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ATDrake · 10-10-2017, 01:29 PM

Bargain @ $0.99 for today only (October 10th) from Subterranean Press as part of Kindle Daily Deals at Amazon CA & US:

The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch (ISFDB, Wikipedia), a recently-released novella in his popular Rivers of London series of urban fantasy police procedurals. It's DRM-free and apparently not discounted in the other stores, but you can ask for a price-match @ Kobo.

There have been ghosts on the London Underground, sad, harmless spectres whose presence does little more than give a frisson to travelling and boost tourism. But now there’s a rash of sightings on the Metropolitan Line and these ghosts are frightening, aggressive and seem to be looking for something.

Enter PC Peter Grant, junior member of the Metropolitan Police’s Special Assessment unit a.k.a. The Folly a.k.a. the only police officers whose official duties include ghost hunting. Together with Jaget Kumar, his counterpart at the British Transport Police, he must brave the terrifying crush of London’s rush hour to find the source of the ghosts.

Also on sale from multiple retailers in the US only unless otherwise noted, but with 3x Bonus Points if you pick them up today as part of Kobo US' lingering Columbus Day sale:

@ $0.99:

Fortress in the Eye of Time by C. J. Cherryh via HarperCollins, 1st in her Fortress series of epic fantasy (#2 has previously been discounted recently). Also available in Canada.

@ $1.99

Ghost of the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker from Del Rey, a continuation of his Well World science fiction series, for which we've gotten one or two freebies from Phoenix Pick Press.
Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks from Del Rey, a prequel to his popular Shannara fantasy series.

@ $3.99

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin from Random House, a collection of the 3 Dunk & Egg novellas which are a prequel to the A Song of Ice and Fire series, lavishly illustrated with black-and-white sketches by Gary Gianni. This is a pretty nice edition which I also own in hardcover, and IMHO, the stories are generally better than much of the main series.
Ubik by the late Philip K. Dick via Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a vintage science fiction standalone from the 1960s. Also available in Canada, and couponable/VIP-eligible for us.

There's also some Clive Barker, Christopher Golden, Brian Lumley, and Robert Bloch and The Walking Dead tie-in novels in the sale @ $2.99 for horror fans.

10-10-2017, 01:29 PM	#991
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Bargain @ $0.99 for today only (October 10th) from Subterranean Press as part of Kindle Daily Deals at Amazon CA & US: The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch (ISFDB, Wikipedia), a recently-released novella in his popular Rivers of London series of urban fantasy police procedurals. It's DRM-free and apparently not discounted in the other stores, but you can ask for a price-match @ Kobo. There have been ghosts on the London Underground, sad, harmless spectres whose presence does little more than give a frisson to travelling and boost tourism. But now there’s a rash of sightings on the Metropolitan Line and these ghosts are frightening, aggressive and seem to be looking for something. Enter PC Peter Grant, junior member of the Metropolitan Police’s Special Assessment unit a.k.a. The Folly a.k.a. the only police officers whose official duties include ghost hunting. Together with Jaget Kumar, his counterpart at the British Transport Police, he must brave the terrifying crush of London’s rush hour to find the source of the ghosts. Also on sale from multiple retailers in the US only unless otherwise noted, but with 3x Bonus Points if you pick them up today as part of Kobo US' lingering Columbus Day sale: @ $0.99: Fortress in the Eye of Time by C. J. Cherryh via HarperCollins, 1st in her Fortress series of epic fantasy (#2 has previously been discounted recently). Also available in Canada. @ $1.99 Ghost of the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker from Del Rey, a continuation of his Well World science fiction series, for which we've gotten one or two freebies from Phoenix Pick Press. Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks from Del Rey, a prequel to his popular Shannara fantasy series. @ $3.99 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin from Random House, a collection of the 3 Dunk & Egg novellas which are a prequel to the A Song of Ice and Fire series, lavishly illustrated with black-and-white sketches by Gary Gianni. This is a pretty nice edition which I also own in hardcover, and IMHO, the stories are generally better than much of the main series. Ubik by the late Philip K. Dick via Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a vintage science fiction standalone from the 1960s. Also available in Canada, and couponable/VIP-eligible for us. There's also some Clive Barker, Christopher Golden, Brian Lumley, and Robert Bloch and The Walking Dead tie-in novels in the sale @ $2.99 for horror fans.