Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for May 18, 2022

I’m an illusionist, not a psychic.

Going on TV is supposed to advance my career, but things go wrong.

Like vampires and zombies kind of wrong.

My name is Sasha Urban, and this is how I learned what I am.

An irreverent, liberal, twisty, time travel comedy!

What if you could change history to eliminate slavery, World War II, the Spanish Inquisition, global warming, and an egomaniacal nuclear-bomb-dropping US president? What if that change also made 5 billion people poof from existence? Would you do it? Time Is Irreverent explores those questions, as benevolent aliens send Marty Mann to AD 31 to correct an error in history.

Spanning from the Cretaceous period to 2056, Time is Irreverent is a hilarious, thought-provoking satire, with unpredictable twists, colorful aliens, huge dinosaurs, a smokin’ hot lesbian from the future, and a cameo from Jesus Christ himself!

“Ironic, original, hysterically funny, deftly crafted, and an impressively entertaining read from first page to last”—Midwest Book Review

Category: Science Fiction – Time Travel

Growing up in a quiet farm, young Luc didn’t dream of adventures until he fails the military entrance exam. Robbed of the chance to prove his worth to his adoptive family, he crosses paths with a group of vicious, bloodthirsty mercenaries out on a monster-hunting quest.

With only his quick wits and honesty to fall back on, Luc’s problems take a turn for the worst when he falls into a trap set by Roena Blackwood, the eldest of the local duke’s daughters. Dragged into a twisted plot concocted by a power-hungry merchant, Luc must find a way to save the lives of those around him–including the very mercenaries he was fated to kill.

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

THRONE OF GLASS meets CONAN THE BARBARIAN.

Ensaadi Talitha of Ilios is the warlord’s heir who dreams of peace. Finally, she has the chance to broker a marriage between two feuding tribes, but her efforts are shattered when her besotted cousin claims the bridegroom.

The treachery forces Talitha and her warriors to flee back to Ilios. Only through an uneasy alliance with a band of mercenary Dunedrifters and their enigmatic leader can her people hope to make it home.

With the lives of her warriors and the safety of her city at stake, Talitha will be forced to make the hardest decisions of her life. As an ensaadi, no matter what Talitha may want, a heart is a luxury and a conscience is a curse.

ENSAADI is a 30,000 word novella and the first in the all-new WARLORDS OF THE SANDSEA romance adventure series.

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Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

Visit Another World, and A Different Time.
One moment Daniel Shaw is safe at home in his room, and the next he is in the middle of an overgrown path in a dark, alien jungle. In the morning his mother found the imprint of his body on the bed, with an empty wooden box and a delicate silver pedestal on his nightstand. Her son, and the Curious Orb he inherited are nowhere to be found.

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Category: Science Fiction – Colonization

In the blink of an eye, the world stopped.

As the city spirals into lawless chaos, investigative journalist, twenty-six-year-old Cassandra Drews is forced onto the dangerous streets of Portland to begin the long walk to her parents’ home in Oregon.

But hypothermia and starvation aren’t the only dangers Cass and her rescue dog, Daisy, face on their perilous trek. Danger is stalking them, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Help comes in the form of troubled ex-marine Isaac Winters, who slips back into soldier mode with the city’s collapse.

Now, the trio must work together in a fight for survival as they race to escape the city before violence, or the bitter wintry storm can claim them.
Do they have what it takes to make it out alive?

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

When set adrift in the universe, some things are worth holding onto.
Titan Valentino has been offered a job they can’t refuse. Tai, a gender-neutral courtesan, receives a scandalous proposition: seduce an actor’s virgin fiancée. Too bad Aisha Malik isn’t the easy target they expect. Then an accidental heist throws them together as partners in crime.
Fleeing from the Authorities, they’re dragged into one adventure after another: alien planets, pirate duels, and narrow escapes from the law. As Tai and Aisha open up to each other, deeper feelings kindle between them. But that reward money still hangs over Tai’s head. Telling Aisha the truth could ruin everything…
Their freedom, their career, and their blossoming love all hang in the balance. To save one might mean sacrificing the rest.

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Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

In the gladiator’s arena of blood and death, magic cuts deeper than steel.

Stolen from the streets and condemned to battle as a gladiator, Killien survives by deceit and subterfuge. He must play the role of “Killer,” the prince’s savage, bloodthirsty champion.

Undefeated in battle, Killien wields a secret advantage: the magic enhancing his weapons and fueling his attacks. The cost of losing carries a price worse than death.

A wager between his vindictive master and a conspiring rival pits Killien in a fight to the death against a mysterious warrior—one he has no hope of defeating.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Myracles in the Void is a novel about two siblings, one with the power to create, the other to destroy. When their father becomes a Void, a monster of destruction, Lynd and her brother Gai attempt to fix him. The magic of myracles, powers that either bond or break, accompanies them on a journey across the land of Esa as they try to bring their family together. But there is much more at stake as they begin to learn the truth of the magic that has pulled their family apart.

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Category: Fantasy – Epic