from the online store. Nope. Not there. Even though it was listed in Previews Magazine a couple of months ago, try checking Amazon.com, or any other online bookstore. Heck…I dare you to Google it. Just try it.
OR…you can check the Bill Fawcett & Associates site listed in the book. Yep, you guessed it. They’ve never heard of it! True. I emailed’em.
So, am I stuck in some fiction world I don’t know about? Will my copy crumble into dust never to be seen again, convincing me I dreamed the whole thing? Maybe. Or MAYBE, soon after you read this, it will start showing up online somewhere so you can actually purchase it. We’ll see.
That’s why there’s no picture of the book shown here. But IF you do happen to stumble upon this little gem, check it out. If you love Dragoncon, you’ll love this.
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February 19th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
You can buy the book through Amazon. Part of the availability issue was the limited print run. Only 2500 were printed. 1500 were reserved for sale at DragonCon 2008. The rest were distributed through Diamond to stores in October 2008. What’s left is available through Amazon, B&N and a few other online sellers. According to Amazon, they’re still in stock. Good luck!