Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for November 5, 2022

I betrayed them all. I delivered the dagger to the underworld.

And yet, the masters of the academy did not expel me. Sometimes it seems they’ve forgotten who I am. What I am.

When the archangels offer me a chance to go to earth, I snatch it up. It means I’ll learn more about mortality. How to relate to humans.

And it means I’ll get to spend more time with Maalik. Even if it is still forbidden to touch him.

Except earth is dangerous.

Earth has temptations.

Earth is confusing.

And we’re flirting with a dangerous line in the fallen realm.

“… a wild ride sure to please lovers of supernatural historical mysteries.” – Publishers Weekly

Neva’s goals at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago are simple. Enjoy the spectacle—perhaps the greatest the United States has ever put on (the world’s fair to end all world’s fairs!). Perform in the exposition’s Algerian Theatre to the best of her abilities. And don’t be found out as a witch.

Easy enough … until the morning she looks up in the theatre and sees strangely marked insects swarming a severed hand in the rafters. Before she can scream, the bugs drop and swarm her.

And every one of them seems to have a stinger.

An intricate story with a breakneck pace, Witch in the White City blends history, mystery, and magic in a way that will appeal to fans of The Devil in the White City, The Golem and the Jinni, and Black Leopard, Red Wolf.

Category: Fantasy – Historical

Oren and his sister June survive the dangerous empire until they run into the son of the local magistrate. Sanna decides to take her north to her homeland to prevent June’s children suffering at the magistrate’s cruel abuse of his powers. The journey will be long and hard, full of monsters, magic and soldiers hell-bent on bringing them back.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

The empire doesn’t forgive.

Oren, his family, and friends, have escaped to the empire and its cruel Iron Law and cruel and arrogant rulers.

But their enemies are not far behind. They must continue to grow stronger and embrace their powers if they are going to survive this dangerous new land and its strange customs and wild beasts.

From the halls of D.C. to the remote shores of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, OFF GRID is a wild ride through a dystopian near future of mass surveillance.
In the wake of a global calamity, the economy collapses. The Feds respond by wielding every power of the Welfare State to control the populace. A key tool is PivPal, an indispensable smartphone used to track citizens. As civil liberties crumble, resistance is relegated to flyover country whose residents—derided as off-gridders—cling to the time-honored virtues of freedom, self-reliance, and charity. Against this backdrop, Jenny Hernandez struggles to keep her rural church community nourished and safe. Hiding from the Feds, a team of inventors, and Jenny’s ex, arrive to complete the amazing plasma drive. They bring hope, but also the watchful eye of Big Brother. With the authorities closing in, local law enforcement must choose sides.

Category: Science Fiction – Dystopian

In mankind’s fight for survival, our humanity will be tested.
The carnage and destruction was apocalyptic. What changed the mountainous town of Ghostwood, West Virginia’s life long neighbors, friends, and family into mindless killing creatures? Caleb, a mysterious figure with a depraved plan that plummets mankind down the freeway of Armageddon.
Thomas Pratt, Ghostwood’s sheriff has seen some dark and grisly things during his time in the military. Has his time with the Teams prepared him for the harrowing events that lay ahead?
Thomas becomes the reluctant leader of a small group of survivors. The group must find a way to make it through against the horde of mindless infected monsters they once called family. With the infected’s enhanced strength and abilities, it is now a question of which of the two species is dominant.
A collision course of biblical proportions is set in motion.

It’s time to root for the henchman!

Welcome to Big Little City, a semi-reality town where the bank gets robbed at least once a week, and the superheroes spend more time showboating for the cameras than helping the citizens.

Alice just needs to keep her head down, earn her college degree, and then she’ll finally be able to escape this crazy place. Too bad a super scary villain just blew up the restaurant where she worked and her paycheck along with it.

As luck would have it, one of the town’s most famous villains is holding henchmen auditions. The gig would earn Alice the money she needs. All she has to do is beat out the other cunning and dangerous competitors who might just kill for the limited henchmen spots.

Is Alice willing to risk life, limb, and her integrity to land the role of a lifetime?

Category: Science Fiction – Dystopian

When Sean Dermott, the newly appointed police chief, sees the report that a popular local high school coach is missing he’s determined to solve the case. The investigation leads him and his team deep into Quarry Head Park, a local scenic preserve. There is no sign of the missing man, but what he does find terrifies him to the core. From the depths of the park, a deadly prehistoric looking creature emerges. It attacks swiftly and silently, leaving devastation in its wake. In the chaos which follows, it is up to the chief and a team of scientists to fight for balance by ensuring the safety of his town and preserving this remarkable discovery. He will risk his career, his reputation and even his own life to stand by what he believes in. But can science and sentiment win over fear and determination to destroy?

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Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

The fight for their lives, their love, and the world begins!
Sonora’s love of the sea leads her to discover something in the ocean depths that shouldn’t exist—a thriving city, centuries old..

Ian is completely unaware of who Sonora is— the granddaughter of the most hated man of his people. The one he has been tracking for decades.

The two come together to fight a dangerous madman who has waited years for his chance to destroy Ian’s people and whose hatred may mean the end of the world..

Ian’s face-to-face meeting with the killer of his people doesn’t go as expected. Instead, he is at the mercy of the mad scientist, who imprisons him, subjecting him to experiments. And only Sonora can free him.

Can Ian and Sonora save the world from the coming apocalyptic pandemic?

Category: Fantasy – Myths & Legends

One glance is all it takes. One glance and Sage can manipulate the mind of any human, creating a mindscape so real, reality is soon forgotten. One glance and she can leave a fully grown man incapacitated in the blink of an eye.

No one knows about Sage’s incredible powers as she roams the halls of her new high school. And to add to her loneliness, if she kisses anyone, she’ll alter their DNA to match her own. It feels like a curse, a burden she never asked to bear. But a special ops team sees it as a gift. As an opportunity. As a deadly weapon.

Sage has only ever known how to run and hide. But when Damian, the only person who’s truly cared about her, is taken by the special ops team, she finds a strength she never knew she had and decides to face her enemies head-on.

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Category: Fantasy – Superhero