Free (Kindle) Double Dragon 15th Anniversary freebies [Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Other Genres]

ATDrake · 02-24-2015, 03:34 AM

[ETA 2: It looks like DDP are doing maybe-daily freebies for their 15th anniversary special promotion, offered at irregular intervals (this new batch certainly didn't go free at usual Amazon server times when the official publisher promo books or even the KDP Select freebies normally show up, and I made a point of checking this morning and they weren't there, but seem to have popped up only a few hours ago, so who knows how long they'll last.)

So we'll just designate this as the rotating DDP 15th Anniversary freebie thread and update as they show up, if any more do so (ahahaha, watch this be the last batch now that I've typed it).

They mainly publish sf/fantasy & some paranormal/horror, but sometimes other genres including non-fic show up in their catalogue.]

As a special treat to continue the year-long celebration of their 15th anniversary, 3 assorted science fiction & fantasy novels are being offered to us [ETA: freebie selection now rotated to 3 novels & 2 novellas. ETA 2: now back to 3 novels, which seems to be their default standard offering], free courtesy of Canadian genre specialty small press Double Dragon Publishing (Wikipedia), who've picked up the rights to backlist works by Kenneth C. Flint (ISFDB, Wikipedia) & the late Nick Pollotta (ISFDB, Wikipedia) who's written some of my favourite humorous sf/fantasy, both of which I used to buy from them during the late Fictionwise's deep-discount coupon sales, as well as their usual stable of new and established lower tier authors.

This time, it's a mix of 2 sci-fi stories — one involving time travel, and the other a far-future man/machine alliance in a world where the aliens have stripped the advanced tech — and 1 anthropomorphic animal fantasy tale, by some of their newer authors for you to try. ETA: apparently they've decided to switch the selections, which is unusual, since the original batch only popped up free late yesterday and DDP gave a few days free the last time they did this, but more free books, I guess.

There's now a horror, a space opera with space pirates (well, space smugglers) in it

, and an epic-fantasy-looking resisting the corrupted kingdom sort of novel, as well as a humorous war-veteran-promoting-his-novel memoir and a political satire by an established sfnal author.

Selection now rotated again. And there's a Kenneth C. Flint backlist fantasy in there as well, which I've previously bought via Fictionwise. Flint is pretty decent if you like Celtic mythology adventure fantasy which is firmly grounded in the actual old-school myths.

While these are only available free via Amazon (and still $ in the other stores), they do seem to be offered free worldwide when I spot-check various regional stores like Brazil and the Netherlands, and DDP are couponable @ Kobo, should it turn out you like the authors' writing and would like to try some of their other work.

And this has been the selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

Because not only did we get a batch of celebratory freebies already in December, but DDP are generously continuing with the giveaways, and will apparently be keeping this up throughout the anniversary year.

(Also, fellow Canadian, sfnal works, genre specialty small press, giving out a bunch of stuff at once, available worldwide, yadda yadda yadda, the usual.

)

Enjoy!

Current freebies:

Mothership by Tony Chandler (ISFDB), an AI space opera fight against extinction tale originally out from small press SynergEbooks in 2001 and picked up by Hard Shell Word Factory (later acquired by Mundania Press) in 2003 @ Amazon (available to Canadians and probably worldwide).

In the midst of Galactic War a new life-form is born--an AI starship. But with all its weapons and sophisticated programming, the sentient starship is not equipped for its greatest challenge--that of becoming the mother to the last three children of humanity. The deadly T’kaan soon begin the hunt again after they discover that the human race is not quite extinct. As Mother faces these impossible odds, she discovers that deep inside her massive memory systems she holds another treasure--a knowledgebase that contains all the science, lore, wisdom and art of the human race since the beginning of time. Now Mother must fight not only to save humanity from extinction, but also from being forgotten by the rest of the universe...
Bluesky and Sunshine by Tony Chandler (ISFDB), 1st in his Song of Life duology of fantasy tales starring a young mockingbird with a birth defect with coming-of-age self-discovery and acceptance themes in it @ Amazon (available to Canadians and probably worldwide).

In the tradition of the classic animal fantasy novels of yesteryear comes a new novel… a tale about a young mockingbird and his family and their struggles against prejudice and hate. At its heart, it is a story about the power of love and friendship -- and how a hero is born.

Sunshine and her mate are devastated when one of their babies is born with a life-threatening birth defect. They do their best to nurture the disadvantaged baby, whom they name Bluesky. But their fears increase as they watch the tiny baby struggle to get his share of food in competition with his siblings.

