Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for March 12, 2022

One girl. A corrupt government. A secret that could shatter a country.
London is divided by a lethal barrier. Inside the Wall, the rich live in wealth and privilege, supported by the corrupt government. Outside the Wall, people starve, and children are taken by the government—never to be seen again.
Twelve years ago, Aleesha narrowly escaped capture when her mother disappeared. She survives on her wits, trusting no one. But when a rebel organization called the Chain offers her the opportunity to uncover her mother’s fate and her father’s identity, she jumps at the chance. After all, she has nothing left to lose.
When the Chain forces Aleesha to team up with Trey, Aleesha is furious. The only thing worse than being sent on an impossible mission is having to drag along a rich kid with zero street smarts. But when events take a devastating turn, Trey may be the only one who can save her.

Los Angeles, 1952. Politics and the supernatural collide in this award-winning fantasy that made CrimeReads 2021 Best Historical Fiction list. Two hundred residents remain in the neighborhoods of Chavez Ravine, where Dodger Stadium now stands. As the holdouts fight eviction by the city, Trini Duran reluctantly returns home and leads a ragtag group against an elusive enemy in a battle for survival.

Category: Fantasy – Historical

First it is drums only she can hear, then a shadow only she can see. But the discovery of a mummified body entombed in an ancient wall, and a young woman’s disappearance, create a mystery Georjie is uniquely equipped to answer.

Teaming up with a handsome amateur historian, she uses her earth-elemental gift to overturn secrets hidden deep in the soil. But never far from the trail of clues lurks a dark creature on the hunt for prey. As each clue is revealed she learns more about her heritage and her own family history, revealing an uncomfortable link between herself and the wickedly alluring entity.

Can Georjie unravel the mystery to save innocent lives…and her own?

Take a roller-coaster ride through time, across dimensions and across the Scottish countryside. If you like strong heroines, dark sorcery, and medieval Highland history, then you’ll love this unforgettable fantasy.

Category: Fantasy – Fairy Tales

Captured behind enemy lines. To survive, he’ll have to learn to fight by their rules…

At first, it’s a dream come true. Jonathan Blake, a young revolutionary hero, is assigned command of humanity’s first FTL-capable scout ship. But when the Space Corps mysteriously loses contact with an outpost beyond the Solar System, the dream becomes a nightmare.

The love of Blake’s life lives on the outpost with their child…

Racing to rescue his family, Blake and his comrades are captured by the Octos, interstellar slave drivers who force them to fight other sentients in shapeshifting, memory-erasing arenas. To survive these terrors, Blake must learn to work with his crew, as well as alien gladiators from across the galaxy. If he refuses to fight, Blake’s family—held hostage—will be slaughtered.

Category: Science Fiction – Military

The crew of the transport Aurum just wanted to con their way to their next meal: a job was a job, even if it involved stealing and a bit of bloodshed. But their next job comes care of an Imperial Admiral and he’s got a lead on an item thought lost to history. The Icon of Cruciform, a holy relic rumored to possess the unprecedented healing power. Real or not, the Empire wants it back, and it’s currently sitting in a crime lord’s vault. So these criminals will have to buy, cheat, or steal it back—or face the punishment of law themselves. Assembling a found family of malcontents, they dive headfirst into the grimy neon-strobed crime world of Delta Boolean, finding unusual allies and unexpected foes at every turn. And they find themselves opposed not by greedy opportunistic pirates, but by a steely eyed Imperial Officer who seems dead-set on ensuring the Icon is never found…

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

He has no name. His past is a mystery. His future is etched in blood…
The Sellsword knows an opportunity when he sees one. When he rides into the border city of Aldreth, he can tell that the power struggle between two feuding wizards needs a solitary spark to ignite into all-out-war. As he sets the corrupt paladins and demonic adepts against each other, he’s not surprised when the blood begins to flow…

But after the alluring duchess catches his eye, the Sellsword puts himself in harm’s way to protect her and the innocent people of Aldreth. To save the noble few, spells and blades won’t stop the Sellsword from leaving a swath of righteous carnage in his wake…

Brutal is an action-packed grimdark fantasy in the vein of classic pulp fiction and Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns. If you like gory battles, larger-than-life characters, and witty humor, then you’ll love James Alderdice’s gr

Category: Fantasy – Arthurian

Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world.

Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan.

When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must rise beyond anything he’s ever known…and forge his own Path.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Outside Sacred Valley, ancient ruins rise from the earth, drawing sacred artists from miles around to fight for the treasures within.

Lindon has reached Copper, taking the first step on the road to power, but the warriors of the outside world are still far beyond him.

To advance, he turns to the arcane skills of the Soulsmiths, who craft weapons from the stuff of souls. With new powers come new enemies, and Lindon soon finds himself facing an entire sect of Golds.

What can a man from the future possibly tell mankind that will avoid its suffering and extinction?
In the following pages, we will witness it, as we read the words of a letter whispered in a dream, supported by vividly images, to the Author of this book.
Truth, imagination or merely a channeling that we may distrust, the fact is that all the descriptions here presented have been confirmed by current events.
Nevertheless, the future is made by those that are now creating it within their lives, with their actions or the lack of them. So, knowing what may happen will allow us to become responsible for that future as we have here a chance to see what we’re creating.
The following words describe the letter received, a gospel to those now present in a crucial period for the future of the planet and the destiny of the entire human race.

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic