Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme started by Marcia years ago, and has since jumped to different hosts. It's a post to showcase books and book-related items gathered through the previous week.
More Free Books
My book buddy from lunch has gifted me even more books, this time two boxes full from of hardbacks. One was filled with almost completely Stephen King novels. Some of these I already owned in Paperback form, but since the hardbacks had nifty covers and are in excellent condition, I have given the paperback versions to my best friend Melissa and kept the hardbacks for myself (even though I usually prefer reading in paperback form.)
The IT cover is the same as the paperback one I owned, my favorite with the boat and the sewer. The Shining is an old fashioned cover as well, and isn't Misery awesome? Pet Semetary is also the favorite cover with the large cat splashed on.
In total, 14 Stephen King hardcovers, all great condition. Makes me want to do a King reading spree. I definitely need to re-read IT sometime.
Malz getting creepy by a stack of books, with Pet Sematary on top
Guy Books
Free for Review from The Publisher
Delia's Shadow
Published
September 17th 2013
by Tor
It
is the dawn of a new century in San Francisco and Delia Martin is a
wealthy young woman whose life appears ideal. But a dark secret colors
her life, for Delia’s most loyal companions are ghosts, as she has been
gifted (or some would say cursed) with an ability to peer across to the
other side.
Since the great quake rocked her city in 1906, Delia has been haunted by an avalanche of the dead clamoring for her help. Delia flees to the other side of the continent, hoping to gain some peace. After several years in New York, Delia believes she is free…until one determined specter appears and she realizes that she must return to the City by the Bay in order to put this tortured soul to rest.
It will not be easy, as the ghost is only one of the many victims of a serial killer who was never caught. A killer who after thirty years is killing again.
And who is now aware of Delia’s existence.
Since the great quake rocked her city in 1906, Delia has been haunted by an avalanche of the dead clamoring for her help. Delia flees to the other side of the continent, hoping to gain some peace. After several years in New York, Delia believes she is free…until one determined specter appears and she realizes that she must return to the City by the Bay in order to put this tortured soul to rest.
It will not be easy, as the ghost is only one of the many victims of a serial killer who was never caught. A killer who after thirty years is killing again.
And who is now aware of Delia’s existence.
Hero Worship
Expected publication:
2014
by Flux
Ever since becoming an
IWP—Individual with Powers—Marvin Maywood has dreamed of joining the
Core, a group of gifted heroes who save lives and stop crimes. But
because he's a homeless teenager who is forbidden to use his amazing
powers, wanting and achieving that dream are two very separate things.
But when Marvin saves a family from dangerous hoodlums with his incredible strength and speed, his chance to try out for the Core comes at last. The opportunity seems like a dream come true—until he realizes that the idyllic hero life he imagined is just a mask for the corrupt reality. And when a beloved hero is murdered, Marvin is suspected of being the villain behind the crime.
But when Marvin saves a family from dangerous hoodlums with his incredible strength and speed, his chance to try out for the Core comes at last. The opportunity seems like a dream come true—until he realizes that the idyllic hero life he imagined is just a mask for the corrupt reality. And when a beloved hero is murdered, Marvin is suspected of being the villain behind the crime.
Our Final Invention
Published
October 1st 2013
Artificial Intelligence
helps choose what books you buy, what movies you see, and even who you
date. It puts the “smart” in your smartphone and soon it will drive your
car. It makes most of the trades on Wall Street, and controls vital
energy, water, and transportation infrastructure. But Artificial
Intelligence can also threaten our existence.
In as little as a decade, AI could match and then surpass human intelligence. Corporations and government agencies are pouring billions into achieving AI’s Holy Grail—human-level intelligence. Once AI has attained it, scientists argue, it will have survival drives much like our own. We may be forced to compete with a rival more cunning, more powerful, and more alien than we can imagine.
Through profiles of tech visionaries, industry watchdogs, and groundbreaking AI systems, Our Final Invention explores the perils of the heedless pursuit of advanced AI. Until now, human intelligence has had no rival. Can we coexist with beings whose intelligence dwarfs our own? And will they allow us to?
In as little as a decade, AI could match and then surpass human intelligence. Corporations and government agencies are pouring billions into achieving AI’s Holy Grail—human-level intelligence. Once AI has attained it, scientists argue, it will have survival drives much like our own. We may be forced to compete with a rival more cunning, more powerful, and more alien than we can imagine.
Through profiles of tech visionaries, industry watchdogs, and groundbreaking AI systems, Our Final Invention explores the perils of the heedless pursuit of advanced AI. Until now, human intelligence has had no rival. Can we coexist with beings whose intelligence dwarfs our own? And will they allow us to?
The Brim Reaper
Expected publication:
December 17th 2013
by Polyester Press
When an over the top
collection of vintage Hollywood costumes comes to Samantha Kidd’s
hometown, it brings a hat box full of hype. Close friend Eddie is in
charge of the exhibit, but when hype turns to homicide he turns to
Samantha for help. Brimming with good intentions, she loops in the cops,
but after one too many cloche calls, she’s soon in over her head. If
she can tear the lid off the investigation, it might mean a feather in
her fedora. And if she can’t? She might get capped.
Until Next Time - Happy Reading!
