Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for December 10, 2019

A young inventor and his friends dream of a technological breakthrough that will change the world — but can they overcome society’s hostility to their plans? A thought-provoking novel that will appeal to fans of Atlas Shrugged.

Turns out, punching zombie bears is fun.
Who knew?
Enter the world of Metamorphosis Online, a fully immersive video game where players compete for spots in the Global Top 10—ranks that actually pay you to play the game.
Gracie doesn’t play the game to make money…at first.

You Need A Bigger Sword:
Broke, single, and working a crappy job as a blackjack dealer, Gracie’s just blowing off steam and having fun.
Can playing a new type of immersive game help her overcome real-life issues, or will it cause more problems?
Before she knows it, Gracie has intervened in a generations-long war between the kobolds and the fae and started a ragtag guild, and her weird math abilities make themselves known in a way that most could not have imagined.
Can she deal with being pitted against the game developers?
For the first time Gracie can remember, she has something worth fighting for.

Category: Fantasy – Metaphysical & Visionary

In the coastal city of Merilaad, magical and non-magical citizens live in harmony, unaware of a dark secret that threatens to destroy their society.

Elena, a talented apprentice mage, is loyal to the city’s all-female ruling council, who use Culling ceremonies to maintain order and ensure that no male with magical abilities will ever again wield his power to oppress and destroy. Even after Elena’s own brother is revealed to be a mage and swiftly put to death, Elena keeps her faith in the council to rule in the citizens’ best interests.

Until Jascha changes everything.

When her closest friend and childhood companion manifests magical abilities that will surely become his death sentence, Elena is suddenly faced with an impossible choice: should she sacrifice the person she cares about most for the good of her city…or risk her own life to help Jascha keep his deadly secret?

Category: Fantasy – Alternative History

Land of the free. Home of the brave.
This is America. After the apocalypse.
After the End.

The world you love has fallen apart. What will you become?

Who will you blame?

And who can you trust?

Follow the adventures of Eda Becker as she navigates her way through the ruins of a ravaged, post-nuclear superpower.

After the End Trilogy features three breathtaking novels (The Curse, The Sinners, The End War) – ‘full of action and great characters.’ Don’t miss out on this series if you love post-apocalyptic, horror and dystopian fiction.

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

“A dizzying compilation of action scenes and moral quandaries…Pinkerton wields fast pacing and an entertaining, electrifying plot” – Publishers Weekly

In a secret lab, a team of doctors and scientists funded by a mysterious billionaire create the first human replica entirely from technology. The robot is prepared to host the digitized consciousness of Tom Nolan, a family man suffering from a terminal illness. But when Tom’s replica escapes before the transfer can take place, he is faced with the horrors of an alter ego bent on death and destruction. When the experiment draws the attraction of spies, Tom is caught up in an international crisis with a showdown that could change the course of the world.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

Black Pine Facility for Wayward Juveniles. The asylum. It’s a place where they stick troubled cases like me until we age out or they think they’ve fixed us.

Newsflash: you can’t fix what’s not broken. And I may have been thrown into Black Pine when I was barely fifteen, but I’m not crazy.

I’m cursed.

Because the fae? They’re real. Gorgeous, ethereal, mythical creatures who can’t lie but are experts at twisting the truth. Just one touch, that’s all it takes. Just one touch and the fae have power over you. Just one touch and your whole world can go up in flames.

I was warned. He called himself the Shadow Man. With his raven hair and glowing silver eyes, he looked the part, too. He’s the one who told me about the fae, who made me promise not to be tricked into giving up everything I have with the single touch of my hand.

I’m… I’m not so good at keeping promises.

Category: Fantasy – New Adult & College

THERE’S NO FORCE GREATER THAN A PARENT’S NEED TO SAVE THEIR CHILD’S LIFE

RHYS IS OVERWORKED, UNDERPAID, AND OUT OF SHAPE. ALTHOUGH, WHEN HE COMES FACE TO FACE WITH A PLAGUE SPILLING OUT OF THE ALPHA TOWER, NONE OF THOSE THINGS MATTER. FIRST AND FOREMOST, RHYS IS A FATHER …

Rhys is an average guy who works an average job in Summit City—a purpose built government complex on the outskirts of London.

The Alpha Tower stands in the centre of the city. An enigma, nobody knows what happens behind its dark glass …

Rhys is about to find out.

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic