Read an ebook week (and a few suggestions)
Yes, I know I'm late with this – I should really have written about it being 'Read an ebook week' on Monday, not Friday, but it's been one of those weeks (one of those months, actually). It's an initiative which was originally designed to get people to try ebooks, but it seems slightly less relevant now given the advent of the Kindle and iPad etc. and the rapid increase in ebook consumption. Nevertheless, I think it's a good (and long overdue) opportunity to mention a few ebooks I read and enjoyed recently, and to help promote a few indie authors.
APEXOLOGY: HORROR
The Apex Book Company is a small press that's well known for its Apex magazine. This ebook collection was designed as a cut-price introduction to its impressive range of authors, and you get a lot of bang for your buck here. The past, the present, the future, Nazis, Werewolves, Vampires, body snatchers, deformed creatures, twisted realities, obsession, lust, sex… the scope of the collection is very broad and, to its credit, it succeeds on many levels. There's huge variety between the stories, with something to satisfy even the most ardent horror fan. Okay, so some tales invariably encroach into familiar genre territory from time to time, but they're all handled with real skill and enthusiasm. I defy anyone to read this collection and not be haunted by at least one of the stories. Personally, quite a few of them got to me, in particular Jennifer Pelland's grotesque (but never sensationalist) story of sibling envy and hatred, Big Sister/Little Sister, and Guy Hasson's spiralling mind-f**k, The Dark Side. From Cthulu to Dracula, from the surreal to the downright disturbing, from the ends of the Earth to the cold depths of space, this is an excellent collection and a fascinating introduction to the many worlds of the Apex Book Company. Click here to get the book.
JEREMY BISHOP'S TORMENT
Some authors (myself included) like to write fiction which although far-fetched, has at least one foot anchored in normality. Others don't. Bishop's Torment is a fast-paced action novel in which the wife of a double-agent finds herself shot into orbit with the President of the United States as a global nuclear war rages on the Earth below them. When they return to Earth, they find a curiously undamaged planet. But they're not alone… Suspend your disbelief, go with the ride and you'll have a lot of fun with TORMENT.
MAN OF LETTERS BY ERIC POLLARINE
Eric's novella is a fast read with that most precious of things at its heart – an original idea! A frustrated author struggles with the daily grind of working in a call centre (this sounds like a chapter from my autobiography!), before an unexpected event and subsequent revelation changes the direction of his life. Well worth a couple of dollars and a little of your time. Click here to get it.
UNDEAD WORLD
I noticed this week that A P Fuchs has repackaged and re-released his Undead World trilogy book BLOOD OF THE DEAD which I read a couple of years back. He's also released a sequel – POSSESSION OF THE DEAD. You can get them both here.
REMY PORTER'S DEAD BEAT
And finally… a quick note that the price of the ebook edition of Remy Porter's DEAD BEAT has been dropped to 99c/70p for a limited time. I promised Remy some space on this site but, for various reasons, I've been unable to yet do so. So, huge apologies to Remy, and please check back soon for more about DEAD BEAT.
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Read an ebook week (and a few suggestions)
