Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for August 17, 2022

A crashed wedding. A scorned vampire. A necromancer’s fury …

Damian Vesik is no hero. At least, not according to the magical community that turns a blind eye to his battles against evil. So he chalks it up as one more thankless mission when he’s forced to stop his vampire sister from murdering her ex’s entire bridal party…

Damian has one chance to stop his sister and ruin the wedding before one hell of an afterparty dooms the world.

If you like gritty action, undead enemies, and plenty of snark, then you’ll love Eric R. Asher’s heart-stopping tale.

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A murdered witch in Riga, Latvia. A mythical sword buried for millennia in the Orkney Islands. And a group of ancient spirits that want both uncovered. But how are they connected? And who is behind the murder?

Tasked with finding out is teenage witch Electra Flex. Broken by depression and grieving her mum’s death, she is devoid of direction, rent money, and magic.

As the bodies pile up, something dark and vengeful emerges from the shadows, a magical creature of destruction long thought extinct. If Electra can’t find a way to fix her malfunctioning magic, then she and her friends will be corpses before they can locate the relic that might save them: Excalibur.

Ancient mythology. Black Ops witches. Epic urban fantasy.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

The Hunger Games meets The Chronicles of Narnia!

Special Forces Soldier Alex Kellan has three problems. He’s on forced medical leave, he’s alone on Christmas, and two men are actively stalking his every step.

Things get worse when Kellan wakes up in a twisted world where people have magical abilities and high-tech weaponry. It turns out, Kellan’s stalkers want him to participate in a deadly competition—whether or not Kellan agrees.

Forced to compete in the infamous Nexus Games, Kellan must risk everything to survive the competition and save the other members of his ragtag team. Their new motto quickly becomes: Situation Normal: All Fouled Up.

A litRPG thriller with high-tech magic, set in a game for the ultimate prize.

Category: Science Fiction – Cyberpunk

A vampire. A murder. A prophecy.

I’m Emily Sanderson. I used to be an ordinary girl. Now I’m a vampire, living at Mistwood Academy, a school for supernatural teenagers. It’s not how I pictured my life turning out, but I’ve made friends, and I’m doing okay in my classes. I know I’ll figure things out.

But then I’m attacked and everything changes. There are whispered voices. Threats. And dark magic. Something sinister is going on at Mistwood … something that results in murder.

Now I’m caught up in an ancient prophecy. A prophecy I need to stop before it’s too late.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

In the year 2399, a vicious disease has led to the collapse of civilization. A bizarre but fragile society emerges, having adapted to a lifespan of 27 years. But when a woman makes alien contact deep in her dreams, everything changes.

Category: Science Fiction – First Contact

A spectacular blasphemy has been unleashed upon the world. And the world is now turning her gaze. And her Fist! All while secretive aliens, hidden behind the barrier of dreams, meddle with whispers of hope.

The Great Akithar is the most famous stage magician in a realm where real magic is outlawed. Over the past decade, Akithar and his troupe have built a reputation–and a home–in the dense coastal city of Klubridge. Every night, he thrills audiences with his controversial performances. Backstage, Akithar hides a secret more dangerous than any of his engineered illusions.

Far inland, an ancient and mysterious tyrant dispatches an elite band of mage hunters to crush magical insurrection. When their hunt brings them to Klubridge, they suspect that Akithar’s magic might be more than mere stage trickery. Akithar and his company will have to rely on a cunning heist, desperate improvisation, and the art of deception to save their theater and even their very lives.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Isla Tarle thought she had managed to disappear into relative obscurity. Now someone wants her dead. But why would anyone take out a hero so long after the battle was lost?

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Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

Ray Harris prefers flying under the radar. Comfortable with his no-strings-attached job transporting cargo, he prepares for routine fuel delivery in a remote world. But Harris barely escapes with his life when the ship’s doctor goes on a rampage against the crew and forces the vessel into a death spiral toward the capital city.

Awaking in the care of a Priest of Light, he’s mortified by the massive impact that killed 100,000 innocent civilians. As the guilt-ridden captain awaits judgment from the authorities, a ghostly apparition brings warning of a deadly invasion and plunges the unassuming Harris into a scramble to rescue billions.

Shadows Bear No Names is the first book in the gripping The Blackened Prophecy space opera series. If you like one-of-a-kind universes, riveting action, and reluctant champions, then you’ll love O. Canatan’s race against time.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera