First book in Moning's "Fever" series

FizzyWater · 06-30-2009, 11:12 PM

Just saw the following in a newsletter I received today:

Quote:

2. Download a FREE Copy of DARKFEVER!

Enter the world of Karen Marie Moning's New York Times bestselling FEVER Series with a free download of the book that started it all. DARKFEVER, the first novel in what Publisher's Weekly dubbed "an addictively dark, erotic, and even shocking series," introduces us to the enigmatic heroine, MacKayla Lane.

Mac is a Southern Belle and a daddy's girl, but when her sister is murdered, Mac travels to Dublin in search of her killer. She's soon pulled into a shadowy realm she never knew existed and begins to find startling gifts within herself, as she's dragged deeper and deeper into the frightening world of the Fae.

Catch the download just in time to get ready for the newest book in the FEVER series DREAMFEVER, available from Delacorte Press August 18, 2009.

This special FREE download is available from July 1- October 1, visit http://www.suvudu.com/freelibrary/ for details.

Downside? Looks like all the Suvudu freebies are...PDFs. Bleh.

hnoto · 07-01-2009, 12:13 AM

I read the first book in this series and it was pretty good. Am slogging through the 2nd or 3rd one...I stopped reading it for some reason and now am reluctant to finish. But for FREE--maybe if I had it on my reader it would be easier to read?

hnoto · 07-01-2009, 12:38 AM

I looked at these as well as the other books listed on this webpage are listed for $0 in the Sony bookstore.

Assassin's Apprentice,
Red Mars
Settling Accounts: Return Engagements
Star Wars Fate of the Jedi: Dramatis Personae
Elric: The Stealer of Souls
Weapons of Choice
Kiss of Midnight
Blood Engines
His Majesty's Dragon

FizzyWater · 07-01-2009, 01:08 AM

Even better, Heather! (No having to reformat PDFs!)

shadowwolf36 · 07-01-2009, 07:04 AM

I love the Moning books -- I did DarkFever way back as a podiobook and then just finished the next two books......I may download this just to have it

Sporadic · 07-01-2009, 07:22 AM

Also free on Kindle

http://www.amazon.com/Darkfever/dp/B000MAH7SQ

koland · 07-01-2009, 09:22 AM

Even better - it's free at Amazon, but not at Suvudu yet....

doreenjoy · 07-01-2009, 02:24 PM

Oooh, I see three new books at the Sony store!

Who cares about DRM if the books are free? Not me!

thianliongpatpoh · 07-01-2009, 04:39 PM

There's also the free audiobook of this novel, as a free podcast. Will repost with actual link.

lilac_jive · 07-01-2009, 05:28 PM

Ooh, the blurb sounds good!

FizzyWater · 07-01-2009, 10:10 PM

Just beware, Lilac_Jive, the book is the first in a series of five and there's no real resolution at the end of each book...I've read the first two, the fourth is due out next month...

(When I was ... uh ... liberating the third one to read on my Sony, I managed to read a very important line at the end that told me the ending was such a cliff-hanger that I wasn't even going to try to read it until book four was available!)

lilac_jive · 07-02-2009, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Just beware, Lilac_Jive, the book is the first in a series of five and there's no real resolution at the end of each book...I've read the first two, the fourth is due out next month...

(When I was ... uh ... liberating the third one to read on my Sony, I managed to read a very important line at the end that told me the ending was such a cliff-hanger that I wasn't even going to try to read it until book four was available!)

Uh oh.

doreenjoy · 07-02-2009, 11:31 AM

After reading the reviews, I may give this one a pass. I despise cliffhanger endings.

FizzyWater · 07-08-2009, 10:58 PM

Moning used to publish romance novels. The books were in a series, but each book was able to be read as a standalone story.

When she started this series, she made it very clear up front that this was different - more like a series of fantasy novels where each book builds on the ones that came before.

In my opinion, it reads like one really long book, chopped up into annual installments!

