Free/Bargain Science Fiction/Fantasy in July 2013 - Page 3

koland · 07-10-2013, 11:04 PM

Looks like the start of a trilogy and definitely not like some of here other books (then again, this one is published by Orbit). Haven't read it, but added it to my TBR list.

hwlester · 07-11-2013, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by koland

Looks like the start of a trilogy and definitely not like some of here other books (then again, this one is published by Orbit). Haven't read it, but added it to my TBR list.

I bit on it and got it from Kobo.

brudigia · 07-12-2013, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hwlester

I bit on it and got it from Kobo.

Bought it some time ago from Kobo, with a discount. Not bad, Steampunk sort of and magic.
The second book is out already, and I can say she knows how to write

itisbomb · 07-13-2013, 01:34 AM

Germline (Book 1 of The Subterrene War Trilogy)
by T. C. McCarthy

is $2.99 at Amazon, Kobo and B&N

Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Germline-The-S...3689101&sr=1-1

Kobo Link: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Germl...fweok8DDlw&r=1

B&N Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/germ...=9780316128186

Below is the blurb.

Germline (n.) the genetic material contained in a cellular lineage which can be passed to the next generation. Also: secret military program to develop genetically engineered super-soldiers (slang).

War is Oscar Wendell's ticket to greatness. A reporter for The Stars and Stripes, he has the only one way pass to the front lines of a brutal war over natural resources buried underneath the icy, mineral rich mountains of Kazakhstan.

But war is nothing like he expected. Heavily armored soldiers battle genetically engineered troops hundreds of meters below the surface. The genetics-the germline soldiers-are the key to winning this war, but some inventions can't be un-done. Some technologies can't be put back in the box.

Kaz will change everything, not least Oscar himself. Hooked on a dangerous cocktail of adrenaline and drugs, Oscar doesn't find the war, the war finds him.

pdurrant · 07-13-2013, 07:03 AM

The Hobbit is £2.64 at uk.nook.com in plain and illustrated versions
The Lord of the Rings is £6.69 at uk.nook.com

The plain Hobbit is price-matched at Amazon UK, but not the illustrated version.

The Lord of the Rings is also price matched at Amazon UK.

jshoughton · 07-13-2013, 08:00 AM

A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues Books 1-5: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire) by Geroge R. R. Martin is on sale this weekend at UK Nook store, £19.99 instead of £39.99

Nook UK

Also at Amazon UK at same price.

Brendan Moody · 07-15-2013, 09:35 PM

To celebrate its fifth anniversary, Tor.com is giving away an e-book with all the original short fiction that's been published there, 151 stories by a bunch of big genre names and up-and-coming new talents. Link.

You have to be a registered member to download, but registration is immediate and relatively simple. Some people are reporting login issues; there's an e-mail address in comment #14 at the link if you're stuck.

The e-book is available in PDF, mobi, and epub. It looks like they've simply combined individual e-book versions of the stories into one gigantic bundle (the PDF is 3800 pages). You can see the full TOC here.

AnemicOak · 07-15-2013, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Brendan Moody

To celebrate its fifth anniversary, Tor.com is giving away an e-book with all the original short fiction that's been published there, 151 stories by a bunch of big genre names and up-and-coming new talents. Link.

Thanks, went ahead and grabbed a copy.

Those are some big eBook files...
PDF (File size: 511 MB)
.epub (File size: 68 MB)
.mobi (File size: 153 MB)

jgaiser · 07-15-2013, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Brendan Moody

To celebrate its fifth anniversary, Tor.com is giving away an e-book with all the original short fiction that's been published there, 151 stories by a bunch of big genre names and up-and-coming new talents. Link.

TOC link timed out on me. Here's a listing of the titles:

Spoiler:

Brendan Moody · 07-15-2013, 10:21 PM

^Thanks for posting that. I didn't want to stretch out the thread with a long list, and hadn't thought of spoiler code.

Part of the reason the files are so big is that every story has its own front matter from when it was sold individually, so there are 151 pages announcing that the e-book is DRM-free, 151 covers, 151 title pages, and 151 individual, mostly one-item TOCs. But it's free content that would ordinarily cost about $150, so I can't complain.

gbm · 07-16-2013, 12:39 AM

Now it is off to calibre and epubsplit, will probably split it up by author.

bernie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brendan Moody

^Thanks for posting that. I didn't want to stretch out the thread with a long list, and hadn't thought of spoiler code.

