Geek week...

[fajrdrako]

Remember how I was calling myself a fangirl yesterday? I was amused to go to the Chapters website (that's a big Canadian bookstore, if any of you don't know) and see that they have a big banner up for GEEK WEEK - FANDOM IS NOT A CRIME. Heh - love it. And just to prove my bona-fide fannishness (which I know is not doubted by anyone in the 'verse), the first item on the list of items recommended for us fangirls and fanboys was the Firefly DVD.

It's gotta be my kind of bookstore.

Mind you, they didn't have the book I was looking for, which was Rune Song by Edred Thorsson. I'm sure I can find it online but I was hoping to find a Canadian source so I wouldn't have to pay a small fortune for it. No luck.

Comments

[teot.livejournal.com]

Did you try the used section of chapters.ca? They still might have it.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Sadly, they don't. But I'll keep checking there in case it turns up.

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

Gonna try Barnes & Noble for you. Don't go online and buy it just yet... stay tuned....

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

Are you sure of the title? I found these books by Edred Thorsson (who may also go by the name Steve Flowers):

Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic, 1983, ISBN 0877285489

Runecaster's Handbook: The Well of Wyrd (which reminded me of Chloe Sullivan, don't ask me why, hmm...), 1999, ISBN 157863136X

Northern Magic: Rune Mysteries and Shamanism, 1998, ISBN 1567187099

Runelore: A Handbook of Esoteric Runology, 1987, ISBN 0877286671

The Truth About Teutonic Magick, 1995, ISBN 0875427790

At the Well of Wyrd: A Runecaster's Handbook (why do I keep thinking of Chloe??), 1996, ISBN 0877286787

Book of Ogham: Celtic Tree Oracle, 1992, ISBN 0875427839

Book of Troth, 1989, ISBN 0875427774

Nine Doors of Midgard, 1991, ISBN 0875427812

Rune Might, 1989, ISBN 08754227782

Most of these are published either by Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd., or by Red Wheel/Weiser. Some are out of print. But are probably available in B&N's used-books dealers' circle, I'd say.

Runemagic, no date given, ISBN 1885972008

Anyway, Rune Song did not show up at all. Are you sure of the title? And, should I go ask my bookstore to order any of these for you? (Cover price minus my discount card -- I'd consider that, were I you [heh].) If not -- happy searching!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I believe he writes mass-market material under the pseudonym of Edred Thorsson and more scholarly works under the name of Steve Flowers.

Yes, I'm sure of the title of Rune Song and the reason I want it (rather than one of those others, which of course I would want as well!) is that he has a CD in the book of the runes being chanted. I would love to hear it!

There is another author, Freya Aswynn, who also has a CD of rune chanting but I am told it is not as good, and a glance at her web page didn't impress me. So I'm looking for the Thorsson book.

Obviously out of print, obviously hard to find, and I fear that if it does turn up second-hand, it might be difficult to find it with the CD intact.

Anyway, don't order any of the other ones, or at least, not yet. They too can be found (or ordered) here. It's the Thorsson CD that I really want.

It isn't really so big a jump from the Well of Wyrd to the Wall of Weird!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes inded! Any research you can do would be appreciated.