Free Firefly novel "My Own Kind of Freedom" - Page 2

carandol · 02-07-2008, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MachinegunDojo

What's so shiny about steven brust? What has he done?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Brust

JSWolf · 02-07-2008, 08:10 AM

I'll be doing the conversions for MobileRead starting with the LRF edition.

Adam B. · 02-07-2008, 10:44 AM

You guys are Browncoats eh? Fought for independence?

Reading ain't exactly soldier's work...

I downloaded it from Feedbooks. Can't wait.

Nate the great · 02-07-2008, 10:50 AM

The series is long since over. We're all just geeks now.

Adam B. · 02-07-2008, 11:20 AM

My goal this weekend is to get a friend hooked on Firefly.

We were going through my movie collection the other day and he said "I still haven't seen Serenity yet". So I told him he needs to watch the series first. I might bring my DVD's to his house tomorrow...

carandol · 02-07-2008, 12:00 PM

Well, I stayed up late last night to get this book finished (it's not a long book, and I'm a fast reader!). Tis good! I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen the TV series (not enough description), but it captures the characters and their dialogue very well, a good plot, and made me smile a lot. Not as good as another series, but a nice blast of good stuff for the Browncoats out there.

carandol · 02-07-2008, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam B.

You guys are Browncoats eh? Fought for independence?

Reading ain't exactly soldier's work...

Got to be doing *something* on them long space voyages when the rest of the crew ain't speaking to me for some gorram reason.

Hadrien · 02-07-2008, 12:04 PM

After 46 downloads, we're getting a few similar downloads on Feedbooks. Firefly fans love Peter Watts ;-)

nekokami · 02-07-2008, 01:01 PM

Rats, I should have posted this-- I've been following Brust's efforts to get the book published commercially for months.

I suppose now we'll have to add Firefly stuff (that somehow doesn't infringe on Whedon's copyright) to the Adrilankha Gift Shop.

Penforhire · 02-07-2008, 04:01 PM

Woah, Shiny like a new gun for Jayne! Thanks for the heads-up on this one!

tsgreer · 02-07-2008, 04:55 PM

The author has managed to get the dialogue and the personality of the series right. Excellent! A great 'verse to visit.

Amalthia · 02-07-2008, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'll be doing the conversions for MobileRead starting with the LRF edition.

Shiny!

snookums · 02-08-2008, 01:17 AM

Is this legal? It doesn't sound like he had permission from the shows creators. Am I wrong? Either way, I'll read it.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 02-08-2008, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by snookums

Is this legal? It doesn't sound like he had permission from the shows creators. Am I wrong? Either way, I'll read it.

If he's providing the story for free (as he is), it is considered acceptable to most copyright laws (he is not directly profiting off of someone else's property). It makes his story nothing more than fan-fiction.

He could be doing it for purely promotional purposes, to gain a larger following for his for-profit writing, or to show the copyright owners that he can write Firefly stories, with hopes to get a contract to write more for profit. This, too, is considered acceptable by most copyright laws.

carandol · 02-08-2008, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

He could be doing it for purely promotional purposes, to gain a larger following for his for-profit writing, or to show the copyright owners that he can write Firefly stories, with hopes to get a contract to write more for profit. This, too, is considered acceptable by most copyright laws.

From what I've read, he originally wrote it as an official Firefly tie-in novel, but then Fox decided not to publish any tie-in novels after all. He's been trying to persuade them to let him publish it for a while, with no luck, so decided to give it away instead, since the fans who'd heard him reading excerpts at conventions really liked it.

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02-07-2008, 08:10 AM	#17
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'll be doing the conversions for MobileRead starting with the LRF edition.

02-07-2008, 10:44 AM	#18
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	You guys are Browncoats eh? Fought for independence? Reading ain't exactly soldier's work... I downloaded it from Feedbooks. Can't wait.

02-07-2008, 10:50 AM	#19
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	The series is long since over. We're all just geeks now.

02-07-2008, 11:20 AM	#20
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	My goal this weekend is to get a friend hooked on Firefly. We were going through my movie collection the other day and he said "I still haven't seen Serenity yet". So I told him he needs to watch the series first. I might bring my DVD's to his house tomorrow...

02-07-2008, 12:00 PM	#21
carandol Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 2153430 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: BeBook	Well, I stayed up late last night to get this book finished (it's not a long book, and I'm a fast reader!). Tis good! I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen the TV series (not enough description), but it captures the characters and their dialogue very well, a good plot, and made me smile a lot. Not as good as another series, but a nice blast of good stuff for the Browncoats out there.

02-07-2008, 12:04 PM	#23
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	After 46 downloads, we're getting a few similar downloads on Feedbooks. Firefly fans love Peter Watts ;-)

02-07-2008, 01:01 PM	#24
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Rats, I should have posted this-- I've been following Brust's efforts to get the book published commercially for months. I suppose now we'll have to add Firefly stuff (that somehow doesn't infringe on Whedon's copyright) to the Adrilankha Gift Shop.

02-07-2008, 04:01 PM	#25
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	Woah, Shiny like a new gun for Jayne! Thanks for the heads-up on this one!

02-07-2008, 04:55 PM	#26
tsgreer Lovin' the e-book life... Posts: 633 Karma: 2509 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Device: Ebookwise 1150, Sony PRS-505, Amazon Kindle, BeBook (with OpenInkpot)	The author has managed to get the dialogue and the personality of the series right. Excellent! A great 'verse to visit.

02-08-2008, 01:17 AM	#28
snookums Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Kindle	Is this legal? It doesn't sound like he had permission from the shows creators. Am I wrong? Either way, I'll read it.