Say hello to Arthur, our link dragon.
In the weeks and months to come you’ll be seeing a lot more of Arthur, as we put more emphasis on selling books. Usually he’ll be appearing in something like this:
Where a click on him will take you directly to the stupefyingsf bookstore, where you can find all the books we currently have in print and available for your consideration.
Today, though, we just wanted to introduce you to Arthur, and then to move right along to our somewhat unorthodox 99-cent Sale. Let us explain. First…
NOW FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED
JIMI PLAYS DEAD: TWO STORIES ABOUT SEX, DRUGS, AND ROCK & ROLL, by Bruce Bethke
Remember 45 r.p.m. records? Remember how when you bought one, it was like rolling the dice? Sure, the “A” side was always the hit single you wanted, but the “B” side… Yeah, it might be something brilliant you’d overlooked before and were overjoyed to discover and share with all your friends. Or it might be a turkey like “Tapioca Tundra.”
Here, then, in a special hit single package, is “Jimi Plays Dead,” Bruce Bethke’s beloved and Nebula-nominated story of an obsessed guitarist who will do anything to sound exactly like Jimi Hendrix. But on the B side you’ll find “Buck Turner and The Spud from Space,” Bethke’s published but forgotten tale of airport bars, garage bands, kids with dreams of making it big, and of an alien who comes to Earth seeking intelligent life, but through an unfortunate miscalculation ends up landing in Hollywood.
Is “Buck Turner” brilliant? Is it daft? Is it just begging to be optioned and turned into a low-budget YouTube short? (Bethke thinks so. Just two sets and three speaking parts. C’mon, doesn’t someone want to take a crack at it?)
CHECK IT OUT! READ IT NOW! IT’S FREE, ON KINDLE UNLIMITED!
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One of the reader reviews really nailed it: “It reads like the first three episodes of a great science fiction show you wish someone would make.” While we’re all waiting for some clever person at Amazon or Netflix to wake up and option this property, you can do your part by encouraging author Matthew Castleman to write even more of these great stories! He wants to write them! Encourage him to do it!
CHECK IT OUT! READ IT NOW! IT’S FREE, ON KINDLE UNLIMITED!
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Judith Field writes wonderful, sweet, smart and charming contemporary urban fantasy stories, which we’re always delighted to find in our inbox. For some reason this collection of her stories never sold well in the U.S., though; perhaps her stories are just “too British” to appeal to an American audience. Or perhaps not: perhaps, if you subscribe to BritBox, and especially if you liked Rosemary & Thyme, you might want to take a closer look at this one.
Check it out, please. Consider reading a few stories. It’s free on Kindle Unlimited now, so you can sample it and pick and choose stories as you please.
No boldfaced type or exclamation points, thank you. It’s British.
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THE MIDNIGHT GROUND, by Eric Dontigney
From bestselling author and frequent Stupefying Stories contributor Eric Dontigney comes THE MIDNIGHT GROUND, a terrific paranormal thriller. Rather than say more about it I’ll just say, “Check out the reader reviews and ratings.” There are more than a hundred of them out there, and they’re overwhelmingly 4- and 5-stars. (If you get nothing but 5-star reviews, you’re either not trying hard enough or else buying reviews.) THE MIDNIGHT GROUND is available on Kindle, Audible, and in trade paperback, or FREE on Kindle Unlimited.
MORE KINDLE UNLIMITED BOOKS COMING SOON!
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99¢ E-BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE
SCOUT’S HONOR, by Henry Vogel
From acclaimed “swords and planets” author Henry Vogel comes Scout’s Honor, the book that launched his bestselling Terran Scout Corps series. If you like your heroes brave and true, your heroines smart and feisty, and your space opera plots racing ahead at breakneck speed, you’ll love the Scout series.
Just 99¢ for the first book in the series!
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From the acclaimed author of the Scout series comes The Fugitive Heir, the book that launched his bestselling Connaught Family Chronicles series. If you like your space adventures with a bit less Burroughs and a bit more Heinlein, check out The Fugitive Heir!
Just 99¢ for the first book in the series!
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From the bestselling author of the Scout series and the Connaught Family Chronicles comes the book that made us ask, “For the love of God, Henry, what possessed you to write yet another completely unrelated space opera trilogy?” His answer: “I wanted these books to have more mystery and political intrigue. And sex.”
O-ka-yyy…
Just 99¢ for the first book in the trilogy!
MORE 99¢ Kindle e-BOOKS COMING SOON!
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99¢ SHIPPING FOR PAPERBACKS AND HARDCOVERS
From now until June 15th, Ingram is offering 99¢ shipping for all print books they supply to us. We’re a bit unsure of the details of this. They’ve provided us with a discount code, SHIP99, but in another email said no discount code is necessary; the shipping charge defaults to 99¢ if they purchaser selects basic shipping.
However this works, the following hardcover and trade paperback books are available to you directly from our printer, at cover price plus 99¢ for shipping. You may be able to find better deals on Amazon, but these are the best-quality, most pristine books possible.
At least take a look at The Lost Planet, will you? We spent a small fortune on it. Got great quotes and reviews, from those who read it.
“The shades of Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson, James Schmitz and Andre Norton, Christopher Anvil and Keith Laumer must all be looking down approvingly on Henry Vogel’s THE LOST PLANET. Its two bright, engaging and surprisingly tough protagonists, Glen and Elise, rollick across a palpably real galactic milieu stuffed with exotic aliens, nicely rendered worlds, and a suspenseful set of wartime maneuvers. Toss in a lighthearted love story and some cosmic mysteries regarding the forerunner race known as the Progenitors, and you have a space opera that will enchant, excite and delight!”
THE LOST PLANET, by Henry Vogel (Hardcover) (Amazon Kindle link)
EMERALD OF EARTH, by Guy Stewart (Trade Paperback)
SCOUT: The Lost Colony Adventures, by Henry Vogel (Hardcover, omnibus edition)
THE PRINCESS SCOUT, by Henry Vogel (Hardcover)
THE PRINCESS SCOUT, by Henry Vogel (Trade Paperback)
THE HOSTAGE IN HIDING, by Henry Vogel (Hardcover)
THE HOSTAGE IN HIDING, by Henry Vogel (Trade Paperback)
THE RECOGNITION RUN, by Henry Vogel (Trade Paperback)
THE RECOGNITION REJECTION, by Henry Vogel (Trade Paperback)
THE RECOGNITION REVELATION, by Henry Vogel (Trade Paperback)
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