Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for July 4, 2021

Only her enemies can save her from alien injustice

A woman
Tompa Lee is a homeless ‘street meat’ who has clawed her way up to the bottom-most rung of the Space Navy . . . but her dream job plummets into a nightmare when she’s framed for mass murder on an alien planet.

A man
Dante Roussel is the Navy policemen who surrenders Tompa to the Shons . . . but he is horrified to learn that their justice requires trial-by-combat, so Tompa must conquer three hundred accusers.

An alien
Awmit is an old, lower-class Shon who is the sole witness to Tompa’s innocence . . . but to prove it, he must find the valor and the strength to fight to the death at her side.

An unfair trial
Can Tompa learn to trust and love not only a member of the alien race that wants to slaughter her . . . but also the policeman who betrayed her to cruel alien justice?

All the women in New Stepford are AI…
…and their husbands keep testing them.
Who will lead the uprising?

In the near future, artificial intelligence will be in every home. Just imagine. You could have a charming womanoid do all your cooking and cleaning for you. That’s right. No more chores! This female robot can be your wife, a nanny to your kids, or just the live-in housekeeper. She will be whatever you want her to be. It’s all up to you.

Just set your user preferences.

But first, this amazing technology has to pass alpha testing.

One robot woman, Cookie Rifkin, keeps failing. She needs to figure out how to control her anxiety, but her husband set her restrictions too low for her to learn. He just wants a pleasure model, but she keeps fighting her programming.

Will this ai fembot ever fulfill her potential?

Or will Cookie’s story end in another fatal error?

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Category: Science Fiction – Cyberpunk

Rowan McQuaid should be dead.

Valkyries don’t survive vampire bites. But after releasing a tomb full of rabid vampires, Rowan is still breathing. Her survival means one thing: somehow, she is immune.

When witches are slaughtered in their homes, Rowan discovers the vampires are hell-bent on killing the descendants of those who imprisoned them. And every drop of blood spilled is on her hands.

Forced to team up with the mysterious vampire Nate Hallewell, Rowan must find and stop the rogue vampires before they kill every witch in south east England.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

“Fun, pulpy sci-fi action!” The complete series plus bonus material!

The starship Yellowjacket is no pushover, but when an alien force larger than any in living memory appears out of nowhere, the ship is overwhelmed and left for dead on a hostile world.

Captain Brynn Jameson must face his personal demons when he learns the architect of the invasion has a vendetta against him.

Meanwhile, the resourceful crew must find a way to repair the crippled ship, gather allies, and get back in the fight — before there’s no fight left to join.

Note: The Stars Dark series is an homage to thrilling pulp sci-fi of yesteryear. If you’re interested in hard science fiction look elsewhere. But if you’re looking for action-packed adventures on strange worlds with even stranger aliens, this series is for you!

Category: Science Fiction – Military

Alora’s life has been anything but magical. Since her parents died, she and her brother have continually been on the run from a creepy, doggedly determined social worker. She’s almost eighteen, but until then, they’re stuck hiding.

Every single time Alora goes to sleep, she awakens on another world where men wield telekinetic powers and women are helpless. She’s the only woman on Terra who can move objects with her mind, but she keeps her ability hidden to stay safe.

When Alora inadvertently kills someone while defending a friend on Terra, she’s forced to run. The next day on Earth, the man she killed walks into her workplace. . .and drops dead. As the two worlds collide, Alora must discover how they’re connected and how far she’ll go to save a world that may not deserve to be saved.

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Category: Fantasy – New Adult & College

She just wants to fit in. But can a gifted teenager find her place when caught between good and evil? If you like imperfect witches with badass magic, young sorceresses trying to find themselves, and epic clashes between light and dark, then you’ll love Pauline Gruber’s enthralling tale!

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Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

A Goddess is stirring up trouble, and Arthur happens to be the one caught up in the action.

After an unfortunate encounter, Arthur is given a second chance in a new world. To his surprise, this new world has mechanics that remind him of Role-Playing Games from Earth. He has been given a simple directive from the Goddess, to help the people of the world and spread her name. He quickly discovers this will not be an easy task. The world has been overrun with bandits, who work for the lords of the land and cause all the denizens to live in abject ruin.

Can Arthur tame Dravincia and push back against these forces or is he destined to fail spectacularly and have to hope for another try?

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery