Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for February 5, 2024

Do you have a plan for the apocalypse?

Rhys doesn’t.

But as he watches chaos spill from the Alpha tower, he knows one thing for sure …

He must get to his son before the virus does.

The necromantic magic of the Great Lich has held sway over the world for 100 years. Can a young Knight of the God of Death and the last Priestess of the Goddess of Life destroy him before their homeland falls?

The only survivor of his convoy, Journeyman Knight Darian is entrusted with an ancient scroll and one mission: Return the scroll to the High Temple, no matter the cost. He never expected to stumble onto the last healer in the world. Now, he must take not only the scroll but the woman across the kingdom to safety, each step dogged by the relentless undead.

The last priestess of the Goddess of Life, Ephema has waited in vain for her parents to return. When a Journeyman Knight of the God of Death literally falls on her doorstep, she saves him from his enemies, unaware how that one action will change her destiny.

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

To save his friends from the vicious plot of an ancient sorceress, he will have to ride the one dragon no one can even touch…

As the Kingdom of Maldobar emerges victorious from the brutal invasion of the Tibran Empire, much of the land is left in utter ruin. With his home destroyed and family gone, 16-year-old Thatcher Renley has no one left to turn to. And when he’s mistaken for a Tibran soldier and banished to a wartime prison camp, Thatcher knows his only hope for freedom lies in appealing to Queen Jenna directly. But getting out of the prison camp might be the least of his worries— especially after he stumbles across a feral dragon locked in an iron cell.

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

What if there are no coincidences?

Lenny, good natured and God-fearing ex-Ranger, hides from his past.

Ron, self-declared master of the universe, revels in power he did not earn.

When weeks of relentless rain culminate in a category five hurricane, find out who will survive as the vortex reveals the deep assignment that binds four strangers.

Because there are no coincidences.

Category: Science Fiction – Dystopian

“Lena Gibson (the bestselling author of The Edge of Life) lays the tracks into an exciting new post-apocalyptic world where corporate greed controls the necessities of life, one ancient society’s trash is today’s salvation, and the heart of one heroine can save a country’s soul.” –D. Lambert, author of Son of No Man series

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

Beside the coals of a dying fire, in the great forest of the winter country, Ryo inGara waits for a terrible death. He finds instead a friend, and a fate, he’d never imagined. “Wow. I was hooked from the very first sentence and enthralled for the entire book.” — bestselling fantasy author Sharon Shinn

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

In a land where mammoths roam the hills and airships rule the sky, a band of reluctant heroes must save a princess or see their nation fall into war and chaos. If you like strong heroines, intricate plots, and an imaginative steampunk world, you’ll love Califia’s Gold.

Category: Science Fiction – Steampunk

2023 Indie Ink Award finalist in 11 categories A wood nymph is taken from her forest home and raised in the city. She grows up unaware of who she is, what she can do, and the calling of her kind. The Dryad’s Crown is an emotional, coming-of-age fantasy debut. The first volume in a gritty saga, set in the immersive world of Efre Ousel. Booklife describes the story as “a fantasy unlike any other.”

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

In the year 2042, Dr. Seth Kelley, a dedicated emergency physician, is on the brink of burnout due to his demanding and high-stress career. Amidst an evolving healthcare landscape, the imminent rise of automated medical practitioners presents both challenges and opportunities. Seizing a chance to partake in this transformative movement, Seth accepts a position at a groundbreaking hospital conducting a clinical trial in the use of artificial intelligence to revolutionize patient care. However, this promising journey takes a perilous turn when the system malfunctions. With the hospital quarantined to constrain the burgeoning superintelligence, Seth must rely on ingenuity and resourcefulness to save lives without the crutch of modern technology.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

The second story of The Dawn: AI Rise Chronicles series explores the dire consequences of delegating creativity to computers. When a prominent art expert is asked by the leading AI company to teach art to their system, he doesn’t suspect how far that request will take him — and what kinds of stunning discoveries he will make on the way.

Category: Hard Science Fiction