Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for April 28, 2025

A DND dungeon crawl.

Rory and Ingefaer form a bounty hunting service. Their first job is to retrieve a magical ring. They search for the thief (Mick), which takes them to a mage (Jarl Retzlaff). And then into the tunnels beneath the mage’s mansion. There they run into monsters and traps. Rory is poisoned and they return to the city and hire a healer (Serafina). The foursome continues on, encountering deadlier monsters and more devious traps. In the catacombs, they find Retzlaff dead on dais. Then they run into a once-dead mage, the great grandfather Retzlaff, who has the ring (unlimited spall casting ability). The battle is going poorly when Serafina casts a heal spell, turning the battle. The group recovers the ring and earns treasure.

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

Randal Gladenmoore had a directorial career to die for…until people actually did. Now, he spends his days in the Ecstasy Bay Mental Asylum, but his case is anything but clear. Calista Bagwater is the only woman detective on the capital’s police force. When fate brings these two and many others together, dark secrets may be blown wide open.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

A damaged starship, a primitive planet – what could possibly go wrong?

The starship Cochise crash lands a primitive planet, plunging the crew into an alien world, forcing Commander Keaton and Seeker Rice – a journalist attached to his command – to embark on an epic journey seeking help.

The further he travels the deeper Keaton is sucked into the violence, passion, mysteries and intrigue that haunts this world.

Meanwhile, other powers are loose on this planet and a brutal war breaks out that threatens to trap the crew forever, even as they stumble across the true origins of mankind.

With his tech resources used or stripped away, Keaton must break every rule and use alien weapons in a bid to survive, and take his knowledge back to Earth.

Planetfall is the first instalment in The Origins Saga, which concludes in Redemption Wars – also now available.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Exploration

Pinus Ave Longavian wanted to see the wider world since he was a boy. The young warrior was born and raised in the rainforest covered mountains of Jingseh. Being brought up in times of war and public strife, the open sea became more than just the longings of a mountain boy. It was his salvation. In his travels, Pinus arrives on the shores of the unexplored continent of Sebel. The meeting of these two vastly different people brings the exchange of goods, culture, and magic itself. Prosperity seems within reach for all. Lurking beneath the peace, however, mistrust and malice grow in tandem. Pinus knows what lurks in all men no matter the continent: the lust for the Law of Might. Smoke is on the horizon, and the spoils will go to the victor.

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

A century after two continents came together, smoke is on the horizon. A fierce cold has set in, driving hunters further from their hunting grounds. Foreigners hoard the land and sites of ancient and revered magic. The knight Sir Longavian has been tasked with maintaining the fragile peace. He was the man who initially brought Sebel and his homeland, Jingseh, together in the first place. With his family beside him, Sir Longavian will take his stand without fear and a heart full of hope.

“A delightful beginning to a promising series that’s sure to appeal to teen readers who feel like outsiders.” —Kirkus Reviews

The winner of fourteen awards, including double finalist in the 21st annual Best Book Awards.
From the author of The Death Wizard Chronicles comes a new adventure suitable for teens and adults. Do You Believe in Magic? is book 1 of Dark Circles, a teen adventure fantasy trilogy for readers 13 and older.

Book 1 synopsis: After discovering a magical waterfall deep in the forest, a boy and his dog embark on an epic adventure in a fantastical world filled with monsters and magic. In the real world, Charlie is a 13-year-old nerd picked on by bullies. But in the fantasy world, he becomes a wizard wielding formidable powers. Standing in his way is a vile monster bent on destruction. Only those with a hero’s heart will have the courage to stand at Charlie’s side.

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age