From my publishers...
THE 2025 PRIDE BUNDLE
The 2025 Pride Bundle - Curated by Catherine Lundoff and
Melissa Scott
It's
Pride again, and time for another queer-themed bundle! At a time when the
community is once again under threat, we felt it was more important than ever
to showcase the work and the writers that celebrate us. We looked for books
that show queerness in all its complexity, with stories that range from pure
adventure to profoundly serious, and from across the range of identities that
make up our whole. We looked for stories that showcased the many and complex
forms that queerness takes — the many ways that we have chosen to be. We looked
for stories that engage with threats to the queer world, and for stories that
imagine what we might be without threats, for stories that celebrate our joy
and our resilience.
And
we're pleased to say that we have found those stories, and more. If anything,
the hardest part of curating this bundle was narrowing down the field: there
are so many writers out there creating intelligent, nuanced, queer science
fiction and fantasy that it's incredibly hard to choose among them. This is not
to claim that this is a definitive LGBTQIA+ collection — given the ever-growing
amount of stellar queer writing being published, we're not sure that's even
possible. Instead, we thought of the bundle as a sampler, or perhaps a tasting
menu. It includes novels, novellas, single author collections, and anthologies;
the genres range from fantasy mysteries to cyberpunk to far future to post
apocalyptic fantasy. There are newer works and writers, and some older work you
may have missed when it first appeared. It's your chance to read work by some
of the best writers working today.
StoryBundle
has always allowed its patrons to donate part of their payment to a related
charity, and this year we're once again supporting Rainbow Railroad, a NGO that
helps LGBTQ+ people escape state-sponsored persecution and violence worldwide.
Their work is needed now more than ever, and if you choose, you can pass on
part of the bundle's price to them — a gift that can save a life. – Catherine Lundoff and Melissa Scott
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For
StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay. For $5 (or more, if you're
feeling generous), you'll get the basic bundle of four books in .epub format—WORLDWIDE.
•
The
Map and the Territory by A.M. Tuomala
•
We're Here - The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2023 edited by Darcie Little Badger and
series editor Charles Payseur
•
Point of Dreams by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett
•
These
Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy
Wasserstein
If
you pay at least the bonus price of just $25, you get all four of the regular
books, plus TEN more books, for a total of 14!
•
Be the Sea by Clara Ward
•
Fallen by Melissa Scott
•
A
Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert
•
Luminescent
Machinations by
Rhiannan Rasmussen and dave ring
•
Fairs' Point by Melissa Scott
•
So
You Want to be A Robot by Merc Fenn
Wolfmoor
•
Price
of a Thousand Blessings by Ginn Hale
•
Reforged by Seth Haddon
•
Welcome
to Boy.Net by
Lyda Morehouse
•
Power
to Yield by
Bogi Takács
This
bundle is available only for a limited time via http://www.storybundle.com. It allows easy reading on computers,
smartphones, and tablets as well as Kindle and other ereaders via file
transfer, email, and other methods. You get a DRM-free .epub for all books!
It's
also super easy to give the gift of reading with StoryBundle, thanks to our
gift cards – which allow you to send someone a code that they can redeem for
any future StoryBundle bundle – and timed delivery, which allows you to control
exactly when your recipient will get the gift of StoryBundle.
Why
StoryBundle? Here are just a few benefits StoryBundle provides.
•
Get
quality reads: We've chosen works from excellent authors to bundle together in
one convenient package.
•
Pay
what you want (minimum $5): You decide
how much these fantastic books are worth. If you can only spare a little,
that's fine! You'll still get access to a batch of exceptional titles.
•
Support
authors who support DRM-free books: StoryBundle is a platform for authors to
get exposure for their works, both for the titles featured in the bundle and
for the rest of their catalog. Supporting authors who let you read their books
on any device you want—restriction free—will show everyone there's nothing
wrong with ditching DRM.
•
Give
to worthy causes: Bundle buyers have a chance to donate a portion of their
proceeds to Rainbow Railroad!
•
Receive
extra books: If you beat the bonus price, you'll get the bonus books!
StoryBundle was created to give a platform for independent
authors to showcase their work, and a source of quality titles for thirsty
readers. StoryBundle works with authors to create bundles of ebooks that can be
purchased by readers at their desired price. Before starting StoryBundle,
Founder Jason Chen covered technology and software as an editor for Gizmodo.com
and Lifehacker.com.
For more information, visit our website at storybundle.com, tweet us at @storybundle and like us on Facebook
