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#361 QuickTidal

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Posted 02 May 2018 - 02:21 PM

pat5150, on 02 May 2018 - 02:19 PM, said:

L. E. Modesitt, jr.'s The Magic of Recluce and 18 of its sequels/prequels are 2.99$ each on Kindle (Canada and USA).

Did he ever stop spelling out action words? Or does he still do that? I could not read much of his stuff as a result.

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Posted 02 May 2018 - 03:23 PM

I read three or four of those, found he was more or less retelling the same story each time... person learns they have black/white/grey magic, person's magic makes them outcast among opposite black/white/grey leaning home place's people, person finds acceptance among other magic people, confronts more powerful bad person, triumphs, gets with love interest, discovers it's ok to be different... . There were some interesting ideas but at the end of the day just didn't hold my interest.

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Posted 02 May 2018 - 08:44 PM

QuickTidal, on 02 May 2018 - 02:21 PM, said:

Did he ever stop spelling out action words? Or does he still do that? I could not read much of his stuff as a result.

Nope, he still does that.

Recluce books are like AC/DC albums. You like one of them, you like all of them. Or you hate everything.

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Posted 02 May 2018 - 08:49 PM

Comixology's having a big Red Sonja sale for the next two weeks (ends Thursday 5/17). I highly recommend the 3 Gail Simone volumes, and Marguerite Bennett's "Falcon Throne" is pretty great, too:

https://www.comixolo...id=23814&lang=1

I'm kind of a sucker for Red Sonja stuff now, but I feel like I've already read the cream of the crop. I do need to get to Amy Chu's run one of these days, though...

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Posted 02 May 2018 - 09:54 PM

Amazon is currently having a promotion for their Kindle Unlimited. 3 months for $1.99. You have to be a member of Amazon Prime, not sure if it's region locked but definitely applies to US.

Mainly has indie books but I've found several series that I've enjoyed through it.

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Posted 03 May 2018 - 10:06 PM

Richard Morgan's The Steel Remains is 2.99$ on Kindle (US only).

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Posted 06 May 2018 - 04:18 AM

Bah, I'm a little cheesed that Elysium Fire was listed under the monthly deals, so I put off purchasing it right away, and now it's back up to $10...

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Posted 08 May 2018 - 04:52 PM

GRRM's Wild Cards I is 2.99$ on Kindle today (Canada and USA).

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Posted 08 May 2018 - 06:20 PM

pat5150, on 08 May 2018 - 04:52 PM, said:

GRRM's Wild Cards I is 2.99$ on Kindle today (Canada and USA).

Hey Pat, when is he going to kill you in one of those too?

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Posted 08 May 2018 - 10:17 PM

We'd need a new bet, I think.

Then again, Ser Patrek of King's Mountain's demise was utterly satisfying and I'm okay if I don't die in any other books. Though if Erikson, Kay, and Bakker would like to off me horribly, I'd be much obliged!

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Posted 09 May 2018 - 03:11 AM

Tad Williams' Shadowmarch is 2.99$ on Kindle (US only).

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Posted 12 May 2018 - 08:53 PM

Brian McLellan"s "Sins of the Empire", the 1st book in a new series following the Powder Mage Trilo, is currently 3 bucks on ~~Amazon~~ Kindle

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Posted 12 May 2018 - 09:40 PM

Elizabeth Bear's Dust, the first book in the excellent Jacob's Ladder trilogy, is $1.99 on Kindle.

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Posted 12 May 2018 - 11:31 PM

Salt-Man Z, on 06 May 2018 - 04:18 AM, said:

Bah, I'm a little cheesed that Elysium Fire was listed under the monthly deals, so I put off purchasing it right away, and now it's back up to $10...

I got it for cheap and it's on deck in the next couple months. Yay!

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Posted 13 May 2018 - 03:44 PM

Bradley Beaulieu's The Lays of Anuskaya: The Complete Trilogy is 2.99$ on Kindle.

M. R. Carey's The Girl With All the Gifts is 2.99$ on Kindle.

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Posted 13 May 2018 - 05:17 PM

pat5150, on 13 May 2018 - 03:44 PM, said:

Bradley Beaulieu's The Lays of Anuskaya: The Complete Trilogy is 2.99$ on Kindle.

3 volume trilogy, and two short stories for $3!? Sweet holy hell, thanks for the heads up Pat! Click!

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Posted 13 May 2018 - 08:10 PM

One of the most underrated fantasy series of recent years to boot! :killingme:

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Posted 14 May 2018 - 03:41 AM

I hate you both. Deeply.
With the hate heat of a thousand suns.
SO MUCH HATE.

*buys it*

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Posted 14 May 2018 - 12:23 PM

pat5150, on 13 May 2018 - 08:10 PM, said:

One of the most underrated fantasy series of recent years to boot! :killingme:

I agree. I even contributed the Kickstarter campaign for book 3.

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