Today's Kindle Kids Daily Deal is Once Upon a Marigold ($1.99), by Jean Ferris, with the companion audiobook for $3.49.Book Description
Christian is gaga for Princess Marigold. But he's just a commoner, and no match for royalty. Heck, he lives in a cave with a troll! And now he's discovered another reason to put his love-soggy heart on ice: Queen Olympia is scheming to take over the kingdom--and she'll bump off her own daughter to do it. Can Christian foil her diabolical plans?
Age Range: 10 and up
Today's Kindle Daily Deal is Vanished in the Dunes: A Hamptons Mystery ($1.99), by Allan Retzky [Oceanview].Book Description
Amos Posner has a lovely house in the upscale Hamptons beach community of eastern Long Island. But recent events in Amos's life are preventing him form enjoying it. His employer, an international trading firm, fired him after making him the scapegoat for some shady business deals. His wife, a highly successful Manhattan lawyer, has not taken kindly to his job situation, and their marriage is under considerable stress.Amos is spending most of his time at the beach house, alone, and not at all happy. So he is highly vulnerable when a beautiful woman approaches him on a bus--the Hampton Jitney--from Manhattan to the Hamptons and persuades him to show her around the area on her day off from her job as a psychiatric resident at a Manhattan hospital. When Amos reluctantly agrees, he gets far more than an ego boost. He gets a nightmare beyond imagination. And the cascading events could cost him more than the loss of his job and his wife. They could cost him his life.
Today's Kindle Romance Daily Deal is A Breath of Magic ($0.99), by Tracy Madison [Montlake].Book Description
A young New Age store owner in the Midwest discovers she’s related to a line of witches…and that her family’s magic will help locate her true soul mate.
Today's Kindle SciFi/Fantasy Daily Deal is Fiasco ($1.99), by Stanislaw Lem [Houghton Mifflin Harcourt], with the companion audiobook $3.99. With all the recent sales on this author's backlist, I've slowly been adding to my library and I've snagged this one, as well.Book Description
The planet Quinta is pocked by ugly mounds and covered by a spiderweb-like network. It is a kingdom of phantoms and of a beauty afflicted by madness. In stark contrast, the crew of the spaceship Hermes represents a knowledge-seeking Earth. As they approach Quinta, a dark poetry takes over and leads them into a nightmare of misunderstanding. Translated by Michael Kandel. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Viking 1: Odinn's Child (£0.99 UK), by Tim Severin, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $7.59).Book Description
Our story begins in the year 1001 and the toddler, Thorgils Leiffson, son of Leif the Lucky and Thorgunna, arrives on the shores of Brattahlid in Greenland to be brought up in the fostercare of a young woman - Gudrid. Thorgils is a rootless character of quicksilver intelligence and adaptability. He has inherited his mother’s ability of second sight and his destiny lies beyond the imagination of those around him. Virtually orphaned, he is raised by various mentors, who teach him the ancient ways and warn him of the invasion of the ‘White Christ’ into the land of the ‘Old Gods’. Thorgils is guided by a restless quest for adventure and the wanderlust of his favoured god, Odinn. His fortunes take him into many dangerous situations as well as to the brink of death by execution, in battle, disease and shipwreck… Packed with wonderfully reimagined Viking sagas and adventures, and fascinating and unique characters, VIKING - Odinn’s Child gives historical novel writing a new dimension.
Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! (£0.99 UK), by Maureen Wright and Will Hillenbrand (Illustrator), is the second Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $3.99).Book Description
It's time for Big Bear to hibernate, so Old Man Winter keeps telling him: "Sleep, Big Bear, sleep." But Big Bear doesn't hear very well. He thinks Old Man Winter has told him to drive a jeep, to sweep, and to leap. Big Bear just can't seem to hear what Old Man Winter is saying. Finally, Old Man Winter finds a noisy way to get Big Bear's attention. Cozy illustrations rendered in pencil and mixed media by Will Hillenbrand bring this bedtime story to a fitting conclusion.
Guinness World Records 2013 Gamers Edition ($8.39 Kindle, $2.99 B&N) is the Nook Daily Find.Book Description
Welcome to the brand new Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition! Now in its sixth edition, this year's book is completely updated with incredible new records and the very best images from this year's most amazing titles. There are exciting news stories and fascinating nuggets of trivia detailing recent and upcoming developments in the world of gaming, along with Top Ten charts ranking the most impressive scores of the very best gaming achievements. Discover a dazzling array of essential facts and figures about record-breaking videogames and the highest-scoring players. You can also try our entertaining quiz to test just how much you know about the games you love. Other new features include the "Vs" face-off, in which game characters battle one another. There's also "Flashback", bringing you insights from gaming in days gone by. Get to know gaming better with our "How to spot this genre" box, and improve your own playing skills by following our "Power Up!" tips and hints. "Wow" will surprise you with remarkable gaming facts, and get "One Up" on other gamers with this dazzling trivia feature. There are also gaming recommendations, number-based facts, and stunning-looking features about zombies, female gaming icons and game-related movies. Guinness World Records Gamer's 2013 is the ultimate videogame guide!
