From now through July 24, Audible is giving away a free download of The Disappeared, the first book in Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s Retrieval Artist series, which grew out of her Hugo-nominated novella.

Registration at Audible is all that’s required. Here’s the link.

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Yes, you read the headline correctly! From now through July 24, Audible is giving away a free download of THE DISAPPEARED, the first book in Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s terrific Retrieval Artist series, which grew out of her Hugo-nominated novella.

Registration at Audible is all that’s required. Here’s the link.

(In fact, as part of our Audible Frontiers imprint, we’ve produced all 6 books in the Retrieval Artist series, and all are now available for download…!)

Our Audible studios have cranked out a bunch more terrific titles now on sale:

* LORD OF LIGHT by Roger Zelazny – our production of the Hugo-winning classic includes a special introduction by James Patrick Kelly

* CITY by Clifford D. Simak – another classic, with a special introduction by Mike Resnick

* VALIANT: THE LOST FLEET, BOOK 4 by Jack Campbell – military sci-fi at its best

* The ACORNA’S CHILDREN trilogy by Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Also, brand-new from our content partners:

* GOD EMPEROR OF DUNE by Frank Herbert (Macmillan Audio) – first time in audio!

* THE ASHES OF WORLDS by Kevin J. Anderson (Brilliance) – the sterling conclusion to the Saga of Seven Suns

* THE DREAMING VOID by Peter F. Hamilton (Tantor) – first book in a new trilogy

* TERRITORY by Emma Bull (Macmillan) – this fantasy-tinged retelling of the Shootout at the OK Corral was on many Best Of 2007 lists

While I have your attention, I’d like to point out this month’s ORSON SCOTT CARD SELECTS title – PODKAYNE OF MARS by Robert A. Heinlein. OSC’s audio review is available here:

http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/template/authorselects/landing.jsp?name=Orson%20Scott%20Card&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes

And our Guest Editor this month is the inimitable Robert J. Sawyer, who’s written a fun column entitled “Science Fiction Road Trip.” You can find it here:

http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/template/guesteditor/landing.jsp?name=Robert%20J%20Sawyer&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes

Thanks, as always, for your interest and your support!