FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2016

[tubemonkey]

Downpour -- Deal of the Week -- exp 07 Mar


$4.95 -- Faceless Killers -- Henning Mankell -- read by Dick Hill (9.0 hrs)

Fiction > Mystery & Detective

Series: The Kurt Wallander Mysteries, book 1

It was a crime of senseless violence. On a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse, an elderly farmer was bludgeoned to death, his wife left to die with a noose around her neck. As if this didn’t present enough problems for Ystad police inspector Kurt Wallander, the dying woman’s last word, his only tangible clue, was “foreign.” If publicized, it could be the match that would inflame Sweden’s already smoldering anti-immigrant sentiments.

In this case, unlike the situation with his ex-wife, his estranged daughter, or the young prosecutor who has piqued his interest, Wallander finds a problem he can handle. He quickly becomes obsessed with solving the crime before the already tense situation explodes—though it will require all of his talent to do so.

[tubemonkey]

Downpour -- Editor's Pick -- exp unk


$18.99 -- Zer0es -- Chuck Wendig -- read by Ray Chase (12.4 hrs)

Fiction > Thrillers > Suspense

A 2015 Amazon Best Books of the Year Selection for Science Fiction & Fantasy

An exhilarating thrill-ride through the underbelly of cyber espionage in the vein of David Ignatius’ The Director and the television series Leverage, CSI: Cyber, and Person of Interest, which follows five iconoclastic hackers who are coerced into serving the US government.

An Anonymous-style rabble rouser, an Arab spring hactivist, a black-hat hacker, an old-school cipherpunk, and an online troll are each offered a choice: go to prison or help protect the United States, putting their brains and skills to work for the government for one year.

But being a white-hat doesn’t always mean you work for the good guys. The would-be cyberspies discover that behind the scenes lurks a sinister NSA program, an artificial intelligence code-named Typhon, that has origins and an evolution both dangerous and disturbing. And if it’s not brought down, it will soon be uncontrollable.

Can the hackers escape their federal watchers and confront Typhon and its mysterious creator? And what does the government really want them to do? If they decide to turn the tables, will their own secrets be exposed—and their lives erased like lines of bad code?

Combining the scientific-based, propulsive narrative style of Michael Crichton with the eerie atmosphere and conspiracy themes of The X-Files and the imaginative, speculative edge of Neal Stephenson and William Gibson, Zer0es explores our deep-seated fears about government surveillance and hacking in an inventive fast-paced novel sure to earn Chuck Wendig the widespread acclaim he deserves.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

ChristianAudio -- Free Audiobook of the Month -- exp 31 Mar


FREE -- Teach Us To Want -- Jen Pollock Michel -- read by Karyn O'Bryant (7.3 hrs)
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The ebook is rated 4.6 stars (32 reviews) at Amazon.

Thanks for the post.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Downpour -- Editor's Pick -- exp unk


$18.99 -- Zer0es -- Chuck Wendig -- read by Ray Chase (12.4 hrs)

An exhilarating thrill-ride through the underbelly of cyber espionage in the vein of David Ignatius’ The Director and the television series Leverage, CSI: Cyber, and Person of Interest...
[...]
Combining the scientific-based, propulsive narrative style of Michael Crichton...

Can we talk for a sec....? Mentioning Michael Crichton in the same context as "CSI: Cyber" and "Leverage" should have Dr. Crichton rolling over in his grave. I WISH those shows were written like Crichton's stuff, then maybe the so-called science and technology in them would not be quite so painfully laughable.

I wonder if this book more closely resembles Crichton or those shows....?

ApK

[tubemonkey]

ChristianAudio -- this is the novelization of the motion picture Risen. It's currently 30% off or free if you sign-up for a 30-day trial membership.


$10.49 -- Risen -- Angela Hunt -- read by PJ Ochlan & Alana Kerr (7.6 hrs) -- exp unk

A Powerful Novelization from Bestselling Author Angela Hunt

Epic in scope, yet deeply personal, this novelization offers a unique perspective on the story of the resurrection. Roman Tribune Clavius is assigned by Pilate to keep the radical followers of the recently executed Yeshua from stealing the body and inciting revolution. When the body goes missing despite his precautions, Clavius must hunt it down.

His investigation leads him from the halls of Herod Antipas to the Garden of Gethsemane and brings him in touch with believer and doubter alike. But as the body still remains missing, Clavius commits to a quest for the truth--and answers that will not only shake his life but echo throughout all of history.

[tubemonkey]

Downpour -- Weekly Deals -- exp 07 Mar

• $6.95 -- Lord Valentine's Castle -- Robert Silverberg / Stefan Rudnicki (19.5 hrs) --> Sci-Fi
• $1.95 -- Only Partly Here -- Lucius Shepard / Robertson Dean (1.1 hrs) --> Sci-Fi
• $4.95 -- In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe -- multiple / multiple (13.1 hrs) --> Horror
• $4.99 -- That's How I Roll -- Andrew Vachss / Phil Gigante (6.7 hrs) --> Noir
• $5.95 -- Memories & Adventures -- Sir A Conan Doyle / Simon Vance (14.0 hrs) --> Autobio
• $4.99 -- Adrift -- Paul Griffin / Paul Griffin (5.3 hrs) --> Adventure
• $3.95 -- The Terror Alliance -- Jack Hunter / Tom Weiner (8.6 hrs) --> Suspense

[koland]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Nook Daily Find -- exp 01 Mar


$19.49 -- All Involved -- Ryan Gattis -- read by Anthony Rey Perez, et al (11.7 hrs)

Note: this book is priced rather high, but is available as a Whispersync deal for $12.99 if you already own the Kindle book ($13.99) or borrow it from an OverDrive library (free).

