FREE/BARGAIN - Science Fiction, Fantasy - 2016 - Page 38

Ashartus · 05-11-2016, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orangekiwi

Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly (James Asher Novels #1) is $1.99 in the US as one of Open Roads daily deals

I really enjoyed these books when they came out, though it's been a long time so I don't know whether they'd stand the test of time. Hambly seems to be somewhat forgotten these days, which is a shame since at a time when most fantasy authors were imitating Tolkien she was regularly challenging conventions of the genre and coming up with original stories with protagonists you could actually relate to.

maddz · 05-12-2016, 08:42 AM

Alas, the discount doesn't seem to be in the UK...

Little.Egret · 05-15-2016, 09:26 AM

Venture Press, a science fiction and fantasy imprint of Endeavour Press,

The Sisterhood by Juanita Coulson

originally published as `Star Sister' by Ballantine in 1990

Renee Amos, member of the Social Outreach Sisterhood, is dedicated to righting wrongs and championing underdogs.
Never in her wildest dreams would she imagine the existence of an alien world; especially an alien world fighting for justice.
Driving back from a council hearing, Renee finds herself amidst two alien Arbiters who are on their way to an alien world to negotiate a peace treaty.
Under attack and with no other choice, the Arbiters retreat, taking Renee with them.
Suddenly she finds herself in a strange world, with human-like creatures speaking a foreign language. Ordered to wear a pendant to help her understand their language, Renee realises this world also needs to fight for justice.
Soon it becomes clear that her experience from her mission on earth is invaluable to these alien people, and with no way of getting back to earth, she has no choice but to join the Arbiter's mission.
This is her home now ... she must become one of them ...
However, years of advocating pacifism has not prepared her for the tooth-and-nail battles and interstellar politics.
With the entire star system under the threat of destruction and with her home planet, Earth, directly in the line of fire, Renee has no choice but to kill ...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01631MJS0/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01631MJS0/
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01631MJS0/

maddz · 05-15-2016, 12:56 PM

Thanks for that. Glad to see that JC is being transferred to Kindle. A pity that many others from that era haven't been yet - which means I can't downsize the library by much.

itisbomb · 05-17-2016, 09:07 AM

American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition: A Novel
by Neil Gaiman

is $2.99 at

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...dition-a-novel

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/American-Gods...al-text&sr=1-1

Below is the blurb:
First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic—an intellectual and artistic benchmark from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman. Now discover the mystery and magic of American Gods in this tenth anniversary edition. Newly updated and expanded with the author’s preferred text, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece by the one, the only, Neil Gaiman.

A storm is coming . . .

Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life.

But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow’s best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself.

Life as Wednesday’s bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined—it is a job that takes him on a dark and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. Along the way Shadow will learn that the past never dies; that everyone, including his beloved Laura, harbors secrets; and that dreams, totems, legends, and myths are more real than we know. Ultimately, he will discover that beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing—an epic war for the very soul of America—and that he is standing squarely in its path.

Relevant and prescient, American Gods has been lauded for its brilliant synthesis of “mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose” (Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World) and as a modern phantasmagoria that “distills the essence of America” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). It is, quite simply, an outstanding work of literary imagination that will endure for generations.

Ginwen · 05-17-2016, 11:51 AM

Walter Jon Williams Hardwired is .99 pretty much everywhere in the US.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hardwired-Com.../dp/B005O5VR3U

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...complete-novel

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/90129

I haven't read it since it was new, but it's a pretty good book that got me started on Walter Jon Williams. He says he has never put it on sale before because it sells anyway, but doing it now to get new people to check him out and hopefully read more.

If you do like it, check out the Praxis books, because I want him to write more and if he sells more it's more likely to happen.

Here's the blurb:
Earth lies prostrate beneath the lash of the Orbital powers, and Earth’s Balkanized nations have no choice but to let the Orbitals plunder their remaining wealth. Below the zone of Orbital control, buttonheads, panzerjocks, dirtgirls, and hustlers scramble for their ticket out of the gravity well.

But now, if the criminal underworld and the guerilla underground can join forces, there is a chance to shift the balance of power— in a war fought on the ground by hardwired commandos, in the air by high-flying deltajocks, and by genius hackers in the neural interface.

As Roger Zelazny said, “Hardwired” is a tough, sleek juggernaut of a story, punctuated by strobe light movements, coursing to the wail of jets and the twang of steel guitars— glittering, nasty, and noble— and told in a style perfectly suiting its content. It has all of my favorite things— blood, love, fire, hate and a high ideal or two. I wish I’d written this one.”

maddz · 05-17-2016, 02:04 PM

Hardwired is 99p on UK as well:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hardwired-C...ords=hardwired

tlc · 05-17-2016, 10:21 PM

Weapons of Choice (Axis of Time, Book 1): A Novel of the Axis of Time
by John Birmingham
$1.99

https://amazon.com/Weapons-Choice-Ax.../dp/B000FC1QBK

crich70 · 05-18-2016, 06:06 AM

Metal and Magic: A Fantasy Journey

Amazon US A free (for now at least) collection of six fantasy novels.
One of the books "DIXXON - Teen Witch by Steve Windsor and Lise Carter" is referenced in Steve Windsor's book writing series and they put up a pair of youtube videos about their process of brainstorming the story as well. So not only do you get the story but if you have the books by Steve Windsor and have seen the videos you can follow along from start to finish and see what their brainstorming led to. An extra bonus if you are trying to write yourself.

