FREE/BARGAIN — Science Fiction & Fantasy

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by lkmiller

There is a series of stories related to the Burnt Empire Saga online at Lightspeed Magazine. (Also available as podcasts.) After reading the first of them, I had no interest in reading the book. Based on the story, I could see those reviews for the book being accurate. But YMMV!

Thanks for that. I'll skip the Burnt Empire book. But I do think I'll take a chance on the Great Game book.

[sufue]

FWIW, while looking at Master of the Five Magics, I noticed there is a free novella, Zoltan, by the same author, in the same world, available at both Kindle and Kobo US...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YJ2H563/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/zoltan

Spoiler:

What is the best use of magic?
Zoltan, the grifter, knew
He was the best con artist around
No less than the one called The Great!

Benthos was perfect! An isolated island in the great ocean. Full of ignorant rubes. They wouldn’t know the first thing about magic, whereas he knew all the rules. And he was wizard enough to dominate the imp named Brassbutt to do exactly as he commanded. Raking in pot after pot in poker games would be a snap.

He reached down and touched his leg. The magic anklet was growing tighter every day. Maybe he would garner enough gold to not only pay the interest on his debt this month, but maybe also decrease the principal as well.

A quick-read novelette of adventure, some high-stakes action, and a little romance thrown in.

Based in the same universe as the Magic by the Numbers series.

[ZodWallop]

The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson is $2.99 at Amazon US.

Get all three novels in Neal Stephenson's New York Times bestselling "Baroque Cycle" in one e-book, including: Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World. This three-volume historical epic delivers intrigue, adventure, and excitement set against the political upheaval of the early 18th century.

[kyrilson]

Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill is $1.99 on Amazon US

http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Rust-C-Rob...9124677&sr=8-1

[ottdmk]

I'm disappointed that Past Imperative isn't on sale in Canada. I'd love to convert those paperbacks to epubs, cheaply...

All three books in the Great Game are available through Kobo Plus, interestingly enough.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by ottdmk

I'm disappointed that Past Imperative isn't on sale in Canada. I'd love to convert those paperbacks to epubs, cheaply...

How are the covers on the old paperbacks? For once, I like the current covers. But I haven't checked what the originals look like. Guess I'll go check.

Wow. For once, I prefer the new cover to the old one.
Old cover

New cover

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by sufue

FWIW, while looking at Master of the Five Magics, I noticed there is a free novella, Zoltan, by the same author, in the same world, available at both Kindle and Kobo US...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YJ2H563/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/zoltan

You can also sign up for Lyndon Hardy's newsletter and get the 3 novellas in the Island Magic trilogy for free. Head off to Alodar.com.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by DNSB

You can also sign up for Lyndon Hardy's newsletter and get the 3 novellas in the Island Magic trilogy for free. Head off to Alodar.com.

Thank you! I too read the first three many years ago, and I'll be interested to see how he handles another story in that set of universes.

[kyrilson]

Originally Posted by sufue

FWIW, while looking at Master of the Five Magics, I noticed there is a free novella, Zoltan, by the same author, in the same world, available at both Kindle and Kobo US...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YJ2H563/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/zoltan

Thanks! I'll check this out and if I like it, grab some of his other stuff. It sounds I might like it, I like old school fantasy (I've just started rereading the Riftwar Saga which I read a very, very long time ago, but just the original trilogy - currently on Magician: Master)

[GlennD]

Originally Posted by DNSB

You can also sign up for Lyndon Hardy's newsletter and get the 3 novellas in the Island Magic trilogy for free. Head off to Alodar.com.

Anyone else having issues getting these into calibre despite being friends with Alf?

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by GlennD

Anyone else having issues getting these into calibre despite being friends with Alf?

They aren't DRMed. I got the kobo ePUB.

[GlennD]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

They aren't DRMed. I got the kobo ePUB.

Weird, I get an error that calibre can't open them, and I assumed DRM

edit: the epub version worked fine, thanks for the suggestion.

[Tarana]

Anansi Boys By Neil Gaiman $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N

[binaryhermit]

I went to buy it earlier and was surprised to find I already owned it

[Tarana]

The Lost World By Michael Crichton $2.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N

The Glamourist By Luanne G. Smith $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
The Vine Witch book 2

I don't know this author, but it sounded interesting.

Abandoned as a child in turn-of-the-century Paris, Yvette Lenoir has longed to uncover the secrets of her magical heritage and tap her suppressed powers. But what brave and resourceful Yvette has done to survive the streets has made her a fugitive. With a price on her head, she clings to a memento from her past—what she believes to be a grimoire inherited from the mother she never knew. To unlock the secrets of her past, Yvette trusts in one woman to help solve the arcane riddles among its charmed pages.

Elena Boureanu is the vine witch of Château Renard, noted for its renowned wines. Even as she struggles with her own bloodline—and its poisonous threat to her future—Elena can’t ignore a friend on the run. Joined by a cunning thief, the proprietor of an enchanted-curio shop, and a bewitching black cat, Elena and Yvette are determined to decode Yvette’s mysterious keepsake. But what restless magic will be unleashed? And what are Yvette and Elena willing to risk to become the witches they were destined to be?