Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for June 6, 2021

Playing a virtual game is fun…unless the game wants you dead.

Nigel Watson is a clever teenage hacker who uses his skills to make extra spending money. But, after someone plunders his mother’s bank account and drains the funds, Nigel realizes his hacking could save the family.

Soon, Nigel’s online expertise is noticed by the billionaire founder of the Colossal Machine, a virtual game played by millions of people around the planet. When Nigel is given a chance to show his prowess, his skills outshine the work of the current developers.  But, Nigel doesn’t realize that his sudden success has made enemies who want him dead.

Solving cryptographic puzzles is fun…unless the puzzle is designed to kill you.

Nigel Watson is a clever teenage hacker who narrowly escaped with his life in
White Hat Black Heart. Unable to speak, he must find a new way to thwart a mysterious threat that is taking over the world’s computer infrastructure.

Artificial intelligence has become self-aware…and determined people must die.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

An Affinity.
Most humans never get one, but the Goddess gives everyone the opportunity when they turn 16.
With an Affinity, humans are given access to their internal energy and Skills. Magical powers that allow you to interact with the world in ways you could never imagine.
When Terrence receives his Affinity, he is shocked to discover it has never been seen before within the Kingdom. Worse yet, his Affinity reinforces the thing he was made fun of for his entire life. His weight.
Follow Terrence as he uses his Affinity to progress with the hopes of becoming a Dungeoneer – someone who explores and conquers Dungeons.
Discover a unique world where Terrence and his friends learn about their new abilities, their Affinities, AND themselves.
Their Skills will grow, and if they work hard enough, they might eventually Rank up!

Category: Fantasy – TV, Movie, Video Game Adaptations

In the Nine Kingdoms, lords and churches dance to a song of war and murder.

But unknown to the players, the song is changing. The Tainted One has returned; harbinger of a cycle of destruction as old as humankind itself. Invaded by an ancient foe, humankind face destruction – but the lords and ladies, the holy men and the apostates, the great and the small; all just keep spinning with the music.

Nihm, a young woman, lives a secluded life on the edges of the wilds. But, when her world takes a sudden change, hidden truths are revealed that will challenge who and what she is.

Renco is a mute, raised by an outcast from an Ancient Order. His master hones his mind and body to a fine edge. But to what purpose?

Join an epic fantasy classic and follow Nihm and Renco as their journey unfolds.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

The only way to save his family is to win.

14-year-old inventor Chase refuses to believe Grandad is dead. When he skips the old man’s funeral, he finds shape shifting tech, Grandad’s invention and the first hint of a secret life. Overjoyed at a lead, Chase pilots the mind-boggling tech, soaring through the night in reckless joy. But that joy is cut short when strangers in suits come to his house inquiring about the tech. Trusting these strangers and risking his life piloting this bleeding edge technology is the only way to find out if Grandad is still alive.

They recruit him for the Military Camouflage Challenge, a deadly clash of billion-dollar armor prototypes against clones and drones, and a classified game of hide-and-seek. It’s also the last place anyone saw Grandad. If he’s going to learn the truth, Chase must train, qualify, and survive the deadly game.

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Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

I can tell when someone is lying.

And I know when they speak the truth.

I predict about the future, about our civilization,

And I’ve predicted that we are going to lose the war.

I’m not afraid to use predictive skills to break the rules, to break people, if it’s necessary for the greater good.

My relationship with my brother may be strained, but he’s in trouble, And I’m going to get him out…whatever it takes.

Publisher’s note: Predictive is a science fiction, action-thriller set against a backdrop of a colonization.

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Category: Science Fiction – Colonization

Who is the Girl with the Turtle Tattoo? Is she an alien, a demon, an angel, or just a sweet mirage? David King needs to know. Amazingly, she holds the key for his “cold fusion” research to provide mankind with unlimited clean energy. But to uncover her secrets he must travel to both the future and the past, while risking Earth’s incineration!

Category: Science Fiction – Time Travel

In The Witcher meets The Selection…

She ran from him… but couldn’t escape her heart.

Lord Gabriel Phel wants one thing: to rebuild the shattered fortunes of his people and restore his ruined house to its former station in the Convocation’s highest tiers of elegant society.
Lady Veronica Elal, captive in her tower, has only one way out. To her bitter disappointment, she will never be a wizard. Gabriel Phel seems like the perfect choice for Nic’s gambit—he’s desperate and untutored in wizardry—but within moments of meeting him, she feels the bonds of magic tying them together. Afraid of losing her will to the compelling wizard who touches her heart like no other, Nic does the unthinkable: she runs. Pregnant and alone, Nic eludes monstrous hunters, searching for a safe haven. But when Gabriel catches up to her, their adventure has only begun.

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Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban