Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Dale

When Lady Saren refuses to marry a man she fears, she and her maid, Dashti, are locked in a tower with just a tiny flap open to the outside world. As food runs low and the weather changes from broiling hot to unbearably cold,m is is all Dashti can do to make them comfortable in their dark prison.Not long after their confinement begins, Saren’s suitors arrive- one welcome, the other less so- and she orders Dashti to speak to them. Impersonating Lady...

Free Audio Books: Beastly and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

This week Audio Book Community is offering the audio versions of Beastly and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for free download, until August 18th.Unfortunately Beastly is only available to resident of the US and Canada.Beastlyby Alex Flinn, Read by Chris PattonA beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.You...

Scifi for Beginners: Beginning Operations by James White

About a year ago I had decided to broaden my horizons by attempting to read one science fiction book a month, in addition to my regular fantasy reading. But a year after beginning this project I find that I still prefer reading fantasy and each month I approach my chosen scifi book without much enthusiasm. This month, when I realized that it was time to choose another scifi book to read I determined that I would only read a book that I would actually...