Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for August 15, 2017

Vampires had been extinct for thousands of years, or so we thought.

Captain Drake was the kind of smuggler that would take any job that needed to be done. That was as long as you had the credits and didn’t mess with his crew. Now one of those very crew members had been taken, and Drake would stop at nothing to find her.

Samantha Ripley only wanted one thing, she wanted to get off Hyperion Four. For the last four years, she had dedicated herself to nothing but flight school. Her graduation was so close she could almost taste it. A chance encounter as she finished her shift at the diner was going to change everything.

The two of them were separated by a universe of stars, but their lives would intersect like two colliding comets, and the results would shape the future of the verse itself.

When Firefly meets Underworld a new legacy is born.

The battle for Sol is now

The sphere ship gave Earth knowledge of the universe, but it came with a warning to stay away from the Star. After losing two children to the First Contact Federation, Empyrean sends a fleet of plasma ships and allies to Sol. Their one mission: to destroy humanity.

Can Earth defend itself against the imminent threat, or will they be destroyed so soon after starting to explore the universe around them?

Join many of today’s top indie science fiction authors as they each write a story about the battle for Sol in the most ambitious shared-universe collection to date.

Prologue – Nathan Hystad
Nine Thousand Seconds to Earth – Robert M. Campbell
Field of Fire – Ralph Kern
A Million Points of Light – C.C. Ekeke
Friendly Fire – C. Gockel
The Hand of Empyrean – Scott Moon
Minimum Safe Distance – Scott McGlasson
The One Who Waits – Scarlett R. Algee
Shot in the Dark – Richard Fox
The Path to War – Josh Hayes
The Last Battle – Jay Allan
Epilogue – Nathan Hystad

Category: Science Fiction – Military

Abel wanders the wastes, scratching out a meagre existence until he finds something incredible…the Wizard of the Wasteland.

Terrified of being alone with his demons, Abel joins the travelling showman, passing off pre-apocalypse technology as objects of magic and intrigue.

When they stumble upon a group of children, enslaved by the brutal drug gang The Family, Abel must risk everything he has to save them. But having the wizard at his side might not be enough…

If you like gripping adventure, heart-stopping action, and fresh takes on post-apocalyptic fiction, you’ll love the first book in Jon Cronshaw’s thrilling Wasteland series.

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

They’re the most unlikely duo you could imagine. After all, what could a fiercely independent Fae possibly want with a stubborn dragon who seems to think he needs to protect her? Okay, sure, Darius is a spine-tingling sexy shifter with a wicked sense of humor, not to mention that cocky smirk on those deliciously perfect lips that can’t seem to stop smiling at her…

But Kaye isn’t that kind of girl. She is a powerful fairy, and the last thing she wants is to be burdened by this mysterious shifter, even if he does insist that her life is in danger.

Who does he think he’s dealing with? Kaye doesn’t need protection from anything or anyone, and even if she did; she can certainly handle herself. Or, so she thinks. But when the dark shadows nip at her heels, and evil curls its inky fingers around her world, threatening to destroy everything she loves, she might just change her mind.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

A half-demon dating a demon hunter… she’s asking for danger.

After losing her dishwasher job, Cary Stone finds herself broke and homeless. And, oh yeah, she’s also a half-demon who has to stay in hiding because everyone wants her dead. Awesome. So when she’s offered a job to hunt demons at Argos Inc., she jumps at the chance to get a new lease on life. But in order to keep the job, she has to pass a series of tests.

Failing isn’t an option. And then there is the hotshot demon hunter that is sexy motivation to reach her goal… but if he knew she what she really was, he’d want her dead too. Can things get any worse?

Levi Walker is pissed off. Seriously. After being the best demon hunter at Argos Inc. since forever, they want to screw him by not paying him for the jobs? Nope, Levi decides it’s time to go. Or at least it was until a hunt he’s on spins wildly out of control and causes a catastrophic loss…and everyone at Argos blames Levi.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban