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#41 User is offline   Kruppe's snacky cakes 

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Posted 25 January 2014 - 05:12 PM

Some kindle SF/F by authors I've seen mentioned hereabouts:

Oath of Swords by David Weber - free

Katya's World by Jonathan L. Howard - $2.09

The Winds of Khalakovo by Bradley Beaulieu - $2.99

A Treasury of Edgar Rice Burroughs - $1.99

Nova War (Book 2 of Shoal Sequence) by Gary Gibson - $3.03

Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan - $1.99
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Posted 25 January 2014 - 05:29 PM

I saw the entire 10 book set of MBotF for like $80 USD on there somewhere, but that's not really a deal, since they would be slightly less individually
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Posted 26 January 2014 - 10:29 AM

Promise of Blood to 2 $ is a fantastic deal.
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Posted 26 January 2014 - 08:52 PM

I don't think it's even a deal anymore. It has been on sale at that price since November, non-stop, which is interesting. I'm thinking the publisher is trying to drum up a lot of interest for book two in March (I think- spring of this year definitely). But yeah, totally worth reading at that price.

The Winds of Khalakovo is a good read too. It has a very Russian feel to it, and some cool ideas. The other two books are in my TRP, and received good reviews too.
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Posted 08 February 2014 - 01:33 AM

Some new Kindle finds:

Half Way Home by Hugh Howey - $3.99

(Wool is on my TRP and is allegedly pretty good, and this one sounded good as well.)

Isle of Woman (Geodyssey) Piers Anthony - $0.99

The Mongoliad by Greg Bear, Neal Stephenson, et al. - $3.99

Three (Legends of the Duskwalker) by Jay Posey - $1.99

(An Angry Robot book, so it ought to be halfway decent.)

STAR HOUNDS -- OMNIBUS by David Bischoff - $0.00

Name seems familiar, but I can't place him. I've probably read some of his short stories or something. Also, a badass-looking female cyborg...or something...on the cover. And oh yeah, FREE OMNIBUS.

A couple of interesting-looking anthologies:

The Time Travel Megapack - $0.99

Weird Science Fiction Tales - $1.99

These appear self-published...but free/cheap and/or badass looking:

The Sword and the Dragon (The Wardstone Trilogy Book One) by M. R. Mathias - $0.00

Crimes Against Magic (The Hellequin Chronicles, Book 1) by Steve McHugh - $3.99

Cheesily-awesome title, cover art with a guy waving around a whip made of light, or something. Heck yeah, I'm going to read it!

The Nameless Dwarf (The Complete Chronicles) by D.P. Prior - $2.99

A dwarf who wields a demonic axe. I mean, c'mon! If that doesn't peak your interest, you have no soul.

Dang, this Kindle is wreaking havoc on my TRP. But they're not taking up space, or damaging my bank account too badly, so I guess it's all good...
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Posted 20 April 2014 - 07:41 PM

What the cool kids are reading these days:

$2.99 11/22/63 [Kindle Edition with Audio/Video] Stephen King (Author)

$1.99 Red Rising (The Red Rising Trilogy) [Kindle Edition] Pierce Brown (Author)

$2.79 Homunculus (Langdon St. Ives) [Kindle Edition] James P. Blaylock (Author)

$ 3.49 Inside HBO's Game of Thrones [Kindle Edition] Bryan Cogman (Author)

$3.99 Extinction Point (Extinction Point, Book 1) [Kindle Edition] Paul Antony Jones (Author)

$3.79 The New Space Opera 2 [Kindle Edition] Gardner Dozois (Author), Jonathan Strahan (Author)

$2.99 Revenge of the Elf (Nysta #1) [Kindle Edition] Lucas Thorn (Author)

$1.99 Beyond the Rift [Kindle Edition] Peter Watts (Author)

While you're at it, sign up at Amazon Smile and a % of your purchase price will be donated to the charity of your choice.
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Posted 20 April 2014 - 08:10 PM

Revenge of the Elf is the best title I've ever seen.
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Posted 20 April 2014 - 10:05 PM

Apparently Red Rising was supposed to be one of the better debuts on the radar for this year and has been getting some rave reviews. I haven't gotten to it in the TRP yet, but that might be one to look into grabbing at such a cheap price.
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Posted 23 April 2014 - 05:47 PM

View Postworry, on 20 April 2014 - 08:10 PM, said:

Revenge of the Elf is the best title I've ever seen.


If you didn't read The Phantom Elf and The Elf Wars, you won't know what's going on.
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Posted 10 June 2014 - 03:07 PM

$1.99 Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen) [Kindle Edition] John Gwynne (Author)

$1.99 NOS4A2 [Kindle Edition] Joe Hill (Author)

$2.99 Shadow and Bone (The Grisha Trilogy) [Kindle Edition] Leigh Bardugo (Author)

$3.99-ish Various Dave Duncan #1's
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Posted 26 July 2014 - 01:49 PM

I just bought the complete Conan series by Howard for 0.99

Kindle store

Auspicious day for book buying it seems
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Posted 30 July 2014 - 10:47 AM

View PostHiddenOne, on 26 July 2014 - 01:49 PM, said:

I just bought the complete Conan series by Howard for 0.99

Kindle store

Auspicious day for book buying it seems


Great cheers for this.

just got it on the UK site for 77p
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Posted 31 July 2014 - 08:56 PM

Cross-posting this in the comics thread as well...

HumbleBundle is doing a Transformers e-comics bundle for the next 5+ days. $15 gets you everything: 126 issues in 14 volumes. I paid $15 for the dead tree version of More Than Meets The Eye Volume 1, and it alone is worth every cent. Here's a helpful guide to what you can get:

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    • The original 1984 comic: issues 1-2, 4-8, 10-50 (unfortunately, issues 3 and 9 are left out, presumably for various copyright issues that have plagued reprints in the past)
    • 2012 continuation "Regeneration One": issues 80.5, 81-85 (the original series ended with #80)

  • From IDW's ongoing continuity:
    • Spotlight issues for Shockwave, Nightbeat, Hot Rod, Sixshot, and Ultra Magnus
    • All Hail Megatron: issues 1-16 plus related Spotlights (Blurr, Jazz, Drift, Cliffjumper, and Metroplex)
    • 2010 ongoing: issues 1-6
    • Autocracy: issues 1-12
    • More Than Meets the Eye: issues 1-8 (plus "Death of Optimus Prime" one-shot)
    • Robots in Disguise: issues 1-9

  • Fall of Cybertron (game) prequel comic: issues 1-6
  • Prime (cartoon) tie-in comic "Rage of the Dinobots": issues 1-4

I highly recommend the whole package just to get the two volumes each of More Than Meets The Eye (which is phenomenal) and Robots In Disguise (which would probably be the best TF comic ever if MTMTE didn't exist.)
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Posted 20 August 2014 - 10:42 PM

$2.99 Year Zero: A Novel [Kindle Edition] Rob Reid (Author)

$2.99 The Magician King: A Novel (Magicians Trilogy) [Kindle Edition] Lev Grossman (Author)

$4.99 Hollow World [Kindle Edition] Michael J. Sullivan (Author)
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Posted 25 August 2014 - 04:31 PM

Neal Stephenson's ANATHEM is on for $1.99 at amazon.ca
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Posted 20 September 2014 - 06:29 AM

http://www.amazon.co...g=brandsande-20

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Posted 20 September 2014 - 09:11 AM

Is there some kind of program one can get that can read all ebook formats? For PC/tablet etc?
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Posted 20 September 2014 - 02:27 PM

View PostSombra, on 20 September 2014 - 09:11 AM, said:

Is there some kind of program one can get that can read all ebook formats? For PC/tablet etc?


Calibre, tho I don't know if it's all formats or just most.
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Posted 20 September 2014 - 02:47 PM

View PostStormcat, on 20 September 2014 - 06:29 AM, said:

http://www.amazon.co...g=brandsande-20

The Way of Kings is free today!


When I looked it up, apparently you can get it bundled with Mistborn in one volume. I already own both in paperback, but I'm glad to get them on my devices, so thanks for the tip


EDIT: Apparently the Sampler bundle does not contain complete books, so be warned.

This post has been edited by HiddenOne: 20 September 2014 - 02:58 PM

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Posted 08 October 2014 - 11:28 AM

Robin Hobbs assassin's apprentice is up for free on amazon.co.uk, and most of the first books in her series are available for £1. Definitely worth a look if you haven't read any Hobb yet.

Malice (a bit generic, but worth a read) is up for £0.69 and Prince of Thorns (excellent) for £1.99 as well if you haven't checked these out yet
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