Historical Fictionistas discussion

Feel free to post any freebies or deals you find out there in the world wide web. It doesn't necessarily have to be contained to HF since our members tend to enjoy all kinds of genres.

The audiobook community posts two freebies every week during the summer. It's all YA audios, but they do post some classics: http://www.audiobookcommunity.com/gro...

The Borgia Bride is available for $2.99 on both Amazon and Nook.

Nook:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/borgi...

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Borgia-Bride-No...

Poison is available for $2.99 on both Amazon and Nook.

Nook:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/poiso...

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Poison-Novel-Re...

I've posted a free historical read over on Archive of Our Own here - http://archiveofourown.org/works/209889 Although it's a fan fiction site, this piece can be read as an original story. Here's the description:

It is 700 ad and the world lies in ruin, the Dark Ages come to life. The Roman Empire has crumbled into something altogether new, medieval Europe, hanging on to the remnants of Roman civilization while being shaped by the church.

In this land of relics and shrines knight Jensen of Ackerley wanders grief-stricken and purposeless until he takes on the challenge of guiding Lady Alona on a pilgrimage. Accompanied by the orphaned street thief Tristan of Jare, they travel from France to Rome to the center of the world - Jerusalem - across the glittering Mediterranean, facing dangers of the body and soul, the heart and mind.

I'd love to hear your feedback if you decide to read it!

ps - forgot to mention that A03 has a wonderful download feature in the upper right hand corner which is especially nice if you have an ereader.

Xina, the link didn't work for me.

Teralyn wrote: "Xina, the link didn't work for me."

Oh, sorry - the period at the end messed it up. I removed it and it should work now. Thanks for letting me know!

The Winter Sea- $2.99


B&N:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/winte...

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Sea-eboo...

Two recent HF titles are now available also via Kindle and priced at $2.99 --
Eromenos by Melanie McDonald, a GR author, and
Bending the Boyne: A novel of ancient Ireland, by J.S. Dunn, a GR author.

Georgette Heyer
HUGE Birthday Sale at Source Books- all her bookies are $1.99!!!

http://www.sourcebooks.com/readers/ca...

THE SEED by Fola
is currently availabe on Amazon now for $8.46 instead of $11.77

http://www.amazon.com/Seed-1-Fola/dp/...

It's also on kindle for $4.99
http://www.amazon.com/The-Seed-ebook/...

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is being advertised for $2.99 for the Kindle version. At Amazon.com...of course.

Some Sourcebooks novel deals (if I haven't listed the Nook price it's usually only because the price isn't reduced, not necessarily because it's not available on Nook):


$1.79 on Kindle
$1.99 on Nook


$1.99 on Kindle


$1.99 on Kindle
$1.99 on Nook


$1.99 on Kindle

Sourcebooks NON-fiction deals:


$2.99 on Kindle and Nook


$2.99 on Kindle and Nook


$2.99 on Kindle and Nook


$2.99 on Kindle and Nook


$1.50 on Kindle
$2.99 on Nook


$1.50 on Kindle
$2.99 on Nook


$1.50 on Kindle

One more (fiction, not Sourcebooks)


$1.99 on Kindle

Today's Kindle Daily Deal is the first book of a historical mystery series:


$1.99 for today only

Another Kindle Daily Deal:


$1.99 today only
It's also free for Prime members to borrow.

$1.57 on Kindle

$3.05 on Kindle


$3.05 on Kindle

Freebie on Kindle (technically fantasy but set in colonial times so thought I'd mention it)


$2.99 on Kindle and Nook

$2.99 on Kindle and Nook


$2.99 on Kindle and Nook

$2.99 on Kindle and Nook


$1.99 on Kindle (free for Prime members to borrow) and Nook

The Wayward Apprentice

Only 99 cents for Kindle at Amazon. First in a series of historical mysteries set in medieval England, similar to "The Unquiet Bones".

$2.99 on Kindle and Nook

I know $2.99 or under is the usual cut off for bargains but it's harder to find non-fiction that low so I thought this was worth a mention:


$4.73 on Kindle

Some of the most highly rated historical novels (on Amazon) under $3:


$2.99 on Kindle
$0.99 on Nook


$2.99 on Kindle


$0.99 on Kindle and Nook
(This is one of my favs)

Today's Daily Deal is a collection of 13 crime stories set in the 30s and 40s, based on real-life cases:


$0.99 today only on Kindle, also free for Prime members to borrow.

Also, a biography:


$3.03 on Kindle
$3.19 on Nook (I'm pretty sure the description on B&N is wrong though! Sort yourselves out, B&N)

And a Victorian mystery (unfortunately the second in the series though):


$2.99 on Kindle and Nook

Freebie! Historical fantasy though...

All the books below are available on Kindle & Nook for 2.99 each. Author N. Gemini Sasson. The first 3 books are a trilogy on Robert the Bruce and the are GREAT!
The Crown in the Heather

Worth Dying For

The Honor Due a King

Isabeau: A Novel of Queen Isabella and Sir Roger Mortimer

Was not sure how to add the links to Amazon or B&N.

