Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for May 2, 2019

Calliope’s an Earth Witch. She’s also a 41-year-old divorced mother of two teenaged sons living on an island in the Salish Sea. Her magic has been fading for years, and it’s not until the tattoo her ex-husband insisted she get is removed that her powers begin to return. Her work for the agricultural commission brings her in contact with orchards all over the island. Unbeknownst to Calli, some of those trees bear the Apples of Immortality. The trees’ keepers are being murdered, and an enigmatic druid with secrets of his own shows up to help. Only his kind of help comes with a crazy ex-girlfriend–who shapeshifts into apple trees. The stronger Calliope’s magic grows, the more she learns about the island, the lands and trees she has been tasked with protecting, and the parents she lost a long time ago.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

If you like JK Rowling or Brandon Sanderson or both, you will love this book. It’s a wonderful novel genre that develops magic with the power of science – something rarely seen.

Soarame has a pair of special eyes. He can see magic elements in this world, which are supposed to be invisible. This enviable gift of his could reveal the truth of the world, but it also puts him in danger.

Many animals in this world possess magic power, so they are called “magimals” – dragons as an example. Soarame fortunately got a baby magimal as his best friend, but they got into troubles together – troubles that were a lot bigger than dragons.

Could they survive?

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

Two years after the MagiMax incident, everything seemed to be peaceful. Until one day, Soarame and his friends received a threat from an unknown source. The unbelievable discoveries thus come one after another…

Edie’s family secret won’t stay buried … and neither will anything else.

Edie Holloway has lost her job, her band is going nowhere, and her hamster just kicked the bucket. Or did he? Because he’s breathing again.

An apocalyptic battle between good and evil is beginning, and both sides want Edie dead.

Wryly funny and deeply moving, Rune Awakening is the first book in The Necromancer’s Daughter series.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Modern space adventures crafted by a new generation of Grand Tradition science fiction writers. Smart, readable, and engaging stories that take us back to a time when science fiction was fun and informative, pithy and piquant—when speculative fiction transported us from the everyday grind and left us wondrously satisfied. Showcasing the breadth of Grand Tradition stories, from 1940s-style pulp to realistic hard SF, from noir and horror SF to spaceships, alien uplift, and action-adventure motifs, Far Orbit’s diversity of Grand Tradition stories makes it easy for every SF fan to find a favorite.

Featuring an open letter to SF by Elizabeth Bear and stories from Gregory Benford, Tracy Canfield, Eric Choi, Barbara Davies, Jakob Drud, Julie Frost, David Wesley Hill, K. G. Jewell, Sam Kepfield, Kat Otis, Jonathan Shipley, Wendy Sparrow, and Peter Wood.

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Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

In an exotic world caught in the throes of a seemingly endless war, a nation of terrorists under the thumb of an evil Emperor has set out to systematically destroy every race but their own. And they’re just about to succeed. Lauded fantasy author Auryn Hadley (The Demons’ Muse romantic fantasy series) compellingly blends heart-stopping action-adventure, heart-breaking ethics, and toe-curling sensuality.

Category: Science Fiction – Alternative History

When an old goblin friend tricks him into rescuing a dryad princess, Khyte assumes he’s being brought along to play his usual roles: thief, assassin, and pure dumb muscle. But as soon as he lays eyes on the lovely Princess Inglefras, he succumbs to her seductive spell—and realizes that this adventure will be far more than a simple rescue.

Bewitched by love, bedeviled by his conscience, and betrayed by his friends at every turn, Khyte finds himself fighting not only to bring his new love to safety, but to keep his head on his shoulders. Can our barbarian-turned-hero survive this deadly game of swords, hearts, and interplanar politics? Or will Khyte become a mere pawn in a game he cannot possibly perceive—a sacrifice in service of a goal he could never understand?

Category: Fantasy – Epic