New Year’s Eve Unboxing

[@GrammaticusBooks]

Bored of the Rings…Awesome! Fantastic box of mystery Michael and have a Happy New Year!

[@pnptcn]

Those Michael Moorcock books do have a way of wandering off. Things of chaos and sorcery will do such things I suppose.

[@vilstef6988]

Bloodsucking Fiends, my nomination for funniest vampire novel ever!

[@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn]

Good haul, Mike. Very generous! Happy New Year to you and yours. All the best!

[@secretfirebooks7894]

Love me some Corum; some of my favorite sword and sorcery! And yeah, that cover for Legend is killer. Read it for the first time this year and it was AMAZING.

[@deselby6669]

Nice incentivising..!

[@Yesica1993]

Now that I'm thinking about it, A Wrinkle in Time may have been what started my love for science fiction! I loved that book. Just the mention of it brings back memories of long summer reading sessions, on our (probably not up to code) back porch, in our old hammock. Ah, the glories of childhood!

[@fredflintstone1485]

Very Cool seeing you unbox my gift . I was Very Happy to give them to someone who could appreciate them. PS: Bored of the Rings I found Funny As Hell. Hope you do too ! Be Well and Happy Reading :) PS: I have read All of David Gemmell and I loved every one of them. Read them. I think you will enjoy.

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

@@fredflintstone1485 thank you very much, my friend. I really appreciate it.

[@fredflintstone1485]

@@michaelk.vaughan8617 You are most welcome. Your videos and yourself bring me joy and a smile. And Roger of course

[@deselby6669]

Just a quick thank you for all you do MKV....I hit the book shops after Xmas with your Sci fi list and got myself a batch of readables to propell me bravely into the New Year..I was only getting used to the year 2000 and suddenly its the cusp of 2025..As if by Magic..

[@GregHarness]

That's a great surprise! I read "Bored of the Rings" years ago as a young teenager probably. It was bawdy and raunchy and mede me feel rebellious. 👿 I love Terry Pratchett and have read many of his including "The Color of Money." That one is an early writing and not nearly as good as his later works, but still definitely worth reading. Happy New Year and Happy Reading!

[@CriminOllyBlog]

GM Fraser also wrote the screenplay for the Red Sonja movie, so there’s a REH connection. Happy New Year!

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

You too, my friend!

[@rickcroucher]

That's a helluva gift package! Happy New Year!

[@theprincipalofficer_1]

Being a Terry pratchett fan having nearly all his book. The colour of magic is the first and the light fantastic being the only direct sequel to it, all his books are basically stand alone after. The only series in the disc world books are by topic Like the city guard, witches, rincewind, series that follows death and the odd stand alone books as well. Very British humour.

[@sharonbrock7060]

What a great surprise box! I found Christopher Moore's book funny. Hope you enjoy it!

[@glockensig]

I got the Louis L' amour WITH THESE HANDS book from a little free library.....literally the only book I have found in a LFL!

[@cosmicsalamander]

Lol, Bored of the Rings! I have a copy of that around here somewhere, but a much smaller, older edition. I have the Sword Trilogy too, with that same cover. Double blast from the past😂

[@gunnarthorhallbergsson4034]

Happy New Year Michael from Iceland

[@carstenmaat4653]

Inkheart is a fantasy series written by German author Cornelia Funke (pronounced "foon-keh") and was filmed in 2008 with Brendan Fraser. Best wishes and a happy New year to all the residents in stately Vaughan manor! 😊

[@wmeisel]

I loved A Wrinkle in Time as a kid. I’ll be curious how it hits you if you read it the first time as an adult. (I haven’t read it since I was a kid.)

[@AndrewBuckleBookReviews]

Fascinating set of books, happy new year Michael !

[@LadyJaneBooks]

Happy New Year, Michael! 🎉

[@jerryjohnso8674]

Discworld is one of the greatest series ever. I envy you reading it for the first time.

[@JonStallings]

Looks like a great and wide selection of books

[@macavitymacavity]

Happy New Year, Michael!

[@srpyle]

I believe Pirate Latitudes was published posthumously, and they literally found the manuscript in Crichton's sock drawer after his passing. It's a ripping yarn, and if not for Disney, would make an amazing movie. I think their Pirates franchise has spoiled pirates in the cinema for a while longer. Happy New Year!

[@vortimer2351]

I actually enjoyed it more than most other Crichton novels I've read - though it's been a few years.

[@Biggiegg684]

Happy New Year Michael! Wishing you all the best 🎉

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Happy New Year to you too!

[@freelivefree7221]

Shane is a hell of a novel. I actually think the whole "Boys don't read books" thing (which isn't really true) would be solved if they taught Shane in school.

