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FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Jamestown Experiment: The Remarkable Story of the Enterprising Colony and the Unexpected Results That Shaped America by Tony Williams now also $1.99

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Dragon Keeper (Rain Wilds Chronicles, Vol. 1) (The Rain Wild Chronicles) by Robin Hobb is $1.99 (US Kindle) *Still $7.99 at B&N

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Enter the spellbinding world of dragons . . . and those who tend them

One of the most gifted fantasy authors writing today, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb has dazzled readers with brilliantly imaginative, emotionally resonant, and compulsively readable tales set in far-flung realms not unlike our own. In this enthralling new novel, she returns to the territory of her beloved Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies with a story of dragons and humans, return and rebirth, and the search for meaning, belonging, and home.

For years, the Trader cities valiantly battled their enemies, the Chalcedeans. But they could not have staved off invasion without the powerful dragon Tintaglia. In return, the Traders promised to help her serpents migrate up the Rain Wild River after a long exile at sea—to find a safe haven and, Tintaglia hopes, to restore her species. But too much time has passed, and the newly hatched dragons are damaged and weak, and many die. The few who survive cannot use their wings; earthbound, they are powerless to hunt and vulnerable to human predators willing to kill them for the fabled healing powers of dragon flesh.

But Tintaglia has vanished and the Traders are weary of the labor and expense of tending useless dragons. The Trader leadership fears that if it stops providing for the young dragons, the hungry and neglected creatures will rampage—or die along the river's acidic muddy banks. To avert catastrophe, the dragons decree a move even farther up the treacherous river to Kelsingra, their ancient, mythical homeland whose mysterious location is locked deep within the dragons' uncertain ancestral memories.

To ensure their safe passage, the Traders recruit a disparate group of young people to care for the damaged creatures and escort them to their new home. Among them is Thymara, an unschooled forest girl of sixteen, and Alise, a wealthy Trader's wife trapped in a loveless marriage, who attaches herself to the expedition as a dragon expert. The two women share a deep kinship with the dragons: Thymara can instinctively communicate with them, and Alise, captivated by their beauty and majesty, has devoted her life to studying them.

Embarking on an arduous journey that holds no promise of return, the band of humans and dragons must make their way along the toxic and inhospitable Rain Wild River—an extraordinary odyssey that will teach them lessons about themselves and one another, as they experience hardships, betrayals, and joys beyond their wildest dreams.

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Mystic River with A Bonus Excerpt by Dennis Lehane is $1.99 (Kindle)

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For a limited time, read New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane’s Mystic River for a reduced price, and receive the first two chapters of his last bestseller, Moonlight Mile.

In Mystic River, when they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened—something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever.

Now, years later, murder has tied their lives together again . . .

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Originally Posted by arcadata

Mystic River with A Bonus Excerpt by Dennis Lehane is $1.99 (Kindle)

Also at B&N as a pre-order for 1/17. I won't post a link so arcadata can...

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Amazon UK Promo: 12 Days of Kindle

It's the most wonderful time of the year. During the 12 Days of Kindle, you'll find hundreds of Kindle books on sale starting from £0.99. Offer ends January 6, 2012.

For Dec 28, there are 18 Top Customer Reviewed books on sale!

For Dec 29, there are 18 'A way to another place & time' books on sale!

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Into Thin Air (A Kurt Muller Mystery) by Thomas Zigal from Thomas & Mercer (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When the body of an Argentine journalist is found floating down Roaring Fork River in Aspen, Sheriff Kurt Muller finds himself confronted with more than the usual tensions between the chic international celebrity jet set crowd and the local community fighting the resort's enormous growth.

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The Ghosts of Belfast (Jack Lennon Series #1) by Stuart Neville from Soho Press ($3.49) is the NOOK Daily Find (Dec 29)

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Celtic Noir at its finest! Gerry Fegan, a former IRA killer, is haunted by the ghosts of 12 victims. The only way he can kill off his ghosts is to track down his superiors who once ordered their deaths. Which he does with violent precision.

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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood ($1.49) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, this story is told with such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States, now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest by reverting to a society of repressive intolerance.

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Originally Posted by sufue

Also at B&N as a pre-order for 1/17. I won't post a link so arcadata can...

Thanks!

Mystic River with A Bonus Excerpt by Dennis Lehane on B&N for $1,99

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Originally Posted by arcadata

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood ($1.49) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Awesome, this was on my list. One of my favorites.

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Amazon UK Promo: 12 Days of Kindle

It's the most wonderful time of the year. During the 12 Days of Kindle, you'll find hundreds of Kindle books on sale starting from £0.99. Offer ends January 6, 2012.

For Dec 30, there are 15 Crimes and Mystery books on sale! (including The Private Patient by P. D. James for just £0.99)

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The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff from Oxford University Press (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 30) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The Ninth Legion marched into the mists of northern Britain and were never seen again. Four thousand men disappeared, and the Eagle, the symbol of the Legion's honour, was lost. Years later a story emerges that the Eagle has been seen. So Marcus Aquila, whose father disappeared with the Ninth, sets off to find the Eagle and bring it back.

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Luring a Lady by Nora Roberts from Harlequin ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Dec 30)

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From one of the world's most popular writers comes this sweeping romance of a very gifted man with a rare talent for luring a lady, even a very reluctant lady, into his arms.

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The Giver (Newbery Medal Book) by Lois Lowry from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($0.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 30) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In Lois Lowry's Newbery Award-winning novel, twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memories does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community.

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FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Luring a Lady (The Stanislaskis) by Nora Roberts also $1.99