Part of the reason the files are so big is that every story has its own front matter from when it was sold individually, so there are 151 pages announcing that the e-book is DRM-free, 151 covers, 151 title pages, and 151 individual, mostly one-item TOCs. But it's free content that would ordinarily cost about $150, so I can't complain.

cromag · 07-16-2013, 01:38 AM

Got 'em! Thanks!

kyteflyer · 07-16-2013, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Brendan Moody

To celebrate its fifth anniversary, Tor.com is giving away an e-book with all the original short fiction that's been published there, 151 stories by a bunch of big genre names and up-and-coming new talents. Link.

Thanks, Brendan... grabbed.

kyteflyer · 07-16-2013, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by gbm

Now it is off to calibre and epubsplit, will probably split it up by author.

bernie

Indeed. I'm not sure I even have a reader which will cope that well with all that.

koland · 07-16-2013, 11:47 AM

Can anyone recommend a simple epub editor? I could unzip and do some searches and just remove source files (if named consistently), but an editor might make a nicer result file (if it easily allows removing subfiles)

07-13-2013, 07:03 AM	#35
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,450 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	The Hobbit is £2.64 at uk.nook.com in plain and illustrated versions The Lord of the Rings is £6.69 at uk.nook.com The plain Hobbit is price-matched at Amazon UK, but not the illustrated version. The Lord of the Rings is also price matched at Amazon UK. Last edited by pdurrant; 07-13-2013 at 07:06 AM.

07-15-2013, 09:35 PM	#37
Brendan Moody Groupie Posts: 175 Karma: 735332 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, LG Ultimate 2	To celebrate its fifth anniversary, Tor.com is giving away an e-book with all the original short fiction that's been published there, 151 stories by a bunch of big genre names and up-and-coming new talents. Link. You have to be a registered member to download, but registration is immediate and relatively simple. Some people are reporting login issues; there's an e-mail address in comment #14 at the link if you're stuck. The e-book is available in PDF, mobi, and epub. It looks like they've simply combined individual e-book versions of the stories into one gigantic bundle (the PDF is 3800 pages). You can see the full TOC here. Last edited by Brendan Moody; 07-15-2013 at 09:38 PM.

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07-10-2013, 11:04 PM	#31
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,563 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Looks like the start of a trilogy and definitely not like some of here other books (then again, this one is published by Orbit). Haven't read it, but added it to my TBR list.

07-13-2013, 01:34 AM	#34
itisbomb Evangelist Posts: 400 Karma: 1997754 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Third planet from the sun Device: PaperWhite 4	Germline (Book 1 of The Subterrene War Trilogy) by T. C. McCarthy is $2.99 at Amazon, Kobo and B&N Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Germline-The-S...3689101&sr=1-1 Kobo Link: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Germl...fweok8DDlw&r=1 B&N Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/germ...=9780316128186 Below is the blurb. Germline (n.) the genetic material contained in a cellular lineage which can be passed to the next generation. Also: secret military program to develop genetically engineered super-soldiers (slang). War is Oscar Wendell's ticket to greatness. A reporter for The Stars and Stripes, he has the only one way pass to the front lines of a brutal war over natural resources buried underneath the icy, mineral rich mountains of Kazakhstan. But war is nothing like he expected. Heavily armored soldiers battle genetically engineered troops hundreds of meters below the surface. The genetics-the germline soldiers-are the key to winning this war, but some inventions can't be un-done. Some technologies can't be put back in the box. Kaz will change everything, not least Oscar himself. Hooked on a dangerous cocktail of adrenaline and drugs, Oscar doesn't find the war, the war finds him.

07-13-2013, 08:00 AM	#36
jshoughton Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 8090 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: England Device: Sony Reader Wifi (PRS-T1) & Nook Simple Touch	A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues Books 1-5: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire) by Geroge R. R. Martin is on sale this weekend at UK Nook store, £19.99 instead of £39.99 Nook UK Also at Amazon UK at same price.

07-15-2013, 10:21 PM	#40
Brendan Moody Groupie Posts: 175 Karma: 735332 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, LG Ultimate 2	^Thanks for posting that. I didn't want to stretch out the thread with a long list, and hadn't thought of spoiler code. Part of the reason the files are so big is that every story has its own front matter from when it was sold individually, so there are 151 pages announcing that the e-book is DRM-free, 151 covers, 151 title pages, and 151 individual, mostly one-item TOCs. But it's free content that would ordinarily cost about $150, so I can't complain.

07-16-2013, 01:38 AM	#42
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,767 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Got 'em! Thanks!

07-16-2013, 11:47 AM	#45
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,563 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Can anyone recommend a simple epub editor? I could unzip and do some searches and just remove source files (if named consistently), but an editor might make a nicer result file (if it easily allows removing subfiles)