Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for July 4, 2022

For over two hundred years, the Rye Empire outlawed the use of magic. Now, the empire has fallen and a new, sinister power is rising.

Ambitious and corrupt, The Mountain King will stop at nothing to reach his goals. Enslaving a sorceress to do his bidding, he begins his hunt for lost talismans that can help him bring the wizards back, and harness their power.

To save the Old Empire from this growing, sinister magic, seventeen-year-old farm boy Mykal and his friends begin a desperate journey: they must collect the talismans before the Mountain King. On their way, Mykal will have to face fears and accept truths he never knew existed.

A war is coming, and their time is running out. And if they fail, a terrible darkness will steal the light from the Grey Ashland Realm… forever.

Lethal force is authorized.

In the wild space of the Deadlands, Taurus Station is where miners and tourists come to play, and the ravager gangs follow close behind. Out here, far from the civilized world, the Law has a name.

Gage Walker is the son of hard-nosed asteroid miners. Brash, rough, and crude, he’s one of the few deputies working the station.

Still a rookie, Walker is tasked with the security of a mining magnate’s daughter, an easy job that quickly takes a turn for the worst.

The ravager gangs want her, and it falls to Walker to find out why.

In a chase across Taurus Station, Deputy Walker must prove he’s fit to wear the badge and issue his own form of justice…one body at a time.

Category: Science Fiction – Military

I’m Hailey Bradbury: Hedge Witch and Vampire.

My sire was staked moments after I was turned.

As a youngling, the Voodoo Queen took me in. She taught me her art.

I’ve been working with the new Mistress of the Vampire Council.

She trained me in the ways of vampirism, the path of the night.

Witchcraft + Voodoo + Vampirism = what I call bloodwitchery.

Most witches won’t mess with the power latent in blood.

It’s dark. It’s dangerous. But if you can master it…

You can harness the power of life itself.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Eleven stories of magic, grit, and honor, including three award winners. For fans of Robert E. Howard’s Conan and David Eddings’ Sparhawk.

TALES OF LOST LANDS – To reclaim the heart of her god, Mior bargains with mages and delves deep into a cult’s temple. Caita Halftallow finds strength amongst the herd, the better to crush her enemies, while Jaelyn’s song lends her the strength to slay fiends.

TALES OF KUTHAHAAR – In Kuthahaar, the Sultan lords over imprisoned oracles, wraith-like assassins, and underground rivers filled with the dead. For Saja and Akil, uncovering these mysteries will seal their fates, whether they wish it or not. For Rajheb, it is enough to wander the city, and remember what was.

TALES OF BALDAIRN MOTTE – As armies march and lords grasp for an empty throne, the villagers of Burn Gate are caught between protecting their families and defending their lands.

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

Lured to a remote island playground off the coast of China, medical reporter Angelique de l’Enfantine is contracted by a survival prepper group to investigate a series of seemingly disconnected global tragedies. Before long, she is trapped in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with government agents and corporate spies who will kill to keep their secrets hidden.
Will she uncover the truth before it’s too late?
Will she stop the deadly attacks, or are they just beginning?

Category: Science Fiction – Genetic Engineering

If you like Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke you will love this collection of short stories. Highly influenced by classics sci-fi of the golden age, these stories are fun, short and though provoking. Leaving you wanted more from this author!

Category: Science Fiction – Classics

Why do wizards always want you to go into the dungeon first? Dave and his friends are having a bad day. Not only are they having to come to terms with the fact they’re in a weird (and very un-Spartan) magical world, but if no one hires them soon, then it won’t be long before they have to embark on a short and boring career in death by starvation. But when a wizard, an elf, and a dwarf finally agree to hire the Spartans for a spot of monster-infested-dungeon-clearing, it soon becomes evident that the Spartans are going to have to deal with things much more magical and annoying than even they had anticipated. Funny and fast paced, strange and fantastical, join the Hard Blokes as they find out why the hell anyone would go to the trouble of keeping an ancient and mysterious relic in a dungeon, anyway…

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery