Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for November 8, 2021

When Lark was sentenced to twenty-five years behind bars, she thought San Judas was her lucky break. The primitive 16,000-acre community in rural New Mexico isn’t like any other prison. There are no cells, there is no warden, and Mother Mercy is the law. She didn’t realize she’d be fighting for survival on a daily basis — battling hunger, violent inmates, and Mother Mercy’s iron fist. Lark’s only friend is Bernie — an off-the-rails environmental activist doing time for arson — and a mysterious stranger who’s been sending her illicit messages from the men’s colony. Lark never thought escaping San Judas was possible until a message in a bottle changes everything: The guards outside the walls are disappearing, and the world as they know it is coming to an end.

In the post-Break world of superpowers, necromancy is the one gift nobody wants. Everyone knows what happens to Crows; they go mad and they go bad. That’s the story of infamous mass murderers like Crimson Death and Sally Cemetery. It’s also the story of David Jameson, an otherwise unremarkable man who came home one day and killed his wife, orphaning their five-year-old son, Damian.

Thirteen years later, Damian has learned that he too is a Crow, doomed to become a killer unless he can avoid the violent madness endemic to his powers. When a Finder offers enrollment at Los Angeles’ Academy of Heroes, he jumps at the chance, believing training could be the key to changing his fate.

His classmates despise him and his teachers want him expelled, but Damian isn’t the kind to give up. He’s going to take control of his destiny or die in the process.

It’s that or end up like his father.

Category: Fantasy – Superhero

They say the Earth is just a myth. Something to tell your children when you put them to sleep, the lost homeworld of humanity. Everyone knows it isn’t real, though. It can’t be.

But when Captain Jace Hughes encounters a nun with a mysterious piece of cargo and a bold secret, he soon discovers that everything he thought he knew about Earth is wrong. So very, very wrong.

Climb aboard The Renegade Star and assemble a crew, follow the clues, uncover the truth, and most importantly, try to stay alive.

Experience the beginning of a sprawling galactic tale in this first entry to The Renegade Star series. If you’re a fan of Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, or Indiana Jones, you’ll love this epic, space opera thrill ride.

Warning: This book contains action, cussing, and general badassery. Read at your own risk.

Category: Science Fiction – Steampunk

For the last two hundred years, immortal anti-hero Dalia has laid low. At night, she protects her clan by monitoring the shared world of dreams, known as the Dreaming. In the bayous of Louisiana, Dalia and the Others are safely hidden away. But their enemies, the Aion, will leave no stone unturned in their hunt for a long-lost asset, the Angel of Death.

Then comes Titus, a carefree immortal who shares Dalia’s ability to walk through the shared world of dreams, known as the Dreaming. Soon after moving to Louisiana, his gift catches the attention of the Aion, who are eager to use his gifts in the hunt to find the Angel of Death.

As Dalia and her clan are propelled into an imminent conflict with the Aion, her bond with Titus deepens. But the closer the pair drift, the more dangerous their mission becomes.

And even for immortals, time runs out.

Category: Fantasy – Metaphysical & Visionary

Save a planet. Sacrifice your future.

For Aurora Hawke, protecting the secret of her half-human heritage has been a lifelong challenge. Taking command of her own starship and the best crew in the quadrant has been her dream. Failing at both is her nightmare.

But the survival of a planet may depend on it.

With millions of lives at risk, she’ll do whatever it takes, even if revealing her unique abilities means spending the rest of her life on the run.

If you like Star Trek style pulse-pounding interstellar adventures, intriguing alien encounters, and otherworldly starships, you’ll love the Starhawke Rising series. Perfect for fans of Lindsay Buroker, Michelle Diener, and K. Gorman.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

Haunted by his past. Hunted in the present. Uncertain what is real.
Athson suffered hallucinations ever since he was orphaned, including a dog no one else sees. The will in his possession, bestowed in a dream, can’t be real. But the trolls now hunting him are. A destiny, both inconvenient and unavoidable, drags Athson into an unwanted quest that challenges all his assumptions.
Can he trust anyone?

Sworn to secrecy by his dead father about the bow, Athson wants nothing to do with it. A dragon and a wizard want the bow – and Athson dead. Running from the quest and his destiny are tempting options.

Then he finds something unexpected. Will his discovery destroy him before he recovers the bow?

If you love classic fantasy with new ideas, read The Bow of Destiny because it’s quietly addictive.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Haunted by his past. Hunted in the present. Tossed like an arrow in the wind.

Athson discovered the unexpected during the search for The Bow of Hart. Yet the prophesied weapon remains hidden.

Mysteries discovered during the quest draw him deeper into the peril. The flames of vengeance surge in his thoughts with new revelations.

Can he escape the traps of his enemies?

The dragon’s reach endangers even Athson’s companions in unexpected ways. His enemy wants the bow but his mentor claims it must be used according to prophesy. With each turn of the search for the bow, long-hidden secrets surface and Athson must find the bow or risk losing those dear to him.

When the dragon gains leverage over him, Athson is torn between destiny and desire.

But Athson seeks his own path.

Will he falter like an arrow against the wind?

A signal beckons from uncharted space…

Captain Jameson and the UAF Titan must answer the call.

It has been seven years since humans defeated the aliens who attacked Earth. The Xen are now our friends.

Or are they?

When the Titan arrives at the source of the signal, everything changes.

Jameson’s crew makes a single mistake and they find themselves facing a massive invasion fleet.

Capt. Jameson must draw upon his tactical genius and rely on the bravery of a brand-new crew, to hold the line against an enemy that threatens all humanity.

They must slow down the invasion fleet.

They must warn Earth.

But first they must stay alive…

…or all is lost.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera