Once you've purchased an Amazon Kindle e-book reader, the wonderful world of public domain, Creative Commons and free e-book promotions opens up to you. This regular Kindle Reader feature points you to a few of the most interesting new free (or very cheap) e-books available for download from the web. Free or inexpensive e-book selections for this week include science fiction and fantasy with more than a touch of humor, a lot of dogs (some of whom are detectives), a larger than life barbarian - but aren't they all - and a coming-of-age novel narrated by a boy growing up in a dog zoo in Florida.
The Eye of Wilbur Mook, by H. B. Hickey. FANTASY. Download site: MobileRead. Format: .mobi for Kindle. Price: $0.00.
When the world's most cowardly man met the world's bravest - history was changed. Wilbur Mook , a timid greeting card writer, reluctantly accompanies a strange old man named Merlin back in time to the days of knights and other scary characters. Originally published in Amazing Stories magazine, November, 1948.
The Mouse in the Mountain by Norbert Davis. MYSTERY. Download site: Amazon. Format: .AZW for Kindle. Price: $0.99.
"Doan, the 'hero' of this story is a small-time detective with a dry, sardonic wit, and a huge Great Dane (Carstairs - don't call him a 'pet') in these absolutely delightful series of humor-tinged mysteries. Great fun that shouldn't be missed! In this adventure, the duo travel to Mexico during World War 2, along with an heiress, a revolutionary, an artist, and more than a few mysteries. Complex characters and good, sometimes surreal humor." - Amazon.
Vengar the Barbarian (The King, His Son, Their Sorcerer and His Lover), by Chris J. Randolph. FANTASY. Download site: Amazon. Format: .azw for Kindle. Price: $0.89.
"Welcome to the Hyperbolic Age, a prehistoric era when men were mighty, women were buxom, and neither could be trusted in the dark. Into this melodramatic yet somehow lost epoch strides a mighty figure, a king cursed to never again remember his homeland who wanders the thousand and one kingdoms in search of what he's lost. His name is Vengar, and he's a barbarian. Shudder with terror as our hulking hero faces unearthly creatures from the furthest reaches of possibility. Thrill as he seduces luscious ladies and wages war against vile sorcerers, and shake your head in dismay as he makes far too many decisions with that certain part of the male anatomy. When Vengar comes to the sandstone city of Tensara, a mysterious maiden begs him to rescue her sister from a wicked sorcerer. He accepts the mission but it quickly turns into more than he bargained for, leaving him tangled up in a dastardly plot to start a civil war. At roughly 30 pages, The King, His Son, Their Sorcerer and His Lover is a ton of fun in a bite-size package. 'The perfect afternoon read,' says the author's mother, and we think you'll agree." - Amazon.
Dogland, by Will Shetterly. FANTASY. Download site: ManyBooks. Format: Kindle (.azw). Price: $0.00.
"The Nix family has arrived. And Latchahie County will never be the same. In an effort at improving his family's lot, the Nixes have moved to rural Florida to open Dogland: a combination zoo, restaurant and motel. But it isn't long before Nix and his clan of eccentric supporters run afoul of unsympathetic locals. The problem? Luke Nix has hired Ethorne Hawkins. Hawkins is black. And it's 1959."
In Dog We Trust: A Steve and Rochester Mystery, by Neil S. Plakcy. MYSTERY. Download site: Amazon. Format: Kindle (.azw). Price: $2.39.
"After a bad divorce and a brief prison term for computer hacking, 42-year-old Steve Levitan has returned to his home town of Stewart’s Crossing and taken a part-time job as an adjunct professor of English at his alma mater, Eastern College. While walking around his gated community, he becomes friendly with his next-door neighbor, Caroline Kelly, and her golden retriever, Rochester. When Caroline is shot and killed while walking Rochester, Steve becomes the dog’s temporary guardian. Together, these two unlikely sleuths work to uncover the mystery behind Caroline’s death." - Amazon.
Danger in Deep Space, by Carey Rockwell. SCIENCE FICTION. Download site: MobileRead. Format: .mobi for Kindle. Price: $0.00.
"The book you hold in your hands - second in the Tom Corbett series by 'Carey Rockwell' - is something special. Oh, it was a work made for hire, and after it had its day, even the author (whoever he was in real life) forgot he'd done it. But believe it or not, this book is really pretty neat. It's the tale of three young space cadets of the Solar Guard: it starts with space maneuvers and a mock attack, and run through complications on places like Venus and Tara. Cool stuff! Read it now!" - MobileRead.
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