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

The Queen knows who Asha is…
…and will do anything to steal her void magic.
In their last encounter in the void, Asha barely escaped the Queen’s clutches. With every moment bringing Asha closer to inevitable doom, Professor Sylvester uses his ties to the growing rebellion in Althuria to give her refuge. With Lex and Zaniyah, they work relentlessly to dismantle the Queen’s tyrannical grip over the kingdom.
But everything is going haywire.
Asha’s void magic is unreliable, a mysterious mark appears on her ankle, and her sister is missing. Even the once-safe forests now burst with danger, and creatures prowl through the night, making it nearly impossible to find Althea.
With her life hanging by a thread, Asha must confront a terrifying decision:
Does she abuse her power and wreak havoc upon the world, or face the death of the person she loves most?

*A stand-alone adventure set in the Amaranthe universe*

A first contact encounter isn’t supposed to kick off with a dead body.

Ambassador Marlee Marano has been dispatched to Belarria as part of a Concord initiative to meet new species and build alliances. But when an assassin murders her counterpart in front of her eyes and takes her hostage, she is plunged into an alien world on the brink of collapse.

With no way to contact Concord or get offworld, Marlee’s only allies may be a shadowy band of rebels with a questionable agenda steeped in government conspiracies, mysterious genetic experiments and bloody historical grievances that threaten to boil over. The rightness of their cause is the least of her concerns, though, for she finds herself wanted for murder and hunted by all sides.

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Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

Ellasyn has a secret power, one that could be easily abused in the wrong hands. She can heal, but only by taking on the illness or injury herself.

When the king holds a ball to find a bride for his son, Ellasyn only goes to enjoy a night away from the constant cruelty her step-father subjects her to. She isn’t interested in princes. Then she meets the charming and mysterious Ara who seems to have secrets of her own.

When the grand ball ends with an attempt on the king’s life, how can Ellasyn let herself be open to romance? Anyone could be the assassin, and Ellasyn’s kind heart could be a death sentence.

A Wish of Ashes and Glass is a standalone, young adult, sapphic retelling of Cinderella with a twist you won’t see coming.

Category: Fantasy – Fairy Tales

Seven hundred years ago, the Knights of the Ordained banished the demon, Asmeodai. Buried deep beneath Wahi Tapu Temple, the evil becomes a distant memory. For those seven hundred years, Asmeodai seethed in hatred for those that condemned him to this hell. He has survived only for his chance to enact his revenge.

Now, though, the time of the Secundus has come again. With the rising of the second moon comes the fear of Asmeodai’s re-emergence. The aftermath of the last Secundus saw the once-great Jornada Empire splintered into three realms. Moreover, the Knights of the Ordained are not what they once were. But all is not lost. There is hope. There are those born who are ordained to fight this evil.

Their destiny will not be denied.

Follow the sweeping fantasy adventure entrenched in royal intrigue, powerful foes, and magical exploits.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

It’s been nine years since the new kid, Dylan, appeared at the bus stop and put an end to Enid’s torment. Ever since, she’s had twisted nightmares that her best friend and growing love interest would pay the price for getting involved with someone like her. Someone different.
Journey with Enid as she travels to the fae realm to save her kidnapped friend and stop the Unseelie Queen Malagant’s quest to conquer both the fae and human worlds. The human world stands frozen in time until Dylan returns, and failure is not an option.
The world of the fae is fraught with danger: there are rules one must not bend, deceptions one must not fall for, and creatures one must not cross if one is to survive. Armed by Merlin with the relics of King Arthur’s knights and a trace of the magic she never knew she had, Enid will reach the mountains of the Gwyllion and bring Dylan, or die trying.

Category: Science Fiction – Alternative History

Return to Mars this August! For fans of hard science fiction, brace yourself for an adrenaline-fueled adventure infused with vivid worldbuilding, characters that leap off the page, groundbreaking tech based on real science, and plenty of action and surprises that combine for an unforgettable edge-of-your-seat reading experience.

Category: Hard Science Fiction

The son of the dragon king does not check his temper at the door.

Impulsive youth Nath Dragon knows what he must do to earn his dragon scales and fly. Still trapped in human form, he hunts down the dragon poachers that are killing and enslaving his kin — with a vengeance. Accompanied by a dwarf named Brenwar Bolderguild, the brazen warrior clashes against orcs, elves, ogres, trolls, goblins, and men in order to save his dragon brethren.

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

Nath Dragon Must Defeat The Evil Within Himself
Determined to reverse the evil of his dragon arm, Nath ventures deep into the Shale Hills with Brenwar the Dwarf in an attempt to rescue more dragons. But those treacherous hills hide troubles he’s never imagined.