FREE/BARGAIN — Science Fiction & Fantasy

[salty-horse]

Gullstruck Island by Frances Hardinge is $1.99 on Amazon.com

On Gullstruck Island, legend has it that the mountain ranges and volcanoes are in charge. Anger them, and you’ll pay the price. Keep them happy, and you’ll enjoy their protection. These stories of the land’s command come in handy for quiet, near-invisible Hathin when she must run for her life. Hathin’s sister, Arilou, is believed to be a Lost. The Lost are held nearly sacred by those on Gullstruck, for they can send their senses away from their bodies. If Lost, Arilou can read a message across the island. If Lost, Arilou can hear whispers in the corners of private rooms. If Lost, Arilou can smell bread baking in the governor’s mansion. All from her beachside hut. But the question remains: Is Arilou really a Lost? When all the Lost drop dead, except Arilou, she and Hathin are swept into a grand conspiracy that leads them to the most sinister depths—and heights—of the island.

[maddz]

Today's Daily Deal (1st May) on Amazon.co.uk:

Hyperion, by Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos 1) is 99p
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Hyperion-...5400977031_1_4

[maddz]

The May Deals Amazon.co.uk are up:

Equal Rites, by Terry Pratchett (Discworld 3) is 99p
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Equal-Rit...al-text&sr=1-2

Clovenhoof, by Heide Goody and Iain Grant is 99p
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Clovenhoo...al-text&sr=1-3

Slaughterhouse-5, by Kurt Vonnegut is £1.99
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Slaughter...al-text&sr=1-5

The Gardens of the Moon, by Steven Erikson (Malazan Book of the Fallen 1) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Gardens-M...al-text&sr=1-7

Adrian Tchaikovsky Dogs of War series are 99p each possibly repeats:
1: Dogs of War
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Dogs-War-...l-text&sr=1-11
2: Bear Head
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Bear-Head...al-text&sr=1-8

The Once and Future Witches, by Alix E Harrow is 99p
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Once-Futu...al-text&sr=1-1

This is How You Loose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/This-How-...l-text&sr=1-14

I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson is 99p REPEAT
​​​​https://smile.amazon.co.uk/I-Am-Lege...l-text&sr=1-15

The Raven Spell, by Luanne G Smith (A Conspiracy of Magic 1) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Raven-Spe...l-text&sr=1-17

The Bone Shard Daughter, by Andrea Stewart (Drowning Empire 1) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Bone-Shar...l-text&sr=1-18

Muse of Nightmares, by Laini Taylor (Strange the Dreamers 2) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Muse-Nigh...l-text&sr=1-30

Dreams of Gods and Monsters, by Laini Taylor (Daughter of Smoke and Bone 3) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Dreams-Go...l-text&sr=1-53

Lord Foul's Bane, By Stephen Donaldson (Thomas Covenant 1) is 99p possibly a repeat
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Lord-Foul...l-text&sr=1-31

The Burning Page, by Genevieve Cogman (The Invisible Library 3) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Burning-P...l-text&sr=1-33

Sword in the Storm, by David Gemmel (Rigante 1) is 99p probably a repeat
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Sword-Sto...l-text&sr=1-37

Crystal Line, by Anne McCaffrey (Crystal Singer 3) is 99p
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Crystal-L...l-text&sr=1-35

Legendary, by Stephanie Gerber (Caravel 2) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Legendary...l-text&sr=1-36

Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch 1) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ancillary...l-text&sr=1-37

The City We Became, by N K Jemisin (The Great Cities) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/City-We-B...l-text&sr=1-52

Ringworld, by Larry Niven is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ringworld...l-text&sr=1-51

The Golem and the Djinni, by Helene Wecker is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Golem-Dji...l-text&sr=1-53

Fated Blades, by Ilona Andrews is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Fated-Bla...l-text&sr=1-69

Return of the Crimson Guard, by Ian C Esslemont (Malazan Empire 2) is 99p
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Return-Cr...l-text&sr=1-75

Trouble with Lichen, by John Wyndham is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Trouble-L...l-text&sr=1-82

All Tomorrow's Parties, by William Gibson (The Bridge 3) is 99p
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/All-Tomor...l-text&sr=1-81

The Science of Discworld II: The Globe, by Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen and Terry Pratchett is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Science-D...l-text&sr=1-97

The Tiger Came to the Mountains, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia is 99p
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Tiger-Cam...-text&sr=1-106
Note this is a 28-page story, so whether it's worth 99p is your decision

The 3 books in the Disrupted Magic subseries by Melissa F Olson are currently 99p each REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/kindle-db...SelectorHeader

[maddz]

A few more I missed in my first run-through:

Fated, by Benedict Jacka (Alex Verus 1 is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Fated-Fir...al-text&sr=1-1

The Wicked King, by Holly Black (Folk of the Air 2 is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Wicked-Ki...l-text&sr=1-85

[B]The Weirdstone of Brisingamen/B], by Alan Garner is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Weirdston...-text&sr=1-471

Clariel, by Garth Nix (The Old Kingdom 4) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Clariel-P...-text&sr=1-507

Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha 1) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Children-...-text&sr=1-561

Knight's Shadow, by Sebastien de Castell (Greacoats 2) is 99p REPEAT
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Knights-S...-text&sr=1-870

[sufue]

The series starters in Trudi Canavan's Black Magician and spin-off Traitor Spy series are £0.99 each at Kindle UK right now...

