Free E-Books, Hobbit Reviews, and More

Several interesting free e-books this time, as well as science news and Hobbit movie news. The first reviews are coming in and they are mixed. Purists hate it (of course, they hate every adaptation) but others are mostly enjoying it (issues with the 48 fps 3d aside). 

And I've noticed there are now advertisements linked to select words in the text (not put there by me).  To avoid confusion, I'll bold all real links and nothing else except the category titles.

[art from "New contender for oldest dinosaur" linked below]


E-Books
At Amazon: For Odin, for Thor, for Asgard. Fantasy. Mythology.

At Free eBooks Daily:

• Escape (The Prisoner and the Sun #1) by Brad Magnarella. YA Fantasy.
• Portal Arcane II - The Law of Three by J. Thorn. Dark Fantasy (Book I)
• Reveal by Brina Courtney. YA Sci-Fi Romance.
• Destiny of Angels by Wendy Steele. Horror.
• Dead or Alive by William Harms. Zombies.
• The Wailing by MR Graham.

At Smashwords:

• "The Signal" by Ulf Wolf. Fantasy 5k. 
• "The Dragon Heart Keeper" by L.L Hunter. Fantasy. 6k.
• "Nannies, Inc." by Ninfa Hayes. Fantasy 6k.
• "A Sprig of Holly" by J.A. Clement. Fantasy. 8k 
• "The 11th Floor" by Charles Culver. Horror. 20k.
• "Cora Frost: The Fasting Spider" by Matthew Smith. Horror. 8k.
• "The Water That Binds" by Scott Weaver. Horror. 1k.
• "Prevention Protocol" by A. D. Barncord. Science Fiction.3k.
• "The Reader" by Ulf Wolf. Science Fiction. 7k.

Gaming
"Washed Up Walkers (Battle Cards)" by Adrianna White.
     "created to turn an ordinary deck of playing cards into a brand new and exciting game that people of all ages can enjoy." Many more Battle Cards games here.

 Science News

• "Alien Solar Systems May Prove to be More Habitable than Ours" The Daily Galaxy.
• "New contender for oldest dinosaur" BBC.
• "NASA Needs Stronger Direction to Lead In Space: Report" Space.com
• "Africa's Homo Sapiens Were the First Techies" Science Daily.
• "Did Bacteria Fuel World's Worst Extinction?"
• "New NASA Mars Rover to Launch in 2020" NASA.
• "Opportunity Rover Finds Mars Minerals That Formed in Life-Friendly Water" Wired.
• "Can life emerge on planets around cooling stars?" Space Daily.

Hobbit News

• "OFFICIAL: Six incredible video clips from The Hobbit" The One Ring.
• "'The Hobbit' underwhelms critics in early reviews" Chicago Tribune.
• "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Review. Cinema Blend.
• "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Review Variety.
• "'The Hobbit' 3-D Early Review: Back Again, But Not Quite There" Review Movieline.
• "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Review Comingsoon.net
• "This return to Middle-earth is just shy of greatness" Review IGN
• "16 Movies I’m Excited to See in 2013 [Trailers]" College Candy.