Declan Burke: Another Day, Another $195.36

“Declan Burke is his own genre. The Lammisters dazzles, beguiles and transcends. Virtuoso from start to finish.” – Eoin McNamee “This bourbon-smooth riot of jazz-age excess, high satire and Wodehouse flamboyance is a pitch-perfect bullseye of comic brilliance.” – Irish Independent Books of the Year 2019 “This rapid-fire novel deserves a place on any bookshelf that grants asylum to PG Wodehouse, Flann O’Brien or Kyril Bonfiglioli.” – Eoin Colfer, Guardian Best Books of the Year 2019 “The funniest book of the year.” – Sunday Independent “Declan Burke is one funny bastard. The Lammisters ... conducts a forensic analysis on the anatomy of a story.” – Liz Nugent “Burke’s exuberant prose takes centre stage … He plays with language like a jazz soloist stretching the boundaries of musical theory.” – Totally Dublin “A mega-meta smorgasbord of inventive language ... linguistic verve not just on every page but every line.” – Irish Times “Above all, The Lammisters gives the impression of a writer enjoying himself. And so, dear reader, should you.” – Sunday Times “A triumph of absurdity, which burlesques the literary canon from Shakespeare, Pope and Austen to Flann O’Brien … The Lammisters is very clever indeed.” – The Guardian

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Another Day, Another $195.36

Linkmeister (we’re not worthy, etc.) very kindly brings our attention (via comment here) to the fact that our humble offering THE BIG O is currently retailing on Amazon.com for the princely sum of $195.36. Yep, that’s right - $195.36 (plus $3.99 post + packaging). And, while it’s nice to know the elves at Amazon.com are every bit as capable at getting it wrong once in a while as the elves here at CAP, even we’d be pushed to justify that kind of extravagance. So, purely as a public service announcement, we would like to gently direct you to the Hag’s Head Press website, where a spanking new copy of THE BIG O is available at a significantly cheaper and – let’s face it – far more plausible cost-to-worth price. No, don’t thank us, we’re only doing our job …

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: And what a ripper bunch they are, those Hag's Head folks! I ordered a copy of The Big O in early December, and when it didn't turn up (even taking into account the many miles between there and here [Australia]) I emailed them to check its whereabouts. The lovely people immediately emailed back with many apologies, a new copy was dispatched, and it arrived today. Hooray for everything!; January 22, 2008 at 4:45 AM
Declan Burke said...: Glad to hear it arrived safe and sound, Katherine ... keep us posted as to how it treats you. Cheers, Dec; January 22, 2008 at 6:15 AM
Peter Rozovsky said...: Criminy, $3.99 seems a bit high for shipping, doesn't it?
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http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/; January 22, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Anonymous said...: I was sure it was a signed copy they were selling, and felt ready to cash mine in.; January 22, 2008 at 8:48 AM