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However, when I get to #9 which also isn't available to purchase I'll be back at the darknet. I'm frankly puzzled why they would release #1-4, #6-8, #10-20 without releasing 5 and 9
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I encountered this with Janny Wurts excellant Curse of the Mistwraith series where book 4,6,7 and 8 were available but no book 5. I wrote to the author, and the publisher - just standard links from their website. It took over 3 months, and a few more emails as they struggled with "a technical difficulty with the file" but could at last legally buy the book I wanted.
It's only because I've been in online contact with Janny for some time, and really enjoyed her work, that I perservered and waited for the legal option.
Publishers really really need to know that stupid problems like this drive away customers, and as others have said above, not just for this book, but for all subsequent books. Once you're on the darknet, the legal options seem remote.