I don't want to say too much, because if anyone is reading the series, I'll give away something very important, but if I remember correctly, there's a "dear reader" letter at the end of the third one, telling readers not to despair, to remember that she came from a romance background and she knows her readers want that "happy ending".

(Can you imagine if you saw something like that at the end of The Two Towers?)

Anyway, I'm not a fan of cliffhangers myself (I still remember waiting too long to find out who shot JR), which is why that book is sitting on my virtual TBR pile, instead of my "done" pile. I might even wait for the fifth (and supposedly) final one and read them one after the other!

lilac_jive · 07-09-2009, 07:29 AM

I just finished the first one and you are right, cliffhanger! I'll try to read the rest when the rest comes out.

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07-01-2009, 12:13 AM	#2
hnoto Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 177180 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Device: Sony PRS 505	I read the first book in this series and it was pretty good. Am slogging through the 2nd or 3rd one...I stopped reading it for some reason and now am reluctant to finish. But for FREE--maybe if I had it on my reader it would be easier to read?

07-01-2009, 12:38 AM	#3
hnoto Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 177180 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Device: Sony PRS 505	I looked at these as well as the other books listed on this webpage are listed for $0 in the Sony bookstore. Assassin's Apprentice, Red Mars Settling Accounts: Return Engagements Star Wars Fate of the Jedi: Dramatis Personae Elric: The Stealer of Souls Weapons of Choice Kiss of Midnight Blood Engines His Majesty's Dragon

07-01-2009, 01:08 AM	#4
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Even better, Heather! (No having to reformat PDFs!)

07-01-2009, 07:04 AM	#5
shadowwolf36 Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 81 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony Digital	I love the Moning books -- I did DarkFever way back as a podiobook and then just finished the next two books......I may download this just to have it

07-01-2009, 07:22 AM	#6
Sporadic Banned Posts: 427 Karma: 2690 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 1	Also free on Kindle http://www.amazon.com/Darkfever/dp/B000MAH7SQ

07-01-2009, 09:22 AM	#7
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Even better - it's free at Amazon, but not at Suvudu yet....

07-01-2009, 02:24 PM	#8
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	Oooh, I see three new books at the Sony store! Who cares about DRM if the books are free? Not me!

07-01-2009, 04:39 PM	#9
thianliongpatpoh Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 218 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: iPad	There's also the free audiobook of this novel, as a free podcast. Will repost with actual link.

07-01-2009, 05:28 PM	#10
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Ooh, the blurb sounds good!

07-01-2009, 10:10 PM	#11
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Just beware, Lilac_Jive, the book is the first in a series of five and there's no real resolution at the end of each book...I've read the first two, the fourth is due out next month... (When I was ... uh ... liberating the third one to read on my Sony, I managed to read a very important line at the end that told me the ending was such a cliff-hanger that I wasn't even going to try to read it until book four was available!)

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07-02-2009, 11:31 AM	#13
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	After reading the reviews, I may give this one a pass. I despise cliffhanger endings.

07-08-2009, 10:58 PM	#14
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Moning used to publish romance novels. The books were in a series, but each book was able to be read as a standalone story. When she started this series, she made it very clear up front that this was different - more like a series of fantasy novels where each book builds on the ones that came before. In my opinion, it reads like one really long book, chopped up into annual installments! I don't want to say too much, because if anyone is reading the series, I'll give away something very important, but if I remember correctly, there's a "dear reader" letter at the end of the third one, telling readers not to despair, to remember that she came from a romance background and she knows her readers want that "happy ending". (Can you imagine if you saw something like that at the end of The Two Towers?) Anyway, I'm not a fan of cliffhangers myself (I still remember waiting too long to find out who shot JR), which is why that book is sitting on my virtual TBR pile, instead of my "done" pile. I might even wait for the fifth (and supposedly) final one and read them one after the other!

07-09-2009, 07:29 AM	#15
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I just finished the first one and you are right, cliffhanger! I'll try to read the rest when the rest comes out.