Comments on: “The Observer” in War & Space

By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:12:40 +0000

Thanks, ABE. I use reviews that way sometimes too. My favorite recently was on a reissue of Dracula. The vampire was mean. I hope you do like the collection. The stories I’ve read elsewhere that are included in this volume make me want to read it all the more.

By: ABE

ABE — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:07:49 +0000

There were only two 3-star reviews on Amazon. One person complained there was too much psychodrama, not enough war. The other person complained that the stories had mostly been published before.
Curiously, both of these complaints made me actually WANT to read the stories – so I went and bought it!
About the person complaining there wasn’t enough war, I wondered if he/she (I forget) had bothered to read the introduction – which clearly states the stories are about all kinds of things surrounding war, including causes and consequences.
After I read, I hope I’ll be moved to leave a review of my own.
Reviews are funny – I sometimes like the negative ones: they expose weaknesses that I find to be strengths – or warn me when the sample is too short to really tell. The most useful part of any review is how is complements the book description, especially if that book blurb has already raised a red flag.
Thanks for mentioning the collection – I think I’m going to like this.

By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 01:10:59 +0000

Thanks, Marion. I appreciate the thoughtfulness. If you click through on the edition that I link to–the book edition–you can get to the Kindle edition, and it still goes on my Associates account.

By: Marion Gropen

Marion Gropen — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:14:16 +0000

Please start listing the Kindle edition in your Amazon store, or include Associate links to it. I want to buy the books on your blog in such a way that you get a commission as well as any royalties due, but I really, really prefer Kindle editions.

Thank you!

By: antares

antares — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 22:18:57 +0000

_War & Space_ is available for Kindle. $6.99. http://www.amazon.com/War-Space-Recent-Combat-ebook/dp/B0081GX36S/

By: Krista D. Ball

Krista D. Ball — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 21:57:03 +0000

Darn it. It’s only on Amazon and B&N. Can’t get an epub of it (B&N refuses to accept my money because I’m outside of the US – jerks).

I’ll add to my list to pick up from the bookstore, then. I love a good SF anthology.