# When will you buy A Dance with Dragons? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375 "2011-07-09T01:52:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/1 "2011-07-09T01:52:19Z")
I don’t usually buy hardcovers, and on the rare occasions I do, it’s normally after the book has been out for a bit. Even if it’s something I desparately want to read; most books I own I’ve read from the library first. I’ll be driving to Ohio on Tuesday to visit the folks, and I have every intention of finding a bookstore along the way and buying it. “Hi folks, excuse me, let me know when supper’s ready.” So, who’s going to be in line at midnight? Who’ll pick it up somewhere along the way? Who’s going to wait for the paperback? And who’ll put their name on the list at the library? ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/2 "2011-07-09T02:03:54Z")
Preordered it in both Kindle and hardcover. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/3 "2011-07-09T02:20:43Z")
I will, as usual, wait until I find a copy at a thrift store or library sale. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/4 "2011-07-09T02:22:13Z")
I will wait for paperback, lest the new one not match the others on the shelf. But I’m 13th in line in my interlibrary loan hold system. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/5 "2011-07-09T02:43:47Z")
[Probably never.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=580466) ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/6 "2011-07-09T03:18:26Z")
It’s already been bought for me. As I’m still \reading Clash of Kings, it’d have been at least September before I’d plowed through the rest and bought it. Now it’ll be ‘When will I read it?’, because I am pretty sure I’ll just skip it all and go right to that one. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/7 "2011-07-09T03:30:50Z")
Laugh all you want, but I’m waiting for the series to finish before I restart and read it. If it never does, I never will. ---
**Author:** ![bashere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bashere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bashere)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/8 "2011-07-09T03:58:25Z")
I’m in corporate orientation because the company I work for was just bought by another company. I’ll be popping out during the first break (with a few of my coworkers) to buy it. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > Laugh all you want, but I’m waiting for the series to finish before I restart and read it. > > If it never does, I never will. I hate you for being smarter than I am ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/9 "2011-07-09T04:11:10Z")
Preordered on Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/10 "2011-07-09T04:20:03Z")
The day it comes out. There’s a bookstore across the street from where my mom works that has a very, uh, old clientele, so there should be enough copies there. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/11 "2011-07-09T05:03:00Z")
The absolute second I can…though I’m considering buying the [audible.com](http://audible.com) version instead of the book, since I love the guy reading them, and since I have another long trip ahead of me, and it’s just easier to put the unabridged story on my Zune and listen to it than pack along a huge hard cover book as well as all my other crap on a plane. Plus I can listen while I drive, or stand in line at the air port or in my hotel room. Regardless, I’m getting it as soon as I can and am already at nearly a fever pitch just based on some of the spoilers I’ve heard about who is in this book! Can’t wait. -XT ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/12 "2011-07-09T06:03:15Z")
My wife preodered a Nook copy. ---
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/13 "2011-07-09T06:52:21Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > I don’t usually buy hardcovers, and on the rare occasions I do, it’s normally after the book has been out for a bit. Even if it’s something I desparately want to read; most books I own I’ve read from the library first. > > I’ll be driving to Ohio on Tuesday to visit the folks, and I have every intention of finding a bookstore along the way and buying it. “Hi folks, excuse me, let me know when supper’s ready.” > > So, who’s going to be in line at midnight? Who’ll pick it up somewhere along the way? Who’s going to wait for the paperback? And who’ll put their name on the list at the library? I’ve preordered it for my Nook and I’ll be checking for available download as soon as midnight hits… and then taking the day off to curl up and read it. I’ve already informed Mr. Rat not to expect to speak to me on the 12th! ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/14 "2011-07-09T08:17:08Z")
Preordered it back in Feb. 2009. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/15 "2011-07-09T09:17:20Z")
I don’t know what it is or who wrote it. And I don’t care - sounds like fantasy bollocks. ‘Never’. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/16 "2011-07-09T09:36:19Z")
I won’t be. I’ve read the rest, but now I am over it. I couldn’t even stomach the TV series because it was just unrelentingly miserable. I like my entertainment to be interspersed with cheerful moments. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/17 "2011-07-09T10:28:24Z")
Preordered it for my Kindle. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/18 "2011-07-09T10:39:22Z")
I have no intention of giving GRRM one penny of my hard earned money. I’ll probably read it, but only from the library, borrowing it from someone else, or… other methods. ---
**Author:** ![drillrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@drillrod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drillrod)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/19 "2011-07-09T12:54:19Z")
I’m with **Mahaloth**. I loved the first three books, but realized the delays between books, so stopped. If he finished the series, I’ll get them and read them. I hate it when a series comprises dozens of characters spread all over a rich and vibrant world, with three years between books. A new book comes out, but I have to read the previous two, just to figure out who’s who and what’s what. I believe there are two more books planned and who knows how long that’ll take? I have a lot of books on my reading list, so I figure it can wait. I am currently in a holding pattern for **The Wheel of Time** as well, having stopped at book 7. I figure I’ll re-start the entire series a few months before the last book’s ship date next year. I have a few other series I’m holding off on, as well, but can’t recall them off the top of my head. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375/20 "2011-07-09T13:07:56Z")
I long ago vowed to not touch it again until he has actually finished the series. So the day the last book comes out. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-you-buy-a-dance-with-dragons/588375.md?page=2)