Free SF ebooks

**Rob B** · November 25th, 2011, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by psikeyhackr

There will be a quiz on the entire series in two weeks.

psik

I doubt I'll get through even one of them in that time. I'm working on Weber/Ringo right now, plus I also downloaded some Drake as well as Weber/Evans, Ringo (by himself) and Weber (by himself).

**Hobbit** · December 2nd, 2011, 12:55 AM

From Phoenix Pick:

Our free ebook of the month is Terence Green’s Blue Limbo. The coupon code for December is 9991437 and will be good from December 2 through December 31. Download link, as usual at http://www.PPickings.com

Short Description of the Book:

Mitch Helwig is a cop on the edge, “a man who’s gone through the valley of the shadow and hasn’t quite made it out the other side” (Toronto Globe & Mail). Vengeance and heroism, the subtleties of family woven into the metaphysics of life and death, all come together here in a page-turner, “a near-future tech-noir thriller” (SF Site) that moves at breakneck speed.

"A chilling picture of Toronto in the not too distant future."—The Toronto Star

“He writes with a real and rare sympathy for his characters.”—The Atlanta Constitution

“A deft storyteller.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“A wonderfully evocative writer.”— The Ottawa Citizen

“Solid entertainment, with more than a bit of heart.”—The Edmonton Journal

Mark

**psikeyhackr** · December 2nd, 2011, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by Hobbit

Short Description of the Book:

Mitch Helwig is a cop on the edge, “a man who’s gone through the valley of the shadow and hasn’t quite made it out the other side” (Toronto Globe & Mail). Vengeance and heroism, the subtleties of family woven into the metaphysics of life and death, all come together here in a page-turner, “a near-future tech-noir thriller” (SF Site) that moves at breakneck speed.

"A chilling picture of Toronto in the not too distant future."—The Toronto Star

Mark

I love these descriptions of supposed SCIENCE ficion books that give you no idea what science/technology is being futurized in the fiction.

psik

**Hobbit** · January 3rd, 2012, 04:07 AM

Phoenix Pick’s free ebook for January 2012 is Charles Sheffield’s collection “Georgia on my Mind.”

Please note that a novelette with the same title has been offered as a free download before. However this time the complete collection will be available for a free download (including the Hugo and Nebula winning novelette, “Georgia on my Mind.”

The coupon code is 9991325 and will be good from January 2 through January 31. Download link, as usual at http://www.PPickings.com

Short Description of the Book:

A collection of some of the finest short stories penned by a master of hard science fiction, this anthology includes Charles Sheffield’s highly acclaimed novelette, Georgia On My Mind.

Georgia On My Mind won both the Hugo and Nebula when originally published in 1993. The accompanying stories were written by the author between 1987 and 1994.

“Sheffield, a physicist, proves to be one of the most imaginative, exciting talents to appear on the SF scene in recent years.”—Publishers Weekly

Mark

**psikeyhackr** · January 4th, 2012, 05:31 PM

Here is enough for a couple of days.

http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/

Just Finished Mission of Honor.

psik

**Hobbit** · February 3rd, 2012, 01:06 AM

February's Phoenix Pick free book:

Our free ebook for February is Stephen Leigh’s The Shape of Silence. Stephen is one of my favorite writers and his Dark Water’s Embrace is, in my opinion, one of the most under-rated books in SFdom. The Shape of Silence also deals with similar issues and is a book about first contact with a truly alien race.

The book will be available from now through February 29th. This month’s code is 9991463 and the link for the free book is on our catalogue page at www.PPickings.com . Look for the link just below the cover image of the book.

Mark

**ozmosis7** · February 3rd, 2012, 05:57 AM

Greetings all. New here and didn't see any sort of introduction thread. Hope this is a good place to introduce myself, as one of my books is free this weekend. HEre is the link if you are interested...

http://www.amazon.com/These-Trespass...8&sr=1-3-spell

**Astra_** · February 3rd, 2012, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by ozmosis7

Greetings all. New here and didn't see any sort of introduction thread. Hope this is a good place to introduce myself, as one of my books is free this weekend. HEre is the link if you are interested...

http://www.amazon.com/These-Trespass...8&sr=1-3-spell

Is Amazon the only source for the book?

**ozmosis7** · February 3rd, 2012, 08:06 AM

Unfortunately, it is the only FREE source. But, you can find links to other venues through this page on my website. Thanks for your interest...

http://kennethwcain.wordpress.com/20...se-trespasses/

**ArtNJ** · February 4th, 2012, 06:59 PM

Bio of a Space Tyrant Vol. 1 by Piers Anthony is free. I dont recall if this series is any good. I enjoyed Anthony 25 years ago, but I dunno if its worth touching now.

A Door into Summer by Heinlein is on sale for 2.99, and is probably the better pick up, even given the price differential!

**Hobbit** · March 2nd, 2012, 01:00 AM

From Phoenix Pick:

Our free ebook for March is Leigh Brackett’s The Big Jump. Coupon code is 9991393 and will be good from March 2 through March 31. Download link, as usual at http://www.PPickings.com .

About the Author:
Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 18, 1978) was an American author, particularly of science fiction. She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on famous films such as The Big Sleep
(1945), Rio Bravo (1959), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

Her novel The Long Tomorrow is one of the original post-holocaust books and considered by many to be a classic work on the subject.

About the Book (The Big Jump):

What awaits us out in space?

New star-drive engines promise to open up the galaxy to humankind. But the first ship to use the engines disappears and a sole survivor returns...alone and dying of some strange type of radiation.

No one can figure out what has happened to the ship or the crew. Nor does anyone know what happens to a ship travelling using star-drive technology.
Does some unknown horror await us out there?

The only way to find out is to go out again. And Arch Comyn is determined to be the one to solve the mystery.

But is he, and the rest of mankind, ready for whatever awaits us beyond The Big Jump?

Mark

**odo** · March 13th, 2012, 12:55 PM

Starship Summer by Eric Brown is free right now on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Starship-Summe...1584893&sr=8-2

It seems that Ps Publishing offers random free ebooks now and then (see my blog for more details: http://sentidodelamaravilla.blogspot...ric-brown.html )