Pixelscroll Daily Deals for Tuesday, 12/18/2012
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The Devil of Nanking: A Novel
Mo Hayder
Price: $1.99
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Literary, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers, Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers
Rating: 4.0 – {40 Reviews}
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ith the redolent atmosphere of Ian Rankin and the spine-chilling characters of Thomas Harris, Mo Hayder’s The Devil of Nanking, takes the reader on an electrifying literary ride from the palatial apartments of yakuza kingpins to deep inside the secret history of one of the twentieth century’s most brutal events: the Nanking Massacre.
A young Englishwoman obsessed with an indecipherable past, Grey comes to Tokyo seeking a lost piece of film footage of the notorious 1937 Nanking Massacre, footage some say never existed. Only one man can help Grey. A survivor of the massacre, he is now a visiting professor at a university in Tokyo. But he will have nothing to do with her.
So Grey accepts a job in an upmarket nightspot, where a certain gangster may be the key to gaining the professor’s trust. An old man in a wheelchair surrounded by a terrifying entourage, the gangster is rumored to rely on a mysterious elixir for his continued health. Taut, gritty, sexy, and harrowing, The Devil of Nanking is an incomparable literary thriller set in one of the world’s most fascinating cities-Tokyo-from an internationally best-selling author.
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Love, Eternally: Book One of the Roman Time Travel Series (Crimson Romance)
Morgan O’Neill
Price: $0.99
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance
Rating: 4.6 – {20 Reviews}
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witch’s ancient curse propels talented flutist Gigi Perrin back to A.D. 408, to the court of the depraved Roman Emperor Honorius and his admirable sister, Princess Galla Placidia.
There, Gigi grapples with her disbelief about what has happened, and with the strange, new world of violent politics, social upheaval, and Visigoth barbarians straining at the very gates of an empire.
Through it all, she must struggle with her powerful attraction to a pagan senator and military commander, Quintus Magnus, a man exotically different from anyone she has ever known. On the brink of a dark and war-torn age, Gigi joins forces with Magnus, battling to save a princess and her people, and ultimately finding love amid the chaos, before the fall of Rome.
Sensuality Level: Sensual
Morgan O’Neill: Two authors writing as one, Cary Morgan Frates and Deborah O’Neill Cordes invite the reader on a journey to worlds of ancient splendor and abiding love.
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Old Man’s War
John Scalzi
Price: $2.99
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Military
Rating: 4.3 – {550 Reviews}
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Gripping and surpassingly original. It’s Starship Troopers without the lectures. It’s The Forever War with better sex. It’s funny, it’s sad, and it’s true.”
–Cory Doctorow
“John Scalzi is a fresh and appealing new voice, and Old Man’s War is classic SF seen from a modern perspective–a fast-paced tour of a daunting, hostile universe.”
–Robert Charles Wilson
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Legend
Marie Lu
Price: $2.99
Genre(s): Teens, Love & Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: 4.2 – {280 Reviews}
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hat was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths – until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
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BUILT Neoprene Kindle Fire Slim Sleeve Case by Built NY
Genre(s): Kindle Fire Sleeve, Kindle Fire Accessory
hy We BUILT It
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Features
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For Kindle® Fire (does not fit Kindle Fire HD 7″)
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Travels easily in bags
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Christmas With The Rat Pack by Rat Pack
Genre(s): Holiday
From an Amazon Top Reviewer:
apitol has followed up their “Eee-O Eleven: The Best Of The Rat Pack” disc (one of the few excellent ‘Rat Pack’ compilations around; most others recycle the trio’s bargain-basement material) with this brilliant Christmas-themed CD. While all of the songs Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin sing on their own have been released before on CD, this is a pretty good selection from that material.
From Frank, we get a few timeless carols, “The First Noel”, “Hark! The Herald Angels”, etc (backed with a choir), plus the beautiful “Christmas Waltz”, and “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”. We even get treated to “I Believe”, which is a somewhat rare single, and wouldn’t really even be on this CD if not for a throw-away reference to Santa Claus!
From Dean, we get a few tracks from his “A Winter Romance” album (a priceless collection of frosty not-so-politically-correct charmers), as well as a few traditional by-the-numbers Christmas anthems: “Silver Bells”, “White Christmas”, “Rudolph The Red-Nose Reindeer” and “Winter Wonderland”, all of which see Dean impeccably slurring his way along as only he can! A highlight is the stunning “Peace on Earth / Silent Night”, which is taken from a ultra-rare Reprise Christmas promo album.
Another track from this album is the incomparable Sammy Davis, Jr.’s take on “Jingle Bells”, which is given a Vegas arrangement that swings something fierce! Sammy’s tracks really make you wish he’d recorded his own Christmas album. I suppose he was too busy wowing the world onstage as The Greatest Entertainer Who Ever Lived, to consistently blow the socks off everyone from the studio.
The only (minor) gripes are in the small print… For those who care, Capitol’s telling a few badly-researched fibs in the liner notes. Dean’s “White Christmas” is his ’59 version, not the ’66 as claimed; Sammy’s “It’s Christmas Time All Over The World” has in fact been released, and on so many budget Christmas LPs it’s not funny, while Davis, Jr.’s sensational version of “The Christmas Song” was not originally from his “The Nat King Cole Songbook” LP, but from a 1963 album, “California Suite”, devoted to songs written by Mel Tormé.
The two finishing tracks, Frank/Dean duets from Dean Martin’s TV shows cap off a sensational album – the talent of these three guys will short circuit your CD-player if you’re not careful, so pour yourself something stiff, and sit down to a nostalgically cool Yule! This CD is even enough to make this Australian reviewer forget that it’s the middle of summer and as hot as blazes outside, and cry insanely into the bushfire smoke “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
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