Posts published in: 2015/09

September WhispersyncDeal roundup: Octavia Butler's Bloodchild, Neal Stephenson's Mongoliad, Terry Pratchett's The Wee Free Men, Sarah Prineas, Arthur C. Clarke, David Wong, Jasper Fforde, and more

Posted on 2015-09-25 at 23:0 by Sam

Another roundup pushing up against the end-of-the-month wire, so let's jump right in with the deals expiring at the end of the month.

First up, a roundup of what most caught my eye of the 189 Whispersync-for-Voice-enabled titles in this month's $3.99 or Less listings, mostly in science fiction and fantasy but a few fiction, teen, children's, and mystery titles as well:

  

Bloodchild: And Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler (Author), Janina Edwards (Narrator) for $2.99+$3.49 -- This one's been in the

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Posted in Whispersync Deals | Tagged anne flosnik, arthur c clarke, bloodchild, brilliance, christina farley, david drake, david wong, ex-patriots, frank peretti, garard doyle, jasper fforde, jeff wheeler, john wyndham, luke daniels, marcus sakey, mark dawson, matthew quick, max allan collins, neal stpheneson, nick podehl, octavia butler, oliver wyman, peter clines, ray porter, salman rushdie, sarah prineas, stuart neville, ted dekker, terry pratchett, the day of the triffids, the magic thief, the wee free men, this book is full of spiders

Bookburners Listen-a-Long #2: Anywhere But Here by Brian Francis Slattery

Posted on 2015-09-25 at 14:25 by Sam

BB-2-26093804 Bookburners: Season One: Episode 2: Anywhere But Here by Brian Francis Slattery read by Xe Sands for Serial Box

[Missed Episode 1? The pilot episode is still free, and at under 90 minutes each it's a breeze to catch up!]

Well, I'm again late late with the listen-a-long recap, as Episode 3 ("Fair Weather", by Margaret Dunlap) has been out since Tuesday. With Episode #2 we see Bookburners HQ at the Vatican ("Looks a little Satanic for around here, doesn’t it?"), meet a new team member, and ride along for

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Posted in The Bookburners Listen-a-Long | Tagged brian francis slattery, serial box, xe sands

Audible's Win-Win Sale through September 20: N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season, Helene Wecker's The Golem and the Jinni, David Mitchell, Joe Abercrombie, and more

Posted on 2015-09-18 at 20:0 by Sam

Through 11:59 PM US Pacific Time, Audible's Member-Only "Win-Win" sale lists a fairly huge pile of audiobooks -- 234 titles! -- for $4.95 each. Here's what most caught my eye:

 

UNABRIDGED
  • By N. K. Jemisin
  • Narrated by Robin Miles -- "A season of endings has begun. It starts with the great, red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with
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Quick fiction #WhispersyncDeal roundup for Friday, September 18: Water for Elephants, The Transcriptionist, A Reliable Wife, and Jill McCorkle's Life After Life

Posted on 2015-09-18 at 19:15 by Sam

Rather than share/Tweet these four fantastic fiction deals one at a time, I figured I'd just quickly round them up here. Enjoy! But act fast, as these are only good through the wee hours after midnight tonight:

 

Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Author), David LeDoux (Narrator), John Randolph Jones (Narrator), for $1.99+$3.95 -- "Nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski reflects back on his wild and wondrous days with a circus. It's the Depression Era and Jacob, finding himself parentless and penniless

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Posted in Whispersync Deals | Tagged amy rowland, jill mccorkle, sara gruen, water for elephants, xe sands

Bookburners Listen-a-Long #1: Badge, Book, and Candle by Max Gladstone

Posted on 2015-09-16 at 16:41 by Sam
Badge, Book, and Candle (Bookburners, #1) Bookburners: Season One: Episode 1: Badge, Book, and Candle by Max Gladstone read by Xe Sands for Serial Box

Bookburners is a just-launched episodic fiction project by new publisher Serial Box, the first of their season- and episode-based "shows" (for lack of a better term!) brought to us by all-star teams of writers in collaborative fashion. In Bookburners, "Magic is real, and hungry—trapped in ancient texts and artifacts, only a few who discover it survive to fight back. Detective Sal Brooks is a

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Posted in The Bookburners Listen-a-Long | Tagged bookburners, max gladstone, serial box, xe sands

Divided We Triumph -- Dave Reviews NEMESIS GAMES

Posted on 2015-09-15 at 12:30 by Dave

Nemesis Games (The Expanse, Book 5) by James S.A. Corey, Read by Jefferson Mays Length: 16 hours, 44 minutes

If you're like me, all you need to know about Nemesis Games is that Chrisjen Avasarala and Bobbi Draper are back in a big way. Oh, also Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante.

But it gets better. I've talked before how I pretty much just want to stowaway with the crew of the Rocinante and drink coffee with them. Well, with this book, I got about as close to that opportunity as I could. In Nemes

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Posted in reviews | Tagged james sa corey, jefferson mays, nemesis games