Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for July 15, 2023

The Ruptured Sky is a first-in-series grimdark fantasy epic with a diverse cast of morally grey characters – perfect for fans of Anna Stephens, R F Kuang and Robin Hobb…

A dead goddess.
A broken sky.
A world wasted by magic.

Princess Amikharlia wants one thing in life: control of her own fate.

On the eve of her wedding, Amika flees her homeland, seeking the truth behind the mysterious magical abilities she’d kept hidden since childhood.

Taking up the life of a demon huntress, Amika uncovers a madman’s prophecy that would have her revive an ancient goddess—and destroy the world in the process.

Will Amika become a pawn in another man’s game or continue her fight against destiny’s shackles?

As a dark and dangerous power begins to rise, she must make her choice soon.

But is laying the world to waste truly the way to save it?

Category: Dark Fantasy

He invented a machine to travel to the future, and then he was accused of murder.
Billionaire genius Byron Gaines is accused of murdering his wife and her lover, but he swears he didn’t do it. This couldn’t have come at a worse moment: he is so close to a breakthrough in his research. He’s about to invent a device that will change the world forever. The irony is, if only he had a little more time, he’d be able to make his legal problems disappear–along with himself.

From Kirkus Reviews: “A wealthy inventor–framed for murder–decides to use his time machine to seek justice, jumping forward nearly a century to a dystopic America… the extrapolated worst-nightmare scenarios of a Homeland Security-type staff that runs rampant after a 9/11-style incident are fairly piquant… A diverting, futuristic, cyber-edged thriller that delivers thoughtful aspects as well as bang-’em-up action.”

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Category: Science Fiction – Cyberpunk

For fans of magic, dragons, quests, court intrigue, and epic worldbuilding.

Born cursed with a second shadow soul, Quen has fought to keep control of her own skin her whole life. Her life is turned upside down when a dragon destroys her village and kills someone most dear to her.

Fueled by a quest for vengeance, Quen joins a band of mages and rogues hunting the beast. But she’s losing control of her shadow soul, and as her power grows, she draws the attention of dangerous eyes. Soon, Quen becomes the hunted.

Will she unite her warring souls? Or will the shadow consume her?

The fate of her homeland, and all she loves, hangs in the balance.

“The fantasy saga you’ve been waiting for.”

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

Magic, Demons & High School Drama

All Lucille ever wanted was a perfectly normal high school experience, but her town doesn’t do normal. Not when a few Latin words set her hand on fire, the entire town gets possessed by evil spirits, and the cute guy she’s got her eyes on brings a freaking sword to the battle.
Now Lucille has to make a decision: return to her cushy, and safe, life-style at the boarding school, or join her friends and face the monsters that hunt her and the magic that resides inside of her.

A Drop of Magic is the first book of this action-packed, ensemble-led YA fantasy series with the wit of Buffy, the magic of Charmed, and all the drama of the Vampire Diaries. Join Lucille and her friends on their monster hunt!

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

A multiple award-winning literary epic fantasy novel.

Elysia Dayne: Hero. Mercenary. Dragon slayer. At least that’s how the bards tell it. But that wasn’t always the case. There was a time when she thought that dragons were beautiful.

Not by her own design, she becomes a slayer of dragons. Curiously, dragon slaying isn’t her next job. A princess is being held for ransom at a goblin fort. Wearing the stolen armour of a goblin knight, she attempts to rescue the princess. Her plans are botched by the uncooperative royal, and they both end up wandering through the wilderness towards civilisation. What they don’t realise is they are being tracked by Niemirian raiders who are intent on killing them both.

An epic tale interwoven between the tragedies of Elysia’s past and the precarious nature of her present, all the time exploring the nature of the human condition.

Life’s a journey!

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery