Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for December 24, 2020

They stole her planet.
She wants it back.
When the Revenants descended on the peaceful planet of Esper, they came as friends. They came to solve a problem… and they did.
They just refused to leave again afterwards.

Now, held hostage on her own world, young Princess Kylimnestra is determined to save her people from the brutal nightmare of occupation.
She never asked to be a hero, but no-one else seems to want the job.

As fire rains from the sky and innocent civilians are cut down in the street, fear engulfs the population. All their defenders are gone – except for one spoiled little rich girl, who’s lived her whole life in the palace.
Lucky for them, she always did have a rebellious streak…

The Magic Four had spent a tranquil summer idly assuming the next Scion would be one of them. Nathan Glass walked into the courtyard one clear, blue-sky day and quickly destroyed their complacency. They sensed the danger and were intrigued, delighted even, for now they had competition.
Winds of change blew in with Nathan’s arrival, grew slowly, almost unnoticed, and then rose up fiercely around them all. A tempest of deception, love, betrayal and revenge swept through the castle and roared out, far beyond its walls, with dramatic consequences for everyone in the magical world.

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Category: Fantasy – Metaphysical & Visionary

While mortals sleep …

Yippee! It’s Yuletide! Wonky inn proprietor, Alfhild Daemonne, is looking forward to partying with her guests … but Whittlecombe has fallen eerily silent.

Sleet descends as the residents sink into a deep and dreamless sleep.

All except for Alf.

She recognises a horrible hex when she sees one. But who has cursed the village and why?

And what will it take to undo it?

Can our Alfie wake her friends? Will anybody wake up in time to prepare figgy pudding? Will there ever be a crisis free and merry Christmas at Whittle Inn?

Probably not. That’s what makes life wonky after all!

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Halley, stuck covering jobs for her self-absorbed mom, has Hollywood dreams but no real life, until covering for her mom leads to a tumble back to 1598. There, Halley meets an earl named Edmund and accidentally brings him to the 21st century.
Now she must convince Edmund to keep his hands off tech he doesn’t understand and a deadly sword he can’t use in public. All while trying to keep from falling for him.

Halley must get Edmund back where he belongs soon–and keep a ruthless scientist from suspecting she’s used his time machine. If the scientist finds out about Edmund, he’s as good as dead. And what might that do to history? Not to mention, Halley would be next in line …

All Halley has to do is stay alive, save Edmund (and history) before it’s too late, and not fall for a guy who can’t stick around, no matter how much she wants him to. At least summer’s not boring anymore!

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Category: Science Fiction – Time Travel

“Songs and Stories from Tesla’s Tower is a wild ride through an alternate yet familiar history, laced with references to pop culture, steampunk, rock music, mythology, archaeology, and history. More, it’s a story about energy: electromagnetic energy, personal and collective energy, musical energy, and competing cosmic energies.”

Category: Science Fiction – Steampunk

The barrier between worlds is broken. Only he knows the truth…

Magic has protected Tarsynium for a thousand years, shielding its people from being ravaged by bloodthirsty demons. When a young ranger’s apprentice named Owyn Lund discovers that the Arc of Radiance has been breached, he tries to warn anybody who will listen.

But legends aren’t supposed to be real.

When a village is mysteriously destroyed, rangers, mages, and rebels all point the finger, blaming each other for the demons’ brutality. However, Zara Dennel, a mage’s ward, has heard Owyn’s tale—and she’s inclined to believe him.

Together, they must prove that friendship is greater than intolerance, unity is more important than division, and that even the most powerful magic can sometimes not be enough.

Failure means the end of all things. A second—and lasting—Doom.

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

“Black Technology has made murder a billion dollar industry.”

The International Refugee Society has twenty-six cybernetically enhanced “Letters,” and for the right price, they’ll eliminate anyone. They’ve given up their families and their memories for ten years of service with the promise of a life of luxury awaiting them.

Agent G is one of these “Letters,” but clues to his past are starting to emerge while he’s on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the Society’s most dangerous competitor. In the midst of all the violence, subterfuge, and deceit, he’ll need to keep his wits about him and trust sparingly.

After all if an organization will kill for money, what would they do to keep the truth hidden?

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Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

Fight for the militia? Or for a hidden agenda? Cabil knows Syreene all to well—her motives marked with the stain of vengeance of her murdered parents. But Syreene is bent on learning the craft of elemental-wielding for better or for worse, even though her pyro-dancing human foster brother keeps her under lock and key.

The life of a schoolgirl carries little excitement to spark her itch of finding the demon who slayed her biological parents. Cabil insists on letting go of the past, but the fire under the redhead’s furnace burns hot. Even hotter when her older brother comes home one night, unconscious, past town curfew, slung over a mysterious man’s shoulder and plastered with blood. It’s a lot to take in—having to see her brother possibly hanging on the brink of death! Syreene’s story unfolds further when she discovers her brother’s savior holds answers to her haunting history.

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Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

A fan of Aladdin and The Selection? You’ll love this gender-bent retelling readers are calling “masterful” and “spellbinding.” Enter the world of Folkshore today, where all the fairytales live side by side, where humans, witches and fae scheme and struggle, for power and love. But be warned, once you enter Folkshore, you will not want to leave.

Category: Fantasy – Fairy Tales