The Magicians' Guild
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003E1M6SQ
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003E1M6SQ

The Ambassador's Mission
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003HV0TZ0
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003HV0TZ0

[ReadingManiac]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Gullstruck Island by Frances Hardinge is $1.99 on Amazon.com

This sounds interesting!

[salty-horse]

The Fantasy Writer's Assistant and Other Stories by Jeffrey Ford is $1.99 on Amazon.com
An anthology. Table of contents on ISFDB

No matter how far into the realms of space and fantasy Jeffrey Ford’s stories may venture, they have one trait in common: They’re grounded in the universal. The Fantasy Writer’s Assistant, Ford’s debut collection, is no exception. “Creation,” which received the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story and a nomination for a Nebula Award, relates a boy’s attempts to animate a man made of sticks and pebbles. Even as the creature’s life fades along with the summer, its loneliness and yearning for contact are palpable.

Other blends of the worldly and otherworldly are evident in “Bright Morning,” in which a man searches far and wide for a cursed Kafka book, and “At Reparata,” when the grief of a king over the death of his queen takes the form of a destructive moth that could overtake the entire kingdom. The Fantasy Writer’s Assistant, its titular story another Nebula Award finalist, reveals Jeffrey Ford at his creative best.

[wandalynn]

Tor's ebook of the month is a bundle of three books, Becky Chambers' A Psalm for the Wild Built, John Scalzi's Unlockded, and Erin Wagner's An Unnatural Life. Available here

[Tarana]

Witch World: High Hallack Cycle by Andre Norton $2.99

Omnibus of 4 books and includes:
The Jargoon Pard, Zarsthor's Bane, The Crystal Gryphon, Gryphon in Glory, and Horn Crown

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Witch-World-H...s%2C386&sr=8-1
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wit...-hallack-cycle

[Tarana]

Storybundle -15 scifi for $20 DRM free and work on any ereader.
These are anthologies and collections of short stories featuring 139 authors. Over 200 stories.

https://storybundle.com/anthology?ut...gn=200sfworlds

Shout Kill Revel Repeat by Scott R. Jones
The Way of the Laser by Eric M. Bosarge & Joe M. McDermott
Tangents & Tachyons by J. Scott Coatsworth
Escape Vector by Bryan Young
Beamed Up by Ariele Sieling, V. S. Holmes and more!
Mirror Shards edited by Thomas K. Carpenter
In Harm's Way by Mike McPhail
Soulmates by Mike Resnick and Lezli Robyn
The Future Will Be Written By Robots edited by Laura Morrison
A Metal Box Floating Between Stars by Jamie Lackey
Fix the World by Bryan Cebulski, J. Scott Coatsworth and more!
Lost Signals edited by Charles E. Gannon
Transcendent 4 edited by Bogi Takács
Once Upon a Star by Anthea Sharp, Alethea Kontis, and more!
Into the Black - Tales from the Cassidyverse 1 by Adam Gaffen

[pdurrant]

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch, the sequel to The Lies of Locke Lamorra is just £0.99 at Amazon UK today.

[ReadingManiac]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch, the sequel to The Lies of Locke Lamorra is just £0.99 at Amazon UK today.

Beat me too it. I was following this one on Ereaderiq,

[Kieran Seymour]

Originally Posted by ReadingManiac

Beat me too it. I was following this one on Ereaderiq,

Same here. I do like finding an eReaderIQ email in my inbox first thing in the morning!

Here's hoping The Republic of Thieves pops up soon.

[Tarana]

The Thunder and Lightning Series By John Varley $2.99
Science fiction - Omnibus of 3 titles

Enjoy all three novels in Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author John Varley’s Mars saga!

Red Thunder
As Chinese and US spacecraft compete to be the first to land on Mars, a former astronaut, his cousin, and four teens from Florida have a chance to beat them both—thanks to an inventive new power source that can propel them to the Red Planet within three days. No guts, no glory . . .

Red Lightning
Son of one of the first men on Mars, Ray Garcia-Strickland is over the Red Planet and its gravity-dependent tourists. And when an unknown object hits Earth and causes a massive tsunami, he’ll get his own chance at interplanetary adventure . . .

Rolling Thunder
Stationed on one of Jupiter’s moons, Podkayne, a Martian navy lieutenant and daughter of Ray Garcia-Strickland, is finally realizing her dream of being a singer when disaster strikes. Put into a state of suspended animation, she awakens ten years later to face her—and humanity’s—greatest challenge . . .

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...t_bibl_vppi_i0
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...ghtning-series

[ZodWallop]

Logan’s Run by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson is $2.99 at Amazon US. This is a rare instance where the movie (which isn't great) is better than the book. In the end, it's a better idea than the book or movie which spawned from it. I'd like to see a remake done.

In 2116, it is against the law to live beyond the age of twenty-one years. When the crystal flower in the palm of your hand turns from red to black, you have reached your Lastday and you must report to a Sleepshop for processing. But the human will to survive is strong—stronger than any mere law.

Logan 3 is a Sandman, an enforcer who hunts down those Runners who refuse to accept Deep Sleep. The day before Logan’s palmflower shifts to black, a Runner accidentally reveals that he was racing toward a goal: Sanctuary. With this information driving him forward, Logan 3 assumes the role of the hunted and becomes a Runner.