DrNefario · 05-18-2016, 08:32 AM

Hounded (Iron Druid 1) by Kevin Hearne is £1.99 at Amazon UK today. It's a publisher price, so I imagine it will be the same at other vendors.

I guess this means there's a new round of promo prices from Orbit, but I don't know what the others are. That was the only one on my wishlist.

Dr. Drib · 05-18-2016, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Metal and Magic: A Fantasy Journey

Amazon US A free (for now at least) collection of six fantasy novels.
One of the books "DIXXON - Teen Witch by Steve Windsor and Lise Carter" is referenced in Steve Windsor's book writing series and they put up a pair of youtube videos about their process of brainstorming the story as well. So not only do you get the story but if you have the books by Steve Windsor and have seen the videos you can follow along from start to finish and see what their brainstorming led to. An extra bonus if you are trying to write yourself.

Got it.

Thank you!

ATDrake · 05-18-2016, 02:13 PM

X-link to the DRM-free megathread for the new Humble Bundle:

Humble Book Bundle Murder & Mystery presented by Open Road Media chock full of backlist mystery/thriller novels which includes a couple of sfnal technothriller offerings from Greg Bear (ISFDB, Wikipedia) and William Shatner (if you're reading this thread, you know exactly who he is), which may be worth it if the rest of the bundle holds appeal.

Difflugia · 05-18-2016, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Metal and Magic: A Fantasy Journey

Amazon US A free (for now at least) collection of six fantasy novels.
One of the books "DIXXON - Teen Witch by Steve Windsor and Lise Carter" is referenced in Steve Windsor's book writing series and they put up a pair of youtube videos about their process of brainstorming the story as well. So not only do you get the story but if you have the books by Steve Windsor and have seen the videos you can follow along from start to finish and see what their brainstorming led to. An extra bonus if you are trying to write yourself.

Thanks. The included book The Hawk and His Boy is the first in Christopher Bunn's Tormay series, which I've read several times.

The collection is also free from the other usual suspects...
B&N
Kobo

Manabi · 05-18-2016, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATDrake

X-link to the DRM-free megathread for the new Humble Bundle:

Humble Book Bundle Murder & Mystery presented by Open Road Media chock full of backlist mystery/thriller novels which includes a couple of sfnal technothriller offerings from Greg Bear (ISFDB, Wikipedia) and William Shatner (if you're reading this thread, you know exactly who he is), which may be worth it if the rest of the bundle holds appeal.

I not only know who William Shatner is, I've read his Tek War. To be polite, it's not very good and if his name is your only draw towards the second tier, it's very much not worth the current $10.78 to obtain it.

The novel was actually co-written by Ron Goulart, even though his name isn't on the cover.

DrNefario · 05-19-2016, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrNefario

Hounded (Iron Druid 1) by Kevin Hearne is £1.99 at Amazon UK today. It's a publisher price, so I imagine it will be the same at other vendors.

I guess this means there's a new round of promo prices from Orbit, but I don't know what the others are. That was the only one on my wishlist.

A new First-in-Series sale has appeared on Amazon UK today, which seems to be what this is part of. It also includes:

The Long Earth - Pratchett/Baxter
Magician - Feist
Pawn of Prophecy - Eddings
Blood Song - Anthony Ryan
Wool - Hugh Howey
Theft of Swords - Michael J Sullivan
Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen
and others.

I did check the Kevin Hearne on Kobo yesterday, and it was discounted, so I expect all the trad pub books are discounted everywhere.

05-17-2016, 11:51 AM	#561
Ginwen Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 777376 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kent, WA Device: Kindle Touch/IPad	Walter Jon Williams Hardwired is .99 pretty much everywhere in the US. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hardwired-Com.../dp/B005O5VR3U Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...complete-novel Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/90129 I haven't read it since it was new, but it's a pretty good book that got me started on Walter Jon Williams. He says he has never put it on sale before because it sells anyway, but doing it now to get new people to check him out and hopefully read more. If you do like it, check out the Praxis books, because I want him to write more and if he sells more it's more likely to happen. Here's the blurb: Earth lies prostrate beneath the lash of the Orbital powers, and Earth’s Balkanized nations have no choice but to let the Orbitals plunder their remaining wealth. Below the zone of Orbital control, buttonheads, panzerjocks, dirtgirls, and hustlers scramble for their ticket out of the gravity well. But now, if the criminal underworld and the guerilla underground can join forces, there is a chance to shift the balance of power— in a war fought on the ground by hardwired commandos, in the air by high-flying deltajocks, and by genius hackers in the neural interface. As Roger Zelazny said, “Hardwired” is a tough, sleek juggernaut of a story, punctuated by strobe light movements, coursing to the wail of jets and the twang of steel guitars— glittering, nasty, and noble— and told in a style perfectly suiting its content. It has all of my favorite things— blood, love, fire, hate and a high ideal or two. I wish I’d written this one.” Last edited by Ginwen; 05-17-2016 at 11:53 AM.

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05-12-2016, 08:42 AM	#557
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,405 Karma: 30039536 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	Alas, the discount doesn't seem to be in the UK...

05-15-2016, 09:26 AM	#558
Little.Egret Wizard Posts: 3,168 Karma: 37800000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Kindle Fire 2, NOOK ST, Kindle HDX, Fire 7"	Venture Press, a science fiction and fantasy imprint of Endeavour Press, The Sisterhood by Juanita Coulson originally published as `Star Sister' by Ballantine in 1990 Renee Amos, member of the Social Outreach Sisterhood, is dedicated to righting wrongs and championing underdogs. Never in her wildest dreams would she imagine the existence of an alien world; especially an alien world fighting for justice. Driving back from a council hearing, Renee finds herself amidst two alien Arbiters who are on their way to an alien world to negotiate a peace treaty. Under attack and with no other choice, the Arbiters retreat, taking Renee with them. Suddenly she finds herself in a strange world, with human-like creatures speaking a foreign language. Ordered to wear a pendant to help her understand their language, Renee realises this world also needs to fight for justice. Soon it becomes clear that her experience from her mission on earth is invaluable to these alien people, and with no way of getting back to earth, she has no choice but to join the Arbiter's mission. This is her home now ... she must become one of them ... However, years of advocating pacifism has not prepared her for the tooth-and-nail battles and interstellar politics. With the entire star system under the threat of destruction and with her home planet, Earth, directly in the line of fire, Renee has no choice but to kill ... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01631MJS0/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01631MJS0/ https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01631MJS0/

05-15-2016, 12:56 PM	#559
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,405 Karma: 30039536 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	Thanks for that. Glad to see that JC is being transferred to Kindle. A pity that many others from that era haven't been yet - which means I can't downsize the library by much.

05-17-2016, 09:07 AM	#560
itisbomb Evangelist Posts: 400 Karma: 1997754 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Third planet from the sun Device: PaperWhite 4	American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition: A Novel by Neil Gaiman is $2.99 at Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...dition-a-novel Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/American-Gods...al-text&sr=1-1 Below is the blurb: First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic—an intellectual and artistic benchmark from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman. Now discover the mystery and magic of American Gods in this tenth anniversary edition. Newly updated and expanded with the author’s preferred text, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece by the one, the only, Neil Gaiman. A storm is coming . . . Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow’s best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself. Life as Wednesday’s bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined—it is a job that takes him on a dark and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. Along the way Shadow will learn that the past never dies; that everyone, including his beloved Laura, harbors secrets; and that dreams, totems, legends, and myths are more real than we know. Ultimately, he will discover that beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing—an epic war for the very soul of America—and that he is standing squarely in its path. Relevant and prescient, American Gods has been lauded for its brilliant synthesis of “mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose” (Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World) and as a modern phantasmagoria that “distills the essence of America” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). It is, quite simply, an outstanding work of literary imagination that will endure for generations.

05-17-2016, 02:04 PM	#562
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,405 Karma: 30039536 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	Hardwired is 99p on UK as well: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hardwired-C...ords=hardwired

05-17-2016, 10:21 PM	#563
tlc Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 50288 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: KK 3G, iPad	Weapons of Choice (Axis of Time, Book 1): A Novel of the Axis of Time by John Birmingham $1.99 https://amazon.com/Weapons-Choice-Ax.../dp/B000FC1QBK

05-18-2016, 06:06 AM	#564
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Metal and Magic: A Fantasy Journey Amazon US A free (for now at least) collection of six fantasy novels. One of the books "DIXXON - Teen Witch by Steve Windsor and Lise Carter" is referenced in Steve Windsor's book writing series and they put up a pair of youtube videos about their process of brainstorming the story as well. So not only do you get the story but if you have the books by Steve Windsor and have seen the videos you can follow along from start to finish and see what their brainstorming led to. An extra bonus if you are trying to write yourself.

05-18-2016, 08:32 AM	#565
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,207 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Hounded (Iron Druid 1) by Kevin Hearne is £1.99 at Amazon UK today. It's a publisher price, so I imagine it will be the same at other vendors. I guess this means there's a new round of promo prices from Orbit, but I don't know what the others are. That was the only one on my wishlist.

05-18-2016, 02:13 PM	#567
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	X-link to the DRM-free megathread for the new Humble Bundle: Humble Book Bundle Murder & Mystery presented by Open Road Media chock full of backlist mystery/thriller novels which includes a couple of sfnal technothriller offerings from Greg Bear (ISFDB, Wikipedia) and William Shatner (if you're reading this thread, you know exactly who he is), which may be worth it if the rest of the bundle holds appeal.