[@nonautomaton6230]

What a wonderful little surprise!

[@bigaldoesbooktube1097]

What a great surprise 🎉

[@Bob78550]

Michael- I have read the Wrinkle in time series myself. And I just wanted to say that in my opinion the one that you got in the box won't make sense without the first three books. Don't get me wrong it quite enjoyable. Wrinkle in time it the first one.

[@zombieprincess82]

How lucky are you?! What an amazing surprise package! Happy New Year 🎉

[@angusmckeogh659]

Pyrates wasn't great but Flashman is one of the best books I've ever read. Hilarious.

[@anotherbibliophilereads]

What a great box of books.

[@tomasvaldespino6834]

Bloodsucking fiends was a fun read.

[@MagusMarquillin]

Ooh, I have the 3 book bind up sequel to the Swords trilogy, called the Chronicles of Corum, that would complete the set nicely. Gotta grab Moorcock when I can...that sounded wrong.

[@MagusMarquillin]

Cornella Funke is a very good writer, even when she's writing in English (a very good novelization of Pan's Labyrinth) - I really want to read her translated Inkheart series, but I want to get better read in the classics she's bound to bring to life (you should be covered there).

[@DDB168]

Whoever the comrade is, apart from their red, pinko, commy politics 🤭I applaud them giving you Bored of the Rings. FDR's son apparently 🤔 Legend is legendary, as is Flashman. Happy new year again.

[@PeculiarNotions]

That is a great set of books.

[@trishbovell9042]

Happy New Year! 2025 is going to be filled with amazing videos!🎉

[@2025Mindfulness]

Happy New Year! More books to read for your 500 book challenge.

[@glockensig]

Hello my friend! Hello!!

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Hello! 👋

[@redwawst3258]

🛎️

[@n.m.sh.8706]

No papyruses for Roger? Again?

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Honestly!

[@suecarol1563]

Eliot is the son. There is a whole series of mysteries he wrote where his mother Eleanor solves mysteries while she is first lady! I've only seen and read one.

[@peterg1646]

Children of Hurin is actually very good.

[@Yesica1993]

Most gut wrenching story ever. I had prepared my mind that it would not be LOTR. But, man alive, I wasn't expecting that!

[@Morfeusm]

Yes, very underrated. CoH is genuinely an excellent story!

[@enragedkaiser237]

Happy New Year!

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Same to you!

[@w.adammandelbaum1805]

Given his name, I'd bet the author of the Swords Trilogy wasn't circumcised.Crighton wrote a book about a flying ace that uttered obvious statements called PILOT PLATITUDES.

[@tonette6592]

Elliot was the Roosevelt's son and he wrote a number of mysteries about the White House, as did Truman's daughter, Margaret Truman Daniels. I'm sure one year after another makes no difference to Roger or Future Roger, but Happy New Year to everyone at The Manor, and your Comrades of The Spirit, (your subscribers.) BTW, I have been so busy, I didn't realize that the "Santa" was blocking off The Clock, or is he "Father Time"?

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Yeah, Little Santa is sitting on the clock.

[@stretmediq]

Just to be clear it's not Dat world but Dis world?

[@inanimatecarbongod]

Greetings from 2025 (it's been the new year for about an hour here). You've not read any of the Discworld stuff? I know you've got ten thousand other things you need to read, but this is something you do need to rectify. Though you will also want to get The Light Fantastic, the second book, cos Colour of Magic kind of flows right into it.

[@dqan7372]

"You get a package in the mail, you have to open it on camera" I knew there was a reason I didn't do videos. No one needs to see that. 💉💊☣:) I got three physical books in the last month though; that's some kind of record for me since I went digital.

[@wbbartlett]

Blimey, I had BotR when I was a kid. Haven't seen or thought about it in decades! Interesting how US publishers are happy to butcher the title of 'The Colour of Magic' but usually leave 'The Colour Out of Space' well alone.

[@PowerAvocado]

There's no reason to stay alive if you don't like Louis L'Amour books.

[@Estebangarrido99]

Hello, I love your content and all your books... Can you response my comment?😊😊

[@ThisJustInBookTube]

I dunno, man.. I’m of the thought that books gifted to you during the challenge shouldn’t count towards it…

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

You can keep thinking that.

[@MagusMarquillin]

No need to get too pedantic on a challenge so audacious. If they can be added to the library then they're taking space just like the others.

[@ThisJustInBookTube]

@@MagusMarquillin just like buying them would… 🤔

[@MagusMarquillin]

@@ThisJustInBookTube Yeah, but probably not nearly as many.

[@ThisJustInBookTube]

@@MagusMarquillin I dunno, he gets gifted a lot of books. Interestingly, my wife disagrees with me on this point. 🤷🏻‍♂️