Soon, all the mockingbird clans ostracize Bluesky and his entire family out of fear. Other youngsters refuse to play with him simply because he is different. Sunshine does her best to keep her family together, but the loneliness and rejection grow each day.

When Bluesky realizes that he and his birth defect are the real reason for all the hatred aimed at his family, the little mockingbird decides to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect his family from the terrible injustice that is tearing them all apart.

If the above turn out to be expired when you see them, then this Amazon auto-search-link should show any DDP titles which are still free, as long as they keep up with the promo.

Old lists under the cut, in case they pop up free again (or just to keep track of what we've already been given).

Spoiler:

Riders of the Sidhe by Locus-nominated Kenneth C. Flint (ISFDB, Wikipedia), 1st in his Sidhe Legends series of Celtic mythological historical adventure fantasy originally out from Bantam Books in 1984 @ Amazon (available to Canadians & apparently worldwide)

Out of the mists the Fomor came to enslave the isle of Eire, a dread race of twisted men ruled by an inhuman lord: Balor of the Evil Eye. But a champion came from out of the sea, a youth called Lugh, seeking his destiny, sent to Eire by the seagod Manannan MacLir to fulfill an ancient prophecy.

With Gilla, a jesting rogue, and Aine, a spirited warrior-woman he came to love, Lugh challenged the Fomor to restore the True King to the throne of Tara, and summoned the Silver Warriors of the Sidhe to fight in the realms of men.

The tale of Lugh of the Long Arm is among the greatest of all Celtic myths. Now this mighty legend comes blazing to life in a new retelling filled with all the fire and magic of the ancient bards.
The Hunter's Rede by F. T. McKinstry (ISFDB), 1st in their Chronicles of Ealiron series of epic-looking quest-of-self-discovery-against-the-evil-thing-taking-over-the-land fantasy @ Amazon (available to Canadians & apparently worldwide)

Lorth of Ostarin is a hunter of men. Lawless, solitary and obscure, he is trained in magic and its inherent order. This uneasy combination of pitilessness and structure has made him the highest paid assassin in the land. It is also about to throw his life into chaos.

The trouble begins when Lorth returns home from a long absence to find his old haunts compromised by a cruel, upstart warlord who has invaded the realm and pushed it to the brink of war. Lorth's cavalier attempt to elude a political sandpit quickly deteriorates into a series of skirmishes that he negotiates with a sword and a reckless penchant for using magic against the rules. He flees with a price on his head; but no angry warlords, wizards, foreign aristocrats or spooky apparitions can rattle him from the dark stability of his profession--until he is captured and condemned to execution by a formidable wizard who serves the old powers.

In his quest to prove his innocence and loyalty to the realm, Lorth discovers a profound sense of identity in his internal confluence of war and wizardry. But his quest turns bloody when love for a priestess and a will to avenge his homeland drives him to infiltrate an enemy occupation bent on domination and a blatant disregard for the forces of magic. This brings him to his greatest test, where he must surrender to the darkness of his nature to become a hunter unlike anything he has ever known.
The Hands of Aldulan by Eric A. Radulski, 1st in his Kingdom of the Necromancer series of epic-looking motley-band-of-companions-vs-the-evil-bad-things fantasy @ Amazon (available to Canadians & apparently worldwide)

Nearly one-thousand years after his death, the dire mistakes of the great wizard Aldulan have borne their hideous fruit. Demons from the depths of the world of Termeydiun have clawed their way to the surface, vowing to invade the land of Tur-Loghan.

Suggradath, King of Demons, with a voracious appetite for human suffering, musters an army of hellspawned soldiers to smite mortal-kind from the face of the planet once and for all.

Termeydiun's only hope, a motley band of wizards, warriors, thieves, and plainsmen like the ranger Gadras, stand between mortal-kind and the onslaught of the demon horde.

Will they band together quickly enough to correct Aldulan's mistakes, or will the world of Termeydiun be lost forever?

Spoiler:

Sinbad's Pride by Toni V. Sweeney (ISFDB), 3rd in her Adventures of Sinbad space opera action adventure series, this one a continuing generations saga involving the heir to a smuggling empire, @ Amazon (available to Canadians & probably worldwide)

Family life can't keep a good smuggler down! To wife Andi's dismay, Sinbad sh'en Singh, now permanently installed as his grandsire's heir to the Province of Khurda, announces plans to once more take up smuggling, this time making his base of operations on Felida--and what's more, he intends to include the entire planet in the venture. The best part about the whole scheme is that, according to a loophole in the Treaty made when Felida was conquered, the Federation can't do a thing about it.

