FREE/BARGAIN - Science Fiction, Fantasy - 2015

[Brendan Moody]

Speaking of Stross' Laundry Files, the first book in the series, The Atrocity Archives, is $1.99 at multiple retailers including Amazon.

[kg3]

On Sale for $1.99 at Amazon US (it's the lowest price since ereaderiq starting tracking it in Jan. 2013):

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 2 - Edited by Jonathan Strahan
-Night Shade Books (2008)

This anthology includes:

Spoiler:

"The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics," by Daniel Abraham. © 2007 Daniel Abraham. Originally published in Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories (Bantam Spectra), John Klima ed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Last Contact," by Stephen Baxter © 2007 by Stephen Baxter. Originally published in The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction (Solaris Books), George Mann ed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Last And Only, or Mr. Moskowitz Becomes French," by Peter S. Beagle. © 2007 Peter S. Beagle. Originally published in Eclipse One: New Science Fiction and Fantasy (Night Shade), Jonathan Strahan ed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Orm the Beautiful," by Elizabeth Bear. © 2007 Elizabeth Bear. Originally published in Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 4, January 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Coat of Stars," by Holly Black. © 2007 Holly Black. Originally published in So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction (Haworth), Steve Berman ed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," by Ted Chiang. © 2007 Ted Chiang. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Valley of the Gardens," by Tony Daniel. © 2007 Tony Daniel. Originally published in The New Space Opera (HarperCollins Publishers), Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan eds. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Glory," by Greg Egan. © 2007 Greg Egan. Originally published in The New Space Opera (HarperCollins Publishers), Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan eds. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Dreaming Wind," by Jeffrey Ford. © 2007 Jeffrey Ford. Originally published in The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales (Viking Children's), Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling eds. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Witch's Headstone," by Neil Gaiman. © 2007 Neil Gaiman. Originally published in Wizards: Magical Tales from Masters of Modern Fantasy (Berkeley), Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois eds. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Singing of Mount Abora," by Theodora Goss. © 2007 Theodora Goss. Originally published in Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories (Bantam Spectra), John Klima ed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Dead Horse Point," by Daryl Gregory. © 2007 Daryl Gregory. Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Winter's Wife," by Elizabeth Hand. © 2007 Elizabeth Hand. Originally published in Wizards: Magical Tales from Masters of Modern Fantasy (Berkeley), Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois eds. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Wizard's Six," by Alex Irvine. © 2007 Alex Irvine. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Prophet of Flores," by Ted Kosmatka. © 2007 Ted Kosmatka. Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"By Fools Like Me," by Nancy Kress. © 2007 Nancy Kress. Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Constable of Abal," by Kelly Link. © 2007 Kelly Link. Originally published in The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales (Viking Children's), Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling eds. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Jesus Christ, Reanimator," by Ken Macleod. © 2007 Ken Macleod. Originally published in Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge (Pyr), Lou Anders ed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Sorrel's Heart," by Susan Palwick. © 2007 Susan Palwick. Originally published in The Fate of Mice (Tachyon Publications). Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Holiday," by M. Rickert. © 2007 M. Rickert. Originally published in Subterranean #7, Ellen Datlow guest ed. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Sky is Large and the Earth is Small," by Chris Roberson. © 2007 Chris Roberson. Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Kiosk," by Bruce Sterling. © 2007 Bruce Sterling. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Trunk and Disorderly," by Charles Stross. © 2007 Charles Stross. Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Urdumheim," by Michael Swanwick. © 2007 by Michael Swanwick. Originally published in The Dog Said Bow-wow (Tachyon Publications). Reprinted by permission of the author.

[Manabi]

Cross-posted from the YA thread:

Google Play has Suzanne Collin's Mockingjay, book three of The Hunger Games Trilogy, on sale for $3.99.

It's also been price-matched at Amazon, but not at Barnes & Noble or Kobo.

[salty-horse]

The first issue of Neil Clarke's new SF magazine Forever is available for free:

http://neil-clarke.com/the-future-is-forever/

The magazine will only feature reprints.

The first issue features:

• The Regular by Ken Liu (novella)
• The Fate of Mice by Susan Palwick (short story)
• Firebrand by Peter Watts (short story)

[LJJohnson]

SECOND VARIETY by Philip K. Dick is not available at Amazon for $0.99

“Second Variety” occurs in the aftermath of an extensive nuclear war between the Soviet Union (sometimes referred to as Russia) and the United Nations. Early Soviet victories forced the North American government and production to flee to a Moon Base, leaving the majority of their troops behind. To counter the almost complete Soviet victory, U.N. technicians develop robots, nicknamed claws—the basic models are “a churning sphere of blades and metal” that ambush their unsuspecting victims “spinning, creeping, shaking themselves up suddenly from the gray ash and darting toward… [any warm body].” U.N. forces are protected from the claws by a special radiation-emitting wrist tab. Within six years, the sophisticated and independent claws have destroyed the Soviet forces, repairing and redesigning themselves in automated underground factories run without any human oversight.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by LJJohnson

SECOND VARIETY by Philip K. Dick is not available at Amazon for $0.99

I'm slightly curious about why you'd tell us about a book that's not available?

[Geralt]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm slightly curious about why you'd tell us about a book that's not available?

That's clearly a typo. Not is supposed to be now.

Btw, you can read it for free, it's only 50 pages as it is.
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Variety...dp/B004UJKI0Y/

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Geralt

Btw, you can read it for free, it's only 50 pages as it is.
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Variety...dp/B004UJKI0Y/

No, I can't. It's only in the public domain in the US, and hence not available to customers in other countries.

[Geralt]

Originally Posted by HarryT

No, I can't. It's only in the public domain in the US, and hence not available to customers in other countries.

Oh well. Other people in this thread can at least. Good for them to know it's free.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Geralt

Oh well. Other people in this thread can at least. Good for them to know it's free.

True!

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by HarryT

No, I can't. It's only in the public domain in the US, and hence not available to customers in other countries.

Gutenberg US don't implement geographical restrictions even if they should

(Compare Gone with the Wind and Gutenberg Australia ?).

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32032

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Gutenberg US don't implement geographical restrictions even if they should

(Compare Gone with the Wind and Gutenberg Australia ?).

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32032

I know they don't, but that's completely irrelevant. For me to download it from PG, or anywhere else, would be exactly the same as getting it from any other illegal source, and I don't pirate books. My personal choice. What other people choose to do is their decision.

[GlenBarrington]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I know they don't, but that's completely irrelevant. For me to download it from PG, or anywhere else, would be exactly the same as getting it from any other illegal source, and I don't pirate books. My personal choice. What other people choose to do is their decision.

Good for you! No matter what we do to earn our living, or where we live, we ALL rely on people voluntarily doing the right thing by us.

[cromag]

Originally Posted by HarryT

No, I can't. It's only in the public domain in the US, and hence not available to customers in other countries.

Well, if you're ever actually in the States, you can crash on my couch. As long as you promise not to correct my grammar. I'm married -- that job's already taken.

[LJJohnson]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm slightly curious about why you'd tell us about a book that's not available?

That is exactly why I normally don't post what I find -- too many complaints.