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Server Date: 2009-05-05 00:00:00

     I was probably wrong when I said that Eye of the Storm is coming with a bound-in CD. The impression I've been given is that it may turn out to be one of the bookseller industry promotional disks, not a bound in copy.
     
     I'll have to see if someone can turn up a copy for me, as I haven't seen it yet.
     
     The new Ringo/Kratman Posleen series entry The Tuloriad is supposed to have a promotional CD available. While Torch of Freedom is scheduled to have an actual bound-in CD. (Thanks Martin.)

CD listing

01-HonorverseCD/	-	Directory
02-AldenataCD/	-	Directory
03-SlammersCD/	-	Directory
04-DragonsCD/	-	Directory
05-ScepteredIsleCD/	-	Directory
06-WindRiderCD/	-	Directory
06B-SaganamiCD/	-	Directory
07-LookingGlassCD/	-	Directory
08-GhostCD/	-	Directory
09-AtAllCostsCD/	-	Directory
10-ThePhantomCD/	-	Directory
11-UntotheBreachCD/	-	Directory
12-HellHathNoFuryCD/	-	Directory
13-TheBalticWarCD/	-	Directory
13-TheBestofJimBaensUniverseCD/	-	Directory
14-ThePhantomCD/	-	Directory
15-WhentheTideRisesCD/	-	Directory
16-ClawsThatCatchCD/	-	Directory
17-StormfromtheShadowsCD/	-	Directory
Gutenberg SF 200703 CD/	-	Directory
P01-TheShadowofSaganamiCD/	-	Directory
P02-LookingGlassCD/	-	Directory
P03-UntotheBreachCD/	-	Directory
P04-TheSpiderCD/	-	Directory
P05-WhentheTideRisesCD/	-	Directory
P06-StormfromtheShadowsCD/	-	Directory
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Publisher Jim Baen's last CD-ROM Orientation (CD 9)
Author David Drake's CD-ROM Orientation (CD 3)

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