FREE/BARGAIN - Science Fiction, Fantasy - 2015

[bfisher]

Michael Moorcock's The Eternal Champion is on sale today at Amazon Canada for $CDN 1.99
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00K9MK2VQ

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by murg

I think this is the case.

Compare Stars & Empire: 10 Galactic Tales (Stars & Empire Box Set Collection) on 16 September 2014 (no longer available).

And of course BookViewCafe counts as a small press and evades the issue.

[orangekiwi]

M. C. A. Hogarth (currently Vice President of SFWA) https://www.goodreads.com/author/sho...M_C_A_Hogarth#
has a number of sales on today to celebrate her birthday.
These are mostly all published by the author but are professionally done. I have read and enjoyed several of her books and have just bought some of the discounted ones which I didn’t already have.

Links go to the appropriate webpage on the authors site which contain links to amazon, kobo, apple and B&N
Note: books are additionally couponable at kobo
Prices seem to be discounted in multiple countries not just the US
Books are DRM free

Free
Earthrise (seems to be permanently free, I got this and the bought the rest of the series) (SciFi Space Opera with some romance)
http://www.mcahogarth.org/the-her-in...ogy/#earthrise
Reese Eddings has enough to do just keeping her rattletrap merchant vessel, the TMS Earthrise, profitable enough to pay food for herself and her micro-crew. So when a mysterious benefactor from her past shows up demanding she rescue a man from slavers, her first reaction is to say “NO!” And then to remember that she sort of promised to repay the loan. But she doesn’t remember signing up to tangle with pirates and slavers over a space elf prince…

99c The Worth of a shell (Fantasy)
http://www.mcahogarth.org/the-stone-...eworthofashell
Born to a harsh world, we Jokka have evolved three sexes to survive: neuter, male and female. Twice in our lives we may change from one to another. A change we accept with grace… or resignation. It was our way. …until one female defied all tradition: Dlane Ashoi-anadi, revolutionary, intentionally childless, runaway.
This is not her story.
This is mine.
I am Thenet Reña-eperu, female-guardian, voice of orthodoxy… and Dlane’s first and dearest companion. This is the tale of how we changed each other… and how that changed everything.

$2.99 Spots the Space Marine (Mil SF)
http://www.mcahogarth.org/spots-the-...seofthefiddler
Standalone book. The book that launched a thousand internet outrage posts. (removed from Amazon by Games Workshop claiming it infringed their trademark “Space Marines”)
Pollyanna meets Starship Troopers in this fast, screenplay-like novel about a 30-something Marine private called out of retirement to join the war against the crabs. But shattered morale is the least of her company’s problems, and their survival may hinge on an unlikely friendship forged between an alien weapons designer and a mother-turned-warrior….
Military SF told in a hard-hitting, quick, screenplay-like style.

$1.99 Black Blossom (Fantasy)
http://www.mcahogarth.org/the-books-.../#blackblossom
Black Blossom is a genteel, conversational fantasy of society, culture… and the perversions that threaten them.

$1.99 Flight of the Godkin Griffin (Fantasy)
http://www.mcahogarth.org/the-godkin...egodkingriffin
Sword and sorcery fantasy with gods, politics, and warfare. Fully anthropomorphic cast

$2.99 An Heir to Thorns and Steel (Fantasy)
http://www.mcahogarth.org/blood-ladd...thornsandsteel
Morgan Locke, university student, has been hiding his debilitating illness with fair enough success when two unlikely emissaries arrive bearing the news that he is prince to a nation of creatures out of folklore. Ridiculous! And yet, if magic exists…could it heal him? The ensuing journey will resurrect the forgotten griefs of history, and before it’s over, all the world will be remade by thorns and steel….
Book 1 of the Blood Ladders trilogy, an epic fantasy with sociopathic elves, vampiric genets, and the philosophy students mixed up in the lot.

[orangekiwi]

Phoenix Pick’s pay what you want (including free) book of the month is Robert A. Heinlein's Expanded Universe-Volume One
You can get volumes 1and 2 as a bundle for a minimum of $3.99
http://www.phoenixpick.com/botm/Heinlein.htm

Robert A. Heinlein has been hailed as one of the most forward-thinking science fiction writers of all time, and Expanded Universe (presented in two volumes) offers the perfect collection of his works to provide readers with true insights into his uniquely creative mind.
Heinlein personally selected each story or essay for inclusion in this collection, which is ordered chronologically, starting with his first sale in 1939 of “Life-Line” to Astounding (for seventy dollars).This remarkable collection highlights the development of Heinlein’s writing style and his philosophy on life throughout his career.
More importantly, this collection is as close to an autobiography as anything Heinlein wrote during his life. Heinlein was an extremely private person who never wrote much about himself. In this exclusive collection, he offers forewords to most of his stories and essays (and an occasional afterword), giving readers a rare glimpse into the inner mind of the master.
Expanded Universe is a must-have for any Heinlein enthusiast and any fan of science fiction.

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by orangekiwi

Phoenix Pick’s pay what you want (including free) book of the month is Robert A. Heinlein's Expanded Universe-Volume One
You can get volumes 1and 2 as a bundle for a minimum of $3.99
http://www.phoenixpick.com/botm/Heinlein.htm

Robert A. Heinlein has been hailed as one of the most forward-thinking of {...}

Where does the Vol I/2 break come ?

I got it from Baen in 2003 in one volume

==
FOREWORD
LIFE-LINE
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
BLOWUPS HAPPEN
SOLUTION UNSATISFACTORY
THE LAST DAYS OF THE UNITED STATES
HOW TO BE A SURVIVOR
PIE FROM THE SKY
THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS
FREE MEN
NO BANDS PLAYING,
NO FLAGS FLYING—
A BATHROOM OF HER OWN
ON THE SLOPES OF VESUVIUS
NOTHING EVER HAPPENS ON THE MOON
PANDORA'S BOX
WHERE TO?
1950 Where To?
Cliff and the Calories
RAY GUNS AND
ROCKET SHIPS
THE THIRD
MILLENNIUM OPENS
WHO ARE THE HEIRS OF PATRICK HENRY?
"PRAVDA" Means "TRUTH"
INSIDE INTOURIST
SEARCHLIGHT
THE PRAGMATICS OF PATRIOTISM
PAUL DIRAC, ANTIMATTER, AND YOU
LARGER THAN LIFE
SPINOFF
THE HAPPY DAYS AHEAD
==

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Where does the Vol I/2 break come ?

I got it from Baen in 2003 in one volume

==
ON THE SLOPES OF VESUVIUS
==

From https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=265937, that seems to be the split.

[Manabi]

On the Heinlein, do note that this new version has images that aren't in the Baen release, but were probably part of the print versions. The formatting's a bit nicer too.

[Rev. Bob]

Originally Posted by Manabi

The formatting's a bit nicer too.

Now there's something I never thought I'd hear about a Phoenix Pick release...

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by Manabi

On the Heinlein, do note that this new version has images that aren't in the Baen release, but were probably part of the print versions. The formatting's a bit nicer too.

What app are you using to read?

Originally Posted by Rev. Bob

Now there's something I never thought I'd hear about a Phoenix Pick release...

There's no paragraph indents, so it's still a mess. It does actually have CSS instead of everything in the html though. This is using Mantano.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

What app are you using to read?







There's no paragraph indents, so it's still a mess. It does actually have CSS instead of everything in the html though. This is using Mantano.

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Actually, I DO see paragraph indents on the first line of each paragraph. They may not be what you desire, but they are definitely there.

But you don't?

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Actually, I DO see paragraph indents on the first line of each paragraph. They may not be what you desire, but they are definitely there.

But you don't?

If I look very closely, I do see them now. But they are so tiny it's not immediately clear to me.

[Dusky Rose]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Actually, I DO see paragraph indents on the first line of each paragraph. They may not be what you desire, but they are definitely there.

But you don't?

Out of curiosity, I looked.

I didn't see any at first, and had to study it a bit to notice them.

I think paragraph indents should be large enough to help the eye 'catch' the start of the next paragraph easily. This shallow an indent wouldn't do me any good if I got into the book and got to 'seeing' the video in my head of the action and not the actual words. I'd keep tripping up on one long paragraph with this shallow an indent.

I'd rather have a line space between paragraphs than that. But it is there. If just barely.

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by Dusky Rose

Out of curiosity, I looked.

I didn't see any at first, and had to study it a bit to notice them.

I think paragraph indents should be large enough to help the eye 'catch' the start of the next paragraph easily. This shallow an indent wouldn't do me any good if I got into the book and got to 'seeing' the video in my head of the action and not the actual words. I'd keep tripping up on one long paragraph with this shallow an indent.

I'd rather have a line space between paragraphs than that. But it is there. If just barely.

It's even less noticeable at a more normal font size for me.

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

It's even less noticeable at a more normal font size for me.
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Maybe they think you should be using a tiny font size? The indent is much more noticeable. The CSS has the indent set at 18px.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

The CSS has the indent set at 18px.

That's the problem. Indents ought to always be given as a measurement that scales with the font size.