Posts published in: 2015/10

Good Monsters?

Posted on 2015-10-31 at 19:42 by Dave

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, read by Christian Rummel Length: 9 hours, 8 minutes

Nothing says Halloween quite like monsters. Over the last few weeks, two books I've listened to have focused on monsters and our reactions to them: Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes and Clive Barker's Cabal. Both of these books are considered classics of their eras, and listening to them back-to-back, I found their

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged all hallows listen, clive barker, monsters, ray bradbury

October #WhispersyncDeal roundup: Neal Stephenson's Anathem, Joe Hill's NOS4A2, Robin McKinley, Genevieve Valentine, Richard Kadrey, Christopher Golden, Umberto Eco, Alice Hoffman, and more

Posted on 2015-10-30 at 16:14 by Sam

There are hundreds of Whispersync deals this month, and now it's coming to a close here's what you are literally about to miss out on.

First up, from the monthly Kindle Books for $3.99 or Less listings, there are 161 (ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE) which are Whispersync for Voice enabled, and quite a few that are indeed less than $3.99. Here's what most caught my eye, though be warned that it is still a very long list:

Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Author), Oliver Wyman (Narrator), Tavia Gilbert (Narrator), and

Posted in Whispersync Deals | Tagged alexandra sokoloff, alice hoffman, anathem, christopher rice, genevieve valentine, joe hill, neal stephenson, nos4a2, richard kadrey, robin mckinley, umberto eco

"Spooky Reads" #WhispersyncDeal roundup

Posted on 2015-10-24 at 19:56 by Sam

Today's Kindle Gold Box Deal is 50 spooky reads at up to 80% off, and while quite a few aren't Whispersync enabled (of these, Claire North's Touch for $1.99 is a steal, people), 27 titles are, and while several of those aren't exactly in the "deals" category (at +$10.99 for the Audible edition, The Girl With All the Gifts, Heart-Shaped Box, Half Bad (The Half Bad Trilogy Book 1)) there are quire a few that are under $5-$6 for the combined Kindle+Audible editions. My eleven sf/f picks among these are:

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Posted in Whispersync Deals

There is No Redemption in the Sea -- Dave Revisits THE SCAR!

Posted on 2015-10-08 at 4:38 by Dave

The Scar by China Mieville, read by Gildart Jackson Length: 26 hours, 58 minutes

Some books just leave a mark on you. In China Mieville's The Scar, a character is told "Scars are not injuries...a scar is a healing. After injury, a scar is what makes you whole." I don't know whether or not that's true -- or if in the context of the book, Mieville is actually suggesting it's true. Probably he's saying it's a possible truth. Because in this book, every character has their share of scars -- be they physical

Posted in reviews | Tagged bas lag, china mieville, fantasy, pirates, reviews, sea monsters, the-scar

Bookburners Listen-a-Long #3: Fair Weather by Margaret Dunlap

Posted on 2015-10-06 at 3:49 by Sam

Bookburners: Season One: Episode 3: Fair Weather by Margaret Dunlap 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!]

In some ways, Margaret Dunlap's "Fair Weather" is an echo of the winning formula that Brian Francis Slattery's "Anywhere But Here" established in the previous episode: Sal explores a bit of the Vatican, Sal meets some new team members, the team's "magic 8-ball" alerts them of a magical event, they

Posted in The Bookburners Listen-a-Long | Tagged margaret dunlap, serial box, xe sands