Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for July 24, 2023

“Perfect for Becky Chambers fans”—Amazon FR review— What if a secret alien space station orbited the Earth, protecting us from extra-terrestrial invasion? A heart-warming eco science fantasy adventure. —“A holiday read with a difference”—Amazon UK review— Since leaving Ethiopia, Hanna Abebe has survived in London by working illegally as a cleaner. When tragedy strikes, help arrives in a surprising form and Hanna is welcomed into a new family: a school for human recruits to the Shantivira, the secret space station which protects the Earth. When Hanna is invited to train as a pilot, she thinks her problems are solved. But there’s a spy in their midst, reporting to an organisation unconvinced by the Shantivira’s friendly image. Hanna must examine her loyalties and make the right choices to protect her loved ones – and the Earth. —“Amazing…one of those you can’t put down”—Goodreads review

Category: Science Fiction – First Contact

In 1843, when the Millers steal a secret gold mine in New Mexico, everyone wants to kill them — especially Geronimo. Hatred here is a way of life, but war with Mexico looms. In a lawless time, in a brutal land, where murder is just a popular career, Jack Miller will do anything to take what he can and kill who he must.

Category: Fantasy – Alternative History

The action-packed prequel to The Tools of the Ghost!
Would you summon the world’s worst monster if you needed him to protect the ones you love?’

In the dark alleys of Old Warsaw, Anatol is forced to make an impossible choice. In a world where monsters roam free, he finds himself running from a demonic threat like no other. But as the dangers mount, Anatol must decide whether to turn to the deadliest creature of all: the Ghost – to aid him in his darkest hour.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

When a mysterious entity grants a man who died a chance to be a hero in another life in a fantasy world, he cannot believe his luck. The one condition: he must fight the demon king if he shows up during his new iteration.

He accepts and…

Wakes in the body of a young female wolf beastkin named Lucia haunted by the memory of orcs ravaging her town. Not the rebirth he was hoping for.

But this new body has its perks as well as its drawbacks. She possesses a hot temper, an incredibly youthful and strong body, and claws. However, the longer he is in this body, the willpower of his former life begins to yield to Lucia’s overwhelming primal instincts.

With the help and magic of an enigmatic female elf at an orphanage, Lucia may have a chance at controlling her violent nature as she contends with this harsh, new alien world.

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

Lucia can’t ignore it any longer. Growing up as an orphan, Lucia must deal with her future. After learning she’s hit puberty, she’s determined to prove herself and win as much freedom for herself as possible.

She decides to compete in a tournament to become a knight, an achievement that no beastkin has ever attained before. But Lucia struggles to adjust to her growing beastkin instincts as she fights for recognition and respect. Her primal urges threaten to consume her, jeopardizing her chances of winning the tournament.

But a dangerous cult of demon worshipers is plotting something for the tournament. The king’s advisor plans to counter their plot. But when plans collide, chaos ensues, and Lucia is left fighting for her life and for those around her.

The elements are waking. The primordial Guardians stir. Evil lurks in the shadows, waiting for the one person who can set it free.

Nienna’s ancestors labeled the Earthspark, and everything associated with it, as black magic. After she lands in the heart of an extinct lava chute, she discovers the fabled power is real. And that she’s the first one in over a thousand years to possess the cursed gift.

As her ill-fated power grows, the number of dark creatures bent on using her power increases. If that weren’t bad enough, the Guardians have reappeared, and the elements are on the move. Nienna must choose to embrace the Earthspark or live the rest of her life like a hunted animal.

However, accepting the Earthspark means her family’s greatest enemy may be her only ally in the fight against the rising evil of the Fire Witch. With her choice in the balance, the fate of her people rests on the

Category: Fantasy – Epic

The dragon is waking. The raiders proved they are willing to kill to set him free. Nienna must stop them or watch her homeland burn.
Handed down for generations, hatred for the south is rampant in the Northern Reach. That enmity reaches a point of no return when the raiders mark Nienna as the key to unlocking the gate of the dragon’s prison. The acid green dragon’s return could mean the end of Tellidus and the reunited Pathfinders.
When the raiders threaten her brother’s life, Nienna sets out to even the odds and hopefully find the missing Earth Guardian, Tellen.
To survive, she must navigate the maze of her nightmares long enough to battle the demons of the real world. She may lose the only man she’s loved and see her home erupt in flames if she fails.

OCELLICON is a military science fiction story with elements of legal/detective/mystery/feminist/noir sci-fi. Earth barely survived nuclear battles until the militaries of the world took over from authoritarians. But rebellion was agitating from within. Prosecutor Major Annalisa Farrell, Military Academy honors graduate, war hero, wounded warrior, and child abuse survivor fought to champion justice. An unexpected adversary turned out to be Judge Bennett McCrae, the “Judge Prince.”

Category: Science Fiction – Military

Laxis Dymon is a young woman of nineteen. Seemingly apart from the world, she lives a reticent lifestyle, satisfied by her solitude. She also possesses wonderous and mystical powers, the extent, and origins of which are unknown. Tasked to capture an ancient and evil witch she wants only to be paid for her commission and be on her way, Along the way, she is confronted with the idea that an innocent woman will be put to a grisly death. Her only alibi, a mysterious half-starved little girl of about ten years of age, whose identity will unlock the keys to everything Laxis has unknowingly sought her entire life.

Category: Dark Fantasy
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Four years of travel and thousands of miles in journey has seen Laxis Dymon find her patron. The Goddess of Law, Cellia, has promised to show Laxis her true powers and how to control the enormous flow of energy inside her. Laxis has come in search of answers, some of which she may not want to know. Sallis has headed south in search of her son, Khalid. Rumors of a small boy being taken by gypsies have led her to the small coastal fishing village of Powat. Somewhere within the walls of the desert oasis is a boy for which she would be willing to exchange her very soul to save. Iban-kar, The God of Chaos, has taken his lone follower, Wyo, into hiding. Her death would bring about his non-existence. Building a new power base with fresh worshippers strengthens his stance among the gods.