Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for December 21, 2022

The Isle of Wings was once nurtured by the weather-controlling power of the Rain Mage. Now the Rain Mage is dead, and a mysterious drought takes over. An ambitious sorceress controls all who come and go.

Blamed for the death of her Rain Mage father, and trapped by her own grief, Roana wants nothing more than to escape the Isle of Wings. The sorceress stops her from leaving, and when Roana finds a precious egg the sorceress stole, rescuing it becomes her priority. Roana must depend on the telepathic abilities of an annoyingly handsome sailor to help her evade the sorceress’ wrath, since she possesses no magic of her own—that she’s willing to accept.

But it soon becomes clear that the sorceress wants far more than the egg, and Roana must choose whether to leave the islanders to the sorceress’s mercy, or save them—and be bound to the island forever.

Jayson Reilly thought his research could help save the world. He never dreamed it would be used to take over another one. Sent to a parallel earth a thousand years in the past, he and his fellow recruits uncover their role in a genocidal plot and must decide if they are willing to put their own lives at risk to stop it. The ultimate fate of two worlds is at stake.

Category: Science Fiction – Time Travel

In this second book of the Countdown to Epsilon Series, the feud between Richard and Dr. Akindele comes to an explosive climax with consequences for both realities. In the new world, Samaira and Kai oversee the birth of a nation while Jayson wrestles with a difficult decision that could change the history of his people.

Not all magic is a gift…

When Eric was young, a terrible power woke within him, destroying all it touched. Horrified by what he had done, Eric fled his village. For two years he has wandered the wilderness alone. Now, determined to redeem himself, Eric seeks a new life in the town of Oaksville.

But this world is not the same one he left behind. The power of the Gods is failing, and dark forces have crept into the Three Nations. Both will seek to use Eric for his magic. With a war brewing, Eric must tread carefully to survive the coming conflict.

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Category: Fantasy – Epic

I have a wolf in my head. Her name is Esme, and she likes killing things.

I’m Lucy, a regular accountant turned alpha werewolf. A tryst with the wrong incubus ripped me from my ordinary life and sent me tumbling into a magical realm that I’d never even dreamed existed.

I was just adjusting to pack life when I was asked to mercy-kill the current alpha. I’m not a total bitch so I did what he asked, but it’s left me as alpha of a pack I don’t know, full of werewolves who resent that I still live and breathe while their old alpha doesn’t. If I’m to survive in this dog-eat-dog realm, I’m going to have to win my new pack over – and fast.

I’m still trying to find my way in this violent new world when my third in command, Mark, is brutally murdered right under my damn nose. To regain control of the pack, I need find the killer and bring him to vigilante justice…fast!

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

I hate finding corpses. For some reason, my enemies think dead bodies work as a communication method. Call me old fashioned, but I prefer a letter.

When I find a pulverised gargoyle on my lawn, I can’t help but think things are about to get rocky. The gargoyles don’t expect me to look into the death, but who can ignore murder on their doorstep? Ex-soldier Greg Manners knows all about violence and he thinks that the ogres are involved. Deadly or not, I’ll go toe-to-toe with their lethal king if I need to. I’m determined to find justice – but just when I start investigating, one of the pack’s children is snatched.

I’m in a race against time to find him when it turns out that Bobby isn’t the first stolen child. I’ll have to navigate Other world politics to work out what the purloined children have in common. Maybe if I know why they’ve been taken, I’ll discover who took them…

Mechhaven, a desolate planetoid far from the center of galactic civilization, was home to sentient mechs decommissioned after the brutal Mechanai War. When a highly advanced mech crashes on their peaceful sanctuary and requests asylum, it sets events into motion that will be felt throughout the galaxy.

Major Misty Durham, human Administrator of Mechhaven, hoped to forget about the war and maybe build a lasting legacy by helping mechs build new lives. But rogue elements from the Imperium were not content to let the war die and peace reign. They hunt the advanced mech and the information locked within its memory matrix.

The disarmed mechs and their human caretakers must choose whether to take up arms once again to fight off the invaders and the nightmarish technology unleashed against them or face ultimate destruction.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

Reid has spent her whole life pretending to be a man so she can inherit her father’s estate, but when a chance encounter threatens to expose her lie, she is forced to risk everything.

In the kingdom of Marsden, women are subservient to men and land can only pass from father to son. So when Reid Ellington is born, the fifth daughter to one of the wealthiest landholders in the kingdom, it’s announced that Reid is a boy.

Eighteen years later, Reid struggles to conceal the fact she’s actually a young woman. Every day, her secret becomes harder to keep. When one of Marsden’s princes sees her sparring with a sword, she is forced to accept his offer and lead her father’s soldiers to the border. Along the way, she discovers a covert organization within the army known as the Knights of the Realm.

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Category: Fantasy – Historical

Three thousand years of tradition torn asunder. When the truth comes out, will a hero emerge to pick up the pieces?

Dashira Eisenheart takes ultimate comfort in her community. So she’s thrilled when her brother ascends to the coveted order chosen to protect the world from safely sealed-away, millennia-old, dangerous magic. But her faith in her beloved parents’ loyalty cracks after she spies her mother sneaking about town to meet with the enemy.

Striving to stay focused on her own academic studies, Dashira becomes caught in family tensions that soon reach a boiling point. And as her father’s Brotherhood and her mother’s rebel group head toward a cataclysmic clash, the young seeker finds herself trapped by conflicting choices.

Will she face her fears and accept her role in a grand destiny?

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Thousands of years ago, magic ruled their land. When the mightiest among them rise up, will they bring peace… or rain down destruction?
Axamar Sulvastra discovered his powers on the day his brother died. Instead of saving a life, his accidental outburst robbed him of something truly precious. And now he fears the Red Rage pumping through his veins could either free the world or send it to its doom.

Working hard to control his abilities at the Academy of Arcane Studies, Axamar quickly bonds with two other gifted and potent mages. But as jealousies erupt and unchecked power festers, their irreparable discord could cost them everything when a devastating plague threatens to ravage the planet.

Can Axamar unite The Three to repair the realm before all life is obliterated?

When a book about telekinesis shows up in Brooke’s locker, she knows someone has seen her use her ability…

As if that’s not enough to shoot her nerves, inside the book is a coded message about her mother’s death, and if she wants to know more, she’ll need to follow the instructions.

The only person she can turn to for help is her crush’s best friend, Jackson, the most annoying guy in her life. But also the only one with the guts to follow the clues with her.

The last thing she expects is for her heart to get tangled between Jackson and the danger that lurks in the shadows…

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Category: Fantasy – Superhero

Military scientist Rydel Scott is proud of the hi-tech gear he invents for battlefield heroes. When a secret mission involving one of his inventions goes horribly wrong, Rydel obsessively tries to learn what caused the system failure and accidentally reveals the ability to time travel. Overworked and massively sleep-deprived, he believes he has received a message from God—save God’s son. And the man of science embarks on a world-changing quest to rescue Jesus.
As he covers his tracks to journey back undetected, he neglects to factor in the consequences of a devastating butterfly effect. And he’s terrified to discover The Unit, a highly-trained team of elite soldiers, is hunting him down to stop him from making choices that could upend all of human history.
Will they find Rydel before he alters the past? Or will some in The Unit be persuaded to join Rydel on his mission to save Christ?

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Category: Science Fiction – Time Travel