Humble Book Bundles

[maddz]

HumbleBundle have a big Poul Anderson bundle from Open Road:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/1...ad-media-books

42 books for $20:

Standalone:
A Midsummer Tempest
After Doomsday
Brain Wave
Fire Time
Genesis
Hrolf Kraki's Saga
Mother of Kings
New America
No World of Their Own
Operation Chaos & Operation Luna (omnibus)
Orbit Unlimited
Orion Shall Rise
Starfarers
Tales of the Flying Mountains
Tau Zero
The Avatar
The Corridors of Time
The Dancer from Atlantis
The Enemy Stars
The Makeshift Rocket
The Merman's Children
The Unicorn Trade
There Will Be Time
Three Hearts and Three Lions
Two Novels of Far-Future Apocalypse (omnibus of The Winter of the World & Twilight World)
Vault of the Ages
War of the Gods
The Star Fox
The Boat of a Million Years
The Broken Sword
World Without Stars

Harvest of Stars:
#1 Harvest of Stars
#2 The Stars Are Also Fire
#3 Harvest the Fire
#4 Fleet of Stars

The Last Viking Trilogy:
#1 The Golden Horn
#2 The Road of the Sea Horse
#3 The Sign of the Raven

The King of Ys:
#1 Roma Mater
#2 Gallicenae
#3 Dahut
#4 The Dog and the Wolf

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Yapyap

Humble Bundle has a “100 Years of Poul Anderson” bundle. (Not sure about regional availability):

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/1...ad-media-books

Entire bundle is 42 books, for a minimum cost of 19.54 € where I am.

This is yet another SF/fantasy author whose name I’ve seen often but have never read. If my to-read pile wasn’t so high, I’d be quite interested; as it is, I have to think about it a bit.

It's also available in the UK.

[maddz]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's also available in the UK.

Cheaper to get it from the US: £15.57 as opposed to £20...

Why yes, just got it - a bit of a no-brainer.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by maddz

Cheaper to get it from the US: £15.57 as opposed to £20...

Why yes, just got it - a bit of a no-brainer.

In the UK, it's actually £15. £20 is what HB defaults the payment selection.

[ottdmk]

The Anderson Bundle is also available in Canada, for $28.04 CDN. (Curse you, exchange rate!!!)

Does anyone here know Anderson's work? I know it's great value on the $/book scale, but is it any good?

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by ottdmk

The Anderson Bundle is also available in Canada, for $28.04 CDN. (Curse you, exchange rate!!!)

Does anyone here know Anderson's work? I know it's great value on the $/book scale, but is it any good?

Tau Zero was good. Starfarers and The Avatar I can't remember much (pre-stroke) but have generally good impression.

[maddz]

Originally Posted by ottdmk

The Anderson Bundle is also available in Canada, for $28.04 CDN. (Curse you, exchange rate!!!)

Does anyone here know Anderson's work? I know it's great value on the $/book scale, but is it any good?

I own a lot of paper books, and always enjoyed reading them. Bearing in mind that many books from the 70s and 80s haven't held up well in the gender politics line, Anderson is still surprisingly readable. The one book in the bundle that might sit uneasily with modern sensibilities is The Makeshift Rocket.

[Dr. Drib]

An early celebration of 100 years since his birth: B. November, 25, 2026 - D. July 31, 2001

-------

It does say, "Pay at least $20 for these 42 items".

Throughout my purchasing experience, I have paid less than the amount and still get all the items. However, when I put in $15 and hit 'return', I don't see exactly what I'm purchasing. When I then go 'back' on my browser it shows that a "9 Item Bundle" has been selected.

I'm now wondering if $20 is, indeed, literately the least [minimum] amount I must pay for all 42 items.

Further info: I have yet to purchase anything from this promotion.

[DNSB]

I've read most of the books in the Poul Anderson bundle. I do miss that none of the Van Rijn (Polesotechnic League) books nor the Dominic Flandry (a man trying to hold off the end of the Terran Empire though he knows from history that it is inevitable) books.

[nana77]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

An early celebration of 100 years since his birth: B. November, 25, 2026 - D. July 31, 2001

-------

It does say, "Pay at least $20 for these 42 items".

Throughout my purchasing experience, I have paid less than the amount and still get all the items. However, when I put in $15 and hit 'return', I don't see exactly what I'm purchasing. When I then go 'back' on my browser it shows that a "9 Item Bundle" has been selected.

I'm now wondering if $20 is, indeed, literately the least [minimum] amount I must pay for all 42 items.

Further info: I have yet to purchase anything from this promotion.

I did that same mistake the first time I've bought a bundle, thought (and except Country's prices differencies, if there are any), it's shown as:

Ps: some original covers for Poul Anderson novels were made by Moebius, but I don't see them in there (btw).

[JSWolf]

I just bought the Poul Anderson bundle.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by nana77

I did that same mistake the first time I've bought a bundle, thought (and except Country's prices differencies, if there are any), it's shown as:

Ps: some original covers for Poul Anderson novels were made by Moebius, but I don't see them in there (btw).

Euros to dollars: 18.64 = $20.94 [Exchange rate today]

It looks like you got all 42 because you not only met, but actually exceeded the $20 threshold.

[nana77]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Euros to dollars: 18.64 = $20.94 [Exchange rate today]

It looks like you got all 42 because you not only met, but actually exceeded the $20 threshold.

Thanks, althought I won't buy it: I have already enought of a TBR pile, and years ahead before retirement (retirement is a word I can't even say, actually ).

[maddz]

Originally Posted by nana77

Thanks, althought I won't buy it: I have already enought of a TBR pile, and years ahead before retirement (retirement is a word I can't even say, actually ).

I look on these book bargains two ways:

• They're a space saver. Where I have a paper copy, I can now donate it to free up shelf space and save on the dusting.
• They're an investment in my future reading. When I come to read them, they may not be available any more (at least, in ebook format).

At less than a cup of coffee per book (in fact, the entire bundle is about 3 cups of coffee at the bakery near the office), it's worth it for the books I want now.

[svenlind]

Originally Posted by Cactus Chef

I read Broken Sword and Three Hearts, Three Lions. Both were good. I intend to read Hrolf Kraki's Saga at some point. Not sure how much of his other stuff is essential.

One of my favorite authors. Broken Sword and Three Hearts, Three Lions are really good. I will also recommend The Last Viking Trilogy and Hrolf Kraki's Saga
But also note that if you click on a Humble entry you will not get the right description of the book.