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BOOK VIEW CAFE came together in 2008 around a group of authors with a simple aim: to use the Internet to bring their work directly to their readers. It was already clear that a revolution was coming to the publishing industry and these authors wanted to help shape its course.

Drawing on a collective century’s worth of experience in the publishing industry, the authors created an online space where readers can browse and discover new authors and titles alongside current favorites. Aware that the Internet demands variety, the site features fresh fiction every day on the front page, a feat made possible by the extensive list of material available to over over thirty professional authors, including bestsellers and award winners such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Vonda N. McIntyre, Laura Anne Gilman, Sarah Smith, Sarah Zettel and Steven Harper.

Since its launch, Book View Café has experienced a steady growth in readers and in author-members. The Cafe now receives over 700,000 hits every month. The author blog has also seen increasing popularity since its launch, drawing a further eight to nine thousand hits per month. You can visit the website at www.bookviewcafe.com.

Where to find Book View Cafe online

Website: http://www.bookviewcafe.com/
Twitter: bookviewcafe
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Blog: http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/

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We, Robots: A story of the Singularity    by Sue Lange
Price: $2.99 USD. 26040 words. Published by Book View Cafe on February 17, 2012. .
The robots don't want the Singularity.
International Kittens of Mystery    by Chris Dolley
Price: $2.99 USD. 7160 words. Published by Book View Cafe on November 25, 2011. .
Whenever the planet is in danger – be it from giant balls of wool or bands of renegade squirrels – only one group is guaranteed to answer the call. The International Kittens of Mystery! This is a journal of their stories. If you like a fun story with lots of cute pictures of kittens saving the planet, this is the book for you. It'll be the best 30 minutes you’ve spent this year.
A Taste Of You    by Jennifer Stevenson
Price: $2.99 USD. 69780 words. Published by Book View Cafe on November 14, 2011. .
An energy vampire at seventeen, Hel reduced her first lover to ashes. 40 years later, she still looks 17. Nick Jones, federal anti-magic cop, has a secret, too. Magic turns him on. This makes it hard for him when he's assigned to recruit Hel. Hel adores Nick's yummy energy but if he learns she's a vampire, he'll send her to Hinky Guantanamo. But can they keep their hands off each other?
Wren's War    by Sherwood Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 64630 words. Published by Book View Cafe on November 11, 2011. .
When the evil Andreus’s hunger for power leads to war, Wren and her friends are thrust into the middle of the struggle. Teressa is heir to the throne, Tyron her chief magicmaker, Prince Connor a reluctant warrior. As allies die and others disappear, they must put aside their feelings for one another and defeat Andreus. They know they need magic to save them. Can they turn the bloody tide?
Tritcheon Hash    by Sue Lange
Price: $4.99 USD. 69890 words. Published by Book View Cafe on October 7, 2011. .
0.5 star(4.50)
Tritcheon Hash is a test pilot in the year 3011. She's got it all: brains, guts, and a fast jet. But can she survive a mission to the most frightening place in the galaxy, the planet Earth? "Against a vivid sci-fi backdrop, Lange brings a light touch to heavy material, with a fast-paced, funny story to boot." –Kirkus
Wren's Quest    by Sherwood Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 60340 words. Published by Book View Cafe on September 19, 2011. .
After discovering that she might have family, Wren spends her first vacation from Magic School looking for them. But her quest turns into a far more dangerous adventure than she ever imagined, what with robbers, guardsmen, and an angry sorcerer after her. And when her traveling companion, young prince Connor Shaltar, begins to meddle with magic as well — things get entirely out of hand.
Wren to the Rescue    by Sherwood Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 71330 words. Published by Book View Cafe on August 23, 2011. .
All her life Wren has hoped for an adventure. Now she has one—with a kidnapped princess, a handsome prince, and a magician. Wren leads the other three over mountains and past killing spells, fighting battles along the way. But then she finds herself up against some shape-changing magic that may end her life as a human forever!
My Dear Jenny    by Madeleine Robins
Price: $3.99 USD. 59160 words. Published by Book View Cafe on July 23, 2011. .
Jenny Prydd, summoned to London, finds herself foiling an elopement, mixing in society...and trying to make sense of her feelings for the enigmatic Peter Teverley. Romance, ballgowns, misunderstandings, awful dowagers and breathless ingenues, all together with a spunky heroine and a runaway horse!
An Unsafe Pair of Hands    by Chris Dolley
Price: $3.99 USD. 104600 words. Published by Book View Cafe on June 28, 2011. .
Quirky murder mystery set in rural England charting the descent and rise of a detective on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Peter Shand is the 'safe pair of hands' – a high-flying police administrator seconded to a quiet rural CID team. On his second day he’s thrust into a high-profile murder case. A body is discovered in an old stone circle – with another woman buried alive beneath her.
Medium Dead    by Chris Dolley
Price: $3.99 USD. 99080 words. Published by Book View Cafe on May 29, 2011. .
Medium Dead is a fun urban fantasy chronicling the crime fighting adventures of Brenda – a reluctant medium – and Brian – a Vigilante Demon with an impish sense of humor. Think Stephanie Plum with magic and a dash of Carl Hiaasen. Brian doesn't just catch criminals, he plays with them first. As he told Brenda, If all we did was turn up, capture the bad guy then leave, we'd die of boredom.
Exordium: 1 - The Phoenix in Flight    by Sherwood Smith
Price: $0.99 USD. 169960 words. Published by Book View Cafe on May 17, 2011. .
Smith and Trowbridge describe the flavor of their five-book space opera Exordium as a cross between Star Wars and Dangerous Liaisons with a touch of the Three Stooges. With its fast-moving blend of humor and horror, of high-tech skiffy and the deep places of the human heart, The Phoenix in Flight launches the reader into a complex, multi-layered universe inhabited by unforgettable characters.
Shift    by Chris Dolley
Price: $3.99 USD. 104730 words. Published by Book View Cafe on May 2, 2011. .
A near future SF mystery thriller with a touch of out-of-body horror. A serial killer with multiple personalities. An astronaut who returns from higher dimensional space a changed man. And two unlikely detectives who have to get inside the mind of a killer - literally. “Shift is an exciting and shocking futuristic thriller. Heart-pounding suspense and an inventive twist of SF," SciFiChick
Althea    by Madeleine Robins
Price: $3.99 USD. 83870 words. Published by Book View Cafe on April 29, 2011. .
Althea Ervine was delighted by the excitement of Regency London—and the attention of the handsome Edward Pendarly. It was troubling that Sir Tracy Calendar hinted that there was something odd in Mr. Pendarly's attention, but Althea shrugged off Sir Tracy's comments. Then she learned the truth about Edward—and something more shocking about Sir Tracy....
Resonance    by Chris Dolley
Price: $2.99 USD. 120640 words. Published by Book View Cafe on April 21, 2011. .
(4.00)
Described as ‘one of the most original science fiction stories of recent times,” Resonance is a contemporary science fiction mystery. Graham Smith is a man with OCD who believes the world changes every time he strays from his daily routine. Annalise Mercado hears voices – all from girls called Annalise. The voices tell her about the danger Graham’s in. And how only she can keep him alive
Senrid    by Sherwood Smith
Price: $3.99 USD. 135520 words. Published by Book View Cafe on April 20, 2011. .
YA fantasy in which the kids on the good side are united in one thing: regarding Senrid as a villain. What do you do when you're fifteen, king of a powerful warrior kingdom, but all you have on your side are wit, will, and maybe a few skills? And what if the people you like best are your enemies, and your relatives want to see you dead? Three novelettes and a novella.
What Ho, Automaton!    by Chris Dolley
Price: $2.99 USD. 50650 words. Published by Book View Cafe on April 19, 2011. .
(5.00)
Wodehouse Steampunk! Reggie Worcester and Reeves, his gentleman's personal gentle-automaton, are consulting detectives in an alternative 1903 where an augmented Queen Victoria is still on the throne and automata are a common sight below stairs. Humour, Mystery, Aunts, and Zeppelins! Contains two stories - a novelette and a long novella - totalling 50k words (250 paperback pages)
Fleeing Peace    by Sherwood Smith
Price: $4.99 USD. 149100 words. Published by Book View Cafe on February 28, 2011. .
(4.00)
15 year-old Senrid becomes king of the difficult warrior kingdom Marloven Hess—just in time to lose it, and find himself running for his life. Liere has always known she was special, she can hear others’ thoughts, and senses the real emotions below the façade. When a golden-haired man named Siamis comes to her village and enchants the entire town around her, she also finds herself on the run.
Wren Journeymage    by Sherwood Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 85110 words. Published by Book View Cafe on October 23, 2010. .
After journeymage Wren and Queen Teressa argue over wicked Hawk Rhiscarlan,Wren leaves the magic school seeking Prince Connor.Wren is aboard a smuggler,fighting pirates with magic when Teressa flirts with Hawk, who upsets her court as Tyron-the next Queen’s Mage-watches helplessly.Evil ex-king Andreus adds to the danger that the four friends must resolve—along with their personal conflicts.
A Posse of Princesses    by Sherwood Smith
Price: $3.99 USD. 82350 words. Published by Book View Cafe on September 9, 2010. .
(5.00)
Rhis is invited along with all the other princesses to the coming of age party of the Crown Prince. When Iardith is abducted, Rhis and her friends go to the rescue. What happens to Rhis and her posse has unexpected results. They learn about friendship and hate, romantic ballads and sleeping in the dirt with nothing but a sword for company. Most of all they learn about the many meanings of love.
The Textile Planet    by Sue Lange
Price: $2.99 USD. 127740 words. Published by Book View Cafe on September 5, 2010. .
Humorous story of insanity in the high-energy, high fashion world of the future. Marla Gershe is going nuts and she's taking the Textile Planet with her.
French Fried: one man's move to France with too many animals and an identity thief    by Chris Dolley
Price: $2.99 USD. 89870 words. Published by Book View Cafe on June 23, 2010. .
Animals behaving badly, other people's misfortunes and a bizarre true crime story. His identity stolen, life savings gone, and getting nowhere with the police forces of four countries, Chris is left to solve the crime himself. But unlike fictional detectives he has an 80 year-old mother-in-law and an excitable puppy who insist they come along if he's going anywhere interesting - like a stakeout.
Jaydium    by Deborah J. Ross
Price: $4.99 USD. 85150 words. Published by Book View Cafe on June 18, 2010. .
An interplanetary conflict has left Kithri abandoned on a desolate mining planet with Eril, a shell-shocked pilot. A freak accident sends them back to a time when the world was lush and green, when an alien civilization stands on the brink of a war of total destruction. They must choose - to remain outside the conflict or to stand up for their beliefs, even at the cost of never getting home again.
Stories of the Cosa Nostradamus    by Laura Anne Gilman
Price: $3.99 USD. 35030 words. Published by Book View Cafe on April 12, 2010. .
Enter the world of the Cosa Nostradamus, where magic runs alongside electricity, fantastic creatures walk next to you on city streets, and the modern age didn't kill the old ways...but made them stronger.... Five stories - including one never-before-published, plus bonus material - set in the world of Laura Anne Gilman's bestselling "Retrievers" universe!
A Stranger to Command    by Sherwood Smith
Price: $3.99 USD. 139150 words. Published by Book View Cafe on February 28, 2010. .
(5.00)
In this prequel to Crown Duel, Vidanric Renselaeus, fifteen-year-old Marquis of Shevraeth, finds himself sent across the continent to a military academy in Marloven Hess, a kingdom known for its violent history. All the while greater events in the world are moving inexorably toward conflagration, drawing the smartest of the young people into key positions—whether they want it or not.
Binary    by Jay Caselberg
Price: $2.99 USD. 117810 words. Published by Book View Cafe on February 26, 2010. .
Set in a distant binary star system, warring families struggle for supremacy. Against a backdrop of cataclysmic conditions, an alien race and a society forced to come to terms with the cyclical changes of their colony world, politics and intrigue thrive. From the author of Wyrmhole, Metal Sky, The Star Tablet and Wall of Mirrors, Caselberg gives us a new interpretation of a classic tale.
Ars Magica    by Judith Tarr
Price: $3.99 USD. 73710 words. Published by Book View Cafe on February 14, 2010. .
This is a true story. Once there was a boy whose soul soared so high that no simple farmstead could contain him. A wise teacher took him from his father’s farm and taught him all that the teacher knew; then sent him on to greater teachers, until the boy arrived at the pinnacle of the world. Emperors bowed before him; princes of the Church yielded to his will. But the boy had a secret…
Crown Duel    by Sherwood Smith
Price: $3.99 USD. 163310 words. Published by Book View Cafe on February 7, 2010. .
(5.00)
Meliara and her brother vow to free Remalna from an evil king. War is tougher than it seemed. When Meliara is caught by the enemy commander, the elegant Marquis, it’s escape or die. Afterward, Meliara faces a tougher challenge: the battlefield is no longer mud and steel, but palaces, the weapons manners and fans. Toughest of all is courtship, when the one who catches her heart is an enemy.
Taco Del & The Fabled Tree of Destiny    by Maya Kaathryn  Bohnhoff
Price: $4.99 USD. 120550 words. Published by Book View Cafe on January 17, 2010. .
In this urban fantasy, a future San Francisco is under siege. King Elvis wants to steal its secrets, mysterious outsiders want to expel its citizens, an ancient and sinister Force threatens to devour their souls. Salvation rests on the shoulders of "merlin" Taco Del and his unlikely allies—a red-haired Chinese girl, a ghostly tribe of Mission Indians and a small fir tree named Doug.
Fools Paradise    by Jennifer Stevenson
Price: $4.99 USD. 77350 words. Published by Book View Cafe on January 17, 2010. .
Bobbyjay and Daisy are blue-collar Montagues and Capulets in this romantic comedy about stagehands. Can love begin in a Targa full of live smelt?
Laldasa: Beloved Slave    by Maya Kaathryn  Bohnhoff
Price: $4.99 USD. 148560 words. Published by Book View Cafe on January 16, 2010. .
(3.00)
Anala Nadim is a free woman until she travels to the planet Mehtar to procure supplies for her father's mining operation. But in the teeming capitol city of Kasi, a twist of fate enslaves Anala to the Lord Prince of Kasi—Jaya Sarojin. So begins a tale of greed, betrayal, political intrigue and love that pits Ana and Jaya against the powerful forces of caste, custom and corruption.
Revise the World    by Brenda  Clough
Price: $4.99 USD. 183310 words. Published by Book View Cafe on January 8, 2010. .
In 1912 explorer Titus Oates commits suicide by walking out into an Antarctic blizzard to save Robert Scott and the other members of the English exploration team. His body is never found–because he was snatched away into the year 2045 by scientists experimenting with a new faster-than-light drive. But Oates stubbornly sticks to his old explorer job and sets off on an intergalactic adventure.
The Shadow Conspiracy: Tales of the Steam Age Vol. I    by Laura Anne Gilman
Price: $5.99 USD. 114710 words. Published by Book View Cafe on January 4, 2010. .
Set in a world of ensouled machines and soulless humans, dirigibles, and steam-powered miracles, these tales follow the adventures dreamers, experimenters and engineers who work their mechanical and metaphysical magic for good...and evil. But all are driven by the consequences of a gathering of poets on Lake Geneva in 1816 that changed everything we thought we knew about science, and ourselves.
Magical Crimes    by Chris Dolley
Price: $0.99 USD. 15430 words. Published by Book View Cafe on December 31, 2009. .
