FREE/BARGAIN — Science Fiction & Fantasy

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by maddz

I suspect US only as they are from DAW. However, have VPN & Paypal, will travel...

In terms of her books, they aren't to everyone's taste. Lee was a British author, so touched on themes that would have horrified many mainstream readers, including much sexual ambiguity. Think of it in terms of comics: Lee would have been Heavy Metal to DC or Marvel.

I personally like her writing; she's not as precious as Storm Constantine (who I got bored with). She was in much of the same vein as Angela Carter and Jane Gaskell.

The bundle works in the UK.

[andyh2000]

Originally Posted by batpuppy

Hi,
I am posting this about the Tanith Lee bundle at humble bundle.
I have no clue if its US only or not.
Only reason I posted is that I don't remember reading anything by her and would like any feedback on her books.
If this has already been posted I am sure I hear about it.

I've read The Blood of Roses and thoroughly enjoyed it. Think Anne Rice, but a better writer.

[Yapyap]

I’ve only read The Silver Metal Lover from Lee and liked that one a lot from what I remember (it was a long time ago). I’ve contemplated the bundle as I’m a bit curious but most of the descriptions for those books don’t really sound like my thing…

It’s available for me, anyway, so it also seems like a not very georestricted bundle. But with everything else I’ve got on my VERY long TBR list, I think I’ll give this one a miss. Probably.

[Dr. Drib]

I was lacking 16 of those titles from Humble Bundle, so I went ahead BOUGHT IT!

I've always enjoyed her writing, back when I read her very first book in 1975: "The Birthgrave" - a generous tome of obese wonderfulness. Time now for a re-read, Jim-dandy!

I have now 41 ebook titles. How do you youngsters express excitement? "Wooo-hooo!" [?]; "Golly-gee!" [?]; "Slap me silly" * [?]; "Hit me with 5" * [?] Five what?? Noodles?

* = I am not advocating violence with excitement.

[batpuppy]

Thanks for the feed back on Tanith Lee.
I am still undecided on the bundle.
My pile of to read books is legend.
Have 19 days to decide I guess.

[maddz]

Originally Posted by batpuppy

Thanks for the feed back on Tanith Lee.
I am still undecided on the bundle.
My pile of to read books is legend.
Have 19 days to decide I guess.

So's mine, but I still went and got the bundle. I have most in the original DAW paperbacks anyway (and only 2 were duplicate ebooks) and there were some new titles including #5 in Tales from the Flat Earth.

[salty-horse]

Wizard's Tower Press is now on Smashwords, and they're part of the Smashwords sale with 25% off everything. Not much, but maybe an excuse to grab something.

I'll probably get The Sword Garden by Peadar Ó Guilín for $4.5

Never trust the dead.

The Empire's richest city is about to revolt and only Jarrod's dying father can save the day. The rebels have allied with ghosts. Hostile Northerners press at the borders, along with hideous beings of unnatural origin.

Jarrod doesn't want to fight. He was supposed to be a monk, reading precious books, singing hymns to the wise and gentle gods of his people. But he's about to discover something utterly horrific at the heart of the rebellion.

Prepare for the worst. Prepare for the fall of an entire world.

[salty-horse]

Crossposted to Horror.

New British SF / Horror StoryBundle: https://storybundle.com/bestof
Many of these are not repeats from previous bundle, and things I wanted to read.

The Green Man's Heir by Juliet E. McKenna
Fight Like a Girl: Vol. 2 by Roz Clarke and Joanne Hall
Devil Inside by Tom Lloyd
The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar
The Anechoic Chamber by Will Wiles
The Hungry Gods by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Age of Ra by James Lovegrove
The Great West Wood by Philip Palmer
The Hamlet by Joanna Corrance
Make-Believe and Artifice by Rose Biggin
The Last Ghost and Other Stories by Marie O’Regan
A Woman of the Sword by Anna Smith Spark
The Light Ages by Ian R. MacLeod
The Broken Land by Ian McDonald (aka Hearts, Hands and Voices)

[Dr. Drib]

^^^^^^^

$30.00 to activate all 15 titles.

YIKES!

[maddz]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

^^^^^^^

$30.00 to activate all 15 titles.

YIKES!

That's why I've stopped getting StoryBundles; they are no longer worth getting for the few titles I want. Back in the day, I was happy to pay £1-£2 for the books I wanted, and regarded the others as bonus content. Now it's not cost-effective.

Out of this bundle, of the authors I read I already have the must-buys. There's 2 or 3 I'm mildly interested in, so $30 is way over the top. If the bundle operators set things up so you could build your own bundle, it would make things cost effective again. (It's technically possible; I've had bundles from Fanatical that did that and allowed me to fill some gaps.)

[salty-horse]

Originally Posted by maddz

If the bundle operators set things up so you could build your own bundle, it would make things cost effective again. (It's technically possible; I've had bundles from Fanatical that did that and allowed me to fill some gaps.)

Email them about it, maybe they'll take it into consideration. (Or at least know what people don't like.)

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by maddz

That's why I've stopped getting StoryBundles; they are no longer worth getting for the few titles I want. Back in the day, I was happy to pay £1-£2 for the books I wanted, and regarded the others as bonus content. Now it's not cost-effective.

Out of this bundle, of the authors I read I already have the must-buys. There's 2 or 3 I'm mildly interested in, so $30 is way over the top. If the bundle operators set things up so you could build your own bundle, it would make things cost effective again. (It's technically possible; I've had bundles from Fanatical that did that and allowed me to fill some gaps.)

That's why I only consider Humble Bundle Deals.

Anywhere (usually) between 20-36 titles for around $18.00

They have better bargains.

[Hollow Man]

Excession by Iain M. Banks is on sale in the USA for $2.99.

Amazon
Kobo
B&N

[Joykins]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

That's why I only consider Humble Bundle Deals.

Anywhere (usually) between 20-36 titles for around $18.00

They have better bargains.

In January I bought a Humble Bundle of Fierce Women of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror for $25. It contained 60 ebooks. I already owned about 7 of them but it was still a steal. As you can probably tell from my avatar, it suited my interests perfeclty.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Joykins

In January I bought a Humble Bundle of Fierce Women of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror for $25. It contained 60 ebooks. I already owned about 7 of them but it was still a steal. As you can probably tell from my avatar, it suited my interests perfeclty.

Exactly: Those Humble Bundle Deals are incredible, especially the one you latched onto.