11-23-2021, 10:48 AM | #5506 | |
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The Dystopia Triptych Box Set edited by John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, and Christie Yant is $1.99 (was $0.99 briefly) on Amazon.com
These are 3 anthologies of dystopian short fiction. Each book contains stories from the same 13 authors. Quote:
http://www.johnjosephadams.com/proje...e-of-contents/ http://www.johnjosephadams.com/proje...e-of-contents/ http://www.johnjosephadams.com/proje...e-of-contents/ The authors featured are: Carrie Vaughn, Tim Pratt, Rich Larson, Cadwell Turnbull, Karin Lowachee, Adam-Troy Castro, Caroline M. Yoachim, Hugh Howey, An Owomoyela, Seanan McGuire, Dominca Phetteplace, Alex Irvine, Tobias S. Buckell, Scott Sigler, Darcie Little Badger, Violet Allen, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor Last edited by salty-horse; 11-24-2021 at 03:22 AM. |
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11-23-2021, 06:24 PM | #5507 |
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Interesting. I'm showing $1.99 for the boxed set. |
11-23-2021, 07:31 PM | #5508 |
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It's an Amazon countdown deal, so the price will keep creeping up.
I've read almost all of the authors, count some as favorites, and have read some of these stories. I like the construction of these grouped anthologies (Adams and Howey also put together the Apocalypse Triptych) a lot, so if the theme appeals, it's worth acting on. |
11-24-2021, 03:20 AM | #5509 |
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11-24-2021, 07:19 AM | #5510 |
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In quick look at the copyright pages, I found one story which originally appeared at Lightspeed. And I know that Caroline M. Yoachim's Shadow Prison stories were reprinted at Lightspeed around the time the books came out to promote them.
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11-24-2021, 11:08 AM | #5511 |
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Against a Dark Background by Iain M. Banks is $2.99 today.
Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Series Book 2) by Tamsyn Muir is $2.99 this week. A Darker Shade of Magic: A Novel (Shades of Magic Book 1) by V. E. Schwab is $2.99 this month. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett is $2.99 this week. The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy Book 1) by James Islington is $2.99 this week. Ariadne: A Novel by Jennifer Saint is $3.99 this week. |
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Several of the early books in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series are now 99p at Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...oreType=ebooks
They are: 1. Dragonflight 2. Dragonquest 3. Dragonsong 4. Dragonsinger 5. The White Dragon 6. Dragondrums 7. Moreta 9. Dragonsdawn 16. The Skies of Pern is also 99p as part of the monthly deal (as posted above). I don't know how long the other eight books will stay at 99p. |
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11-25-2021, 02:28 PM | #5514 | |
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Tachyon Publications has a coupon for use in its store for physical books, and I believe that also for ebooks.
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11-26-2021, 03:59 AM | #5515 | |
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Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky is $2.99 on Amazon.com
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11-26-2021, 09:31 AM | #5516 | |
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11-26-2021, 09:54 AM | #5517 |
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Today's US Kindle Black Friday deal has an omnibus of all eight titles (seven books and a collection of novellas) in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas for $5.99. And it's (more than) matched and discountable at Kobo US - with my VIP membership, it's showing as $4.85 for me there. Of course, YMMV. This might be a good deal even if you already have a few of the books in the set. (Now I have to go see how many I already have , since I remember I read several from the library, but also bought a few.) Titles are: Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms, Tower of Dawn, Kingdom of Ash, and the companion anthology The Assassin's Blade
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PD33VZ3 Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08PD33VZ3 Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/thr...ebook-bundle-1 Spoiler:
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11-26-2021, 11:56 AM | #5518 |
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Reviewers either hate Throne of Glass or love to hate-read it. Would you recommend it?
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11-26-2021, 03:26 PM | #5519 | |
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I've read several of these (three? four?), and liked them. Perhaps I'm not quite as jaded as the other reviewers, since I'm pretty recent to reading much fantasy. I'm also pretty tolerant as a reader - if there's any element I like (the plot, or the writing, or a particular character, or something), I'll usually be happy. Just about the only thing that's a show-stopper for me is sloppy writing/poor grammar. (My mother was an English teacher...) And, as one of those reviews said, the language is a little overblown at times, but to me, it sort of seemed okay in the fantasy context.
In this case, like your "love-to-hate" review said, I just enjoyed the stories enough to keep reading them. (And I do put down books I don't like, never to come back. Or sometimes I just get bored and skip to the end. But these kept me reading.) This bundle also got posted on the Romance thread, and over there I said I saw them more as fantasy, but in the grey area in-between fantasy and romance. I wouldn't pay full-price for them, but I wouldn't pay full-price for much of anything, with only a handful of exceptions. And this bundle is a good deal, especially if you get it at Kobo with the "partners" coupon and/or if you're a Kobo VIP. Hope this helps... Quote:
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11-27-2021, 08:15 AM | #5520 | |
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Appleseed by Matt Bell is $2.99 on Amazon.com
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