Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for April 16, 2023

A clever thief, a determined acrobat, and a troubled dwarf are joined by an old storyteller as they attempt the impossible: Assassinate a wizard lord. Their slim hope relies on the enchanted amulet, the Eye of Obscurance. These unwitting pawns are embroiled in a contest of wizards. The stakes: The fate of the world.

A warrior prince, an enslaved mage, a plot to draw the world to war.

Prince Aven Lanuken wants something more than a trophy for a future wife. He wants a woman who will be more friend than follower. A queen who will be more warrior than diplomat. He wants a partner he can trust… with a dangerous secret that’s kept him trapped in a dark mountain fortress his entire life.

Mage slave Miara wants something more, too—to find an enemy prince. And not to marry him. She’s just received orders for her very first kidnapping. She loathes the idea of it, and it’s probably a suicide mission. But she’s never failed a mission before, and she doesn’t intend to start now.

Magic, politics, love, and fate collide in the destinies of two people… Of all the women in the world, why does he have to fall for this one?

Category: Fantasy – Epic

A starfighter squadron driven to desertion
Hunted by friends and enemies alike
With one final hope for a new beginning

The last reward Kira Demirci expected for heroism in a time of war was to spend the rest of her life dodging assassins—but when her government betrays her as part of their surrender, she and her comrades flee the star system of Apollo to the edge of civilized space.

The Syntactic Cluster is disorganized, disunified, and in desperate need of the nova fighters Kira smuggled out of Apollo with her. With an entire squadron supposed to follow in her wake, it falls to her to build a new home for her comrades.

But their enemy’s reach may be longer than her worst nightmares—and even her new friends may not be all that they appear…

Category: Science Fiction – Galactic Empire

In this award-winning adventure novel, a young wolf fights for his survival after separating from his pack.

His first winter. What should have been a prosperous time for wolves turns out to be harsh, cold, and barren. In a desperate effort to find food, the narrator’s Ma and Pa take him and his sister White-Ears across treacherous mountain terrain, where they are ambushed by a hostile wolf pack. The attack maims his sister and scatters his family.

Alone and scared, the yearling wolves do the only thing they can: hide and wait. They don’t yet have the skills to survive on their own. But they must, until help arrives. As the days drag on, deep hunger sets in, and White-Ears’s injuries worsen.

But what if help never comes?

Winner of the 2022 Library Journal IAP – Young Adult Novel – Ontario
Winner of the 2022 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award – Children’s/Young Adult Audiobook

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Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

Welcome to the Black Ocean, where Captain Carl Ramsey and his loveable band of outlaws tour the galaxy making ‘easy money’ the hardest way possible.

Along they way, they manage to piss off nearly all of the galaxy’s biggest organizations—on all sides of the law.

And no matter how many times they hack the system, their records are only as clean as the last time they got caught.

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Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

Two worlds, one wormhole and magic that spans galaxies.

Garrad doesn’t know how to wield magic; his skill with a blade is enough. He just wants to be a soldier, but his bloodline sees him given a role he didn’t expect. He is charged with protecting two wayward princesses: two women who don’t need a minder – or so they think.

Garrad had no idea there was life on other planets and he’d never heard of Earth. But when the princesses are captured by an old enemy, he has no choice but to follow them to another world. The man who holds them has magic, somehow, and everyone else has guns. Garrad just has a sword…

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

What would you do if you could go back in time and change your life? Which regrets and mistakes would you fix? What would your life look like now?

In Future Proof an experimental medical treatment goes wrong which allows Sam Harris to do exactly that. He starts by standing up to the kids who bullied him at school and then sets about trying to fix the mess he made of the rest of his life. However, as he discovers, changing his past doesn’t always guarantee a brighter future.

Buckle up for a bumpy fun filled ride of what if’s and second chances. Winner of the Page Turner Awards 2022 Genre Award, Future Proof is a romantic comedy/drama filled with love, tears and laughter with an accompanying original musical soundtrack.

Category: Science Fiction – Time Travel