It finally dropped to $4.99 at B&N, later in the afternoon.

ETA: Still available, for who knows how long - https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audio...6/all-involved

Have you bought any books from B&N? I assume they are limited to their app for playback (no MP3 players)?

[rgeorg]

One more question about Audible credits: I have 2 credits left, and I want to cancel my membership. There are 2 books I could preorder. Does preordering count as using the credits, so I receive the audiobooks when they are published?

Thank you!

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by koland

It finally dropped to $4.99 at B&N, later in the afternoon.

ETA: Still available, for who knows how long - https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audio...6/all-involved

Have you bought any books from B&N? I assume they are limited to their app for playback (no MP3 players)?

Interesting on the price drop (currently at $19.49).

I bought two "free" books when I did a trial membership. Nothing since. As to playback, it's strictly Android & iOS devices only.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by rgeorg

One more question about Audible credits: I have 2 credits left, and I want to cancel my membership. There are 2 books I could preorder. Does preordering count as using the credits, so I receive the audiobooks when they are published?

Thank you!

Yes, credits are deducted immediately for pre-orders, so you should be able to order and then cancel. To be safe, call CS and ask them.

[tubemonkey]

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 02 Mar @ 11:59pm ET


$2.95 -- Master of Formalities -- Scott Meyer / Luke Daniels (15.0 hrs)

Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Even when finding oneself engaged in interstellar war, good form must be observed. Our story is set thousands of years after the Terran Exodus, where two powerful, planet-dominating families - the elegant House Jakabitus and the less refined Hahn Empire - have reached a critical point in their generations-long war. Master Hennik, the Hahn ruler's only son, has been captured, and the disposition of his internment may represent a last and welcome chance for peace.

Enter Wollard, the impeccably distinguished and impossibly correct Master of Formalities for House Jakabitus. When he suggests that Master Hennik be taken in as a ward of the House, certain complications arise. Wollard believes utterly and devotedly in adhering to rules and good etiquette. But how does one inform the ruler of a planet that you are claiming his son as your own - and still create enough goodwill to deescalate an intergalactic war?

[tubemonkey]

Nook Daily Find -- exp 02 Mar


$4.95 -- Saint Patrick -- Michael J McHugh / Fred Williams (4.4 hrs)

Bios & Memoirs > Religious Figures

Over sixteen hundred years ago, God raised up a man named Patrick to take the gospel of Christ to the people of Ireland. Seldom in church history has any missionary been blessed with a more fruitful ministry. The preaching of Patrick was used by God to transform many of the Irish people from idol-worshiping pagans into servants of the one true God of Scripture.

This biography seeks to vividly portray the true story of Saint Patrick and to encourage twenty-first-century Christians to be faithful to the great commission of Christ to “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Nook Daily Find -- exp 02 Mar


$4.95 -- Saint Patrick -- Michael J McHugh / Fred Williams (4.4 hrs)

I did a listen to an audio about Saint Patrick, several months ago. I can't remember the author or narrator, so I don't know if this is the same audio. At any rate, the story of Saint Patrick is an extremely interesting one. Catholic listeners may enjoy the latter part of the audio more than non-Catholics would.

You are doing a super job keeping us informed of deals and bargains (the $19.49 audio that you posted earlier notwithstanding. ha). Saves us the trouble and time of going to all of the various websites to check for ourselves. Thanks for all of your work.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

You are doing a super job keeping us informed of deals and bargains (the $19.49 audio that you posted earlier notwithstanding. ha). Saves us the trouble and time of going to all of the various websites to check for ourselves. Thanks for all of your work.

You're quite welcome; and thanks for your deals too.

It was a daily deal, so it gets posted regardless of price.

[tubemonkey]

Downpour -- Weekly Deals -- exp 07 Mar


$4.95 -- In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe -- Editor: LS Klinger -- multiple / multiple (13.1 hrs)

Classics > Horror

Classic Tales of Horror, 1816–1914

A masterful collection of horror fiction by widely acclaimed authors whose contributions to the genre have been lost in the shadow of Poe.

Edgar Allan Poe did not invent the tale of terror. There were American, English, and Continental writers who preceded Poe and influenced his work. Similarly, there were many who were in turn influenced by Poe’s genius and produced their own popular tales of supernatural literature. This collection features masterful tales of terror by authors who, by and large, are little-remembered for their writing in this genre. Even Bram Stoker, whose Dracula may be said to be the most popular horror novel of all time, is not known as a writer of short fiction.

Distinguished editor Leslie S. Klinger is a world-renowned authority on those twin icons of the Victorian age, Sherlock Holmes and Dracula. His studies into the forefathers of those giants led him to a broader fascination with writers of supernatural literature of the nineteenth century. The stories in this collection have been selected by him for their impact. Each is preceded by a brief biography of the author and an overview of his or her literary career and is annotated to explain obscure references.

Read on, now, perhaps with a flickering candle or flashlight at hand …

Stories by Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Théophile Gautier, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lafcadio Hearn, M. R. James, Bram Stoker, and many others.