Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for December 13, 2021

Dragon vs fairy godmother – who will win?
When young fairy godmother Zoraida finds herself fighting a losing battle with a dragon to save her godson, she’s forced to use her magic to flee.
Only to find herself in the middle of a freezing blizzard.
Rescued by a traveller, she faces a new challenge: can they survive the storm to see Christmas morning?

Mythical creatures are real and the world is only now finding out.

All Francis wants is a simple, safe life.

Kidnapping the Phoenix was probably a bad move.

My name is Francis Church. Not the name you’d expect from someone on the run from the paranormal mob.

You know, ogres with machine guns, kind of mob.

But when the unborn ashes of the Phoenix ask for help, well, what’s a girl gonna do? I stole her urn from the mob and went on the run.

Now I’m hiding in small town Indiana, where I work as medic for this fantasical beasts. I should be safe here, right?

But the mob aren’t the only ones looking for the Phoenix.

An ancient evil is searching for her in hopes to usher in Armageddon.

Now I have a choice to make: abandon the Phoenix and run, or stop these supernatural bullies and beasts from harnessing the Phoenix’s magic for evil.

What’s a girl gonna do?

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

WINNER of the Cygnus Award for Best Space Opera!

A fast-paced space opera for those who enjoy Old Man’s War by John Scalzi, Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds, or anything by Robert A. Heinlein.

The future is governed through a genetic hierarchy—superhumans at the top, humans and defects at the bottom. Welcome to an all-new military science fiction novel from critically-acclaimed author Shami Stovall.

Clevon Demarco, a genetically modified human, has a cocksure attitude and the combat skills to back it up. With his unparalleled skills, he makes his living as a ruthless gunrunner on a shady space station near the edges of the quadrant. Stronger, faster, and wittier than most sad sacks, no one even comes close to Demarco’s abilities—until he crosses paths with the captain of the notorious Star Marque, Endellion Voight.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

Shapeshifters exist. Monsters are real. And no good deed goes unpunished.

Nursing student Ellie St. James didn’t mean to get involved in a war between rival gangs of shifters, but saving the life of a local mob boss’s child has dragged her into one. When Ellie’s life is threatened because of her involvement, she’s forced to go on the run, protected by Carter Ballis, head of security for the mobster’s family, and a lethal shifter himself.

Blood, fire, and warfare weren’t part of Ellie’s plans, but even if she survives, her life will never be the same. The world is more than she knew, and she’s seen too much. People capable of morphing into deadly creatures from legends and folklore around the globe are coming for her.

The cost of staying alive means trusting Carter to defend her, and he’s every bit as frightening as the creatures that want her dead…

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Following a narrow escape from the secret world of warring shapeshifters, Ellie St. James works at building a new life under an assumed identity—until Carter Ballis, head of security for mob boss and shifter leader Sean Costas reenters her life, bringing the perils of his job with him. This time, it’s not just Ellie’s life at stake, but Carter’s too, as Sean’s rivals close in on them both. Far outmatched, Ellie refuses to crumble when it comes to protecting those around her. However, when a partial translation of the magical Stones of Fire, coupled with a terrible misunderstanding, thrust Ellie into the gravest danger she’s faced yet, even the Talos himself may not be able to reach her in time…

The quest to unlock the secrets of interstellar travel leads a Roranian crew on an epic journey across space. Saved by a dying machine-lect, stranded in a failing ship, faced with an ultimate choice. Were they too eager in their attempts to reach the stars?

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Cerebral Sci-Fi with an emphasis on the ‘Sci’. If you enjoy Hard Sci-Fi, complex Space Opera, and authors such as Iain M. Banks, Alastair Reynolds and Dan Simmons, then this is for you.

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‘An epic sci-fi fantasy!… intricate tales begin to mesh to create a final outcome that is fantastic and startling! Very well written!’ – Bookbub reviewer

‘I’ve read every one of James Murdo’s books and this is the best thus far in the Wanderer Universe… Great world-building. I also appreciate the strong female characters, this time in Nurilm… Sharp writing and players in this universe game. Highly recommend!’ – Bookbub reviewer

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

A secret can only stay a secret for so long…

It’s been five years since Nicholas lost his mother, and he still doesn’t have any answers.

Someone knows what happened.

But they’ll fight tooth and nail to keep their secret.

When a malevolent force returns to finish what it started, Nicholas comes face to face with the past.

Old allegiances will be renewed.

Rivalries will reignite.

And corpses will rise from the grave.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

The ground this amusement park is built on is far from fair.

Braino, the mechanical fortune teller, is the amusement park’s most popular attraction. For 2 euros a go, it blurts out vague predictions about life, love, and the weather.

But now, the fortune-telling genie is misbehaving.

Predictions are taking on a more sinister tone and the park goers are noticing weird activity on their social media.

When a young couple narrowly escapes death during their Braino visit, they go to the only person they believe can help them.

Will Nicholas, fresh from the showdown with the demon that killed his mother, step into the ring against unspeakable evil again?

In 1894, a mystical vision of an airship appears to fifteen-year-old Juanita. The ethereal captain commands her to prevent society’s rejects from boarding trains to the same asylum Juanita’s great-grandparents saved her from in infancy. That institution’s director plots murder to reduce the inmate population. Yet to save innocent lives, Juanita must take lives of the corrupt. How can she reconcile her assignment with her belief in the sacredness of all human life? And will she survive to marry her betrothed? Juanita sets out despite inner trepidation to sabotage the railroad. Her ancestor Billy, a steam locomotive engineer, guides her. Then bit by bit, she discovers the gut-wrenching truths all of her ancestors neglected to reveal.

Category: Fantasy – Alternative History

You can give up killing, but death never leaves you…

After a lifetime of hunting down criminals, Ryan just wants to live out his days in peace and in the shadows of Tokyo to grieve the loss of his wife and son. But his old team – the Nameless, experts in extraction and recon – comes with an urgent request for help. The young daughter of one of his closest friends, a girl he once treated as his own, has been kidnapped.

The search leads Ryan and his team into the Japanese mountains and a town steeped in secrets that a new sinister adversary wishes to keep hidden. He begins to unravel a deep, macabre plot that goes far beyond this missing girl. With enemies from the past remerging, they begin targeting members of the Nameless. Ryan quickly realizes that no matter how hard he tries to leave this world behind, it will never let him go until he defeats his demons.

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic