Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for December 21, 2024

Heritage is the debut novel from S.M. Warlow and the first instalment of the Tales of the Phoenix Titan series. This space opera is perfect for fans of Firefly, the Expanse, Star Wars and Mass Effect.

Make them proud, son of Earth.

25 years after the fall of Earth, the Commonwealth is locked in a vicious, galaxy-spanning war against the Revenant. Countless worlds have been lost in the fighting, and now one crew must come together and stand in the way of galactic annihilation.

Nathan Carter is an efficient criminal, but when he’s hired to steal supplies from a Commonwealth warship, what starts as an easy job soon transforms into something that could change the course of history. Now, Nathan must work with a group of unlikely allies to protect a woman whose heritage is the key to everything.

“Intriguing” (Publishers Weekly): While working on a school project, Kat and Evan are sucked into a portal and sent back in time to 1886 — to the night a pair of newlyweds were murdered. Can they solve the case and return to the present before their souls slip away forever?

Category: Science Fiction – Time Travel

When an ancestor’s ghost begs her for help, Kat risks herself—and the friend who’s sworn to protect her—by traveling in time to nineteenth-century Vienna.

Leif just won the lottery. The prize: a berth on humanity’s first starflight. Would you take the trip? Little is known about the world that is the target for a voyage of fourteen years, Earth-time, each way. When you believe you have thought of everything, the universe will show you have not. What happens when it goes wrong, and there is no help?

Category: Hard Science Fiction

A kinetically-charged, whimsical and witty adventure about an unassuming lighthouse steward and his wife – whom he doesn’t know – finding themselves abducted by an old sailor and tasked with helping him save their world from mysterious forces – forces that threaten the stability of the many oppressive dictatorships and the global Inquisition.

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Category: Fantasy – Epic

FROM MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JASPER T. SCOTT
Born to royalty, raised by corsairs, and bound by vengeance.
His destiny waits to be reclaimed.
Corvus Centauri rises from the ashes of betrayal and loss to carve his destiny among the stars. Once a child of noble blood, now a battle-hardened warrior raised among corsairs, Corvus must navigate a galaxy rife with treachery, ambition, and the haunting echoes of his past.
As he pieces together the mysteries behind his family’s fall, Corvus discovers long-buried secrets that could tip the balance of power in Frontier Space.
But to reclaim his birthright, Corvus must wield more than a blaster or a plasma sword—he must become a wise and cunning leader like his father, one that knows not only how to fight, but who to fight, and when not to. Will he rise to greatness, or sink into villainy in his quest for revenge?

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

It’s been twenty-five years since she sealed the Hellgate.
Now, it’s time to stop the apocalypse. Again.

Meg Walker, grunge queen and ‘80s rebel, thought she’d quit the whole “chosen one” gig for good. After a disaster of a senior year, she flipped destiny the bird and skipped town. But on her 42nd birthday, she gets a psychic call from her old best friend—the one who’s been in a coma for years. Someone’s trying to open the Hellgate.

Meg heads home, ready or not—it’s time to confront the life she left behind. Old friends, bitter grudges, and a mountain of unresolved emotional baggage are waiting. She’s about to learn that the (second) apocalypse might actually be the least of her problems.

Is it possible confronting the demons from your past is worse than actual demons?

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

The Blackened Prophecy Trilogy follows freighter captain Raymond Harris, thrust into an ancient prophecy foretelling the end of all life. Battling a cunning alien race, Raymond must decide: can he save everyone, or will his actions bring destruction? As he learns, the road to ruin is often paved with good intentions.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

Hunted by a sinister force, Rinyv has died four times by the age of fifteen. Now in her fifth life, armed with the knowledge of her past lives and a giant pair of scissors, the girl must rewrite her fate. As death looms and chaos spreads, Rinyv fights to break the cycle and survive.

Category: Dark Fantasy

With Earth under invasion and no home to return to, Rinyv seeks refuge with her childhood friend, Minato Herman. Grateful for the Hermans’ hospitality, she becomes their guardian, shielding them from the horrors outside.

As weeks pass without help arriving, hope dwindles and despair tightens its grip. To make matters worse, a terrifying creature obliterates their sanctuary one night, thrusting Rinyv and Minato into a world filled with dangers.

Everything spirals out of control when their bond starts to fracture, and now the girl finds herself compelled to heed the moontarian weapon’s call—revive your darkest demon: Annette Valmar.

In The Alchemist’s Journey, Finn Graye, an alchemist in a supernatural world, battles personal tragedy and professional challenges to fulfill his role as the sole alchemical researcher for the Magistracy of the Supernatural. Tasked with protecting humanity and managing relationships with magical entities, Finn navigates a web of secrets, alliances, and danger. Alongside a cast of vampires, werewolves, and sorcerers, he must balance loyalty, science, and the supernatural to confront his past and shape his future. A tale of resilience, intrigue, and the enduring power of alchemy.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

January 2009. In the midst of the financial crisis, a mysterious figure, Satoshi Nakamoto, publishes the Bitcoin code. The disruptive power of this digital currency is enormous, as it has been designed so that it cannot be controlled by any banking or government authority and allows for completely anonymous transactions. Special Agent Harris is assigned to find out who is hiding behind that identity. Meanwhile, a powerful cybercriminal organization is also searching for Nakamoto and will stop at nothing. Ada, a young prodigy studying in Barcelona, and L30n, an elusive hacker, will be swept up in this pursuit.

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Category: Hard Science Fiction

Into the Gray Scale by Oge Mobuogwu is a dark urban fantasy that explores the boundaries between life and death. After AJ, a murdered drug dealer, finds himself in the afterlife, he remains tethered to his ruthless killer, Governor Tyson. Meanwhile, Detective Maleek Shapiro unearths Tyson’s criminal dealings, drawing him into a surreal world where AJ, from beyond, aids his investigation.

Category: Dark Fantasy