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[thanate]

April 23, it appears, is World Book Night (Not to be confused with World Book Day, which I gather is for kids rather than adults.) It also happens that Night Shade Books has extended their half-off sale.

Thus, I'm going to do something I've been vaguely considering for a while now, and try this book-giveaway thing! I happen to think Martha Wells (marthawells) is a pretty fantastic author, but unlike my other favorites, sadly few people seem to have heard of her. So for those of you who have not read her latest series, please comment (or even leave a rec for a book you think I might like but maybe haven't read yet!) and I'll enter you in the following "drawing":

I will send a randomly selected commenter one copy each of The Cloud Roads and The Serpent Sea by Martha Wells. Please comment before Tuesday (4/24) at noon EST.

More info on the books (and worldbuilding stuff, and fan art...) can be found on the Three Worlds Compendium, and I did a (rather writerly-geeky) review of The Cloud Roads here.

I do request that a) you not enter if you already own the books or don't want them (silly, I know), and b) that you actually make an attempt to read them. If you win, read one, & aren't impressed-- pass them on to someone else who you think would like them!

Comments

[galdrin.livejournal.com]

Count me in.

And as Martha points out - "Even if you didn't sign up to give out books, there are a lot of ways to celebrate. You can buy a new book and give it to yourself (this is the one I picked)", which is what I did. Heck, seeing as it's World Book Night, I bought two(2).

[galdrin.livejournal.com]

Oh - book recommendations:

Best of 2009: The "Western Lights" series by Jeffrey Barlough
Dark Sleeper
The House in the High Wood
Strange Cargo

Best of 2010: The "Clockwork Century" series by Cherie M. Priest
Boneshaker
Clementine
Dreadnought
Ganymede
Inexplicables (forthcoming 2012)
Fiddlehead (forthcoming Fall 2013)

Best of 2011: The "Tales of the Ketty Jay" series by Chris Wooding
Retribution Falls
The Black Lung Captain

and The "Vampire Earth" series by Clay and Susan Griffith
The Greyfriar
The Rift Walker

And now some excellent reads in addition to the "Best of" listed above:

The "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
A Dance with Dragons

Fevre Dream also by George R.R. Martin (an exquisite horror w/excellent setting, Mississippi riverboats/New Orleans)

The "Kingkiller Chronicles" series by Patrick Rothfuss
The Name of the Wind
The Wise Man's Fear

The "Safehold" series by David Weber
Off Armageddon Reef
By Schism Rent Asunder
By Heresies Distressed
A Mighty Fortress

The "Lords of Creation" series by S.M. Stirling (a nod to Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars / Carson of Venus books)
The Sky People
In the Courts of the Crimson Kings

Conquistador by S.M. Stirling (sci-fi - time-rift)
The Peshwar Lancers by S.M. Stirling (alternate history)

The "October Daye" series by Seanan McGuire (mythic fiction)
Rosemary and Rue
A Local Habitation
An Artificial Night
Late Eclipses
One Salt Sea

The "Dog Days" series by John Levitt (mythic fiction)
Dog Days
New Tricks
Unleashed
Play Dead

Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye (Sherlock Holmes)

"The First Law" series by Joe Abercrombie (a hard-biting, gritty fantasy series)
Before They Are Hanged
The Blade Itself
Last Argument of Kings

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie (a stand-alone extension of "The First Law" trilogy)
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie (a stand-alone extension of "The First Law" trilogy)
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen Beckett
Fitzpatrick's War by Theodore Judson
Changer by Jane Lindskold
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

[nipernaadiagain.livejournal.com]

May-be I cannot enter, living in wrong place?

But I have read only "The Element of Fire" and "The Death of the Necromancer" and none of her books are available in local libraries and I do wish read more.

But even if this occasion is not valid for me*, I still want to thank you for the give away.

I think that is what I would do - I will give the 2 books mentioned above to the local library, so next person who wants to read Martha Wells (and knows enough English to do so), can take them out of the library!

* I hate it when Amazon sends me advertising for occasions where they accept only citizens of USA. Why pour salt into my wound of not being considered as human as citizens of USA?

[thanate.livejournal.com]

I haven't looked into how Night Shade does shipping options yet, but as long as I can send something via the USPS that will get to you eventually, you're not disqualified. :)

[fair-witness.livejournal.com]

I haven't read either of these yet, and wouldn't turn down a chance to do so. :)

[thanate.livejournal.com]

Random drawing says you are the winner! If you would kindly message me with your address (or comment & delete, if you'd prefer) I'll get those sent your way. :)

[fair-witness.livejournal.com]

You have just made a really horrible day better. Thank you so much! :)

[thanate.livejournal.com]

Good! :)

[fwilde.livejournal.com]

Don't enter me, as I have (and have read and loved) both books - I just wanted to say that this is a great idea.

[boxofdelights]

I haven't read them yet, and I'd like to.