Free Kindle Book From Amazon

nheimberg · 05-20-2008, 09:45 PM

Reiffen's Choice (Kindle Edition) http://www.amazon.com/Reiffens-Choic...1334213&sr=1-1
by S. C. Butler
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10–As the exiled heir to thrones in two kingdoms, Reiffen lives under constant threat of danger from his uncle, King Brannis, who wants to keep his lineage a secret. The 12-year-old prince is faced with an even greater threat, however, when he is kidnapped by a trio of wizards who plan to place him on the throne as their puppet. Subjected to both magical and psychological methods of persuasion, Reiffen must choose whether or not he will be a willing participant in the wizards' scheme. His rescuers, consisting of a dwarf, a shape-shifting bear, and two childhood friends, must travel through the cavernous underground world of the dwarves to reach him. Planned as a trilogy, this first novel is ambitious in its scale, but falls short of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings epic that obviously inspired it. The story is full of hard-to-pronounce names of people and places. The explanation of Reiffen's exile comes too late, and background mythology that would have eased confusion is not fleshed out enough. Instead, too many details are included about the scenery and, as a result, the adventure is often bogged down by description. This book has enough action, imagination, and witty repartee between characters to hold the interest of readers who give it a chance, but they will undoubtedly be frustrated with its many incongruities.–Emily Rodriguez, Alachua County Library District, Gainesville, FL
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Product Description
Not until he came out of the trees did Reiffen realize this wasn-t a pasture like the ones back home. Halfway up the slope a circle of tall white stones rose ominously from the lush green of the grass, like the tips of some great and terrible claw buried deep beneath the meadow....
Reiffen, only twelve years old, is the true heir to the thrones of both Wayland and Banking. He and his friends Avender and Ferris live in a magical world of talking animals, dwarves, and shape-shifting bears but-he lives with the shame of knowing that no one will ever let him rule these kingdoms, that their crowns will bring him nothing but betrayal and sorrow-and that he is powerless. Reiffen will have only a short life of child-s innocence, a brief respite from the trial of impossible adult responsibility, the trial of attempting to finish a task he can never complete.

pilotbob · 05-20-2008, 10:25 PM

This was a free book from TOR a few weeks ago.

BOb

lovebeta · 05-21-2008, 10:52 AM

This was free on Amazon a couple of week ago too and has been discussed here.

badgoodDeb · 05-21-2008, 01:34 PM

But since I, at least, didn't notice it being discussed before, this is news to me. Not sure if it is my style of book, but Thank You for bringing it to my attention!

Alisa · 05-21-2008, 03:06 PM

Tor seems to be releasing their free books on Amazon around the same time they're going out to people on the list. I don't think is the first Tor free title to end up free on Amazon.

pilotbob · 05-21-2008, 05:46 PM

Yea! Bought my first Kindle book. Sure, it was free, and I have it in Mobi format on my home PC. But still my first Kindle book!

BOb

pilotbob · 05-21-2008, 06:04 PM

Also bought _Made to Stick_. Another freebee. Gee, this is fun. But, I'm in trouble once I run out of $0.00 books.

BOb

badgoodDeb · 05-21-2008, 08:48 PM

That one is only the intro -- a bit of a teaser. I liked the intro though!

P.S. you can also pre-download SAMPLES from books you like. Then when your Kindle arrives, you'll have a bunch to read (and lots of temptation to buy, if you like the samples)

pilotbob · 05-21-2008, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

That one is only the intro -- a bit of a teaser. I liked the intro though!

P.S. you can also pre-download SAMPLES from books you like. Then when your Kindle arrives, you'll have a bunch to read (and lots of temptation to buy, if you like the samples)

Good point. However, I have a book I got from Fictionwise (to test try my hand at converting). And I several of the TOR freebees. However, I have been wanting to start on the Alex Cross novels by Patterson, so those we probably be some of my first buys.

I really wanted a reader that supported Mobi, but I just couldn't see buying the CyBook. I can read Mobi's will Kindle but I am pretty sure I will end up buying Kindle books rather than Mobi books since it will be so easy and the prices generally look the best at the Kindle store.

BOb

honeybunny · 05-22-2008, 09:32 AM

I LOVE the Alex Cross novels! I love the Women's Murder Club ones too. Hell I just really like James Patterson. Despite all the violence to women that is done in his books.

I have all of the James Patterson books in DRM-Mobi format from Fictionwise though.

JSWolf · 05-22-2008, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Yea! Bought my first Kindle book. Sure, it was free, and I have it in Mobi format on my home PC. But still my first Kindle book!

