A List of "Relay Killers"

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A List of "Relay Killers"
Topic Started: Jan 28 2007, 04:55 PM (5,803 Views)
shaunesay	Jan 28 2007, 04:55 PM Post #1
Absolutely Obsessed Posts: 9,890 Group: Members Member #19 Joined: December 23, 2005	The other list that I linked to is obviously not available, so help me out by posting here what titles/authors you consider relay killers. Also let me know what genre it should be included in. A Relay Killer is a title that was at one point SO popular that most people already have a copy of it (or multiple!) and so most people won't choose to steal it in a swap. If you really want to use it for something, try it in a VBB, but don't be surprised if you end up having to replace it, because everyone that might want it probably already has it. I'll compile the list here in the first thread as you post, and then link it to my site again. Thanks! Fiction and Literature John Grisham Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood The Lovely Bones Mystery and Thriller Cat Who ... - by Lilian Jackson Braun, all except newest John Grisham The DaVinci Code - Dan Brown James Patterson - all except newest Fantasy and Sci-Fi Anne McCaffrey - all except newest Hitchhiker's Guide Series - Douglas Adams see also discussion in this thread: Fantasy and Sci-Fi, lets make a list of "killers", shall we? Romance Danielle Steel Chicklit Bridget Jones Diary Bridget Jones Beyond the Edge of Reason Paranormal and Horror Anne Rice - all except newest Stephen King - all except newest



cheesygiraffe	Jan 28 2007, 04:58 PM Post #2
Giraffe Lover Extraordinaire Posts: 14,632 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: December 23, 2005	Errr wouldn't this be better in the relay section. Good idea to restart this though.



shaunesay	Jan 28 2007, 05:00 PM Post #3
Absolutely Obsessed Posts: 9,890 Group: Members Member #19 Joined: December 23, 2005	cheesygiraffe Jan 28 2007, 04:58 PM Errr wouldn't this be better in the relay section. Good idea to restart this though. I wasn't sure where to put it, but since it was talkin' about books, I thought book talk was a good place ta start! So we can move it wherever, if we want it!



CheriePie	Jan 28 2007, 05:00 PM Post #4
living the dream baby!! :) Posts: 11,372 Group: Admin Member #89 Joined: April 24, 2006	For the paranormal swaps and relays, I'd say most of the older Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles. And cheesy, this might be good in the relay section, but it'd also be appropriate for the swap section as well. So possibly pin it in both places?



shaunesay	Jan 28 2007, 05:01 PM Post #5
Absolutely Obsessed Posts: 9,890 Group: Members Member #19 Joined: December 23, 2005	CheriePie Jan 28 2007, 05:00 PM For the paranormal swaps and relays, I'd say most of the older Anne Rice Vampire books. And cheesy, this might be good in the relay section, but it'd also be appropriate for the swap section as well. So possibly pin it in both places? And also VBB's and exchanges maybe?



cheesygiraffe	Jan 28 2007, 05:02 PM Post #6
Giraffe Lover Extraordinaire Posts: 14,632 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: December 23, 2005	Wow so many places it needs to be. :lol: I opened a can of worms didn't I?



CheriePie	Jan 28 2007, 05:04 PM Post #7
living the dream baby!! :) Posts: 11,372 Group: Admin Member #89 Joined: April 24, 2006	Yeah, it's appropriate for nearly all of the games' sub-forums. So I suggest we start building it here and then decide what to do. Too bad that we can't have the messages linked somehow though so that if we did post it as pinned in all those places, we'd just have to update it once and it'd be reflected in all places.



