New Wildside Press freebie for this Tuesday is up, and it's for:
Discover A New Author: Allan Cole & Chris Bunch, containing an apparently newly-written short story in the Sten science fiction series by the eponymous Allan Cole (
ISFDB,
Wikipedia) and the late Chris Bunch (
ISFDB,
Wikipedia), as well as sample chapters from the first novel.
A promotional ebook featuring the first 3 chapters of Sten, by Allan Cole and Chris Bunch, plus the complete short story, "Sten and the Star Wanderers," by Allan Cole.
The publisher says:
"I have enjoyed space opera as long as I have been reading science fiction, and one of the best series in recent memory is the 8-volume "Sten" series, by Chris Bunch and Allan Cole. I know there are a lot of different books fighting for readers' attention these days, which is why I started the "Discover a New Author!" program: to try to persuade readers to sample worthy writers they might otherwise have missed...in this case, Allan Cole and Chris Bunch. Together they coauthored an astounding 40+ novels and 150+ screenplays, and separately they have published scores of popular science fiction and fantasy novels.
"Chris Bunch passed away in 2005, but Allan Cole is still writing, and he recently returned to the Sten universe -- one of their most popular creations -- with a few short stories. He has graciously allowed me to include one, "Sten and the Star Wanderers," in this volume, along with the first three chapters of Sten (book 1 in the series). Read them. Together, they will give you an idea of the quality and feel of the Sten series. And, should you like them, check out Sten and the other 7 volumes of the series (and everything else these fine authors have published.)"
Bundle of Holding has several new RPG gamebook offerings:
Blue Planet (sci-fi),
Malhavoc Arena (fantasy), and are repeating their previous
Ptolus & Malhavoc bundle in the same series, for those who missed it earlier.
Just a reminder that expiring in the next couple of days are the following e-book bundles from StoryBundle:
The Boss Fight Bundle (video gaming and game design history) &
Nerd History (computer industry personalities and old school tech history). Their
Story Collection bundle chock-full of high-quality sfnal short fiction from award-winning authors is still good for another week, as is the
Humble Book Bundle Murder & Mystery Novels presented by Open Road, chock-full of well-known crime/thriller novelists.
And the following comics bundles also expiring soon:
Humble Comics Bundle Garth Ennis presented by Dynamite which added another volume of his WWII series Battlefields, and one of The Red Team, a contemporary NYPD crime drama, to the middle tier. Groupees'
Bundle of Independents, featuring many titles from well-known authors, has been extended a few more days and had its stretch goals lowered, as has their
Dynamite Fantasy Bundle, which now allows you to purchase previous Dynamite bundles you might have missed out upon as additional tiers.