Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for December 3, 2022

A singer with forbidden magic.
An undercover renegade.
How can she keep her magic secret if it goes wild every time they dance?

On Ylena’s first day inside the Shining City, a mysterious woman tricks her into auditioning for a magical ritual celebrating the Goddess. Young singers and dancers compete for the honor of performing in the ceremony, but with the ruthless High Priests in charge, a single wrong note is blasphemy.

If learning her role wasn’t hard enough, unexpected emotions make rehearsals even more complicated. There’s Wilder, Ylena’s flirty costar who knows more about the city’s dark secrets than he’s willing to tell, and Caed, her dance instructor, a priest who isn’t what he seems.

When Ylena manifests magic that makes her a threat, can she escape the spotlight at center stage before the High Priests discover her secret?

The youngest warlock to ever wield lightning, fourteen-year-old Anna Atticus Stone dreams of attending the prestigious Academy of Arcane Arts.

Except her life’s a mess. She’s friendless, her older sister keeps knocking her teeth out, and her parents constantly argue.

Anna endures the chaos by studying for the coming academy entrance trials. A pass will mean friends, warlock tournaments, and exploring a thousand-year-old academy—maybe even solving a mystery or two.

But when she discovers her father carries an ancient and powerful secret intended for only one daughter—a secret her sister will do anything to possess—Anna finds herself in a desperate fight for her family . . . and her very future.

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

Eye of the Wolf is the thrilling first book in the Lords of Alekka epic fantasy series. Fast-paced and action-packed, it is a fresh delight of twists and turns, infused with magic, romance and mystery, and just the right amount of epic battles to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Excitement and joy soon turn into feelings of horror and dread for John Barber as he makes his way to the roof of Australia to propose to his girlfriend.
A journey to a new way of life turns into a nightmare for Felicity Farrow when she wakes from a pleasant dream aboard the jumbo jet on its way to Honolulu.
George Mallory can finally cross a wish off his list when he makes it to base camp on Mt Everest with his lifelong friend, only to see that wish turn horribly sour.
Follow the stories of three individuals as they deal with their life-changing experiences in impossible circumstances that could spell their end and more.

Category: Science Fiction – Dystopian

Two heads are better than one.

What would you do if you found yourself on or in another world? Do you have the skills and knowledge needed to survive or to make sense of what you see?

Thomas sets out on a hike he has done many times before. Taking only what he needs for the three or four hours he expects to be gone, he passes a vehicle in the parking lot. The handwritten note on the dashboard read: Not Abandoned. The view at the end of the trail was not what he expected—neither were the friendships.

Two adventurous people in an unknown world. Only their physical fitness and combined knowledge will get them through everything they may encounter.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

Sourcerer. Prisoner. Monster.

The war is over. Sixteen-year-old Eskara Helsene was a Sourcerer, a weapon for her empire. But she fought on the wrong side.

Now she is a prisoner serving out a life sentence in the mines of the Pit, where there are worse things than thieves and murderers in the darkness. Nightmarish demons from the Other World stalk the tunnels.

With no hope of survival, Eska must escape. But no one escapes the Pit.

Can she fight her way to freedom or will the darkness swallow her soul and her destiny?

Eska’s war has only just begun.

Category: Dark Fantasy

She’s just found the most powerful relic in history – and she’ll need all the help she can get to protect it.

Reeling from the death of her grandfather, young and ordinary Gen returns home from University to mourn. But it’s very odd that her family doesn’t seem to be grieving, and that no one will tell her the truth behind his death. When an accidental brush against a nail in his workshop suddenly floods her with visions of an ancient time, Gen learns that she’s not so ordinary after all.

As it happens, the nail she touched was one of three that were used in the crucifixion 2,000 years ago. It has been anointed with a supernatural gift. And in turn, has unveiled Gen’s magical abilities. . .and her true destiny.

She’s not alone, but she’s in mortal danger.

Because a group of condemned souls have sinister plans to unite the nails. And their path of damnation leads right to Ge

Category: Christian Fantasy

The Devil has many faces – which one can they trust?

Fresh from battle with the accursed, Gen can’t believe they’ve survived. And although she’s blinded, she can now see better than she ever did before. Luckily, her companions have been upgraded with magical powers of their own. Because it’s clear that their mission is far from over.

When Gen receives her next vision, she and the team must hastily split up – to prevent an assassination by the Devils’ foot soldiers, and to locate the the last piece of an untapped weapon.

But neither is prepared for the trap that’s been set. Nor the bloodbath coursing their way.

And only time will tell who makes it out alive.

Old friends and unexpected allies must join forces to face off with their strongest enemy yet in this second, action-packed installment of the Footnail series.