Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for March 30, 2024

To be Blessed is the ultimate reward. Or so they’re told.

JUNIPER struggles to survive in the Fray, a neon-lit city trapped in poverty. Her plan is simple: earn enough from her thieving to buy her way out with her only friends, Mino and Ida.

But when Mino is Blessed and taken to the New Realm station, Juniper’s world is thrown into chaos.

She knows better than to trust the shiny advertisements for the New Realm—Mino is in grave danger, and she’ll do anything to rescue him. Fortunately, a stranded pilot appears in the Fray at just the right time.

ASTOR, a privileged but kind young pilot from Lumina City, is mysteriously exiled to the Fray. With Juniper’s help, he might just have a chance of returning to his old life.

Together, they strike a deal. Sneak into Lumina, steal a ship, and fly to the New Realm station.

But Lumina harbors dangerous secrets. Secrets from Juniper’s past that she can’t hide. When distrust spreads, can Juniper and Astor work together to save Mino before time runs out?

Neurahack is the first installment of Project Juniper, a thrilling YA/NA cyberpunk series written by Eris Goode. If you like Amie Kaufman’s Illuminae, Marissa Meyer’s Cinder, or Marie Lu’s Legend, explore this new series about friendship, integrity, and unlikely heroes.

Reality vs. Virtual. Survival’s the Only Rule. In 2074, all Alex Sheppard wanted was to explore the cosmos. But instead, he got Disgardium—a game realm more dangerous than space’s darkest corners. Being a global Threat in this game isn’t cool—it’s deadly. Every power-up makes him more of a target, both in-game and in the real world.

Category: Fantasy – Superhero

The police hired me for one job. Find the escaped trolls. It shouldn’t be hard. They aren’t that bright and they don’t have magic. Only, these trolls are evading my spells. Every day increases the chances they’ll snack on a local, and I’m beginning to suspect they aren’t my worst problem.

Category: Fantasy – Myths & Legends

The answer to whether or not we’re alone in the universe is about to escape. The first subject from the A.L.I.V.E. Project was never just an experiment to Dr. Maeve Leander. As a new agency takes over, she learns that Alvie wasn’t the only subject created. Science has been her focus her whole life but now her only goal is to make sure they survive.

Category: Science Fiction – Colonization

FROM MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JASPER T. SCOTT
They come out to hunt us at night…
Adam and Kimberly Hall are enjoying a quiet suburban life with their daughter, Crystal, and their dog, Bowser, when an emergency message flashes up on their phones—meteor impact imminent, seek immediate shelter.
Minutes later, the shock wave rages through South Austin like a hurricane, and they’re left to pick up the pieces. But as dusk begins to fall and horrific creatures come crawling out of the impact craters, they realize that they’re under attack, and the attackers are not from Earth.
After the initial encounters turn deadly for his neighbors, Adam realizes that they can’t stay in the city. He has an old Army buddy with a ranch in Texas Hill Country. They have to get there before it’s too late.

Nightstalkers is a post-apocalyptic invasion story for fans of The Last of Us and A Quiet Place.

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

A two-hundred-year-old war veteran must overcome his past to save his people from an ancient foe, while a woman with a bounty transports a mute girl hunted by assassins, only to find she may very well change the world. An action-packed story of a man’s quest for redemption and a hard woman’s need for community in the heart of a brutal desert.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Alyen, crown princess of Dúramair, has trained her whole life to be queen. She’s kept her faerie Sight a secret, trusting that the Keeper of Scales will find an apprentice soon—for surely one other candidate can be found. But when news comes from the north of dark magic returning to Dúramair, Alyen is forced to make the hardest decision of her life. A decision that could determine the fate of her kingdom.
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Soon Alyen and her friends find that they are the last hope for Dúramair’s victory in a looming war. Forced to choose between love and duty, Alyen struggles to master her growing powers, knowing that if she fails, she risks destroying everything and everyone she loves.

​“Anne has truly written an epic YA Fantasy for the ages.” –Immersed in Books

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Category: Fantasy – Epic

Interstellar con man Rex Nihilo has a price tag on his head. Railroaded into smuggling a shipment of contraband to a planet short on food, Rex finds himself on the run from an insidious corporation named Ubiqorp, which reaps obscene profits by keeping the planet dependent on shipments of synthetic rations. When Rex and his long-suffering robot companion Sasha are sentenced to work as slave labor on a massive Ubiqorp plantation, they learn the terrible secret behind the corporation’s products. Well, maybe not so much terrible as mildly unnerving. To escape, Rex and Sasha team up with a mis-programmed combat drone and an intelligent mutant plant to lead a rebellion against their merciless corporate overlords.

Out of the Soylent Planet is a novel-length prequel to Starship Grifters, the book NYT bestselling author Hugh Howey called “one of my favorite space romps of all time.” You can st

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

In a world Gone Viral, a Hero shall arise – join the revolution with WATCHER of the DAMNED!
The Happening wreaked havoc as Humanity got a hard reset from a deadly gender-cidal Virus – and for TransMutated Survivors like The Watcher, life in Texas just got a whole lot bloodier and a whole lot lonelier. In a cyberpunk Wild West gone awry, The Watcher was a Rebel without a clue under the System: a brutal high-tech Social Construct engineered to serve the Enlightened and oppress the Damned. But that’s all about to change, thanks to a cheeky chaos agent named Rose… Now The Watcher must lead a Revolution to save Rose from the System He helped create, or Rose will die – and Humanity will die with her.

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

They thought the wars were over. But time is nothing to an immortal, let alone a warlock with an ax to grind. High fantasy woven with Norse mythology, swords, sorcery, fairytale wickedness, and a gate between the worlds. “The tone is excellent, reminiscent of some of the earliest examples of grim Norse fantasy.” – Fantasy Faction

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Category: Dark Fantasy

From a shattered world ruled by mage Houses to a deadly game of survival, follow Melaina as she fights against impossible odds. Faced with blackmail, hunted by ruthless adversaries, and torn between loyalties, she must navigate a treacherous path to protect her loved ones. As the shadows close in, she discovers that the truth can both liberate and shatter, leading to an enthralling showdown where alliances crumble and destinies collide.
Come enjoy this action-packed roller-coaster ride in Jina S. Bazzar’s Shadow Walker series, now compiled into a single volume.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban