Humble Bundle | Karavansara

robo-cover-600px Two days ago I mentioned Humble Bundle as a source of reading matter and games on the cheap – and just today I squandered 1 buck for one of their latest offers.
The current bundle (that will remain available for another 12 days) is a treasure trove of roleplaying games based on popular narrative franchises: George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, Charles Stross’ Laundry universe (Cthulhu and espionage – what could be better), Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn Universe, Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files and yes, the true reason why I spent that buck… Clevinger & Wegener’s Atomic Robo.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love both the Stross and the Sanderson novels, and while I never got into the Dresden Files a lot, I appreciate that universe too.
But Atomic Robo… ah!

For the uninitiated (let’s quote Wikipedia)

Atomic Robo is an American comic book series depicting the adventures of the eponymous character, a self-aware robot built by a fictional version of Nikola Tesla.

And it’s just a lot of fun. Continue reading →

Despite (or maybe, who knows, because) of my current reduced circumstances, I’m getting real good at catching excellent books for real cheap – because I can go without food (for a while, at least) but I need good books to read.
So, why not share my discoveries?

Consider the following: the fine folks of Humble Bundle have teamed up with Lonely Planet to offer up to 17 travel books and guides for a tiny tiny offer.
For one buck, you get five great titles – and then you can upgrade.

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Here is wonderful opportunity to both bring home a lot of excellent books, and to help the National Parks Service on its 100th Anniversary. The Parks guys will get a percentage of what you spend.
Cool, right?

Follow this link, and check out this offer.
There are still a few days before it closes.