Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for June 2, 2024

Spirituality intertwines with dark fantasy in a mesmerizing and thrilling fusion! The book is a tapestry of prose and poetry, woven in the old ballad style reminiscent of a theatrical play.

Enter the world of The Path of None: The Curse, the inaugural installment in A.G. ZoderoT’s grimdark spiritual horror fantasy ballad series. Set in a sinister fantasy realm, the tale follows Drakko, an ordinary young man on the brink of his career, whose encounter with the enigmatic ‘One’ ignites an inner odyssey that began long before he realized it. As Drakko’s spiritual journey unfolds, hastened by this encounter, disparate worlds slowly coalesce into One. As he embarks on his final quest, challenges test his inner fortitude, leading him to places—both within and beyond—that he never dared to imagine. It is you who shall bear witness to his dark transformation!

In a world where magic is feared, homeless orphan Rachael has the gift for prophecy. When the leader of the resistance movement involves Rachael in a plot to kill the king, she must learn to trust other people before all gifted pay with their lives… but regicide takes a greater sacrifice than she imagined.

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Category: Fantasy – Epic

A bond she didn’t choose.
A love she can’t escape.
A creature so powerful it bends the limits of time…

Des Mildue is a sellsword in Rescalin, a kingdom of rogues and opportunists. She keeps her nose clean, brazens it out with a blade when she can’t, and keeps others at arm’s length where they can’t mess up her plans.

When a sword fight gone wrong leaves her bonded to the first dragon in centuries, Des has to contend with a new voice in her head: haughty, willful Esquidamelion. She wants to leave Squid by the roadside, but the blood bond has other ideas.

With half the world on their tail – including Liv, her beautiful, faithless ex who Des is
*definitely* over – Des must search for answers: why are so many willing to kill to get their hands on Squid? Her blood bond may have tied her not only to a dragon, but to a fight for the future…

…and no one else even knows it’s at risk.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Ten years ago, Captain Colderaro was the star of the Confederacy Task Force. And then she disappeared.
Now, presumed dead, she prefers to keep a low profile. Working as a pilot on a freighter ship, she occasionally accepts the odd refugee passenger to appease her humanitarian conscience. But things go downhill when her cargo turns out to be none other than the princess of a foreign race and her two bodyguards.
Embroiled in a galaxy-wide scheme, Captain Colderaro finds herself dodging the Confederacy Task Force, space pirates, and mercenaries intent on capturing the princess.
Can she make it to the foreign planet without losing or damaging her cargo and still protect her identity?

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

Original submitted to the publisher as a tie-in to the Cloverfield series, this standalone Dark Fantasy begins with a scream in the woods, and ends in a place you can’t even imagine. Download ‘The Woodcutter’ free on Kindle 5-31-24 – 6-4-24 !

Category: Fantasy – TV, Movie, Video Game Adaptations

In the world of the Silver Empire, there are magical talking swords, martial arts demigods and ancient mysteries lost to time.

Ryushu lives the quiet and boring life of a fisherman’s son until a single day rips his world apart.

Now he must make the journey to the top of the titanic Mount Gharun to learn from the hyo masters–martial artists with the powers of demigods. Can he survive the brutal climb? Does he have the strength, not just of body, but of mind and spirit?

Meanwhile an exile wonders the barrenlands, holding a sword that speaks. He slowly gathers a following as he prepares to take the emperors throne for himself.

Dawn approaches. A Dawn of death and destruction. The Dawn of the Black Sun.

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

The city may be dangerous, but it holds his only hope…

Abandoned on a remote highway after bandits murder his parents, young Olifur finds safety with Fritjof. The gruff woodsman teaches him and other orphans to live off the land. When Fritjof falls ill, Olifur will risk everything to save his mentor—even travel to far-off Melar seeking a doctor.

However, the city of Melar is more perilous than Olifur imagined, and doctors aren’t cheap. His quest leads him first to a hazardous job working on the elevated trains high above the city. But the dangers in the clouds are nothing compared to those on the ground. Olifur soon finds himself ensnared in a web of professional thieves, and he must think fast if he is to survive the day and bring the much-needed aid to Fritjof before it is too late.

Schmidt reweaves Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” into an exciting tale of integrity and perseverance

Category: Science Fiction – Steampunk