Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for November 6, 2024
Awakeningsby Claudie ArseneaultDespite dozens of apprenticeships with eir city’s clans, Horace has never found somewhere to belong to—not until eir trial run as a guard, when the terrifying, soul-possessing shards that haunt the world broke through the city’s protective dome, only to be dismissed to vapor by a mysterious elf through a single phrase: your story is my story. It is eir story, too, Horace knows it in eir guts—the most trustable part of eir body. After an afternoon of caring for the recovering elf and playing board games in their quiet, sharp-witted company, Horace is ready to follow them across the world, to the forest that haunts their dreams. $0.99 |
Mother of Draglinsby Charles BrassShe never paid much heed to the land’s gods… until one took notice of her. When thirteen-year-old island girl Pae imagines a creature designed to defeat a plague of mice-like scavvers, her musings catch a passing god’s attention. It tricks her into a collaboration to bring her draglin into existence. If she fails, it will turn her into a draglin. To prove it means business, it transform one of her fingers into a draglin’s claw through fire and excruciating pain. Suffering but determined, Pae has five chances to lay a clutch of eggs, hoping one will survive. But island superstitions run deep, friends fall to violence, and tragedies bring ruin at every turn. Even new allies from the Tower, where Sisters and Mothers dedicate themselves to the land’s gods, seem insufficient to help her overcome her tormentor’s intent to complete her terrifying, agonizing, and fatal transformation… $0.99 Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age |
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Mothers of the Tower: The Tower of Sephalon Book IIby Charles BrassWelcome to the Tower of Sephalon – where Mothers give birth to the gods that walk the land and Sisters devote their lives to their comfort, all against their will… Mother of Succor, beneath a heavy emptiness. Mother of Boots, walking a twisted path. Mother of Stomp, trapped by helpful recklessness. Mother of Song, condemned by sacrificial duty. And Mother of Grub, beneath an open Eye. Five Mothers, ensnared in the web of suffering, danger, and death woven by the gods at the Tower of Sephalon. $0.99 |
Stray Witch (The Vampires of Emberbury Book 1)by Eva AltonAfter thirty years of thinking she’s just an ordinary woman, Alba discovers she’s a witch. She meets a mysterious vampire named Clarence, who thinks Victorian fashion is still in. Alba’s life takes a wild turn, and her journey to reclaim her power begins. A story about magic and finding yourself when life has knocked you down. A COMPLETE SERIES! $0.99 Category: Fantasy – Myths & Legends |
Thrallby K. A. RileyA enemies-to-lovers Cinderella retelling with a twist. In the realm of Kravan, those who have powers are raised in the “Tower” until they become servants to wealthy Nobles. When Shara finds herself working in an exquisite home with the charismatic yet infuriating Thorne, she begins to realize the truth about the realm—and about herself. $0.00 Category: Fantasy – Fairy Tales |
I Eat Mushrooms For Breakfastby C J Powell“In turns hilarious & wildly unsettling” – Mark dreams of becoming a hero. He just can’t afford the ship! Is pirating the answer? When the space hotel he attempts to rob self-destructs, he finds himself & the guests evacuated to a planet populated with strange & deadly creatures. Can he become the hero he knows he is & get the survivors to safety? $0.99 Category: Science Fiction – Adventure |
Nepenthe Risingby John TriptychThe most lethal pirate crew in the galaxy just met their match. The Nepenthe is a pirate vessel, loyal to neither. Led by the enigmatic Captain Dangard, her rough and ready crew includes the cat-like alien Commander Creull, Zeno the immortal synthetic, the dashing Garrett Strand, and Duncan Hauk, a promising young recruit. Hired by a cryptic employer, the crew waylays a transport ship carrying a mysterious passenger. In due time, this incident sparks the beginnings of an interstellar conflict that could threaten the state of known space. $0.99 Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera |
Beyond the Edge of Dawnby Christian Warren FreedHow far would you go to save a kingdom and stop the dark gods from returning? Homeless. Despised. They walk the lands in search of menial work just to survive. For the once proud sons of Gaimos have fallen far. Acclaimed as the greatest warriors in the world, those few who survived the purge are shadows of what once was. Kavan , a feared and venerated Vengeance Knight, is one of the last sons born before the Fall. He roams the lands of Malweir in search of heroic deeds, but when he is summoned to the kingdom of Aradain he discovers a world he is unprepared for. Werebeasts are attacking the countryside, killing all in their paths. To stop them, Kavan must assemble a handful of fellow Knights. Even then he knows it might not be enough, for a plot to return the dark gods to their thrones threatens all life. $0.99 Category: Fantasy – Epic |