Books - By George

Based Book Sale 2024 is here!
Get excellent books at amazing prices!

And if any of you hear of a progressive book sale, please send me an item I can post, because book sales are good.

Bypass the cultural gatekeeping, support non-woke authors, and get yourself some great based books from both established and emerging talent for only $0.99 – many titles free – but only for one week! The sale starts today, and it runs through Tuesday September 10, 2024 to celebrate BasedCon, a gathering for authors and fans of science fiction and fantasy who are tired of woke propaganda.

What is a “based” book?

based [ beyst ] / beɪst / adjective

1. Well-grounded, resting upon a firm foundation.
2. Principled, devoted to fixed standards, especially in defiance of conventional wisdom.
3. Rejecting politically correct attitudes and celebrating nonconformity with woke opinion.
4. Committed to upholding and advancing the good, the beautiful, and the true.
antonyms: debased, cringe, woke

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It’s a limited time offer, available only for a week, featuring more than a hundred different titles, including a couple dozen new to the sale.

The sale includes books by Jordan Allen, Tony Andarian, J. M. Anjewierden, Daniel M. Bensen, M.D. Boncher, V.A. Boston, Henry Brown, Jacob Calta, Kit Sun Cheah, Paul Clayton, Travis J. I. Corcoran, J.D. Cowan, Vox Day, Jon del Arroz, Milo James Fowler, Karl K. Gallagher, Edward Gibbon, Roy M. Griffis, Frederick Gero Heimbach, Alexander Hellene, David Herod, Daniel Humphreys, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Michael F. Kane, M.R. Kayser, Frederick Key, L.S. King, Michael Kingswood, Robert Kroese, Michael Lacoy, N.R. LaPoint, Frank B. Luke, Michael P. Marpaung, T.J. Marquis, Richard Nichols, Ron Nielsen, Francis Porretto, M.S. Olney, Chance Paladin, George Phillies, Matthew W. Quinn, Hans G. Schantz, Denton Salle, Dale F. Saran, David Skinner, Jonathan Souza, Steve Stark, John Taloni, Michael Trust, S.C. Vincent, Henry Vogel, Erik Waag, John Walker, David Weber, and John C. Wright.

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The Big BasedCon Based Book Sale Running Now Through Tuesday September 10

In the last week, the N3F published issues of its fiction zine Eldritch Science and its book review zine The N3F Review of Books Incorporating Prose Bono. Tables of Contents follow.

Eldritch Science 11

Front Cover … Adventurer
by Tiffanie Gray

Short Stories

3 … Island of Avarice by Clint Stevenson
13 … The Last Denebolan Marathon
by Charles Walter
19 … Forged in Fire by J. L. Cook
30 … Welcome to Vulpye by Jeff Cassell

Poems

13 … Poem by Jean-Paul L. Garnier
19 … Poem by Jean-Paul L. Garnier
29 … Poem by Jean-Paul L. Garnier

Art

3 … The Staging Area by Jose Sanchez
9 … Curving Unicorn by Angela K. Scott
13 … Three Moon Night by Tiffanie Gray
19 … Shadow Kid by Artist Fish
28 … Robot One by Artist Fish
30 … Jungle Landing by Jose Sanchez
36 … Dragons Duo by Angela K. Scott

The N3F
Review of Books
Incorporating Prose Bono
Professor George Phillies, D.Sc., Editor
March 2024

Fiction
2 … A Star-Wheeled Sky by Brad R. Torgerson … Review by Heath Row
2 … Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree … Review by Tom Feller
3 … Chasing Freedom by Marina Fontaine … Review by Declan Finn
3 … Demons Are Forever by Declan Finn … Review by Caroline Furlong
7 … Disquiet Gods … Review by Christopher Ruocchio
9 … Doris Dances & Fires Rekindled by Julian Hawthorne, edited by P. Alexander,
Michael Tierney, and Robert A. Lupton … Review by Caroline Furlong
11 … Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn … Review by Tom Feller
12 … Fae Wars: Futures Past by James Copley and J. F. Holmes … Review by Jim McCoy
13 … Fisherman’s Hope by David Feintuch … Review by Heath Row
14 … Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes … Review by Jean-Paul Garnier
15 … The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuire … Review by Tom Feller
15 … The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi … Review by Bob Jennings
16 … Mortal Fear by Robin Cook … Review by Tom Feller
17 … The New Galveston Duology by Dale Cozort … Review by Christopher Nuttall
18 … The Other Time by Mack Reynolds and Dean Ing … Review by Chris Nuttall
20 … Pilgrimage by Zenna Henderson … Review by J.-P. Garnier
20 … Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders … Review by Tom Feller
20 … Scamps & Scoundrels: The Bad Guys, Book One by Eric Ugland … Review by Jim McCoy
22 … Shock by Robin Cook … Review by Tom Feller
22 … Starship Found, Child Missing by Miles Rozak … Review by Jim McCoy
24 … The Survivors: Life After War by Angela White … Review by Jim McCoy
26 … Triplanetary by E.E. “Doc” Smith … Review by Heath Row
26 … The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin by L. Jagi Lamplighter
… Review by Declan Finn
28 … Wavelengths: Covering Sci Fi in Every Reality by Daniel Dickholtz
… Review by Jason P. Hunt

Literary Criticism
30 … Interview with Gary Phillips, author of The Unvarnished By Jean-Paul L. Garnier

Prose Bono
32… Asking for It Cedar Sanderson

The final reading pass of my next novel Of Breaking Waves, has occurred. It's more or less done. The first bits of it were written in 1992.