Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for November 25, 2020

Vaslisha Tor Dain is a mercenary starship captain with a few simple rules: A good ship is better than a great man, in case of confusion always err on the side of blowing someone’s head off, and never fall for a telepath or a member of her crew.

All of those are about to bite her in the behind.

Vas’s life takes a turn for the worse when she comes back to her crew after what should have been a two week pleasure trip to find out she’s actually been gone a month and has no memory of missing time. Her beloved ship, The Victorious Dead, has been sold for scrap and its pieces scattered throughout the galaxy. In addition, there are unmarked ships blowing apart entire planets and the Commonwealth government can’t, or won’t, stop them.

And that’s just her first day back.

When seventeen-year-old Jory Pike cannot shake the hellish nightmares of her parent’s deaths, she turns to an old family heirloom, a dream catcher. Even though she’s half blood Chippewa, Jory thinks old Indian lore is so yesterday, but she’s willing to give it a try. However, the dream catcher has had its fill of nightmares from an ancient and violent past. After a sleepover party, and during one of Jory’s most horrific dream episodes, the dream catcher implodes, sucking Jory and her three friends into its own world of trapped nightmares. They’re in an alternate universe—locked inside of an insane web world. How can they find the center of the web, where all good things are allowed to pass?

Category: Dark Fantasy

Kirian and I were just twelve years old when I pulled him from the icy waters of the creek behind my house. He spoke with an accent, he had pointy ears, and he was so beautiful it made my heart ache. Oh, and he claimed to be a fae prince cursed by witches who stole his sight.

I thought he was crazy from hypothermia. Turns out, he wasn’t, and for some reason he keeps coming back.

Over the past six years, I’ve tried not to fall in love with him because the terms of the curse are clear: If he doesn’t wait for his fated mate in all ways, including an innocent (or not-so-innocent) kiss, he’ll be blind forever.

So when Kirian kisses me and pulls me through the portal to his realm, I make it my mission to do some damage control. It’d be a whole lot easier if he wasn’t determined to marry me… And if someone wasn’t trying to murder me every step of the way.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

The Umae teeter on the brink of extinction. Their blood rivals, the Hek, have mysteriously made huge leaps forward in technology and are now poised to exterminate them. Their godlike protectors, the Journeyers, have not been heard from for centuries.
Just as their society is poised to collapse, the Journeycraft Starshine returns to them from deep space. Prohibited from using advanced technology by an ancient set of laws known as The Protocols, the Starshine’s terminally ill Command Agent must lead a ragtag group of exiles on an overwater quest to investigate a clue to the Umaes’ ultimate salvation. But the Hek stalk them at every turn, and a would be dictator plots his own ascension to power.
Can the key to the Umaes’ survival be found in time? And what is the Starshine’s Command Agent willing to sacrifice in order to have the only thing he’s every really wanted?

Category: Hard Science Fiction

The sequel to The Protocols of Uma, Blinding Sky continues the story of the Journeyers as they attempt to unravel the puzzle of the ancient Protocols and their authors, the mysterious Directors. The exiles struggle to survive the menace of the Hek only to discover fantastic truths about the world beyond their former island home. Min wrestles with visions of doom, striving to understand how they are connected to the fate of the Umae. The Journeyers find vital information about the location of Haven, but is there enough time to save their people? And a dark shadow spreads across Atla, as Dom begins his ascension. Will his rise render all other concerns meaningless? Blinding Sky offers long-sought answers to questions raised in The Protocols of Uma, yet asks new questions all its own.

Of all the worlds in the multiverse, Adrathea is the last David Render would willingly revisit. What happened there broke his heart and drove him to retire from the UN Multiverse Survey. To hang up his sword forever.

Then Treyvar of the Alvehn brings disturbing news. Adrathea is in peril, and David’s old comrade needs his help to stop a rogue Alvehn from usurping the throne and ruling the planet forever as an immortal tyrant. To set things right, David must return to the one place he never wants to see again.

But Adrathea is a world to which David’s fate is bound by the most intimate of ties. He has no choice. Adrathea calls, and he must answer.

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Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

Sequel to The Gryphon Stone.

David Render’s travels through the multiverse have come to an end. Married to Sidraytha of the Isles, he is now the father of two children. The Isles of Wulde are his home, and the Islanders have adopted him as one of their own. His life in the service of the Alvehn, in their endless war against the barbaric Moj, is a thing of the past. That Edren the Rogue Alvehn remains at large on Adrathea is a problem for the Alvehn to solve – without him.

On a night of celebration, that past proves closer to him than he ever dared imagine. A light appears in the sky; a lost starship in a universe where space travel is impossible. When the survivors of this impossible ship find themselves in the care of the Islanders, they stir up David’s worst nightmares, and draw the attention of the Rogue Alvehn to the Isles.

The past, the future vanished with a breath of mist. There was only an everlasting moment of utter terror. The world was now a citadel of mirrors!
Sophia Goldwater will become America’s first woman president. There’s only one problem: ‘Sophia’ isn’t exactly human. But neither is the man maneuvering to get her into the White House!
Jamal Hamilton – a brilliant young inventor – triumphs in bringing the dead back to life. A powerful cabal of men will do anything to acquire the technology. Can a maker destroy his beloved creation to America and the world from an abominable conspiracy?

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

What if you find yourself in a strangely familiar world? A world full of Earth’s mythological beings, lost civilizations, and people from its primitive and brutal past? Where magical energy still exists. Where gods play games among themselves, with the fate of mortal men as pawns. A land where a sword is deadlier than a five-inch thick contract drawn by a hotshot lawyer. Would you survive?

That’s Tyler West. Alone, lost, and bewildered, the three moons in the sky made it clear he wasn’t on Earth anymore. It is not a game. It’s real. And there’s no coffee, pizza, fries, or his favorite show on HBO.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Tyler’s journey continues. New land, misadventures, friends, foes, skills, and knowledge. Confused encounters of the female kind.

More deities become aware of Tyler as he continues his quest to survive, reach his potential, and carry out his burden.

The god of wine wants to be his friend. Ares, the battle-god, is coming to say hello together with his sons, Phobos and Deimos – war, terror, and fear. Accompanied by an army or three and the war god’s pets – a drakon, a sphinx, some wonderful birds, and other unique fauna.

What could go wrong?

Eve’s Christmas visit to family in England turns deadly when she falls for Liam, only son of the Faerie Queen, and ends up caught in the middle of a war between the Fae and the Underworld. As Liam searches for the artifact that will destroy the enemy of the Fae, Eve’s suspicions bring her closer to discovering Liam’s secrets. The pair are forced to decide between fighting their mutual attraction, or surrendering to a forbidden love that will threaten both their lives.

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Category: Fantasy – Myths & Legends