This time around, Kas sh'en Singh plays an important part in his cousin's plans, discovering a heretofore unknown relative in Sin's family tree. In the midst of it all, the children are growing up, becoming old enough to discover love and hate and make choices which will bring tragedy to some and happiness to others.
A Singing in the Blood by Toni V. Sweeney, 3rd in her Chronicles of Riven series of epic-looking fantasy involving corruption and politics, it looks like @ Amazon (available to Canadians & probably worldwide)

Riven kan Ingan has reached his middle years, settling comfortably into the life of a country giarl, and Life, in general, is good. Oh, there are a few things which could be better--such as his less than congenial relationship with son and heir Val or his discovery that second son Ilke wants to become a priest. At least the other children are still under control, and his beloved Barbara is just as loving and fiesty as ever. A treaty has been made with the Ghermians, and the barbarians are settling peacefully within Francovia’s borders. Too soon, however, their little bubble of contentment bursts. When a new sovereign comes to the Throne, civil war erupts between native Francovians and its foreign-born citizens, and Riven’s home and family are threatened as he is forced to choose between swearing loyalty to a madman or becoming a traitor to the country he loves.
Spawn of the Solstice by Charles L. Sanders, a retro-period supernatural horror of an ex-Vietnam war vet working to defeat the evil that destroyed his family when he was a child @ Amazon (available to Canadians & probably worldwide)

On a balmy June evening in 1951, seven-year-old Ricky's Adair's family is murdered in their home. Only Ricky survives the carnage, and the boy blanks the traumatic night from his memory.

Eighteen years later, twenty-five-year-old Rick, further scarred by his experiences as a Navy helicopter pilot in Vietnam, returns to his home town of Tecolote, California, to piece together his life—and discovers his family was murdered by a supernatural entity that threatens the home in which they lived. He and his uncle Phil, a sheriff's captain who never stopped pursuing the case, vow to find and destroy the demon.In the midst of his quest, Rick meets and falls in love with Kellyanne Barnett, a beautiful but unreceptive college student—and finds he must not only win her, but save her from the demon that murdered his family.This supernatural thriller brings together terror, suspense, guilt, hatred, deception, heroism, and redemption—and the healing power of love.
Toppers by Darrell Bain (ISFDB) & Will Stafford, actually a humorous non-fiction account of their friendship formed via email as Bain starts to promote his military fiction novel @ Amazon (available to Canadians & probably worldwide)

Two old coots, both Vietnam veterans, make life hilarious for everyone as each tries to top the other’s stories. Their wives call them lazy. They claim to be efficient. One thing is certain: neither of them will ever be accused of understating the truth!

Tall tales or not (and they claim they’re not), you will find yourself going along for the ride as Darrell Bain narrates the beginning of an electronic friendship between himself and Will Stafford. The two Vietnam veterans hit it off immediately when they run across each other on the web. Darrell is promoting his first novel, Medics Wild and lists it under Military humor. Will finds it there and asks what it is about. And from there on…well, you’ll just have to rev up your funny bone and prepare to be entertained in a way you never have before!
A Parody Of Clinton - Joe Sixpack, President by Darrell Bain, a humorous political satire of Exactly What It Says In The Title @ Amazon (available to Canadians & probably worldwide)

From best selling author Darrell Bain, this satirical look at Bill Clinton may politically offend but it's hilariously funny at the same time... This book is a good example of what comes from mixing politics and beer. It resulted from a night of camaraderie and debauchery with my brothers. Sometime during the festivities, one of us thought up the idea of what might happen should a real, though intelligent, Redneck ever get to the White House. We all laughed like crazy at the prospect and had great fun discussing various scenarios and situations. Perhaps we also vented some of our frustration at the labyrinthine entanglements of our present political process and how it works or doesn't work. At any rate, once I sobered up, I thought the idea might make a good book.

Spoiler:

Bluesky and Sunshine by Tony Chandler (ISFDB), 1st in his Song of Life duology of fantasy tales starring a young mockingbird with a birth defect with coming-of-age self-discovery and acceptance themes in it @ Amazon (available to Canadians and probably worldwide).

In the tradition of the classic animal fantasy novels of yesteryear comes a new novel… a tale about a young mockingbird and his family and their struggles against prejudice and hate. At its heart, it is a story about the power of love and friendship -- and how a hero is born.

Sunshine and her mate are devastated when one of their babies is born with a life-threatening birth defect. They do their best to nurture the disadvantaged baby, whom they name Bluesky. But their fears increase as they watch the tiny baby struggle to get his share of food in competition with his siblings.

Soon, all the mockingbird clans ostracize Bluesky and his entire family out of fear. Other youngsters refuse to play with him simply because he is different. Sunshine does her best to keep her family together, but the loneliness and rejection grow each day.

When Bluesky realizes that he and his birth defect are the real reason for all the hatred aimed at his family, the little mockingbird decides to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect his family from the terrible injustice that is tearing them all apart.
Lost in Time by Tony Chandler, a standalone race-against-whatever evil-thwarting time-travel adventure, @ Amazon (available to Canadians and probably worldwide)

Gordon Smith and Sarah Nightingale are lost in time… And most disturbing, they have no memories of their lives prior to time traveling. As they journey through Earth’s timeline, they search for clues to their previous life and to the most important question of all – what happened to wipe out their memories?

The one thing they do know – they are being chased throughout time by dangerous Shadows and the faceless Anon. But, they have a plan. They travel back to meet Jane Austen and set their strategy in motion. But events quickly spiral out of control.

Gordon and Sarah are forced to travel again in order to rescue William Shakespeare. A new and greater enemy threatens Earth’s timeline with an evil act that could change history forever. As the battle reaches its climax, they discover that time and space is shifting in a state of flux all around them.

They now find themselves in a desperate race against time itself!
The Earth Is Ours by Gary W. Babb (ISFDB), 1st in his series of far-future science fiction adventures with romantic elements set on a world where aliens have stripped the planet of much of its advanced technology, this installment featuring a female computer and an elderly Native American man who form an unlikely alliance and resistance against the invaders @ Amazon (available to Canadians and probably worldwide)

The blurb for the 3rd-in-series says that this 1st won the 2005 Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Award from the San Diego Book Awards Association. Quite frankly, the blurb could stand a rewrite to sound considerably less like a blatantly commercial press-kit advert*, but hopefully it doesn't reflect the story inside (though I admit it would be kind of amusing, for the first dozen-or-so pages, at least, if it did).

Earth is Ours, a fresh and uniquely original story line, bridges many genres. A symbiotic relationship develops between a self-aware female computer and an American Indian man dying of old age. This is a forced relationship dictated by mutual needs for survival in a world stripped of technology by aliens. The main characters begin the fight of their lives, but before they can fight the fierce aliens, Levi and Amy must fight for control of who they will be jointly. What begins as conflict of minds develops into tolerance, then cooperation and finally love. This love of total oneness creates a unity of incredible power and strength that provides the means to fight the aliens. Female brains and male brawn unite to battle against incredible odds for the survival of the human race. The conflict of minds, action, adventure and suspense are all interlaced into a compelling and fast-paced adventure.

The characters are three dimensional with real emotions, not always perfect, but always interacting. The story, presented from differing viewpoints, depict the two main characters as they convey some of the same events from both a male and female perspective. As they interface, the events are often seen from conflicting emotions and motivations; sometimes cynical and often humorous. It is the ultimate struggle of male versus female, while combating monstrous aliens.

As expected, this action story has a strong appeal to men, while the romance aspect compliments the story expanding the appeal in women. Additionally, one of the main characters is Amy, a particularly, brilliant and forceful female who demands attention from both sexes. Her male counterpart is very physical and masculine, representing everything Amy is not. Both characters and sexes are presented in a positive although conflicting way at times. These characters, and the story, are strong and their saga continues in its sequel Target Earth.

* Pro-tip for aspiring indie authors: Don't Try This At Home in your product descriptions. Not even if you're writing comedic parody.

Manabi · 02-24-2015, 10:04 AM

They're all showing at regular price in the US for me. Maybe they'll drop later.

crich70 · 02-24-2015, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manabi

They're all showing at regular price in the US for me. Maybe they'll drop later.

We can but hope.

Froide · 02-24-2015, 01:07 PM

I bought all three of them early this morning for $0.00 each, in the USA.

ATDrake · 02-24-2015, 02:48 PM

They've now rotated the selection to 3 different novels + 2 shorter works, which is unexpected, since the original batch ended up being free for less than a day, and DDP gave us a few days on the freebies last time.

I've updated with the new stuff in the OP, and am putting in a request for a thread title change, since it's now a different mix of subsubgenres.

Little.Egret · 02-24-2015, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATDrake

They've now rotated the selection to 3 different novels + 2 shorter works.

Free in UK too.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=searc...=double+dragon

crich70 · 02-24-2015, 08:52 PM

They're free in the US now. How long they will stay that way I don't know. The new ones I mean.

