Yes I don't see anything like that on our Amazon. It seems to me as though we are struggling to get the ebook library concept off the ground over here in the UK.
The Mongoliad - Neal Stephenson et al - on offer
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Well e-books in the library is a growing thing here but not as wide spread as I would wish. The nice thing about the library though is I can check out a hardcopy and not need to have room for it on my shelves because I am returning it. If not for the advent of the e-book I would have had to build a separate facility for storing books by now. I do not think I could have slipped that past my better half.
Ah yes that can always become a problem! I'm a bachelor with a moderately large house, so it's not an excuse I can use. Despite being an ebook lover I would also love to fill the house with books. A man can dream...
I'm a bachelor with a moderately large house, so it's not an excuse I can use. Despite being an ebook lover I would also love to fill the house with books. A man can dream...
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Ah yes that can always become a problem!
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Sorry for bumping this thread, but the entire Mongoloid series is the Kindle Daily Deal all at 99p each. Is it worth just under £4 for the four books. Please anybody that's read it can you post before midnight tonight. 23/01/02015.
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Yes, on Amazon UK, but no mention of it being a limited offer
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007S0EF24/?tag=brite-21
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007S0EF24/?tag=brite-21
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Thanks for your reply, normally a daily deal lasts only 1 day before the price goes back to normal.
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It's not sci-fi, but Stephenson's REAMDE is an amazing book. It's tome -- you'd sink to the bottom if you had a copy, out on the ocean -- but it reads like a paperback novella.
I've never read the Mongoliad. The reason is actually somewhat petulant. I found the promotional posters annoying: "Rule 1: Don't Die." Well, duh. Maybe they were being intentionally cheeky, but it turned me off.
I've never read the Mongoliad. The reason is actually somewhat petulant. I found the promotional posters annoying: "Rule 1: Don't Die." Well, duh. Maybe they were being intentionally cheeky, but it turned me off.
I've read the first but, to be honest, even at that price I'd not pick up the others. But then I hated Reamde as well (sorry @Steve Soldwedel ); it seems I just don't get on with his writing. But also it's a point of principle; for me to read a 500 page book and at the end have nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, resolved is just bad writing. I'm afraid I've now tried him on both historical/fantasy and SF and I've not got on with either, so it's unlikely I'll be returning to him.
); it seems I just don't get on with his writing. But also it's a point of principle; for me to read a 500 page book and at the end have nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, resolved is just bad writing. I'm afraid I've now tried him on both historical/fantasy and SF and I've not got on with either, so it's unlikely I'll be returning to him.
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@Vertigo , no apology needed! I can totally see how he wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. There are moments, when I've been reading books other people recommend, and I cannot fathom why they liked it.
On the other hand, sometimes it's timing ... I might have hated REAMDE if I'd not read it exactly when I did, if I'd not felt as patient or been as receptive to such a long book. That's why I go back, at least once, and revisit books I couldn't finish the first time.
I did that with American Gods. There was another post on here expressing frustration at the passivity of Neil Gaiman's male protagonists, and I agree; it's infuriating ... but I'm glad I came back and finished "Gods" because, once I'd resigned myself to not caring about Shadow, I enjoyed the rest of the narrative much more.
On the other hand, sometimes it's timing ... I might have hated REAMDE if I'd not read it exactly when I did, if I'd not felt as patient or been as receptive to such a long book. That's why I go back, at least once, and revisit books I couldn't finish the first time.
I did that with American Gods. There was another post on here expressing frustration at the passivity of Neil Gaiman's male protagonists, and I agree; it's infuriating ... but I'm glad I came back and finished "Gods" because, once I'd resigned myself to not caring about Shadow, I enjoyed the rest of the narrative much more.
I do normally like long books (for example I love Peter F Hamilton) but I just couldn't get into Reamde. I read 250 pages and if it can't hook me after the equivalent of a complete normal book then it's just not going to happen. You can see my original thoughts on Reamde here: https://www.sffchronicles.com/xfa-blog-entry/1914/ and on the Mongoliad here: https://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/536270/page-4#post-1609480
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