Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for August 22, 2024

To be Blessed is the ultimate reward. Or so they’re told.
JUNIPER struggles to survive in the Fray, a neon-lit city trapped in poverty. Her plan is simple: earn enough from her thieving to buy her way out with her only friends, Mino and Ida.
But when Mino is Blessed and taken to the New Realm station, Juniper’s world is thrown into chaos.
ASTOR, a privileged but kind young pilot from Lumina City, is exiled to the Fray. With Juniper’s help, he might have a chance—his only chance—of returning to his old life.
Together, they strike a deal. Sneak into Lumina, steal a ship, and fly to the New Realm station.
But Lumina harbors dangerous secrets. Secrets from Juniper’s past that she can’t hide. When distrust spreads, can Juniper and Astor work together to save Mino before time runs out?
Neurahack is the first installment of Project Juniper, a thrilling YA/NA cyberpunk series.

The Great Serpent grants a gift of powerful essence to those who come before him. The experience, and the gift, is unpredictable but all have a vision of the Great Serpent so they can understand the purpose of their essence. Not Dax. The only thing he remembers from his visit to the Serpent Stairs may be key to stop an attack on the empire, if he can understand his essence in time.

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

A hunter with a dark past. A mysterious shifter out for vengeance. And a stolen power every monster desires…

I finally get my shot at redemption as part of a supernatural task force only to botch my first assignment in the Underworld.

Great way to let the captain down, Tatum.

A demon artifact sinks its claws into me, and now I’m bound to a vicious shifter who wants to rip me to pieces. Fane Maverick covets the amulet more than my death, though. And he’d do anything to get it.

Wicked. Depraved. Savage.

He’s promised to kill me after we sever the artifact’s hold.

But as the ancient power flows through my veins, a darkness grows. And the only person who can pull me from the brink of destruction is the one who wants me dead.

Trust him, and I may die.

Don’t, and the world will suffer.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Aliens have hatched a rockstar. Brain extractions, falling body parts, and blood-vessel explosions are the norm. Alex’s job​ at a major record company ​i​s a nightmare.​ What should she do? Rock Gods & Messy Monsters is a humorous story about life inside a record company. Yet between the lines of satire and nods to science fiction, the book is a thought-provoking female narrative and social commentary on the corporate world. Join Alex as she weaves through a comedic cast of characters and down crazed corridors of power, where her boss attempts to thwart her at every turn. The 1990s New York music scene never seemed so alien, yet so familiar.

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Category: Science Fiction – Dystopian

Anthropomorphic cats and dogs living in 1950s New York is a tricky conceit to pull off, and the author does so with flair….impressive… page-turning fun.”—Kirkus Reviews “Readers will want to visit again and again… With a surprising mix of hard-boiled drama and cartoon comedy, Delas Heras spins an enchanting tale”—IndieReader

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Category: Fantasy – Historical

Fionn thought his days as a warrior were over. Gaby and Alex never expected to become heroes; until they met Fionn. Now they must join forces before an ancient evil rises to consume the land. In a world where magic and science intermingle, anything is possible. “A glorious sci-fi adventure ….” – Booklist.

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Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

In the depths of the underworld, demons are toiling on a sinister plan that will help demonkind take over the material plane. The demon lord Lucifer oversees the gathering and deconstruction of souls. By manipulating and corrupting the DNA of the soul, the demons draw ever closer to their conquest.
After narrowly escaping Hell’s secret laboratory, a pair of long-lost friends come into possession of the interchangeable DNA. Together with a young and mischievous demon, they make their way to Earth – the only place where the corrupting solution can be cleansed.
From the moment she started her investigation, Tchelet knew she had her hands on the biggest scoop of her career. But the more she investigates, the more her story begins to unfold: a story of corruption and mystery, renegade demons and interdimensional saviors.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

AFTER WAR COMES BETRAYAL

Prince Tyrran is summoned to defend his land against the menacing Empire of Thargoẑa. With his small army, he must make a stand at Heldwr Fort against the empire.

The battle is fierce and savage. The battlefield is ravaged by fire and death as the fate of the battle hangs in the balance. Yet for Prince Tyrran, this senseless carnage defies reason. Nothing leading up to the battle made sense, until an act of betrayal and treachery brings about the Cadorians’ downfall. Chema of Gravia lacked the wit to orchestrate such a betrayal so who now leads the Thargoẑan army and who is heir to the Thargoẑan throne?

As the defeated Prince Tyrran comes face to face with the truth of his devastating betrayal, he is confronted with an agonising choice – betray his country or watch it burn.

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Category: Fantasy – Epic

Maya’s shocked to discover it’s not the heaven she imagined; in fact, a life of adventure begins the moment you die.
Zachariah, her faithful spirit guide, explains the rules of the dead: in order to regain complete awareness and reunite with loved ones all souls must review their previous lives.
Maya plunges warily into her turbulent pasts as a sociopathic High Priest in ancient Egypt; an independent mother protecting a dangerous secret in glorious Sparta; an Irish boy kidnapped and enslaved by Vikings; and a doctor’s wife forced to make an ethical stand in plague-ridden England.
All the while, Maya yearns to be with those she cares about most and worries that she hasn’t learned all of heaven’s most vital lessons. Will she be forced to leave the tranquility of heaven to survive yet another painful and tumultuous life? Or worse, accept the bitter reality of having to go back alone?

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Category: Fantasy – Historical