ATDrake · 02-25-2015, 09:11 PM

The selection of these has rotated yet again for today, and there's another 3 novels (all fantasy this time), including a nifty backlist 1st-in-series from Kenneth C. Flint (who writes pretty decent and enjoyable Celtic mythology-based historical adventure fantasy, IMHO, from what I've read of his work) originally out from Bantam Books in 1984.

Linkage for the new stuff is now in the OP, along with an auto-search-link in case they rotate again, and I'm going to put in a request for a thread title change to reflect that DDP seem to doing a more general sort of rotating freebie-ization to celebrate their anniversary and this is the thread which will keep track of them.

ATDrake · 03-10-2015, 12:38 PM

DDP are repeating Tony Chandler's anthropomorphic animal fantasy Bluesky and Sunshine from the 1st batch which apparently most people missed. Linkage in OP.

ATDrake · 03-28-2015, 05:31 PM

DDP have added a new sf freebie: Mothership by Tony Chandler, an AI space opera species survival novel originally out in 2001. Linkage edited into OP.

02-24-2015, 03:34 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (Kindle) Double Dragon 15th Anniversary freebies [Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Other Genres] [ETA 2: It looks like DDP are doing maybe-daily freebies for their 15th anniversary special promotion, offered at irregular intervals (this new batch certainly didn't go free at usual Amazon server times when the official publisher promo books or even the KDP Select freebies normally show up, and I made a point of checking this morning and they weren't there, but seem to have popped up only a few hours ago, so who knows how long they'll last.) So we'll just designate this as the rotating DDP 15th Anniversary freebie thread and update as they show up, if any more do so (ahahaha, watch this be the last batch now that I've typed it). They mainly publish sf/fantasy & some paranormal/horror, but sometimes other genres including non-fic show up in their catalogue.] As a special treat to continue the year-long celebration of their 15th anniversary, 3 assorted science fiction & fantasy novels are being offered to us [ETA: freebie selection now rotated to 3 novels & 2 novellas. ETA 2: now back to 3 novels, which seems to be their default standard offering], free courtesy of Canadian genre specialty small press Double Dragon Publishing (Wikipedia), who've picked up the rights to backlist works by Kenneth C. Flint (ISFDB, Wikipedia) & the late Nick Pollotta (ISFDB, Wikipedia) who's written some of my favourite humorous sf/fantasy, both of which I used to buy from them during the late Fictionwise's deep-discount coupon sales, as well as their usual stable of new and established lower tier authors. This time, it's a mix of 2 sci-fi stories — one involving time travel, and the other a far-future man/machine alliance in a world where the aliens have stripped the advanced tech — and 1 anthropomorphic animal fantasy tale, by some of their newer authors for you to try. ETA: apparently they've decided to switch the selections, which is unusual, since the original batch only popped up free late yesterday and DDP gave a few days free the last time they did this, but more free books, I guess. There's now a horror, a space opera with space pirates (well, space smugglers) in it , and an epic-fantasy-looking resisting the corrupted kingdom sort of novel, as well as a humorous war-veteran-promoting-his-novel memoir and a political satire by an established sfnal author. Selection now rotated again. And there's a Kenneth C. Flint backlist fantasy in there as well, which I've previously bought via Fictionwise. Flint is pretty decent if you like Celtic mythology adventure fantasy which is firmly grounded in the actual old-school myths. While these are only available free via Amazon (and still $ in the other stores), they do seem to be offered free worldwide when I spot-check various regional stores like Brazil and the Netherlands, and DDP are couponable @ Kobo, should it turn out you like the authors' writing and would like to try some of their other work. And this has been the selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day. Because not only did we get a batch of celebratory freebies already in December, but DDP are generously continuing with the giveaways, and will apparently be keeping this up throughout the anniversary year. (Also, fellow Canadian, sfnal works, genre specialty small press, giving out a bunch of stuff at once, available worldwide, yadda yadda yadda, the usual. ) Enjoy! Current freebies: Mothership by Tony Chandler (ISFDB), an AI space opera fight against extinction tale originally out from small press SynergEbooks in 2001 and picked up by Hard Shell Word Factory (later acquired by Mundania Press) in 2003 @ Amazon (available to Canadians and probably worldwide). In the midst of Galactic War a new life-form is born--an AI starship. But with all its weapons and sophisticated programming, the sentient starship is not equipped for its greatest challenge--that of becoming the mother to the last three children of humanity. The deadly T’kaan soon begin the hunt again after they discover that the human race is not quite extinct. As Mother faces these impossible odds, she discovers that deep inside her massive memory systems she holds another treasure--a knowledgebase that contains all the science, lore, wisdom and art of the human race since the beginning of time. Now Mother