Kindle Magic?

[innovatao]

Thing is, I was reading "I Shall Wear Midnight" on my Amazon reading thingy on the way to London, and half way through one of the characters I noted was called Brian. Well, not unusual, rather chuffed as that is my name. And there it was again, so far so good, but then I came to a part and Tiffany shouted to this Brian character ... "Brian Roberts you put that down right now ...." or words to that effect.

I thought, thats clever. Kindle books can replace names, probably knows who I am though my registration and the book has placeholders for the First and Surname which get filled in.

Turns out I was wrong, the character does exist in paperback as one Brian Roberts, and as that's my actual really real name, I feel rather proud of that

http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Brian_Roberts

 

[deldaisy]

How special is that!

Welcome to the site innovatao.

 

[poohcarrot]

Hi Bri and welcome!

The exact same thing happened to me!

I was reading Small Gods and my name's P'tang P'tang Newt-God.

 

[Tonyblack]

Welcome to the site, innovatao!

I'm not sure about this, but sometimes people bid at charity auctions to be included in the books. I don't know if this is the case with the other Brian Roberts.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Welcome to the forum, innovatao, there was an aution at the 2009 DWcon to that effect,raised quite a lot of money.

 

[deldaisy]

Welcome to the forum, innovatao, there was an aution at the 2009 DWcon to that effect,raised quite a lot of money.

And the winner is....................... ????? and what book?

 

[ShadowNinjaCat]

Welcome ,innovatao.

 

[meerkat]

WELCOME Innovatao!

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I think it was said just in a future book but Terry had just started the outline then for ISWM, but it's not the first time he has done that for the charity, and two years is quite a while to remember that through the alcohol haze of the con.

 

[Anonymous]

I think it was said just in a future book but Terry had just started the outline then for ISWM, but it's not the first time he has done that for the charity, and two years is quite a while to remember that through the alcohol haze of the con.

That *might* have been the one where John Hicks won but I couldn't be sure.

K

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I think it was said just in a future book but Terry had just started the outline then for ISWM, but it's not the first time he has done that for the charity, and two years is quite a while to remember that through the alcohol haze of the con.

That *might* have been the one where John Hicks won but I couldn't be sure.

K

That name rings a bell, ding, dong, river calling.

 

[meerkat]

Surely that should be Hicks with an X?

 

[Dotsie]

He changed his name to Hix to sound more evil, but he was born John Hicks

 

[Dotsie]

PS the character, not the bloke who won the auction

 

[meerkat]

 

[deldaisy]

Welcome to the site, innovatao!

I'm not sure about this, but sometimes people bid at charity auctions to be included in the books. I don't know if this is the case with the other Brian Roberts.

Brian Roberts DOES seem a rather ordinary name for a character in the DW books though huh.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Ryan Bobberts?

 

[Tonyblack]

Why do I think of this when I see the title of this thread?

 

[meerkat]

I'm sobbing! Six minutes - and it went by so happily! Excuse me blubbing!