Giveaway: The Nebula Awards Showcase 2011

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Dona Watson

I love free books, don’t you? Tor sent me a copy of The Nebula Awards Showcase 2011 and I’d like to pass it on to one of you. The book contains all the shorter stories that were nominated for the Nebula Awards in 2010, including all the short fiction winners. For a chance to win, just leave a comment below. (By doing so, you are also entered in a contest to win a $5 Starbucks card, details at the end of this post.)

Here’s the official blurb from Tor:

With this inaugural volume at Tor, the annual Nebula Award collection is reborn as a fiction-only anthology. This collection of nominees for 2010’s Nebula Awards includes all of the prior year’s most celebrated stories, and will be published in time for the 2011 Nebula Awards in May, 2011.

2009’s award winners, announced in May 2010, include Kage Baker’s novella “The Women of Nell Gwynne’s,” Eugie Foster’s novelette “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast,” Kij Johnson’s short story “Spar,” plus Paolo Bacigalupi’s novelette, “The Gambler.”

The book also contains contributions from: Saladin Ahmed, Paolo Bacigalupi, Kage Baker, Neal Barrett, Jr., Michael Bishop, Richard Bowes, Michael Burstein, Eugie Foster, N.K. Jemisin, Kij Johnson, James Patrick Kelly, Ted Kosmatka, Will McIntosh, Rachel Swirsky, and more.

The Nebula Awards Showcase 2011
Edited by Kevin J. Anderson
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (May 24, 2011)
ISBN-10: 0765328429
ISBN-13: 978-0765328427

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My Favorite Links This Week

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Dona Watson

It’s Friday! Time to post the links that I liked the most this week. Enjoy!

Brandon Sanderson uploaded all of the illustrations used in The Way of Kings. Ebook users rejoice!
More Brandon Sanderson. Tor is giving away a copy of the new Mistborn Adventure Game, one ARC of The Alloy of Law, and one copy of the audio edition of The Way of Kings. Contest deadline September 6.
Because I love great SFF artwork. Here are the 2011 Chesley Award winners.
Giveaway: Ganymede by Cherie Priest. Link: Contest deadline September 9.
Need something new to read? I thought about making a list of new books coming out this month, but http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com has done a much better job than I would have. Here’s the link to 42 new SFF books coming out in September.
Giveaway: Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge. Link: Contest deadline September 6.
Giveaway: A signed set of Night Shade Books‘ Miserere: An Autumn Tale, Of Blood & Honey, The Whitefire Crossing, and The Winds of Khalakovo. Deadline September 30.
Top 20 steampunk books according to The Ranting Dragon.
A great short story by Greg Mitchell over at Avenir Eclectia: Contact.
To celebrate Harry Connolly’s new book (Circle of Enemies), book 1 in the series, Child of Fire, is now only 99 cents on Amazon and B&N. Here’s an interview with Connolly and here’s a link to his website where you can read a sample of the book.
Giveaway: The steampunk novel Dead Iron by Devon Monk. I can’t find a deadline, so you might want to hurry. Here’s the link.
Just for fun: Do-It-Yourself TARDIS lollipops.
Giveaway: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson. Ten copies available, giveaway dates: August 29-October 7.

I think that should do it for now. Have a good weekend everyone!

I love to hear from you. Did you have a favorite link this week I missed? Please feel free to share. On September 30, I will have a drawing for a $5 Starbucks card. For every blog post you comment on, you will receive one entry. Leave a comment and join the fun! If you don’t want to miss a post, make sure to subscribe to my RSS or email feeds here.

Mistborn Prize Pack Giveaway by Tor

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Dona Watson

Today I came across a notice that Tor is giving away a prize pack containing Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy, along with a copy of the new fourth book in the series due to come out shortly. If you’re interested, here’s the link to enter:

http://us.macmillan.com/tor/promo/mistbornprizepack?wt.mc_id=10224

Note that on that web page you will find links to several other Tor giveaways you might want to check out.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to the brands, products, or services that I have mentioned. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

First chapters of B. Sanderson’s Mistborn Novel Posted

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Dona Watson

For all of you Brandon Sanderson fans, Tor is posting, one chapter or so at a time, the first chapters of the new Mistborn novel, scheduled to come out November 8. In all, roughly one-third of the 95,000-word novel will be posted for your reading pleasure. (By comparison, the first Mistborn novel was 215,000 words.)

To read the sample chapters, link to the Tor website here. (I believe a free registration is required.)

For more on the author, here is a link to his website: http://brandonsanderson.com/

Don’t Miss the “Map Across Time” Giveaway

Posted on June 20, 2011 by admin

Yesterday I stumbled across a giveaway on Goodreads for C.S. Lakin’s Map Across Time. Don’t miss out on a chance to win this new fairy tale just published last year.

Here’s the link to the giveaway:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9373706-map-across-time

For my review of this book, click here.

Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”