must fight not only to save humanity from extinction, but also from being forgotten by the rest of the universe... Bluesky and Sunshine by Tony Chandler (ISFDB), 1st in his Song of Life duology of fantasy tales starring a young mockingbird with a birth defect with coming-of-age self-discovery and acceptance themes in it @ Amazon (available to Canadians and probably worldwide). In the tradition of the classic animal fantasy novels of yesteryear comes a new novel… a tale about a young mockingbird and his family and their struggles against prejudice and hate. At its heart, it is a story about the power of love and friendship -- and how a hero is born. Sunshine and her mate are devastated when one of their babies is born with a life-threatening birth defect. They do their best to nurture the disadvantaged baby, whom they name Bluesky. But their fears increase as they watch the tiny baby struggle to get his share of food in competition with his siblings. Soon, all the mockingbird clans ostracize Bluesky and his entire family out of fear. Other youngsters refuse to play with him simply because he is different. Sunshine does her best to keep her family together, but the loneliness and rejection grow each day. When Bluesky realizes that he and his birth defect are the real reason for all the hatred aimed at his family, the little mockingbird decides to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect his family from the terrible injustice that is tearing them all apart. If the above turn out to be expired when you see them, then this Amazon auto-search-link should show any DDP titles which are still free, as long as they keep up with the promo. Old lists under the cut, in case they pop up free again (or just to keep track of what we've already been given). Spoiler: Riders of the Sidhe by Locus-nominated Kenneth C. Flint (ISFDB, Wikipedia), 1st in his Sidhe Legends series of Celtic mythological historical adventure fantasy originally out from Bantam Books in 1984 @ Amazon (available to Canadians & apparently worldwide) Out of the mists the Fomor came to enslave the isle of Eire, a dread race of twisted men ruled by an inhuman lord: Balor of the Evil Eye. But a champion came from out of the sea, a youth called Lugh, seeking his destiny, sent to Eire by the seagod Manannan MacLir to fulfill an ancient prophecy. With Gilla, a jesting rogue, and Aine, a spirited warrior-woman he came to love, Lugh challenged the Fomor to restore the True King to the throne of Tara, and summoned the Silver Warriors of the Sidhe to fight in the realms of men. The tale of Lugh of the Long Arm is among the greatest of all Celtic myths. Now this mighty legend comes blazing to life in a new retelling filled with all the fire and magic of the ancient bards. The Hunter's Rede by F. T. McKinstry (ISFDB), 1st in their Chronicles of Ealiron series of epic-looking quest-of-self-discovery-against-the-evil-thing-taking-over-the-land fantasy @ Amazon (available to Canadians & apparently worldwide) Lorth of Ostarin is a hunter of men. Lawless, solitary and obscure, he is trained in magic and its inherent order. This uneasy combination of pitilessness and structure has made him the highest paid assassin in the land. It is also about to throw his life into chaos. The trouble begins when Lorth returns home from a long absence to find his old haunts compromised by a cruel, upstart warlord who has invaded the realm and pushed it to the brink of war. Lorth's cavalier attempt to elude a political sandpit quickly deteriorates into a series of skirmishes that he negotiates with a sword and a reckless penchant for using magic against the rules. He flees with a price on his head; but no angry warlords, wizards, foreign aristocrats or spooky apparitions can rattle him from the dark stability of his profession--until he is captured and condemned to execution by a formidable wizard who serves the old powers. In his quest to prove his innocence and loyalty to the realm, Lorth discovers a profound sense of identity in his internal confluence of war and wizardry. But his quest turns bloody when love for a priestess and a will to avenge his homeland drives him to infiltrate an enemy occupation bent on domination and a blatant disregard for the forces of magic. This brings him to his greatest test, where he must surrender to the darkness of his nature to become a hunter unlike anything he has ever known. The Hands of Aldulan by Eric A. Radulski, 1st in his Kingdom of the Necromancer series of epic-looking motley-band-of-companions-vs-the-evil-bad-things fantasy @ Amazon (available to Canadians & apparently worldwide) Nearly one-thousand years after his death, the dire mistakes of the great wizard Aldulan have borne their hideous fruit. Demons from the depths of the world of Termeydiun have clawed their way to the surface, vowing to invade the land of Tur-Loghan. Suggradath, King of Demons, with a voracious appetite for human suffering, musters an army of hellspawned soldiers to smite mortal-kind from the face of the planet once and for all. Termeydiun's only hope, a motley band of wizards, warriors, thieves, and plainsmen like the ranger Gadras, stand between mortal-kind and the onslaught of the demon horde. Will they band together quickly enough to correct Aldulan's mistakes, or will the world of Termeydiun be lost forever? Spoiler: Sinbad's Pride by Toni V. Sweeney (ISFDB), 3rd in her Adventures of Sinbad space opera action adventure series, this one a continuing generations saga involving the heir to a smuggling empire, @ Amazon (available to Canadians & probably worldwide) Family life can't keep a good smuggler down! To wife Andi's dismay, Sinbad sh'en Singh, now permanently installed as his grandsire's heir to the Province of Khurda, announces plans to once more take up smuggling, this time making his base of operations on Felida--and what's more, he intends to include the entire planet in the venture. The best part about the whole scheme is that, according to a loophole in the Treaty made when Felida was conquered, the Federation can't do a thing about it. This time around, Kas sh'en Singh plays an important part in his cousin's plans, discovering a heretofore unknown relative in Sin's family tree. In the midst of it all, the children are growing up, becoming old enough to discover love and hate and make choices which will bring tragedy to some and happiness to others. A Singing in the Blood by Toni V. Sweeney, 3rd in her Chronicles of Riven series of epic-looking fantasy involving corruption and politics, it looks like @ Amazon (available to Canadians & probably worldwide) Riven kan Ingan has reached his middle years, settling comfortably into the life of a country giarl, and Life, in general, is good. Oh, there are a few things which could be better--such as his less than congenial relationship with son and heir Val or his discovery that second son Ilke wants to become a priest. At least the other children are still under control, and his beloved Barbara is just as loving and fiesty as ever. A treaty has been made with the Ghermians, and the barbarians are settling peacefully within Francovia’s borders. Too soon, however, their little bubble of contentment bursts. When a new sovereign comes to the Throne, civil war erupts between native Francovians and its foreign-born citizens, and Riven’s home and family are threatened as he is forced to choose between swearing loyalty to a madman or becoming a traitor to the country he loves. Spawn of the Solstice by Charles L. Sanders, a retro-period supernatural horror of an ex-Vietnam war vet working to defeat the evil that destroyed his family when he was a child @ Amazon (available to Canadians & probably worldwide) On a balmy June evening in 1951, seven-year-old Ricky's Adair's family is murdered in their home. Only Ricky survives the carnage, and the boy blanks the traumatic night from his memory. Eighteen years later, twenty-five-year-old Rick, further scarred by his experiences as a Navy helicopter pilot in Vietnam, returns to his home town of Tecolote, California, to piece together his life—and discovers his family was murdered by a supernatural entity that threatens the home in which they lived. He and his uncle Phil, a sheriff's captain who never stopped pursuing the case, vow to find and destroy the demon.In the midst of his quest, Rick meets and falls in love with Kellyanne Barnett, a beautiful but unreceptive college student—and finds he must not only win her, but save her from the demon that murdered his family.This supernatural thriller brings together terror, suspense, guilt, hatred, deception, heroism, and redemption—and the healing power of love. Toppers by Darrell Bain (ISFDB) & Will Stafford, actually a humorous non-fiction account of their friendship formed via email as Bain starts to promote his military fiction novel @ Amazon (available to Canadians & probably worldwide) Two old coots, both Vietnam veterans, make life hilarious for everyone as each tries to top the other’s stories. Their wives call them lazy. They claim to be efficient. One thing is certain: neither of them will ever be accused of understating the truth! Tall tales or not (and they claim they’re not), you will find yourself going along for the ride as Darrell Bain narrates the beginning of an electronic friendship between himself and Will Stafford. The two Vietnam veterans hit it off immediately when they run across each other on the web. Darrell is promoting his first novel, Medics Wild and lists it under Military humor. Will finds it there and asks what it is about. And from there on…well, you’ll just have to rev up your funny bone and prepare to be entertained in a way you never have before! A Parody Of Clinton - Joe Sixpack, President by Darrell Bain, a humorous political satire of Exactly What It Says In The Title @ Amazon (available to Canadians & probably worldwide) From best selling author Darrell Bain, this satirical look at Bill Clinton may politically offend but it's hilariously funny at the same time... This book is a good example of what comes from mixing politics and beer. It resulted from a night of camaraderie and debauchery with my brothers. Sometime during the festivities, one of us thought up the idea of what might happen should a real, though intelligent, Redneck ever get to the White House. We all laughed like crazy at the prospect and had great fun discussing various scenarios and situations. Perhaps we also vented some of our frustration at the labyrinthine entanglements of our present political process and how it works or doesn't work. At any rate, once I sobered up, I thought the idea might make a good book. Spoiler: Bluesky and Sunshine by Tony Chandler (ISFDB), 1st in his Song of Life duology of fantasy tales starring a young mockingbird with a birth defect with coming-of-age self-discovery and acceptance themes in it @ Amazon (available to Canadians and probably worldwide). In the tradition of the classic animal