Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for June 11, 2023

Nicolas loves his village life just the way it is, everything as it’s supposed to be.

When he is chosen for a task, he finds himself going out into a world he knows little about and feels completely unprepared for. His only comfort is that all he has to do is deliver a message. That should be pretty simple, right?

One near death experience later, Nicolas finds himself in a world of heroes’, villains’, magic and far too many undead creatures for his liking.

Caught up in events he can’t control, he must, with the strange companions he meets along the way, foil a plot that may destroy his Kingdom as he knows it, maybe even the world. Thousands of lives are in the hands of someone who has never even picked up a sword, but at least he knows not to hold it by the pointy end.

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Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

Alex Barret lives in ‘the Quarters’, a set of broken-down slums surrounding a glittering walled-off city called the First Circle. Like all kids his age, on his sixteenth birthday Alex is scheduled for Appraisal, an unpredictable medical procedure with the potential to extend his lifespan. In a world where everything costs, for some reason Appraisal is free.

Growing up, Alex has heard of every Appraisal scenario, but none prepared him for his own experience – abducted, imprisoned, and subjected to brutal medical experiments in a high-tech lab. He escapes and goes on the run, a heartbeat ahead of a ruthless army led by the most powerful man in the world. When he finally pieces together the clues behind his kidnapping, he uncovers a treacherous plot that only he can derail.

But to succeed, he must penetrate the First Circle, the forbidden abode of the ruling class.

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

For lovers of George R.R. Martin & J.R.R. Tolkien: The realm of Drinnglennin is poised on the cusp of chaos, for their High King is dying and has yet to name an heir. Rumors abound that the Helgrins, Drinnglennin’s bitterest foes, are preparing their longboats to raid their shores, while the å Livåri folk, for whom the island kingdom is the last sanctuary, are mysteriously disappearing. And in distant Belestar, the fabled dragons are stirring from their self-imposed exile.
Drinnglennin’s hopes lie with the wizard Morgan, who must safeguard the king’s possible heirs, all of whom are coming of age. Yet a dangerously powerful house seeks the succession for one of their own, even if it means disrupting the fragile peace of the realm.
One thing is certain: whoever next sits on the Einhorn Throne will determine the fate not only of Drinnglennin, but of all who dwell in the Known World.

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

In this near-future sci-fi novel about robots and AI, society has reached a point where artificial intelligence and robotics have become a part of everyday life.

The story centers around Austin Nilsen, a US Army veteran and tech specialist who has spent years working on robotics programs and integration with army units. Invited to speak at a college about the dangers of advanced AI and robotics, Austin finds himself torn between his moral obligation to warn society and his oath to secrecy.

The tension builds as Austin heads to Northern Virginia’s Advanced Robotics and Computer Learning College, where he prepares to give a speech about the need for more government intervention and oversight in the rapidly growing robotics AI industry. But chaos erupts when the robots designed to help out at the conference room suddenly go rogue. He soon finds that the attack is widespread.

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Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

Two broken souls destined to meet.

Everyone Joanne has ever cared for was taken from her in a horrible accident. Not only did she have to deal with the loss of her family. Her life takes a turn for the worse when something hidden rises inside her.

Something she can’t control.

More questions arise when Joanne is taken from her damaged life, claimed by the one that calls her mate. Forced to stay with him, to remain by his side. A match she never wanted.

A mate who should protect and cherish her but only wants her submission

Only to fall for the one she should fear. A man with a deranged wolf.

The Alpha.

A man who recognizes her pain as his own and wants nothing more than take her burden and worship her.

Can she resist the mate bond and follow her heart? Or would she have no choice but to remain with the one that claimed her? The one that haunts her nightmares.

Category: Dark Fantasy