There are A LOT of books out there. I'm not just referring to the traditional publishers, I'm also bringing in the new indie ebooks. How can you chose?

FREE is a good motivator. I've made the first 8 chapters of my work Mad Gods free for anybody who wants to have a risk free look at the beginnings of Predatory Ethics.

Just go to:
Mad Gods Volume I @: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Mad Gods Volume II @: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

Go to WordPress.com and look for a blog from Michael Gallagher. If you subscribe to this he will send you by e mail all sorts of free downloads for your kindle.

Also, click on awriterswork.com and you will see a list of authors who are offering free books. Some of the author's you may recognize.

Today's Kindle Daily Deal is Elizabeth Chadwick's "To Defy a King":


$1.49 on Kindle

Robin wrote: "Today's Kindle Daily Deal is Elizabeth Chadwick's "To Defy a King":


$1.49 on Kindle"

Great book!

Some Non Fiction:


$2.99 on Kindle


$2.99 on Kindle, free for Prime members to borrow

You can still enjoy a free copy of my book The Sekhmet Bed through November 30! Here's how: http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/2...

Time to get your Egypt on!

Okay, just realized the ones I last posted about are part of "Cyber Monday's The Big Deal" which oddly started on Sunday and lasts until Dec 3. Books are $3.99 or less. Here's the full list of history (non-fiction) books and the full list of novels (unfortunately no historical fiction list but there's a few in the fiction section). Also, here's the full list of all the books in this deal.

Robin wrote: "And a Victorian mystery (unfortunately the second in the series though):


$2.99 on Kindle and Nook "

Most of the series is now $2.99 on Kindle (up to book 10 it looks like): http://www.goodreads.com/series/40488...

Cyber Monday - THE HUGUENOT SWORD - Christian historical fiction - on sale 99 Cents - Kindle & Nook.



For faith, for friendship, for freedom.


In the time of Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, when being a Protestant could mean death, The Huguenot Sword roamed the streets of Paris by night, defending those faithful to the young heretical religion. The nobility scorned them as ruffians. To the oppressed Protestants they were saviors, but to the Cardinal’s Guards they were a pestilence needing to be terminated.

The situation becomes desperate when those in power launch a bold plan to destroy the group. One wrong move can be fatal. But the ordeal of Paris pales in comparison to the possible annihilation of the faith and people at the Battle of La Rochelle.

Kindle: http://amzn.to/q818MO

Nook: http://bitly.com/uMDgm8

Some freebies - not all strict historical fiction but since they're free, why not mention them.


Kindle

Historical Romance:

Kindle and Nook

Another historical romance:

Free on Kindle - $0.99 on Nook

Historical Fantasy:

Free on Kindle - $0.99 on Nook

Today's Kindle Daily Deal is non-fiction of the JFK assassination.


$0.99 on Kindle
$1.99 on Nook

Also, a number of historical romances from Sprigleaf have been reduced to $2.99 on Kindle.

$2.99 on Kindle (free for Prime members to borrow)


$3.19 on Kindle (free for Prime members to borrow)

Another Daily Deal:


$1.99 on Kindle, today only (free for Prime members to borrow)

And two freebies:


Free on Kindle and Nook


Free on Kindle

I'm not sure if it's appropriate to post a link to a giveaway here (for my literary/historical novel River in the Sea) - is that okay? It's running for a week.

And, totally unrelated to historical fiction, but Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain is 3.99 for the Kindle.

Tina, we have a giveaway thread and a self promotion thread...you might get more of a response in those threads.

self promo- http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

giveaway- http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_... (you can create a new topic with the title of your giveaway)

Perfect - thank you so much! I will post there.

$2.69 on Kindle
$2.99 on Nook


$3.61 on Kindle

Another Kindle Daily Deal (non-fiction but apparently "reads like a Victorian thriller"):


$1.99 today only on Kindle

I think I'll be picking that one up since I've recently gotten into Victorian mysteries and I've been meaning to read something on Jack the Ripper so this should be right up my alley at the moment!

Also, a bio on Amelia Earhart:


$4.97 on Kindle

UK Kindle users, several of Philippa Gregory books are only £3.99.

For US Kindle users, some more highly rated bargains:


$1.46 on Kindle


$3.00 on Kindle
$1.50 on Nook


$2.99 on Kindle and Nook

Lots of freebies recently, these are all non-fiction:

The Mary Ellen Wilson Child Abuse Case and the Beginning of Children's Rights In 19th Century America
Arsonist: The Most Dangerous Man in America
The Battle of Massard Prairie: The 1864 Confederate Attacks on Fort Smith, ArkansasJack the Ripper -Secret Service
Marlowe versus Shakespeare: Wrongful Death and Double Identity

Another Kindle Daily Deal:


$0.99 on Kindle (today only)

And loads more freebies - I guess because it's almost Christmas, there's lots of promos on:


Free on Kindle


Free on Kindle


Free on Kindle


Free on Kindle


Free on Kindle


Free on Kindle