I found this book sitting proudly on my bookshelf, its thick spine wedged between other novels I also intended to read “someday.” It called to me in a local bookstore, shortly after I finished the TV series. The bold, intriguing cover grabbed my attention immediately. At the time, I imagined myself uncovering all the lore and details the show didn’t fully explore. Buying the book felt like a natural next step in my fandom.

As the months passed, the initial energy faded, and the idea of tackling such a massive book series became more overwhelming than exciting. Slowly, it shifted from “I’m going to read this next” to “I’ll get to it eventually,” and eventually to simply becoming part of the scenery of my bookshelf.