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ATDrake · 03-10-2012, 10:28 PM

Last minute additions before I clickthrough on my own intended purchases.

The Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust and Elisabeth Waters have added some more PDF freebies to their respective websites and link some of the Amazon freebies as well. This includes a Darkover short which is not collected in the Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover collection available @ Fictionwise and other outlets.

@ Smashwords

Fellow MR member moderator dreams suggested that I include fellow MR member author Shayne Parkinson, whose self-published historical novels have been highly praised in the Reading Recs forum by other fellow MR member posters and offers a free short and the first novel in her series and 50% off the sequels if you were looking to pick them up.

Girlebooks has a variety of novels by assorted authors, some historical, some romantic, and I think I saw one speculative, which are either free-with-coupon or 25-50% off.

It turns out that Moyra Caldecott mentioned above has two of her titles at 75% off, which I will be getting. They are the Bronze Age YA historical 1st-in-series The Tall Stones and a standalone SF with a touch of romance Child of the Dark Star. This is even cheaper than getting them via Fictionwise with a deep-discount coupon, and if it turns out her writing is not to my taste, I will have saved $1.48 collectively over the FW price of finding that out.

There's really not much in the Fantasy "Free" category which hasn't already shown up, since most speculative fiction authors tend to write across genres. Here are some of the few credentialed authors who've popped up.

Again, I have no idea whether this is permafreebie or RAEBW only stuff.

Vera Nazarian (ISFDB), a former Marion Zimmer Bradley protegée who now runs her own fantasy reprint house, offers a free to download humorous novella and does not seem to have anything else particularly on sale.

Eric T. Reynolds (ISFDB) who also runs his own small sf/f imprint which has had an anthology reviewed by Locus Magazine, offers a free sf short which is misfiled, being about an android on a lunar colony.

Naomi Clark (ISFDB) who has minor credits for known small outlet stuff, offers a free urban fantasy short.

J. Kathleen Cheney (ISFDB), who was a Nebula finalist, offers a free short which is likely to be promo only (her previous free shorts were only for a limited time and have gone back up in price).

Iain Rowan (ISFDB) offers a China-set supernatural fantasy short originally published in Black Gate magazine in 2003.

Stephen D. Sullivan mentioned above has one of his 99 cent shorts free-with-coupon and another you-set-the-price.

Philippa Ballantine (ISFDB) who currently writes steampunk for HarperCollins as Pip Ballantine, offers an AU Shakespearean fantasy novel free to download. ImagineThat! Studios also lists a number of freebie shorts by other related writers, but they don't seem to have anything particularly on sale.

Ilona Andrews (ISFDB), author of the popular Kate Daniels urban fantasy series, has a few free-to-download shorts and offers a mini-collection of paranormal romantic ones for 99 cents.

ETA: Scott William Carter (ISFDB) has a number of short stories free-to-download and may also have some free-with-coupon or sale stuff. He's got a lot of entries and I'm not going to bother checking each one.

03-10-2012, 10:28 PM	#15
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Last minute additions before I clickthrough on my own intended purchases. The Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust and Elisabeth Waters have added some more PDF freebies to their respective websites and link some of the Amazon freebies as well. This includes a Darkover short which is not collected in the Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover collection available @ Fictionwise and other outlets. @ Smashwords Fellow MR member moderator dreams suggested that I include fellow MR member author Shayne Parkinson, whose self-published historical novels have been highly praised in the Reading Recs forum by other fellow MR member posters and offers a free short and the first novel in her series and 50% off the sequels if you were looking to pick them up. Girlebooks has a variety of novels by assorted authors, some historical, some romantic, and I think I saw one speculative, which are either free-with-coupon or 25-50% off. It turns out that Moyra Caldecott mentioned above has two of her titles at 75% off, which I will be getting. They are the Bronze Age YA historical 1st-in-series The Tall Stones and a standalone SF with a touch of romance Child of the Dark Star. This is even cheaper than getting them via Fictionwise with a deep-discount coupon, and if it turns out her writing is not to my taste, I will have saved $1.48 collectively over the FW price of finding that out. There's really not much in the Fantasy "Free" category which hasn't already shown up, since most speculative fiction authors tend to write across genres. Here are some of the few credentialed authors who've popped up. Again, I have no idea whether this is permafreebie or RAEBW only stuff. Vera Nazarian (ISFDB), a former Marion Zimmer Bradley protegée who now runs her own fantasy reprint house, offers a free to download humorous novella and does not seem to have anything else particularly on sale. Eric T. Reynolds (ISFDB) who also runs his own small sf/f imprint which has had an anthology reviewed by Locus Magazine, offers a free sf short which is misfiled, being about an android on a lunar colony. Naomi Clark (ISFDB) who has minor credits for known small outlet stuff, offers a free urban fantasy short. J. Kathleen Cheney (ISFDB), who was a Nebula finalist, offers a free short which is likely to be promo only (her previous free shorts were only for a limited time and have gone back up in price). Iain Rowan (ISFDB) offers a China-set supernatural fantasy short originally published in Black Gate magazine in 2003. Stephen D. Sullivan mentioned above has one of his 99 cent shorts free-with-coupon and another you-set-the-price. Philippa Ballantine (ISFDB) who currently writes steampunk for HarperCollins as Pip Ballantine, offers an AU Shakespearean fantasy novel free to download. ImagineThat! Studios also lists a number of freebie shorts by other related writers, but they don't seem to have anything particularly on sale. Ilona Andrews (ISFDB), author of the popular Kate Daniels urban fantasy series, has a few free-to-download shorts and offers a mini-collection of paranormal romantic ones for 99 cents. ETA: Scott William Carter (ISFDB) has a number of short stories free-to-download and may also have some free-with-coupon or sale stuff. He's got a lot of entries and I'm not going to bother checking each one. Last edited by ATDrake; 03-10-2012 at 10:34 PM.