Magical Crimes is a fun CSI with magic novelette that has everything – a locked room mystery, a forensic magician, and ... a psychic profiler with a two-foot long boinkwurst. Naturally this boinkwurst is used purely for the purposes God intended – humour and crimefighting – not for lustful titillation. Chris Dolley is the author of Resonance (Baen) and the bestseller French Fried (BVC)
Offspring: A Novel of the Silent Empire    by Steven Harper
Price: $2.99 USD. 148200 words. Published by Book View Cafe on December 30, 2009. .
One madman's lust for power tore the Dream asunder. Now only a handful of the Silent can enter it. Kendi Weaver is one of them. As an important election begins on Bellerophon, Kendi is caught in the crossfire. Attempts on his life—and a rash of Silent kidnappings—point to a political enemy...or a personal one. Either way, the future of the Dream is at stake. And it may become a nightmare.
Trickster: A Novel of the Silent Empire    by Steven Harper
Price: $2.99 USD. 117130 words. Published by Book View Cafe on December 30, 2009. .
In the midst of the Despair, Father Kendi Weaver and the crew of the Poltergeist have a limited window of opportunity to find the loved ones they have lost--including Kendi's parents and siblings, who were sold into slavery fifteen years ago. But just as Kendi closes in on the whereabouts of his brother and sister, they are taken by a mysterious group intent on using them for their own agenda.
Nightmare: A Novel of the Silent Empire    by Steven Harper
Price: $2.99 USD. 118800 words. Published by Book View Cafe on December 29, 2009. .
In the future, Dreamers known as "Silent" are able to look into other people's dreams and communicate with other Silent across the galaxy. Hijacked into slavery, Kendi Weaver has resigned himself to a life of servitude. Then the discovery of his innate Silence changes everything. He is rescued and taken to the planet Bellerophon--where a brutal Silent killer has chosen Kendi for his next victim.
Dreamer: A Novel of the Silent Empire    by Steven Harper
Price: $2.99 USD. 138670 words. Published by Book View Cafe on December 29, 2009. .
(4.00)
Rust is just one planet among many in the Empire of Human Unity. It's nothing special...except that it's home to an unknown boy who may be the most powerful Silent telepath ever born. For now, only Kendi Weaver of the Children of Irfan knows about the boy. But power like that can't remain hidden for long--and every government in the galaxy will be willing to go to war to control him.
Uncategorized    by Sue Lange
Price: $1.99 USD. 70320 words. Published by Book View Cafe on December 28, 2009. .
In this brilliant collection of critically praised short stories, progressive sci-fi author grabs the reader's attention with the aggressive delivery of a beat poet and the timing of a stand-up comedian.

Books

Beyond Grimm: Tales Newly Twisted    by Book View Cafe
Price: $4.99 USD. 100460 words. Published on May 5, 2012. Fiction.
From the far-ranging imaginations of Book View Café authors comes this delirious collection of classic tales newly twisted into dark, dangerous, and occasionally hilarious re-tellings.
Dragon Lords and Warrior Women    by Book View Cafe
Price: $4.99 USD. 140550 words. Published on March 12, 2010. Fiction.
From the concrete canyons of the modern city to the halls of ancient kings,from deepest ocean to cosy homes in suburbs, no one is immune to magic. But as many forms as magic takes, a hero always arrives to accept the challenge,and sometimes, to pay the price. The hearts and imaginations of today's finest writers come together to create this one-of-a-kind anthology of fantasy stories.
Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls    by Book View Cafe
Price: $4.99 USD. 110990 words. Published on January 5, 2010. Fiction.
With evocative stories of lost comrades, alien first contacts, and strange, often unexpected confrontations with evolving science, Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls embraces both our pulp-dream past and cutting-edge future. Stories by Vonda N. McIntyre, Brenda W. Clough, Katharine Kerr, Judith Tarr, P.R. Frost, Pati Nagle, Madeleine Robins, Nancy Jane Moore, Sarah Zettel, Amy Sterling Casil, and more!

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