OOF am I about to spent $150+ on these three hardcover deluxe editions and shipping them to Japan so I can reread them all in preparation for the release of book 10?

Yes. Yes I am.

This is probably the most money I have spent on ANY form of book or reading material in my entire life. I haven't purchased an actual, physical book in probably a decade. Because you know, the library exists, and before I had a library card I had a SERIOUS book-hoarding problem. I had more books than I had shelves and I had nowhere to store them and due to the size of my Japanese house (very small) I have to be even more careful lest I turn my house into a tinderbox.

But this is Saga.

I will buy a bookshelf just for Saga.

And everyone I know is getting the compendium for their next birthday. Because Saga demands to be shared.