I will be writing about the events of the day, especially the Arc 2 Aftermath session, but I wanted to take a moment to be an overly-excited nerd.
I’ve been rebuilding my Star Wars Expanded Universe novel collection, very slowly. I had one box in my storage building that had my surviving novels, which contained twenty books out of the eighty or so that I used to own. I lost the majority of my collection through multiple moves across the country and simple theft. But this one box had a true treasure.
I took down my copy of “Vector Prime” by R.A. Salvatore early last evening with the intent to go through the series again. I personally enjoy the series, and I wanted to shore up my knowledge for future writings. But I had a moment of curiosity, so I checked the book to make sure it was one of those I had kept all these years.
Turns out, it was. In fact, it was the copy I bought when I was thirteen-years-old, back in 1999. My copy was a first printing.
It wasn’t something I had thought about, but that I still have a first printing of this novel…well, I had a nerd moment. I immediately reached out to Salvatore and begged for an autograph on the book. “Vector Prime” had been one of my favorite novels, and the New Jedi Order series was incredibly impactful for this little nerd.
Will this autograph ever happen? I don’t know, but best believe I’m going to do everything I can to make it happen.
Stay safe out there, readers
-JB Swift
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