Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for December 1, 2025

Van Holloway just wanted to survive a Christmas party without embarrassing himself. Instead, he’s pulled into a virtual game with glasses that aren’t glasses and rules that don’t exist. Inside waits a world of clockwork toys, broken myths, and secrets no one was meant to find.

When Van and Charli (the crush, obviously) escape the game, something escapes with them—something desperate to reclaim what they took. Now reality’s glitching like a busted string of lights, and the line between fantasy and truth is unraveling fast.

From droids in Santa suits to gingerbread rebels, Van and Charli are caught in a battle between belief and machinery, myth and madness. To make it home alive, they’ll have to trust each other, outthink the impossible, and face the one force even stronger than magic—doubt.

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Erel and his clan are the best players in the Generation ship TSEL. When they reach their destination and no one wants to disembark, they have to find ways to convince their fellow passengers to face the planet and its dangers. And what if their only option was to trick everyone with a game as real as life itself?

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

She watched her mother die. Now Gwendolyn Evir, exiled Elvish princess, will break the Peace Accords to hunt the legendary sword Excalibur. Her only lead is Carter Hurley, an ordinary human from Earth who might be the Arthurian Analog destined to wield it. Pursued by Goblin raiders and a ruthless goddess, Gwen steals a starship and races across the Known Systems to find the blade before the galaxy falls. Facing impossible odds, she must rally unexpected allies, survive deadly battles, and outwit an enemy who has been planning her revenge for centuries.

Perfect for fans of space opera, Arthurian retellings, and fast-paced adventures with a found-family heart.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

Princess Gwendolyn Evir and human Analog Carter Hurley must find Excalibur before the ruthless goddess Mórrígan claims it. Their hunt leads to The Library, a fortress of forbidden knowledge where secrets and betrayal wait in the dark. Pursued by Mórrígan’s assassins and caught in fragile alliances, Gwen faces impossible choices that could cost her everything. Across the stars, old enemies rise, new powers awaken, and prophecy burns to life. Alliances will fracture. Sacrifice may be the only path to survival.

Book Two of the Excalibur Legacy, a sweeping space opera of destiny, loyalty, and courage.

Batwoman meets Altered Carbon. Maia goes undercover to stop corporate spies and stumbles upon the cornerstone of a “new” technology. The first thing the Sentinels do is use the new toys to fight crime. Fast-paced action and science with a hint of ancient history.

Category: Science Fiction – Cyberpunk

Solving crimes, dodging hitmen, and learning to be the sidekick of a trickster god.

That kid that you hate? That’s me. I’ve had everything I’ve ever wanted my whole life–except my freedom. Now I finally have it, but in the worst way possible. My father is not who I thought he was. My mother vanished. I’m all alone in the world, and I can’t even be myself because there are those who would see me dead. And for better or worse, there is a power raging with in me that I have no idea how to control.

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Category: Dark Fantasy

Eklatros is a peaceful planet, untouched by war for thousands of years. Throughout the ages since the back-to-back conflicts known as the War for Equality and the Dark War, humans have become soft. Their history has become myth and the magic that was once abundant is fading away.

Now, Eklatros faces its gravest threat yet from an alien horde known as the Gnusar. Cities are being ravaged while the Gnusar’s all-powerful leader slowly corrupts the animals and gods of Eklatros. The planet’s only hope for survival rests in a mysterious elvish woman, simply known as Ànifa. Without any memory of who she is or where she comes from, Ànifa must journey across Eklatros to reclaim her memories while reviving and awakening the planet. Aided by her newfound friends and companions—an elderly sorcerer, a drunken knight, and others—can Ànifa’s party come together in time to save Eklatros?

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Newly divorced Jane has moved her two daughters to an old farmhouse in the middle of nowhere…just in time for the end of the world. Jane was prepared for quirky neighbors and she’s used to dealing with snarky teenagers. But zombies? That’s new!

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic