His Majesty’s Dragon
I just finished reading this e-book on my Kindle and while I was reading I couldn't help but think what the movie might look like. It is probably the first book in a while where it plays out almost like a screenplay. The action sequences would be cool with all of today's CGI special effects. Lets face it, we have not had a good dragon movie in a while. In fact, has there ever been a good dragon movie?
This book is $7.99 in paper and $0.00 on the Kindle. I recommend picking it up either way because overall it was a fun book to read. It would be a crazy world if dragons still roamed the earth and helped us fight our wars.
Click below to get His Majesty's Dragon on your Kindle right now for free. I noticed that some of the free books don't stay free for ever, so make sure that you download it today and read it the next time you get a chance. I for one will be picking up the next books of the series just as soon as I finish reading My Booky Wook by Russell Brand
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C.S. Lewis Books Being Released On Kindle!
If you are a fan of C.S. Lewis like I am and you have a Kindle like I do you are going to be super excited on June 2nd when four books are release on Kindle for the first time. You can pre-order The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, Mere Christianity, and The Problem of Pain for a June 2nd delivery. I hope this is just the start of a great trend of bringing Lewis's entire collection to the Kindle. These are some of the books that I read again and again and again. You can gain so much from reading them once, but so much more when you study the complexities of how Lewis is able to reveal complex truth in simple ways. Be sure to pre-order your Kindle C.S. Lewis books today!
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Jules Verne – The Mysterious Island
I have not had a chance to talk about any of the books that I have read recently, but I decided that today I would. Recently upon getting my Kindle 2 I downloaded for free a copy of Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island. One of the great things about owning a Kindle is that the second you own it you can download many classics for free and you already have a well stocked library full of classic novels that triumph over some of today's commercial attempts.
I really recommend reading this book. It starts off slowly, and there were times in the middle of the book that I began to get overwhelmed by the complex descriptions that Verne offers about how this band of Civil War escapees manage their life on a strange island. Verne goes into such depth that the reader can actually tell that Verne probably spent many hours in his own contemplation about what he would do if he were stranded on an island. And let me be the first to say that if I were stranded on an island I would want Jules Verne right beside me. His knowledge of the subject went further than you would expect it to and considering that the book was written in the 1870's. The type of information that was possessed by the characters given by Verne surpasses what most people would know today. It wasn't too far after being stranded that the band of men were making pottery, iron and planning to make guns. At one point they even knew to take small whale bones and hunt with them. These are things that are lost in today's world of luxury.
I think the beauty of the story lies in its ability to transport you to this other place and time. As I read the book I felt as if I was back in the 1800's trying to survive and thinking as I read, "what would I do?" It is an excellent book that could be read by young and old alike.
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The Great Divorce
From the sounds of it you might think that this book is about two people getting divorced and maybe throwing things at each other. Not even close! It is actually a very well written and concise story about a man who finds himself in hell and ends up on a bus that takes him to the base of Heaven. For such a short read it paints a sweet picture of hell being this vast place where houses stretch as far as the eye can see and yet it is only a crack in space. This is an excellent book for anybody who is looking for something quick to read. It does not require as much thinking as most C.S. Lewis books do, however be prepared to have your socks knocked off. This has become one of my favorite books of all time. You should definitely read it if you get the chance. Also if you are on Amazon.com recommend that you can read this on the Kindle. I would like to get a Kindle someday and this book would be the first one that I purchase for it.
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