fantasy novels of yesteryear comes a new novel… a tale about a young mockingbird and his family and their struggles against prejudice and hate. At its heart, it is a story about the power of love and friendship -- and how a hero is born. Sunshine and her mate are devastated when one of their babies is born with a life-threatening birth defect. They do their best to nurture the disadvantaged baby, whom they name Bluesky. But their fears increase as they watch the tiny baby struggle to get his share of food in competition with his siblings. Soon, all the mockingbird clans ostracize Bluesky and his entire family out of fear. Other youngsters refuse to play with him simply because he is different. Sunshine does her best to keep her family together, but the loneliness and rejection grow each day. When Bluesky realizes that he and his birth defect are the real reason for all the hatred aimed at his family, the little mockingbird decides to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect his family from the terrible injustice that is tearing them all apart. Lost in Time by Tony Chandler, a standalone race-against-whatever evil-thwarting time-travel adventure, @ Amazon (available to Canadians and probably worldwide) Gordon Smith and Sarah Nightingale are lost in time… And most disturbing, they have no memories of their lives prior to time traveling. As they journey through Earth’s timeline, they search for clues to their previous life and to the most important question of all – what happened to wipe out their memories? The one thing they do know – they are being chased throughout time by dangerous Shadows and the faceless Anon. But, they have a plan. They travel back to meet Jane Austen and set their strategy in motion. But events quickly spiral out of control. Gordon and Sarah are forced to travel again in order to rescue William Shakespeare. A new and greater enemy threatens Earth’s timeline with an evil act that could change history forever. As the battle reaches its climax, they discover that time and space is shifting in a state of flux all around them. They now find themselves in a desperate race against time itself! The Earth Is Ours by Gary W. Babb (ISFDB), 1st in his series of far-future science fiction adventures with romantic elements set on a world where aliens have stripped the planet of much of its advanced technology, this installment featuring a female computer and an elderly Native American man who form an unlikely alliance and resistance against the invaders @ Amazon (available to Canadians and probably worldwide) The blurb for the 3rd-in-series says that this 1st won the 2005 Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Award from the San Diego Book Awards Association. Quite frankly, the blurb could stand a rewrite to sound considerably less like a blatantly commercial press-kit advert, but hopefully it doesn't reflect the story inside (though I admit it would be kind of amusing, for the first dozen-or-so pages, at least, if it did). Earth is Ours, a fresh and uniquely original story line, bridges many genres. A symbiotic relationship develops between a self-aware female computer and an American Indian man dying of old age. This is a forced relationship dictated by mutual needs for survival in a world stripped of technology by aliens. The main characters begin the fight of their lives, but before they can fight the fierce aliens, Levi and Amy must fight for control of who they will be jointly. What begins as conflict of minds develops into tolerance, then cooperation and finally love. This love of total oneness creates a unity of incredible power and strength that provides the means to fight the aliens. Female brains and male brawn unite to battle against incredible odds for the survival of the human race. The conflict of minds, action, adventure and suspense are all interlaced into a compelling and fast-paced adventure. The characters are three dimensional with real emotions, not always perfect, but always interacting. The story, presented from differing viewpoints, depict the two main characters as they convey some of the same events from both a male and female perspective. As they interface, the events are often seen from conflicting emotions and motivations; sometimes cynical and often humorous. It is the ultimate struggle of male versus female, while combating monstrous aliens. As expected, this action story has a strong appeal to men, while the romance aspect compliments the story expanding the appeal in women. Additionally, one of the main characters is Amy, a particularly, brilliant and forceful female who demands attention from both sexes. Her male counterpart is very physical and masculine, representing everything Amy is not. Both characters and sexes are presented in a positive although conflicting way at times. These characters, and the story, are strong and their saga continues in its sequel Target Earth. Pro-tip for aspiring indie authors: Don't Try This At Home in your product descriptions. Not even if you're writing comedic parody. Last edited by ATDrake; 03-28-2015 at 05:32 PM.

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Froide Wizard Posts: 1,898 Karma: 9851695 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Noo Yawk Device: Samsung Galaxy and Windows devices. RIP: Palm & Nook devices.	I bought all three of them early this morning for $0.00 each, in the USA. Last edited by Froide; 02-25-2015 at 02:08 AM.

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