AlterEgoZoe	Jan 28 2007, 07:14 PM Post #8
Unregistered	Can I add one? Anything by VC Andrews seem to go out the window...
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Daelith	Jan 28 2007, 08:31 PM Post #9
Does killing time damage eternity? Posts: 2,873 Group: Members Member #104 Joined: July 24, 2006	Just so happens I printed the list from the other relay/forum. Ya'll can move this wherever you want. Individual books Divine Sisters of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Engaging Men Welcome To Temptation The Nanny Diaries The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing See Jane Date Bridges of Madison County Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend The Cat Who... (the whole series) Raven's Children (graphic novel) Milkrun I Don't Know How She Does It Authors John Grisham Danielle Steele Stephen King Tom Clancy Diane Mott Davidson V. C. Andrews Serial Romances (Shilhouette, Harliequins, etc) Anne Rice Jackie Collins Jude Deveraux James Patterson (except new releases) Patricia Cornwell (except new releases) Nora Roberts Michael Crichton Mary Higgins Clark Robin Cook Allison Pearson Sophie Kinsella



fantasy221	Jan 28 2007, 08:44 PM Post #10
Make small talk? I'd rather be reading. Posts: 2,023 Group: Global Moderators Member #88 Joined: April 24, 2006	Maybe we should make a note too that it's not that these books are bad (despite the name!) just that more than likely everyone who's wanted to read them already has. I know when I first started playing here I was concerned with inadvertantly offering up a "bad book"



AlterEgoZoe	Jan 28 2007, 08:48 PM Post #11
Unregistered	caseyw Jan 29 2007, 01:31 AM Snow Waltz in Cedar Bend Isn't it SLOW not SNOW ?
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Daelith	Jan 29 2007, 10:07 AM Post #12
Does killing time damage eternity? Posts: 2,873 Group: Members Member #104 Joined: July 24, 2006	Yep it is Slow not Snow. I fixed it. Thanks for pointing it out.



alsgal	Jan 29 2007, 07:36 PM Post #13
She is too fond of books, and it has addled her brain Posts: 1,277 Group: Members Member #60 Joined: December 23, 2005	Can we pin this to the top of the Relays forum?



cheesygiraffe	Jan 29 2007, 07:41 PM Post #14
Giraffe Lover Extraordinaire Posts: 14,632 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: December 23, 2005	We're going to I promise. Once we sort out how to pin it to all the places it's applicable.



cheesygiraffe	Jan 29 2007, 07:44 PM Post #15
Giraffe Lover Extraordinaire Posts: 14,632 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: December 23, 2005	Okay I went ahead and pinned it.



shaunesay	Jan 29 2007, 10:33 PM Post #16
Absolutely Obsessed Posts: 9,890 Group: Members Member #19 Joined: December 23, 2005	fantasy221 Jan 28 2007, 08:44 PM Maybe we should make a note too that it's not that these books are bad (despite the name!) just that more than likely everyone who's wanted to read them already has. I know when I first started playing here I was concerned with inadvertantly offering up a "bad book" I said that in my first post silly!



Breeze	Oct 31 2007, 06:34 PM Post #17
Thoroughly Obsessed Posts: 1,770 Group: Members Member #23 Joined: December 23, 2005	Here's a link to the Top 100 Registered Books over at Bookcrossing.com: Top Registered That is a pretty good outline of books that are available in abundance and are not likely to be popular in swaps/relays!



CheriePie	Nov 28 2007, 04:02 AM Post #18
living the dream baby!! :) Posts: 11,372 Group: Admin Member #89 Joined: April 24, 2006	See also Shaunie's thread: Fantasy and Sci-Fi, lets make a list of "killers", shall we?



lottiotta	Jan 2 2008, 08:10 AM Post #19
Not Quite Obsessed Posts: 41 Group: Members Member #1,528 Joined: December 18, 2007	Y'know, I've just discovered Anne McCaffrey and I'm trying to collect her Dragonriders of Pern series, so if anyone needs to post something from that collection I'll probably snap it up pretty quick!



GateGypsy	Feb 22 2008, 03:57 PM Post #20
Exceedingly Obsessed Posts: 4,355 Group: Members Member #596 Joined: May 13, 2007	Curious: does Phillippa Gregory's popularity brand her historical fiction books relay/swap killers, too?



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