The Baen Free Library is from the Baen publishing company. They offer a selection of their book up for readers to read for free online. Yes, the entire book. You can download them, as well for e-readers.
There are even popular authors like Mercedes Lackey! I like Eric Flint's Grantville series, as well, although I tend to let some of the military-type talk pass over my head. Holly Lisle's Fire in the Mist is one I really enjoyed, as well.
There are a ton of different titles, so you shouldn't have any problem finding something to read. Go check it out!
Monday, 30 November 2009
Friday, 27 November 2009
Webcomics
Not sure if everyone know about these. Web comics are basically a comic book that is hosted on the internet. The authors seem to use the internet to bring interest to their work. Many authors are eventually able to publish actual books of their comics.
I figured I'd put up a few of the ones I read:
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Title: Faux Pas.
Genre: Humour, drama, fantasy.
Rating: I'd say it's acceptable for about 13+ or so. There's pretty much no violence, or rude language. There's a few more 'mature' jokes (the main character, Randy is trying to teach the visiting vixen Cindy how to understand human-speech. He tries to find something on t.v. that will work, but Jerry Springer comes up...). There isn't anything worse than that though.
Updates: Generally 3 times per week.
Books available: Unknown
Faux Pas is a comic that features animals as the characters rather than humans (think Babe or The Incredible Journey).
"Faux Pas (pronounced American-fashion, "fox paws") is the story of Randy and his animal friends, most of whom were trained to be studio animal actors - the animals you see in movies, commercials and in live stage shows. Most of them are now retired, officially or through lack of opportunity, and eke out an existence as best they can while avoiding being hunted, eaten or sold. The main setting for the series is Green Mountain Studio Animals (GMSA), a run-down farm in the Colorado Rockies. They fully realize that they exist at the whim of their human owners, but Randy's new owners are content to let him and his friends live pretty much as they please.
Tossed into the mix are a herd of housecats who think of Randy as their personal cat toy. Chief among the cats is Kira, who tries to help Randy when she can just to keep him from being so predictable. Also prominent in Randy's life is Cindy, a wilderness vixen who finds him charming and attractive, if confusing.
The action mostly takes place at or near GMSA. Other settings include the surrounding mountain woodlands where their wild animal friends live; the nearby zoo, known as St. Mia Hatz; and the occasional trip to remote locations where one or another of the crew might actually get some work. Randy's adventures occasionally take him far afield, but he always manages to find his way back."
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Girls With Slingshots
Author: Danielle Corsetto
Genre: Humour, Romance, Real-Life, Het pairings, F/F pairings.
Rating: Definitely for an older audience. I'd say mid to late teens, at least. Dirty jokes, adult situations, and so on.
Updates: Weekdays, and occasionally Sundays.
Book available: Yes
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A Girl and Her Fed.
Author: Otter
Genre: Humour, Action, Adventure,
Rating: I'd say mid to late teens, again. No explicit sex - that kind of stuff is more fade to black when it comes up. There are some rather off-colour jokes, however, especially when Speedy is involved. Some bad language. No nudity as far as I recall. Some violence.
Updates: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.
Book available: Unknown, but I don't think so.
"A Girl and Her Fed (AGAHF) is the story of a nameless Girl who finds that she is being watched by government agents. She and the Fed assigned to watch her form a partnership and attempt to untangle one hell of a knotty conspiracy."
More to come later on! ^_^
I figured I'd put up a few of the ones I read:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Title: Faux Pas.
Genre: Humour, drama, fantasy.
Rating: I'd say it's acceptable for about 13+ or so. There's pretty much no violence, or rude language. There's a few more 'mature' jokes (the main character, Randy is trying to teach the visiting vixen Cindy how to understand human-speech. He tries to find something on t.v. that will work, but Jerry Springer comes up...). There isn't anything worse than that though.
Updates: Generally 3 times per week.
Books available: Unknown
Faux Pas is a comic that features animals as the characters rather than humans (think Babe or The Incredible Journey).
"Faux Pas (pronounced American-fashion, "fox paws") is the story of Randy and his animal friends, most of whom were trained to be studio animal actors - the animals you see in movies, commercials and in live stage shows. Most of them are now retired, officially or through lack of opportunity, and eke out an existence as best they can while avoiding being hunted, eaten or sold. The main setting for the series is Green Mountain Studio Animals (GMSA), a run-down farm in the Colorado Rockies. They fully realize that they exist at the whim of their human owners, but Randy's new owners are content to let him and his friends live pretty much as they please.
Tossed into the mix are a herd of housecats who think of Randy as their personal cat toy. Chief among the cats is Kira, who tries to help Randy when she can just to keep him from being so predictable. Also prominent in Randy's life is Cindy, a wilderness vixen who finds him charming and attractive, if confusing.
The action mostly takes place at or near GMSA. Other settings include the surrounding mountain woodlands where their wild animal friends live; the nearby zoo, known as St. Mia Hatz; and the occasional trip to remote locations where one or another of the crew might actually get some work. Randy's adventures occasionally take him far afield, but he always manages to find his way back."
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Girls With Slingshots
Author: Danielle Corsetto
Genre: Humour, Romance, Real-Life, Het pairings, F/F pairings.
Rating: Definitely for an older audience. I'd say mid to late teens, at least. Dirty jokes, adult situations, and so on.
Updates: Weekdays, and occasionally Sundays.
Book available: Yes
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A Girl and Her Fed.
Author: Otter
Genre: Humour, Action, Adventure,
Rating: I'd say mid to late teens, again. No explicit sex - that kind of stuff is more fade to black when it comes up. There are some rather off-colour jokes, however, especially when Speedy is involved. Some bad language. No nudity as far as I recall. Some violence.
Updates: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.
Book available: Unknown, but I don't think so.
"A Girl and Her Fed (AGAHF) is the story of a nameless Girl who finds that she is being watched by government agents. She and the Fed assigned to watch her form a partnership and attempt to untangle one hell of a knotty conspiracy."
More to come later on! ^_^
Monday, 23 November 2009
Sites to read 2.
Back again, with another site recommend. ^_^
Author: Sara Sakana
Genre(s): Romance, Horror, Adventure, Humour.
Notes: Gay characters, language, possible adult content. (If I'm remembering correctly, the content is... probably not as bad as some of the more graphic romance novels, but I could be wrong. Then again, if you're interested in this story, the graphic-ness might not bother you much anyway. And it's not like you can't just skim over it. lol.)
100 Candles is another original fic. It's also about gay characters, another M/M pairing.
Summary: "I deal with a lot of seriously freaky stuff. Like “I see dead people” freaky.
I just want you to know what you’re getting into. The last guy I went out with ran away screaming like a girl the first time he saw a tea kettle with legs walking around some old lady’s house."
Jeff is a perfectly normal young man with a perfectly normal life. Then he finds a cursed fortune-telling doll washed up on the beach, meets author and paranormal investigator Kenny Tachibana in the process of trying to get rid of it, and pretty much kisses that normal life goodbye after that. At least he gets an awesome new boyfriend out of the deal."
Author: Sara Sakana
Genre(s): Romance, Horror, Adventure, Humour.
Notes: Gay characters, language, possible adult content. (If I'm remembering correctly, the content is... probably not as bad as some of the more graphic romance novels, but I could be wrong. Then again, if you're interested in this story, the graphic-ness might not bother you much anyway. And it's not like you can't just skim over it. lol.)
100 Candles is another original fic. It's also about gay characters, another M/M pairing.
Summary: "I deal with a lot of seriously freaky stuff. Like “I see dead people” freaky.
I just want you to know what you’re getting into. The last guy I went out with ran away screaming like a girl the first time he saw a tea kettle with legs walking around some old lady’s house."
Jeff is a perfectly normal young man with a perfectly normal life. Then he finds a cursed fortune-telling doll washed up on the beach, meets author and paranormal investigator Kenny Tachibana in the process of trying to get rid of it, and pretty much kisses that normal life goodbye after that. At least he gets an awesome new boyfriend out of the deal."
Friday, 20 November 2009
Sites to read.
I figured I'd start off with some of my favourite original fiction sites to read at. I might, at a later date, add some fanfiction sites later on... Not today, though. ^_^
Author: Scribe
Genres: Romance, Erotica, Horror, Humour.
Scribe writes both original fiction and fanfiction. Most of her original fiction can be counted as erotica, but also has a large amount of plot - basically like your average romance novel. She also writes fictiion that depicts Male/Male relationships, like her 100+ chapter re-telling of Dracula, Child of the Night.
Oddly enough, she also has a (very small) amount of family-friendly stories.
~ Scribe's Scribbles. Scribe is a an original author and fanfic author. This link is to her Live Journal, where you can find one of her newest works, The Last Chance Carnival series. There are two stories so far in the series. She also has the newest chapters from her re-telling of Dracula up (Child of the Night), while the earlier chapters can be found on her website.
~ Scribe's Scribbles (main site). This is where a large amount of her stories are stored, mostly fanfic, but she has a large section of original fiction as well.
More to come later.
Author: Scribe
Genres: Romance, Erotica, Horror, Humour.
Scribe writes both original fiction and fanfiction. Most of her original fiction can be counted as erotica, but also has a large amount of plot - basically like your average romance novel. She also writes fictiion that depicts Male/Male relationships, like her 100+ chapter re-telling of Dracula, Child of the Night.
Oddly enough, she also has a (very small) amount of family-friendly stories.
~ Scribe's Scribbles. Scribe is a an original author and fanfic author. This link is to her Live Journal, where you can find one of her newest works, The Last Chance Carnival series. There are two stories so far in the series. She also has the newest chapters from her re-telling of Dracula up (Child of the Night), while the earlier chapters can be found on her website.
~ Scribe's Scribbles (main site). This is where a large amount of her stories are stored, mostly fanfic, but she has a large section of original fiction as well.
More to come later.
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Introduction
Hi! Welcome to SakuraKat's Blog Journal. I have started this journal for a class assignment, and am at this point mostly hoping to pass! Ha ha.
I am probably going to be posting a variety of book-related things, like book recommends and reviews, sites I find interesting (like other review blogs), e-book sites and much much more. I hope you find something to interest you, and that you come back to visit!
I am probably going to be posting a variety of book-related things, like book recommends and reviews, sites I find interesting (like other review blogs), e-book sites and much much more. I hope you find something to interest you, and that you come back to visit!
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