On Jul 11, 2014, at 11:11 AM, Sean Brock <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Ray (and thanks for taking the time to reply), > > Not necessarily a strange request as such as I have no idea if you get these > requests all the time, but I thought I'd give it a shot. > > There is a member of staff where I work who I have had the pleasure of > working with for 15 years. In 2 months time she is retiring from the NHS > where she has worked for 30 years. > > One of the things I found when I first started as a student pharmacy > technician was that we both loved reading, and on my break one day I was > re-reading Magician and she said she loved your books which then led on to a > healthy discussion about all aspects of Midkemia, and has done ever since. > Every time a new book comes out I always ask her what she thought of it. It > seems fitting that as the Midkemia have come to an end, so has our working > relationship. The only difference is I am now her manager. The Padawan has > become the Master (oops, wrong universe) so to speak, but she has a lot to > teach and could run rings around me at work day in day out, she just never > wanted the management post; too much crap to deal with, not enough time with > patients. > > Anyway, I have bought her a copy of the Voyager Classics Anniversary > Clothbound edition of Magician as a leaving present an wondered if there was > any way I could ship it to you from the UK to be signed for her, and I can > pay shipping back? > > As I say I know you probably get requests like this all the time, but I > thought I'd ask > > Many thanks > > Sean > You are right. And I stopped letting people send me stuff when a couple of 1st editions got lost in the post. And shipping to and from the UK is painfully slow or expensive. Best I can do is have you e-mail me your address and I’ll send a bookplate (if I can find them; they’re around here somewhere) with a sentiment and a signature you can include with the book. My direct e-mail is below. And make sure you put “from the festfans-l in the subject line so it doesn’t get caught in a filer and linger for a long time. Best, R.E.F. Raymond Feist [email protected]
