Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for January 24, 2021

When a girl runs away from the circus…
For all her sixteen years, Pearl Poseidon has been a fish out of water. A freak on display for her adoptive parents’ profit. Running away from her horrible life, she craves one thing—anonymity. But when she saves a small boy from drowning, she exposes herself and her mutant abilities to Chase, a budding investigative reporter.
Now, he has questions. And so do the police.
Once Pearl discovers her secret identity, she learns she’s part of a larger war between battling Atlanteans. A battle that will decide who rules the oceans. A battle raging between evil and her true family. Will she find a way to use her powers in time to save a kingdom she never knew existed?

The return of a long lost magic. A desperate quest for an enchanted relic. The final battle to save mankind from extinction.

Includes the COMPLETE Runes of Issalia trilogy and the aftermath novella, ICON, books combining for over 350 5-star Amazon reviews, and 1,000 Goodreads 5-star ratings.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Gary Karkofsky is an ordinary guy with an ordinary life living in an extraordinary world. Supervillains, heroes, and monsters are a common part of the world he inhabits. Yet, after the death of his hometown’s resident superhero, he gains the amazing gift of the late champion’s magical cloak. Deciding he prefers to be rich rather than good, Gary embarks on a career as Merciless: The Supervillain Without Mercy.

But is he evil enough to be a villain in America’s most crime-ridden city?

Gary soon finds himself surrounded by a host of the worst of Falconcrest City’s toughest criminals. Supported by his long-suffering wife, his ex-girlfriend turned professional henchwoman, and a has-been evil mastermind, Gary may end up being not the hero they want but the villain they need.

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Category: Fantasy – Superhero

Four Colorado writers produced this collection of three epic stories. They all had the great fortune to work closely with the late Nebula Award-winning author and Horror Grandmaster Edward Bryant. That felt much like serving under a compassionate Medieval Guild-master. They feel honored for the opportunity to learn as his apprentice writers and sorely miss their mentor and friend.

All three stories are a fine mixture of storytelling that brings different types of speculative fiction together into one gigantic book. It will keep readers delighted for many hours of enjoyment.

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Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

When Aspen, a magic-less thief, is caught stealing from an all-powerful Mage, she’s forced into a deadly magical contest. But something sinister is stalking the city streets and nobody is safe. It’ll take Aspen and her aggravating, handsome druid opponent to stop this evil before it kills them. Or they kill each other. A fast-paced, unputdownable contemporary urban fantasy! Free in KU.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Trapped in a maximum-security prison on the moon, Zeek Star knows his life is in danger and plans to escape with a group of fellow prisoners. He soon learns that escaping is not without its own perils. In order to succeed he must first defeat a sadistic AI, befriend a strange alien with psychic powers, overcome his own addiction to exotic drugs, and find ways to survive inside a deadly virtual reality game. When Zeek and his companions reach their destination, the Colony of Mars, they quickly find that their troubles are only beginning, and that to survive the dangers ahead they must tap into abilities they didn’t realize they had.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

Some say he’s immortal, others say he can kill you with the touch of his finger. Great Master Wraith and his army of pirates have invaded Xon and stolen sacred technology. It’s up to Luna and her clanmates to stop them; she teams up with Johnny’s and Mio’s Clan Alchemy and other energy users. Pulled into a war by forces beyond his control, Jean Kai reluctantly joins them on their journey. Along the way his faith in Gray’s balanced energy teachings will be tested.
Zeek Star with his newly acquired Wind Sword joins forces with the Za assassins and military police to stop Great Master Helheim from taking over the Mars Colony. The Viking pirate has powers Zeek has yet to understand, let alone defeat.

This is their world, and we are the prey.
After an unexplained event shifted entire cities millions of years into the past, life has become a daily struggle for survival. Rogue, tenacious and fierce, has never known anything except a harsh life on the streets of Prime City until she finds herself on the wrong side of the law… and the wall.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

A HERO MUST RISE in time to stop the archdevil, Sekka from conquering the Three Kingdoms of Hanna.
The arrival of an unlikely traveler to the Abyssal ice world of Gathos creates a tear in the Amaranthine Barrier, allowing an unspeakable evil to enter the Mortal Realm and unleash a world of horror on humankind. Only one man can stop the madness, but the demigod, Aetenos, has vanished and hasn’t been seen for over a hundred years.
If you like unwilling heroes, crafty devils, capricious witches, and terrifying demons in a fast-paced, action-adventure, you’ll love the first installment in the page-turning Ever Hero Saga.

Category: Fantasy – Arthurian