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Dec 19 2010 10:05am
Solstice Countdown Day #19 Giveaway: Jo Walton book pack!

Among Others by Jo WaltonThe Solstice Countdown Day #19 giveaway is a Jo Walton book pack, including an Advanced Reader’s Copy of her upcoming novel, Among Others! If you’re a regular on Tor.com, then you know that nary a day goes by without Jo’s insightful posts, reviews, and comments, so it’s with a great amount of excitement that we offer up her fiction to her fans here on the site.

Along with Among Others, the entire pack includes:

The Official Rules: To enter, post a comment in this post—duplicates won’t count—in the next seven hours (until 5:05 PM EST). The winner will be randomly chosen from these comments. Please check your email in the 24 hours after the giveaway has concluded; if we don’t hear back from the winner within 24 hours of being contacted, another winner will be chosen.


Info on Tor.com’s Solstice Countdown can be found here.

192 comments
dirge
1. dirge
these giveaways are great
Nevin Steindam
2. TheNevin
In in! Jo is my favorite contributor here, so I should start reading her books.
Gristle McNerd
3. GristleMcNerd
I always like a good book, especially if it's free.
dirge
4. Heather Perkins
mmmm boooks
dirge
5. teawench
Hi, my name is Teawench and I'm a bookaholic.
dirge
6. rissatoo
Ooh! Jo Walton books FTW! :)
Goetz Kruppa
7. goetznl
Yes, please! This is a nice one! Her Re-reads rock, the alphabet series of posts was truly fantastic and the Hugo history is great, too!
dirge
10. photon
yes! more books!
dirge
11. Tournevis
Me! Me! Me!
Carol Witt
12. carolwitt
It would be nice to finally own Half a Crown, and I can't wait to read Among Others.
Tim Clark
13. Gawken
Bump to Jo being my favorite poster here. Her reviews have led me to many a great book I'd have otherwise neglected.
Maggie K
14. SneakyVerin
Yay! I finally am in time for a giveaway that is something I want!
dirge
15. souloftherose
Yes please!
dirge
16. Dabbycool
Please enter me. Thank you!
dirge
18. Vackor
I want them all!
dirge
19. Silver Salmon
"All generalizations are false, including this one."
~ Mark Twain
dirge
21. Jenthebookworm
I've been looking forward to Among Others. Pick me! (Please.)
dirge
25. meganv
These would be great!!
dirge
26. Fyrefall2k
Color me Entered!
dirge
27. mdunnbass
Exciting! Please please please to me for win?
dirge
28. shireling
Count me in for these.
dirge
29. Poppy A.
Awesome giveaway!
Mieneke van der Salm
30. Mieneke
I would love to be entered for this one!!
John Chu
32. JohnChu
Yes! A bunch of years ago, Boskone auctioned off a tuckerization in Half a Crown as part of a fund-raiser for the John M Ford Memorial Endowment Fund. The winner would have his or her last name used as that of the President of the United States. If I had had the money, I would have bid on the tuckerization just to see what she'd do, if anything, to make a President Chu seem plausible.

In the end, Jane Yolen won so I was happy. She clearly wanted it much more than anyone else in the room.
dirge
35. jmd
Sounds great! Please enter me
dirge
36. JasonB
great giveaway!
Binyamin Weinreich
38. Imitorar
Nothing to say here. I just want to enter.
dirge
39. Leah Hansen
Oooh, count me in! I'd really love to read one of Jo's books, not to mention a pack of 'em!
dirge
40. The Literary Omnivore
I adored Tooth and Claw; time for the rest of her canon!
dirge
41. Jaime Callahan
I love the cover of AMONG OTHERS.
Becca Hollingsworth
42. bibliobeque
Oh, now this is a prize pack I'd love to have.
dirge
44. rmbellovin
More books!
dirge
46. nepeta
I never win anything...but I'll keep trying.
dirge
47. Andy T.
Ooooh, shiny me wants. Please let me in something!
dirge
51. Jubercat
I love Jo Walton, and would be thrilled to have this collection!
dirge
53. cnote
Awesome giveaways and great content...I have found one of my new favorite sites!!!
dirge
55. Corvus corax
Yay, giveaways! Thank you for the chance.
dirge
56. Mmarques
So many books!
dirge
57. smbass
I love her writing. I'm in.
dirge
62. bponto
Wow, Among Others has such a nice story. Hope I'm lucky this time!
dirge
63. Innbranna
Her posts are great, I'd so love to have the books!
dirge
65. Brian York
Having read her reviews and commentary here, it would be wonderful to see what her books are like.
Chuk Goodin
66. Chuk
Yes, please enter me. I love her writing.
Joe Romano
67. Drunes
Yea for Jo! This is the best giveaway yet.
dirge
69. Andrew D'A
Count me in.
Peter Stone
70. Peter1742
Enter me! At last, a giveaway where I really wanted the books and I'm not too late to enter.
dirge
71. namelessfrankie
Ooh, yes, please, if people outside the US can enter!
Dru O'Higgins
72. bellman
Excellent! I've been reading good reviews for Among Others, and I've been meaning to pick up Tooth and Claw.
dirge
74. PeeterSR
Yes, please. I have only read Farthing and I enjoyed it very much. I'm also a great fan of Jo's writing here on tor.com
dirge
75. sixthlight
Count me in.
dirge
78. Longadan
Yes, please. Thank you.
Angela Korra'ti
79. annathepiper
I love Jo's reviews and would love checking out her books, I think. :)
socrate badeau
81. socrate
have only read her first book, King's Peace. Havn't had a chance to catch up on the rest. So this would be great.
dirge
82. Greg McE
Oooh! oooh! oooh! oooh! Fingers crossed!
dirge
83. Kvon
Eep! Great giveaway.
My book club all enjoyed Farthing, even though half don't like alternate history.
dirge
84. borderorient
Yes, Please.
dirge
85. RichardW
This would be a terrific gift!
dirge
86. Jennnnnnn
Sign me up. Time's a wasting.
dirge
87. bryanpittard
Yay books!
Gerry Malis
88. wraeththu
Season's greetings! I'm looking forward to reading Among Others, whether i win this ARC or buy a copy of the book.
dirge
90. NCBill
I need a new series to get complusive about!
Laura Conrad
92. laymusic
I really enjoy Jo Walton's writing on this site -- I've read the Farthing series but not any of her other fiction, and I'd like to.
Kevin John Feeley
94. kevinjohn35
jo walton is my favourite. i would love this giveaway to be mine!
Helen Wright
97. arkessian
Pick em! Pick me! I really want Among Others, among others by Jo.
Melita Kennedy
99. melita
Hmm, I have Farthing (unread. Yes, yes, I *know*), but I am very much looking forward to Among Others.
dirge
102. Do-Ming Lum
Please count me in.
dirge
103. Ba'alzamon
Thanks for the giveaway!
dirge
105. sweetpea57
I've never read this author but I love all sci-fi & fantasy!
dirge
106. Kristen B.
I've wanted to read these books for a while now. Thanks for the giveaway!
dirge
107. jk88
Oooh, yes please!
dirge
109. Steph Burgis
Ooh, yes, please! I love her work and would love to win this.
dirge
111. Pat H.
What a great giveaway. Count me in.
dirge
112. NatalieTor
Still waiting to win!
dirge
113. starmetaloak
Oh my, what an AWESOME prize pack! Would love to win these!
Sarah Klassen
114. Jenevieve
I always look forward to reading Jo's posts here, and I love all I've read of her books so far!
Jeremy Glick
117. jjglick
Her reviews (meditations on books, perhaps?) are amazing and one of the major reasons that I watch the blog so closely.
dirge
119. SaraC56
I love Jo Walton's books!
dirge
120. EliasC
I've been wanting to read Farthing for a loooong time
Tom Gittings
121. pintail
Have never read her books but her columns on Tor.com are what makes me visit this site, so would love to read some of her books
dirge
124. Jim Kiley
oh ho ho want
dirge
125. Kestrel630
Yea! This is a great collection!
dirge
126. Kwhopper88
Always glad to read more stuff from tordot regulars!
dirge
127. Charlotte's Library
Oh my gosh, these books are already on my tbr list.....crosses fingers....
dirge
128. Nicholas Whyte
Please pick me!!!!!
dirge
129. rubydog
Great contest!
Please enter me.
dirge
130. Kevin Faulk
I love Jo's reviews and would really like to read what she writes.
Karen Lofstrom
132. DPZora
Please, pretty please, pretty please with cherries on top.
dirge
138. Jacinda Moore
I've been wanting to read these.
dirge
140. ghostdawgq
jo walton is wonderful - I'd love to read Tooth and Claw, and it would be good to have copies of Farthing etc to replace the one's I've pressed on friends...
dirge
143. croscwa
A fantasy story whose main character reads scifi? Sounds like an interesting turn of the plot.
Tom Proven
144. MrProven3
Have read alot of Jo, but no books as of yet (though I have heard good things).
dirge
146. dmg
Time to give is now
Should I win Walton book pack
Please gift to another.
dirge
149. meganlynae
these look so cool. i'd love to read them!
dirge
150. clementinesdaddy
¡Buena suerte a todos!
john mullen
153. johntheirishmongol
I promised Jo I would read her books but I haven't been able to find locally. So some help here would be nice!
dirge
155. superhombre
I would enjoy these books.
dirge
156. HelenS
Etaoin shrdlu!
dirge
157. flopez
me me me me me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alayne McGregor
159. alaynem
Please! I briefly saw an ARC of _Among Others_ at SFContario and was very impressed with what I could see of it flipping through it.
dirge
160. Stephica
Awesome books!
dirge
161. hneddy
Oh please! I loved Farthing.
dirge
162. PhoenixFalls
omgomgomg WANT.
dirge
166. Alden Ash
Sing along with me - On the 19th Solstice Countdown Day, I won a Jo Walton pack.
dirge
167. jharkin
I would love to read these!
Dany Zatuchna
168. danzat
Why are Shillings being discriminated?
dirge
169. MountainManCO
Ready to read mo Jo.
dirge
171. chromiumman
winnerwinnerwinnerwinnerwinner
dirge
173. Renzu
Count me in too!
dirge
175. Utheran
Sounds great.
Cathy Mullican
176. nolly
One for me, the rest for evangelism!
Linda W.
177. lateniteknitter
Go Jo! I'd sure love to get my hands on that ARC of Among Others!
Brandy Thomas
178. Roese
Glad I checked Tor again, almost missed this.
dirge
180. magpieblog
Me! Me! Pick Me!
Jeff Parent
182. Roundabout
Solstice in just two more sleeps
Then by degrees the daylight creeps
A little longer at the edges
Sunlight cutting little wedges
Into winter cold and dark
A steady climb to springtime's spark
The brilliant end to winter's fix
Dreams of all tomorrow's picnics.
dirge
187. bethany faulk
This looks like a great prize.
dirge
191. hidden20
A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend.
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