Stranger Things Happen

What Hacker News says

1. engtechOct 2012
   The Scalzi and Bacigalupi books are so worth it.

   Bacigalupi is a great author. I really liked the Wind Up Girl, and about 80% of the short stories in Pump 6 were good.

   Old Man's War is a recent classic. I've read all the books in the series, and the first is the best.

   I've read all the Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean collaborations, and honestly I don't care for McKean's artwork. It took me a while of looking at the preview to realize I'd already read Signal-to-Noise. Forgettable.

   I haven't read:

      Cory Doctorow: Pirate Cinema 
      Lauren Beukes: Zoo City 
      Mercedes Lackey: Invasion 
      Kelly Link: Stranger Things Happen 
      Kelly Link: Magic for Beginners
   

   Although I own the Kelly Link books. Never got around to them. My wife liked Magic for Beginners.
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2. ernesthOct 2012
   A few things really upset me with that:

   First, books are a special kind of products, they do not obey the same rules as commercial products, they are culture. To explain a little, I am french and we have a law for the unique price of books: the price you will pay for a book will be the same on amazon, at fnac, in your local bookshop or in a supermarket.

   Second, the word e-reader is nowhere to be found, ePub is also not prominently featured, contrary to iPad and Kindle. For a no-DRM ebook offer, I would have thought that the standard format for ebooks would be more important than the name of the most DRM-filled devices.

   Third, Pirate Cinema, Stranger Things Happen and Magic for Beginners are CC licensed (some NC-ND, some only NC), I would be happy to know the license of the books that are here sold (included the other ones) and in the case of Magic for Beginners if it includes the non CC licensed short stories. For the first humble indie bundle, there was a promise that some games would be opensourced, a similar promise would be great here.

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3. kqr2Oct 2012
   Links to Amazon reviews for all the books:

   http://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Cinema-Cory-Doctorow/dp/0765329...

   http://www.amazon.com/Pump-Other-Stories-Paolo-Bacigalupi/dp...

   http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-City-Lauren-Beukes/dp/0857662163/

   http://www.amazon.com/Invasion-Secret-World-Chronicle-Chroni...

   http://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Things-Happen-Kelly-Link/dp/1...

   http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Beginners-Kelly-Link/dp/01560318...

   Bonus Books (If you pay more than average) :

   http://www.amazon.com/Signal-Noise-Edition-Neil-Gaiman/dp/15...

   http://www.amazon.com/Old-Mans-War-John-Scalzi/dp/0765348276...

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4. roryokaneOct 2012
   Also, links to reviews on Goodreads:

   Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13539171-pirate-cinema (rating: 3.82)

   Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8503271-pump-six-and-othe... (rating: 4.11)

   Zoo City by Lauren Beukes – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11351953-zoo-city (rating: 3.68)

   Invasion: Book One of the Secret World Chronicle by Mercedes Lackey – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10824696-invasion (rating: 3.73)

   Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66659.Stranger_Things_Hap... (rating: 4.00)

   Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66657.Magic_for_Beginners (rating: 4.01)

   bonus books:

   Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/957373.Signal_to_Noise (rating: 3.88)

   Old Man’s War by John Scalzi – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51964.Old_Man_s_War (rating: 4.18)

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5. SemaphorOct 2012
   edit: 2 minutes too slow. Going to just leave this up as it has the ratings;)

   And because I think goodreads review are way above amazon in quality (usually, not always) here are the links for GoodReads (ratings in brackets):

   Pump Six and Other Stories http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2819368-pump-six-and-othe... (4.11)

   Zoo City http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7163862-zoo-city (3.68)

   Invasion: The Secret World Chronicle http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1986356.Invasion (3.73)

   Stranger Things Happen http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66659.Stranger_Things_Hap... (4.00)

   Magic for Beginners. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66657.Magic_for_Beginners (4.01)

   Pirate Cinema http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13539171-pirate-cinema (3.82)

   extras

   Old Man's War http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51964.Old_Man_s_War (4.18)

   Signal to Noise! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166570.Signal_to_Noise (3.88)

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