Today the slushpile yields the continuation of an sf/fantasy backlist series we've previously received the 1st of free. We're also starting to quite a larger amount of repeats, which probably means that the novelty value of going KDP Select exclusive-or-else is starting to wear off, or the authors have started running out of works to exclusivize and/or are using up their remaining free days on the ones they have before the 90 day mark.
The White Dragon by Laura Resnick, daughter of noted SF writer Mike Resnick and a reasonably good author in her own right, from what little I've read of her work, is the 2nd book in her epic high fantasy Silerian Trilogy, originally published by Tor in 2003.
We received book 1,
In Legend Born, as a freebie sometime in December or early January, IIRC. Apparently this should be a treat to view on a tablet, since it's got new colour maps and extras.
The author has helpfully added a note to the blurb saying that this will be free through the US President's Day holiday until midnight @ Amazon
main UK DE ES FR IT Additional charges may apply in certain regions.
Description
For a thousand years, fire and water have fought for ascendancy in Sileria, the mountainous island nation wherein dwells Dar, the destroyer goddess. The Guardians, Sileria's mysterious ghost-talking fire sorcerers have been enemies for centuries with the powerful waterlords of the Honored Society. Now, as the conquering Valdani empire spirals into defeat in Sileria, ancient rivalries are rekindled, and Sileria plunges into the inferno of civil war.
When mystical sea spirits, a volcano goddess, and half-human subterranean sorcerers all demand a stake in Sileria's fate, then Mirabar, the fire-eyed prophetess, and Tansen, the reluctant new leader of the mountain rebels, are torn between love and duty. Now everyone in Sileria, allies and enemies alike, must choose between history and destiny—and must fight for victory or face annihilation.
** The second book of the critically acclaimed epic fantasy trilogy which began with IN LEGEND BORN and concludes with THE DESTROYER GODDESS
** This ebook edition contains Color Maps, as well as Directories of Characters, Settings, and a Glossary
The rest of what I recognized/bothered to look at which checked out; not sorted:
St. Martin's/Minotaur-published Gerrie Ferris Finger returns with a cop vs killer thriller:
Merciless
Bram Stoker nominee Jeremy Shipp offers a mini-collection of horror tales about
:
Attic Clowns: Volume One
Elisabeth Waters and Michael Spence offer another mini-collection of their fantasy shorts from the Sword & Sorceress anthologies, for which we've gotten the 2nd one free:
Treasures of Albion I
Arizona Wildlife Federation columnist Richard Mason returns with another volume in his historical fiction series about growing up in the South in the 40s if you've been collecting them:
The Danged Swamp!
Signet-published Barbara Bartholomew offers another in her YA fantasy series:
Princess Alice (Chronicles of Endymion)
Previously-title-featured ISFDBed Lee Killough repeats her ghost cop solving his own murder mystery paranormal procedural if you missed it earlier:
Killer Karma
Her re-publisher Books We Love/BWLPP is also offering a few other freebies if you're willing to dig:
Linkage to start digging
Previously-featured ISFDBed horror writer Aaron Polson offers two collections of shorts:
Linkage for them both
Lynn Hanna offers some kind of Scottish fantasy/paranormal romance 1998-Onyx paperbacked:
The Starry Child (The Starry Child Series)
John R. Maxim offers a 1998-Avon conspiracy-looking thriller:
Haven
Previously-title-featured Canadian writer Mobashar Qureshi repeats his 2009 Mercury Press mystery:
The October Five
Previously-included probably-Harlequined Carol Grace offers a probably-contemporary romance:
The Millionaire's Nanny
Forge/Macmillan-published Lewis Perdue apparently really does seem to be an NY Times bestselling author like he claims. He offers a conspiracy-looking thriller:
Die By Wire
Scottish writer Douglas Lindsay offers the 1st in a darkly comedic crime series 1999-published by Piatkus and apparently once translated into German:
The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson (Barney Thomson #1)
UK writer John Matthews returns yet again with what may or may not be a new repackage of his 2007 Penguin legal thriller:
Ascension Day
Stoker/Edgar award-nominee Billie Sue Mosiman repeats her stalker/suspense thriller:
Unidentified
Linden Bay Romance appears to be a small press with a bunch of different authors in their paperback listings. Kelly Wallace offers the 2007-printed self-explanatory:
Cowboys Make Better Lovers (Western Romance - Romantic Comedy)
Assuming this is the same Hugh Fox as has this
ISFDB entry, Post Mortem Press offers his peyote-fueled possibly-horrific mysterious murder detective investigation:
The Lord Said Unto Satan
I like how formerly-included egregious Amazon discussion board spammer Vincent Zandri gives a 5-star review to the other novel by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Reader's Choice Award winner Dave Zeltserman packaged into this 2-in-1 release, which coincidentally manages to give an apparent high rating boost overall to Zandri's own novel bundled with it (he couldn't have put that glowing praise on the single edition of Zeltserman's book if he really meant it that much?):
Dying Memories/Godchild (2 in 1 Edition) Incidentally, I think Zeltserman's book has been here previously in its solo version. I'm only bothering to include this bundle in case someone missed it earlier and really wants to read more of Zeltserman's work.
Previously-included Washington local small press Coffeetown has a few interesting looking historical/litfic/mystery novels:
Linkage for all three
Minor ISFDBed illustrator Chris Howard returns with another in his fantasy series:
Saltwater Witch Graphic Novel Chapter 4
Previously-included probably-self-pub Canadian Donna Carrick offers a murder mystery set amongst aid workers after a devastating tsunami:
Gold And Fishes
Previously-included EDGE columnist and theatre critic and author of a Ballantine-published same-sex wedding planning guide David Toussaint repeats his collection of columns:
Toussaint!
Northwestern State University PhD Chris McMullen returns with another work he encourages you to use for educational purposes:
Understand Basic Chemistry Concepts (in Color)
And once you've learned all that, perhaps this may provide a useful example of what you may or may not want to put your newly learned knowledge to:
The Dark Lord's Handbook
Have fun, especially if you decide to take pointers from that last book, although the
Evil Overlord List might actually provide better and more useful advice.