Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for June 8, 2021

The archmage of darkness has returned.

From the moment I stepped into the Academy, I knew my life would never be the same. I was prepared to learn the truth behind my bloodline and what I was really capable of – but I never could have imagined it would be like this.

The Exiled are preparing to make a move… but the real threat is closer to home. There’s a spy lurking among us in the Academy, and I feel inexplicably drawn towards him. The only one I can trust is my roommate, who bears an uncanny resemblance to a dead member of the Council. Tasked with mastering my powers, I know I must delve into the history of Lethia and its deep magic to unravel the truth behind our dark and elusive enemies.

But time is running out. Caught in the middle of a web of lies and deceit, I must play the twisted game of an ancient foe. The future of our home hangs in the balance – and I don’t know if I

Marie Jenner has never had much luck. Her job sucks. Her apartment — the one with the unbreakable lease — has a ghost. And worst of all, her mother won’t let up about her joining the “family business.” Since that business is moving the spirits of the dead on to the next plane of existence and doesn’t pay at all, Marie’s not interested. She wants a normal job — a normal life. That’s not too much to ask, is it?

Apparently, it is. Even when she applies for the job of her dreams, Marie doesn’t get what she wants. Well, not entirely. She does get the job — but she also gets another ghost. Farley Hewitt, the newly dead caretaker of the building, wants her to prove his death is not an accident, and she’s pretty sure he’s going to haunt her until she does.

All she wants is normal. She isn’t going to get it.

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Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Marie Jenner is at it again!

In this fast-paced paranormal mystery, the second in the Marie Jenner Mystery series, amateur sleuth Marie Jenner tries–one more time with feeling–to pull her life together. She takes on the case of Honoria Lowe, a woman of interest in Eddie Hansen’s gruesome murder by crucifixion.

Since Marie knows where Eddie Hansen’s spirit is, she figures it will be a slam dunk. All she has to do is ask him who nailed him to the tree, and she’ll have one in the win column for her more or less boss, James Lavall.

But, James thinks Honoria’s either crazy or lying, and doesn’t want to take her case. Worse than that, Marie can’t find Eddie. He should be right by the crucifixion tree, but he isn’t. Of course.

There’s never a ghost around when you want one.

The Jarl didn’t know about the madness when he led his raiders far south of Saltmarre’s bitter cold.

Bjorn, the son he left behind, knew even less.

Though he has the support of his battle-ready best friend Un and the guidance of the headstrong Shala, it’s as clear now as it was more than a year ago that Bjorn is no leader.

Then the messenger arrived.

The warriors of Saltmarre did not stay in the South, he says, but instead headed West—where the uncivilized tribes were lost a generation ago. Where only ghosts remain. They survived the madness with the help of a society Bjorn and his people only remembered in their myths: the Krool.

And they need Bjorn’s help.

Who are the Krool? What are the Zgraja? What controls this madness that infects them? If Bjorn can’t find the answers then not just Saltmarre, but the entire world, may soon fall.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

A damsel in distress. A dangerous dame. A metric-ton of coffee…

Private Investigator Frank Harken’s worldwide fame has only made him more cynical. And living in a giant mall covering the entire USA only serves to drive him nuts on a daily basis. So when a femme fatale barges in asking Harken to track down her sister, he knows when he’s heard an offer too good to be true.

Puzzled by the sudden arrival of Arjay, a sentient coffee-making robot he never ordered, Frank shrugs and rolls with the caffeinated punches. But as the intrepid duo dig deeper into the missing dame’s disappearance, they uncover a deadly plot that could take down the best part of a society gone bananas…

Can the world-weary PI and his barista-bot foil the dastardly scheme to rob Americans of their entertainment?

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Category: Science Fiction – Classics

First Contact is imminent, but it comes with conditions…

Laura and Jason are on vacation when their lives are turned upside down by otherworldly creatures that fall to Earth in the dead of night.

Frightened and bewildered, they become trapped in a dark and mysterious conflict between clandestine Earth forces and the alien wave—and Laura’s world starts to unravel.

But everything may not be as it appears. Could the aliens have an ulterior motive? And do they have a mission for Jason?

The world may not be ready for alien communication, but it may have little choice in the matter.

If you like Close Encounters, Contact, and Arrival, then you’ll love Milijun, the first novel of a gripping new alien interaction series from Clayton Graham.

Category: Science Fiction – Alien Invasion

Two princesses. One prince. And the war has just begun.
Once upon a time…
Princess Ava was sent to a neighbouring kingdom as a lady-in-waiting to her sister, their future queen. Until a runaway horse, a case of amnesia and a cold-hearted king conspire to bring her to the prince’s attention.
Now the prince believes Ava is his bride, and her sister is just a serving maid. One thing is certain: the prince must marry one of the princesses, or there will be war.
But when all’s fair in love and war…who will win the battle for the prince’s heart?

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Category: Fantasy – Fairy Tales

Witness the beginning of an expansive scifi epic in the Sol Arbiter series. If you’re a fan of Altered Carbon, Dredd, or Blade Runner, you’ll love this cyberpunk thrill ride.

This 99¢ set includes books 1-5 in the Sol Arbiter series. Also free to read in Kindle Unlimited!

Category: Science Fiction – Cyberpunk

Dangerous magic, a dark god, and ancient secrets.

Archaeologist Pellucid Rose discovers THE find of the century when an earthquake hits her Mycenae, Greece dig. But before she can claim it, a dark, dangerous, and very sexy stranger steps from a swirl of shadows claiming she’s loosed a sphinx on the world by translating an ancient secret on one of the scrolls.

What’s more, he insists Secret Magic requires her to go with him to capture the ferocious creature.

Against better judgment, Pell teams up with the hot stranger to discover a world of magic where the impossible is reality, crooked mortals hide corrupt secrets, and mysteries older than myth can kill you. That thought alone makes her heart race, but things get even worse when she discovers he’s hiding world-altering secrets, and only she has what it takes to stop him.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban