FREE/BARGAIN — Science Fiction & Fantasy

[svenlind]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova is £1 in the UK (Kobo, Amazon)
This is a literary historical fiction/horror/fantasy crossover - if you've read it and think it fits elsewhere, you're welcome to cross-post.
Is the subject of the latest episode of A Meal of Thorns - it's probably enough to listen to that instead.

Also available At Amazon US for $1.15

[salty-horse]

Originally Posted by svenlind

Also available At Amazon US for $1.15

I see it for $13 there.
Anyway, the podcast convinced me I'm not interested in exploring it beyond that conversation.

[salty-horse]

Solaris has a sale. As usual, offering may be affected on regional restrictions
https://shop.rebellion.com/collectio...ishing-on-sale
I see 21, but there are 36 titles on offer in the UK.

I managed to change my address to see all the titles, particularly the Lorraine Wilson novellas I wanted, and the purchase went through.
Here's a link to view them, but you might need to change your country in the account settings as well:
https://shop.rebellion.com/collectio...ale?country=GB

The 21 I see:
The Vengeance
Saint Death's Herald
The Silent Emperor
Sinophagia: A Celebration of Chinese Horror
Bless Your Heart
The Hacienda
Nordic Visions: The Best of Nordic Speculative Fiction
Sign Here
The Hidden Legion
The Death I Gave Him
A Theory of Haunting
If Found, Return to Hell
Ritual Crime Unit
The Immortality Thief
The Dark Between The Trees
The Grief of Stones
The Void Ascendant
Saint Death's Daughter
The Liar of Red Valley
The Witness for the Dead
Heartbreak Incorporated
A Broken Darkness
These Lifeless Things
Beneath the Rising

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Heir of Light (The Academia Chronicles Book 2) by Michelle Sagara is on sale for $2.99

Set in the same world as her long running Chronicles of Elantra series.

"This magical thrill-ride is a treat." —Publishers Weekly on Cast in Wisdom

The Academia, once an elite proving ground for the rulers of the world, has been frozen for centuries. Now its strange slumber has ended, and a new Chancellor, an orange-eyed dragon, has reopened its lecture halls and readied its dorms. In order to thrive once more, however, the Academia needs fresh blood—new students with a passion and talent for learning.

One such student, Robin, has the perfect recruit in mind: his friend Raven, an orphan who lives in the dangerous Warrens. Robin grew up in the Warrens, and he wouldn't have made it if not for Raven. He knows she’ll be safe at the Academia, where her unusual gifts can be appreciated.

But when students start turning up dead, the campus threatens to collapse completely. Raven and Robin will not let that happen to their new home…if they can survive long enough to figure out who—or what—is trying to kill them.

The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn (Kingdom of Grit Book 1) by Tyler Whitesides is on sale for $1.99

A charming master con artist and his crew of intrepid thieves are hired to pull off a series of wildly complex heists in this daring fantasy adventure.
"Mission: Impossible, but with magic, dragons, and a series of heists that go from stealing a crown to saving the world.A fun, terrific read I heartily recommend." —David Dalglish

Ardor Benn is no ordinary thief. Rakish, ambitious, and master of wildly complex heists, he styles himself a ruse artist extraordinaire.
When he gets hired for his most daring ruse yet, Ardor knows he'll need more than quick wit and sleight of hand. Assembling a dream team of forgers, disguisers, schemers, and thieves, he sets out to steal from the most powerful king the realm has ever known.
But it soon becomes clear there's more at stake than fame and glory—Ard and his team might just be the last hope for human civilization.
Discover the start of an epic fantasy trilogy that begins with a heist and quickly explodes into a full-tilt, last ditch plan to save humanity.

"If you enjoy The Lies of Locke Lamora . . . then I can confidently predict that The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn is the book for you. . . . Highly recommended."―The Eloquent Page
"Ardor is a rogue with a heart of gold and his team is incredibly fun to follow, but we also love this one for the originality of its heist."―B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog

[salty-horse]

Bunny by Mona Awad is £1 in the UK (Amazon only, but price-matchable on Kobo)
Covered on Wizards vs Lesbians

We call them Bunnies because that is what they call each other. Seriously. Bunny.

Samantha Heather Mackey is an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at Warren University. In fact, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort – a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other 'Bunny'.

But then the Bunnies issue her with an invitation and Samantha finds herself inexplicably drawn to their front door, across the threshold, and down their rabbit hole.

Blending sharp satire with fairytale horror, Bunny provides a hilarious look at the dark side of female friendship from one of fiction's most original voices.

[salty-horse]

The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge is $3 in the US (Amazon only, but price-matchable on Kobo)
I think this is the first time it's on sale.

This reissue of a modern classic of science fiction, the Hugo and Locus Award-winning and Nebula-nominated The Snow Queen, marks the first time the book has been reprinted in fifteen years.
The imperious Winter colonists have ruled the planet Tiamat for 150 years, deriving wealth from the slaughter of the sea mers. But soon the galactic stargate will close, isolating Tiamat, and the 150-year reign of the Summer primitives will begin. Their only chance at surviving the change is if Arienrhod, the ageless, corrupt Snow Queen, can destroy destiny with an act of genocide. Arienrhod is not without competition as Moon, a young Summer-tribe sibyl, and the nemesis of the Snow Queen, battles to break a conspiracy that spans space.
Interstellar politics, a millennia-long secret conspiracy, and a civilization whose hidden machineries might still control the fate of worlds all form the background to this spectacular hard science fiction novel from Joan D. Vinge.

[isarl]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge is $3 in the US (Amazon only, but price-matchable on Kobo)
I think this is the first time it's on sale.

FWIW, The Sumner Queen was on sale recently too (though currently full price for me from Kobo) and World's End is also currently on sale. Both books are from the same cycle as The Snow Queen.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by bookmarked

The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn (Kingdom of Grit Book 1) by Tyler Whitesides is on sale for $1.99

I was coming to share this one as well. Have you read it yet?

And here's a Kobo link for it: The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn

[bookmarked]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I was coming to share this one as well. Have you read it yet?

And here's a Kobo link for it: The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn

Not yet. I've had it on my list for a while so I grabbed it while it's on sale. Now it gets added to my ever-growing reading list.

[salty-horse]

The High House (The Evenmere Chronicles #1) by James Stoddard is $1 on Amazon.com
Was on my wishlist. This isn't listed on Kobo.

The infinite house, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit or the stars die.
The clocks must be wound or Time ceases.
The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn—before it is too late—the strange rules of the house. He must travel its winding corridors and secret passages to the myriad countries lying within its walls.

He has little time to act; the Anarchists have seized control of the Doors; the Black River is rising; the Eternity Clock is running down. His actions will determine the fate of Reality. But his enemies are strong, and the Room of Horrors is never far from him.

Winner of the Compton Crook/Stephen Tall award, finalist as Best Fantasy of the Year by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, and a finalist for the Mythopoeic (Aslan) Award.