FREE/BARGAIN — Science Fiction & Fantasy

[salty-horse]

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire is $3 in the US (Kobo, Amazon)

A hilarious and surprisingly moving cozy fantasy novel from the best-selling author of Once Upon a Tome.**

In a tiny farm on the edge of the miserable village of East Grasby, Isabella Nagg is trying to get on with her tiny, miserable existence. Dividing her time between tolerating her feckless husband, caring for the farm’s strange animals, cooking up “scrunge,” and crooning over her treasured pot of basil, Isabella can’t help but think that there might be something more to life. When Mr. Nagg returns home with a spell book purloined from the local wizard, she thinks: what harm could a little magic do?

This debut novel by beloved rare bookseller and memoirist Oliver Darkshire reimagines a heroine of Boccaccio’s Decameron in a delightfully deranged world of talking plants, walking corpses, sentient animals, and shape-shifting sorcerers. As Isabella and her grouchy, cat-like companion set off to save the village from an entrepreneurial villain running a goblin-fruit Ponzi scheme, Darkshire’s tale revels in the ancient books and arcane folklore of a new and original kind of enchantment.

A delightful and entertaining story of self-discovery—as well as fungus, capitalism, and sorcery—Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil is a story for those who can’t help but find magic even in the oddest and most baffling circumstances.

[Dr. Drib]

HEY! Wake up! The world is falling apart, and you're still asleep!? Do I need to sic some zombies on you????!!!!

Here's a FREE ebook from Kobo.uk:

Fantasy Stories Volume 1 - Kevin J. Anderson

Probably available at other places...

[Cactus Chef]

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler is £1 in the UK (Kobo, Amazon)

'The Octavia Butler novel for our times' THE ATLANTIC

'My book of the year . . . completely devours the genre which gave rise to it' JUNOT DÍAZ

The final ground-breaking novel from renowned, bestselling author Octavia E. Butler.

A young girl wakes up in the woods, gravely injured and alone, with no memory of what happened or who she is.

As Shori heals, she realises that she isn't like the people around her, which leads to a shocking discovery. She is a fifty-three-year-old vampire, and in terrible danger.

To save herself, Shori must learn anew everything about the power and desires that she holds, the life that was stolen from her - and those who want her dead.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Cactus Chef

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler is £1 in the UK (Kobo, Amazon)

I couldn't get past the useless review blurbs to find the description.

[Cactus Chef]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I couldn't get past the useless review blurbs to find the description.

You know, I actually trimmed all of the ones under the description, but left the two on top just to see if you would still bitch about it. And here we are!

[sufue]

The second Temeraire book by Naomi Novik, Throne of Jade, is on sale in the US for $1.99, until the end of the day today (April 6). These books are usually $12.99-ish in the US, and when they go on "sale" it's for $5.99 or $7.99. So if you want this one, grab it fast. I loved this series. Which, however, I mostly read from my library...

Keep in mind that there was an omnibus of the first three books in the series on sale a while back, so check carefully before you buy...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GCFG8I
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/throne-of-jade-1

Spoiler:

In the second novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, the Napoleonic Wars take Captain Will Laurence and his dragon to China on a perilous mission.

When Britain intercepted a French ship and its precious cargo—an unhatched dragon's egg—Captain Will Laurence of HMS Reliant unexpectedly became master and commander of the noble dragon he named Temeraire. As new recruits in Britain’s Aerial Corps, man and dragon soon proved their mettle in daring combat against Napoleon Bonaparte’s invading forces.

Now China has discovered that its rare gift, intended for Napoleon, has fallen into British hands—and an angry Chinese delegation vows to reclaim the remarkable beast. A reluctant Laurence has no choice but to take Temeraire back to China—a long voyage fraught with peril, intrigue, and the untold terrors of the deep. Yet once the pair reaches the court of the Chinese emperor, even more shocking discoveries and darker dangers await.

[DrNefario]

Will Wight's Traveler's Gate trilogy is currently free (again) on Amazon.

Here's a UK link to book 1. It should also be free on other Amazons, and I believe is free until the 11th.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Blade.../dp/B00D52X58Y

My own account was showing that I already had book 1, but not books 2 and 3, but when I checked my spreadsheet I found that I have an omnibus of the whole trilogy that seems no longer to be available. So check your records, you might already have these.

[salty-horse]

Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell is $2 on Amazon.com (only)
Features stories from 1999. Contents

[Cactus Chef]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Year's Best SF 5 edited by David G. Hartwell is $2 on Amazon.com (only)
Features stories from 1999. Contents

1999 was far enough in the past that you could now call these "Classics", assuming they still hold up.

[salty-horse]

Some of these are available online.
For example, Greg Egan's Border Guards: https://www.gregegan.net/BORDER/Complete/Border.html

[salty-horse]

Humble Bundle is offering a bunch of Ellen Datlow anthologies by Open Road Media.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/b...pen-road-books

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Cactus Chef

1999 was far enough in the past that you could now call these "Classics", assuming they still hold up.

Then I guess I'm a 'Classic', (assuming I still hold up)!!

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Humble Bundle is offering a bunch of Ellen Datlow anthologies by Open Road Media.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/b...pen-road-books

Is this downloaded through Kobo, as was the previous bundle?

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Humble Bundle is offering a bunch of Ellen Datlow anthologies by Open Road Media.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/b...pen-road-books

Available in the UK, but I will resist. I've found I much prefer longer form works.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Cactus Chef

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler is £1 in the UK (Kobo, Amazon)

Many thanks for this. I got it and read it immediately. Best read of the year so far for me. An excellent take on non-supernatural vampires.