BOb

Do you now own a Kindle? if so, it doesn't show in your profile.

pilotbob · 05-22-2008, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Do you now own a Kindle? if so, it doesn't show in your profile.

Just ordered it yesterday... should be delivered to my office tommorow. Since I don't have it "in hand" so to speak I haven't yet added it to my profile.

BOb

pilotbob · 05-22-2008, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by honeybunny

I LOVE the Alex Cross novels! I love the Women's Murder Club ones too. Hell I just really like James Patterson. Despite all the violence to women that is done in his books.

Yes, the WMC are on my virtual "to read" list also. My introduction to Patterson was with _The Lake House_ and I just recently read all four Maximum Ride books.

Thanks...
BOb

05-20-2008, 09:45 PM	#1
nheimberg Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle	Free Kindle Book From Amazon Reiffen's Choice (Kindle Edition) http://www.amazon.com/Reiffens-Choic...1334213&sr=1-1 by S. C. Butler Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal Grade 7-10–As the exiled heir to thrones in two kingdoms, Reiffen lives under constant threat of danger from his uncle, King Brannis, who wants to keep his lineage a secret. The 12-year-old prince is faced with an even greater threat, however, when he is kidnapped by a trio of wizards who plan to place him on the throne as their puppet. Subjected to both magical and psychological methods of persuasion, Reiffen must choose whether or not he will be a willing participant in the wizards' scheme. His rescuers, consisting of a dwarf, a shape-shifting bear, and two childhood friends, must travel through the cavernous underground world of the dwarves to reach him. Planned as a trilogy, this first novel is ambitious in its scale, but falls short of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings epic that obviously inspired it. The story is full of hard-to-pronounce names of people and places. The explanation of Reiffen's exile comes too late, and background mythology that would have eased confusion is not fleshed out enough. Instead, too many details are included about the scenery and, as a result, the adventure is often bogged down by description. This book has enough action, imagination, and witty repartee between characters to hold the interest of readers who give it a chance, but they will undoubtedly be frustrated with its many incongruities.–Emily Rodriguez, Alachua County Library District, Gainesville, FL Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product Description Not until he came out of the trees did Reiffen realize this wasn-t a pasture like the ones back home. Halfway up the slope a circle of tall white stones rose ominously from the lush green of the grass, like the tips of some great and terrible claw buried deep beneath the meadow.... Reiffen, only twelve years old, is the true heir to the thrones of both Wayland and Banking. He and his friends Avender and Ferris live in a magical world of talking animals, dwarves, and shape-shifting bears but-he lives with the shame of knowing that no one will ever let him rule these kingdoms, that their crowns will bring him nothing but betrayal and sorrow-and that he is powerless. Reiffen will have only a short life of child-s innocence, a brief respite from the trial of impossible adult responsibility, the trial of attempting to finish a task he can never complete.

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05-20-2008, 10:25 PM	#2
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	This was a free book from TOR a few weeks ago. BOb

05-21-2008, 10:52 AM	#3
lovebeta Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 406 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle 2, Amazon Kindle, Sony PRS-505	This was free on Amazon a couple of week ago too and has been discussed here.

05-21-2008, 01:34 PM	#4
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,538 Karma: 64201357 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	But since I, at least, didn't notice it being discussed before, this is news to me. Not sure if it is my style of book, but Thank You for bringing it to my attention!

05-21-2008, 03:06 PM	#5
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	Tor seems to be releasing their free books on Amazon around the same time they're going out to people on the list. I don't think is the first Tor free title to end up free on Amazon.

05-21-2008, 05:46 PM	#6
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Yea! Bought my first Kindle book. Sure, it was free, and I have it in Mobi format on my home PC. But still my first Kindle book! BOb

05-21-2008, 06:04 PM	#7
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Also bought _Made to Stick_. Another freebee. Gee, this is fun. But, I'm in trouble once I run out of $0.00 books. BOb

05-21-2008, 08:48 PM	#8
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,538 Karma: 64201357 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	That one is only the intro -- a bit of a teaser. I liked the intro though! P.S. you can also pre-download SAMPLES from books you like. Then when your Kindle arrives, you'll have a bunch to read (and lots of temptation to buy, if you like the samples)

05-22-2008, 09:32 AM	#10
honeybunny Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 76 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, AU Device: Kindle 2 GSM	I LOVE the Alex Cross novels! I love the Women's Murder Club ones too. Hell I just really like James Patterson. Despite all the violence to women that is done in his books. I have all of the James Patterson books in DRM-Mobi format from Fictionwise though.

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