Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for January 18, 2025

From alien experiment, to teen sex toy, to mega-billionaire…Billy’s a deeply flawed hero on his way to owning everything when catastrophe strikes the entire human race. Indigo Billy, the blue-skinned orphan, abandoned by his wealthy grandparents, grows up with only his own wits to find a way out of the poverty cycle. He lives inside the walls of a luxury space-liner, selling himself to the wealthy as he learns what he needs to break free and take on the galaxy. While working for the interplanetary EDARPA group, Billy invents weapons that turn the tide of the war with the geshaan…which ultimately leads to havoc across all of Earthspace. On his own once again, Billy sets himself a new goal—exact revenge upon the geshaan!

An AI, an investigator, and a geneticist walk into a library…

It’s the year 2101, and half of England is underwater, but the horrors of the Melt are becoming a distant memory thanks to ArkTech, the company that saved the world.

The ArkTech Territory is the only home Charlotte Vance has ever known, so when Ben, the company’s curious AI, starts asking awkward questions about human behaviour, she’s only too happy to help.

But as she investigates the mystery of why a geneticist is stealing pages from library books, Charlotte is forced to confront unsettling truths about her past, and about the company she’s always trusted.

The deeper she digs, the more she realises her discoveries could threaten everything she holds dear. Charlotte must make a choice – and the wrong decision could cost her everything.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

A long-dead genius. A hidden invention that could save—or doom—humanity. Can Leif find it before it falls into the wrong hands? The answer is somewhere in a ruined city on Mars. Can a legend still gripped by his past save our future? Or will the Martian Girl’s invention push humanity over the brink?

Category: Science Fiction – Space Exploration

Emerson Blackwell discovers she can enter the books she reads into parallel universes. Along the way, she discovers The Central Library that publishes the books is banning some books from the Catalogue under the guise of safety. However, a rival faction has begun publishing the banned books even though The Central Library is hunting them down.

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

Japanese immigrant Harry Shikita dreams of becoming a successful businessman by building Rainbow Gardens, Minnesota’s first neon-lit motel. But the 1920s are a tough time to be an “Oriental” in America, and Harry must deal not only with prejudice but also the trolls. Yes, trolls—the kind that turn to stone. Cursed descendants of Cain, the trolls want to find their way back to God through their Redeemer. The trolls think Harry’s their guy, but he’s on his own quest to be accepted, to be an “old boy.” Whenever Harry’s slapped down, he gets up and starts again. But things only get worse for him after Pearl Harbor. Innocent of any wrongdoing, Harry finds himself confined for the war’s duration—while his son fights the Nazis in Europe. If Harry finds a way to forgive his adopted country, can he become the trolls’ bridge to God’s Grace? The answer lies in the neon paradise of Rainbow Gardens.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

FINALIST for the 2024 OZMA Best Fantasy Award. The Song of Theodore blends history and fantasy in a stand-alone sequel to the award-winning Rainbow Gardens. World War 2 has ended, but not America’s hostility toward Japanese Americans, including veterans like Captain Teddy Larson. Badly wounded in the war, Teddy brings his interned father home to Rainbow Gardens, Minnesota’s first neon-lit motel. He’s determined to overcome discrimination while rebuilding Rainbow Gardens and fending off the trolls. Yes, trolls. The kind that turn to stone in daylight. They think Teddy’s their Redeemer.
Triumph and tragedy mark Teddy’s quest for justice and acceptance, while an angel tries to show him the path to forgiveness. Can he succeed in post-war America? Will he lead the trolls to redemption? The answers lie in the neon paradise of Rainbow Gardens.

In this first contact alien invasion spy-fi thriller, a CIA agent and an investigative reporter stumble upon a mysterious metal that’s not of Earthly origin. They uncover an alien plot on an unimaginable scale, and if they don’t stop it a new holocaust will be unleashed upon all of humanity. Who will believe them… if they live to tell the tale?

Category: Science Fiction – First Contact

Ananthia is dying, consumed by sand and shadow. Warlock Darvis Talsdrum leverages a foolish wizard’s grudge to tighten his grip on the land, and now a young ranger must put love on hold to stop his rise. With forbidden magic, shifting alliances, and heart-pounding battles, Eastlanders’ Fall is an epic tale of survival, sacrifice, and redemption.

Category: Fantasy – Epic