FREE/BARGAIN — Science Fiction & Fantasy

[rcentros]

Never liked these much but some folks might.

Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the...=9780062340870

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...mnibus-edition

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Space-Trilogy...INT&sdrc=staff

[salty-horse]

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix is $1.99 on Amazon.com
I believe this is the first time it's been on sale in the US.

A girl’s quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world.

In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn’t get time to ask Frank any questions before he is turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the hands of the outrageously attractive Merlin.

Merlin is a young left-handed bookseller (one of the fighting ones), who with the right-handed booksellers (the intellectual ones), are an extended family of magical beings who police the mythic and legendary Old World when it intrudes on the modern world, in addition to running several bookshops.

Susan’s search for her father begins with her mother’s possibly misremembered or misspelt surnames, a reading room ticket, and a silver cigarette case engraved with something that might be a coat of arms.

Merlin has a quest of his own, to find the Old World entity who used ordinary criminals to kill his mother. As he and his sister, the right-handed bookseller Vivien, tread in the path of a botched or covered-up police investigation from years past, they find this quest strangely overlaps with Susan’s. Who or what was her father? Susan, Merlin, and Vivien must find out, as the Old World erupts dangerously into the New.

[Tarana]

The Dreaming Void (book 1 of 3) by Peter F Hamilton $2.99 Amazon & Kobo

The Temporal Void (book 2 of 3) $5.99 Amazon & Kobo

I'm currently on the second book in audiobook form. Hard science fiction.
Also note: author's books are all very long.

[Manabi]

Originally Posted by Tarana

The Dreaming Void (book 1 of 3) by Peter F Hamilton $2.99 Amazon & Kobo

The Temporal Void (book 2 of 3) $5.99 Amazon & Kobo

I'm currently on the second book in audiobook form. Hard science fiction.
Also note: author's books are all very long.

The Void Trilogy's a sequel to his Commonwealth Saga, but you don't need to have read it to enjoy these. They take place about a thousand years later, and most of the major characters from the Commonwealth Saga show up, making it fun for those who read that.

And yeah, they're very long. They actually split books 2 and 3 of his Nights Dawn trilogy in half when first published in the US. That made for a very weird set of books. They're much better in eBook form, much easier to hold.

I forget which book now, but when I was still buying used books I ended up with an autographed copy of one of his books. I didn't realize it at first, thinking it was just a printed signature, and going by the pricing the used book store didn't realize it either. It's kind of amazing a signed book showed up in my area since he's not that well known in the US.

[pdurrant]

UK Kindle Daily Deal: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline for £0.99

[pdurrant]

Two excellent buys in today's Kindle daily deal.

Serpentine by Philip Pullman - a short story about Lyra sets after the trilogy. £0.99

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson - the second novel in a new trilogy. £0.99

[salty-horse]

Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer is $1.99 on Amazon.com
First in a young-adult duology.

A deadly race across 1,001 planets will determine more than just the fate of the empire.

This explosive first book in a duology jam-packed with tension and thrills is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Aurora Rising, and Three Dark Crowns.

Alyssa Farshot has spent her whole life trying to outrun her family legacy, even leaving behind the Kingship and her uncle, the emperor, for a life of exploring.

But when her dying uncle announces a crownchase—a search for the royal seal hidden in the empire that will determine the next ruler—Alyssa is thrust into her greatest, most dangerous adventure yet.

[ReadingManiac]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

UK Kindle Daily Deal: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline for £0.99

Worth watching those daily deals. I snagged The Book Thief for .99 yesterday but it's back up again already today.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by ReadingManiac

Worth watching those daily deals. I snagged The Book Thief for .99 yesterday but it's back up again already today.

In the UK, add books you're interested in to a watch list at https://uk.ereaderiq.com/ . Then you'll get an email when a book on your list reaches that book's target price or lower.

[pdurrant]

Flowers for Algernon is one of Amazon UK's daily deals, just £0.99. Highly recommended. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009ZG6YPU/

[ZodWallop]

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick is $2.99 at Amazon US.

A masterpiece ahead of its time, a prescient rendering of a dark future, and the inspiration for the blockbuster film Blade Runner

By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for people who can’t afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacra: horses, birds, cats, sheep. They’ve even built humans. Immigrants to Mars receive androids so sophisticated they are indistinguishable from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans can wreak, the government bans them from Earth. Driven into hiding, unauthorized androids live among human beings, undetected. Rick Deckard, an officially sanctioned bounty hunter, is commissioned to find rogue androids and “retire” them. But when cornered, androids fight back—with lethal force.

[GlennD]

Wings of Wrath, the second book in the Magister Trilogy by C.S. Friedman, is on sale at Amazon US for $4.99. The first book, Feast of Souls, is $2.99, but that seems to be the normal price.

I read these when they came out (I'm a fan of the author's Coldfire trilogy so jumped on these) and enjoyed them, although I don't remember them very well. Might be time for a reread.

[salty-horse]

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey is $2.99 on Amazon.com
This is a relatively new release that's garnered a lot of praise.

I’m embarrassed, still, by how long it took me to notice. Everything was right there in the open, right there in front of me, but it still took me so long to see the person I had married.

It took me so long to hate him.

Martine is a genetically cloned replica made from Evelyn Caldwell’s award-winning research. She’s patient and gentle and obedient. She’s everything Evelyn swore she’d never be.

And she’s having an affair with Evelyn’s husband.

Now, the cheating bastard is dead, and both Caldwell wives have a mess to clean up.

Good thing Evelyn Caldwell is used to getting her hands dirty.

[salty-horse]

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is $2.99 on Amazon.com

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.

[salty-horse]

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