Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for October 26, 2021

She’s been dead a thousand years. She’s angry. And now she wants her throne back.

Irina was a powerful Mage who tried to bind the nations under her iron fist, only to be stopped by the selfless sacrifice of magic’s guardian. A millennia later, her cult of fanatics plots to bring her back.

If Irina rises, the world will fall.

Everything I know is a lie.
I’m an ordinary mortal girl. Lord Irrik is a depraved dragon shifter. King Irdelron is an immortal tyrant.
In the disease ridden land of Verald, life is mapped out much like the established rings of our kingdom. Everyone has a role… Me? I’ll be uselessly serving potato stew for the rest of my life because I can’t make anything grow.
But starvation brews rebellion.
When the king strikes, I’m captured by Lord Irrik.
Instantly, I’m embroiled in a deadly game. One where I’m desperate to understand the rules. Because nothing makes sense anymore.
Now, I’m not only fighting for my life . . . but a love that could be the key to my freedom.
What if the truth means you’re not who — or what — you thought you were?

Category: Dark Fantasy

Cassie Voges has made it back to Earth, but her return has opened a Pandora’s Box that will irrevocably change humankind.

The world is in the grip of a new pandemic that may be alien in origin. Politicians, researchers, and soldiers grapple with this new reality. If a solution cannot be found, will it herald a new age, or will it be the end of civilization?

Category: Science Fiction – First Contact

Years have passed since Earth encountered its first known interstellar object: Oumuamua. Now an even larger one has been discovered, following the exact same trajectory as its predecessor. Scientists around the world theorize that this can no longer be passed off as mere coincidence—the new contact must be an artificial construct of some kind.

With an ambitious plan to build a spacecraft and attempt a manned landing, a crew is formed. Disgraced astronaut Cassie Voges hopes to get selected for one last chance at redemption. Maverick billionaire Toby Merckx wants to beat his rivals to the extraordinary secrets he believes the object may unlock. And its controversial discoverer, Charles Hudson, seeks to escape his past and be remembered for something better.

What they find will change humanity forever.

Lenathaina Morthan is the third heir of a dying line. Her Uncle, the King, has only two legitimate children and is determined to use her as a bargaining chip to seal a treaty for aide with his longtime ally against the zealous Hathorite nation, which is ruled by a goddess only known as the Mystic.

The Lithonian court has many factions, some poised to help Lenathaina save the throne and the people she loves, and others ready to take advantage of the chaos to seize power. With the Morthan House on the verge of collapse, the Hathorites, are poised to move on the fractured country.

Can Lenathaina do her duty to her country and marry a man she has never seen to secure the alliance? When her Uncle dies, can she help the country she loves survive the fallout? If the Hathorites manage to seize power…. Her people may face a fate worse than death.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

Kara Syung seeks the truth about Hokkaido, where arable farmland is disappearing at a stunning pace. Some believe its rings are poisoning the planet. Yet Kara suspects the truth is more devastating.

She has watched her world falter since the Collectorate, a forty-world empire, fell eight years ago. Like other former colonies, Hokkaido is struggling on its own. Yet some worlds are moving to fill the power vacuum. When Kara discovers evidence of her world’s involvement, she confronts a horrifying reality.

She has few weapons: A lifelong best friend and servant, a murderous immortal, a rogue from the old empire, and a snub-nosed laser pistol. She is due to marry a man she does not love in seven days – whether she wants to or not. How much will Kara sacrifice to learn what is really happening on Hokkaido and beyond?

“This book twists your mind in ways you never imagined.” – Amazon review

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

For Kara Syung, an engineer and once heir to a fortune, the dangerous journey to uncover a horrifying secret continues a commitment she made to her late brother. However, she is far beyond her element, struggling to prove her value on on interstellar mission. Fortunately, she has Ham Cortez, the mission leader, and Cando, a soldier of the Twenty Talons, on her side. She will need them along with her engineering prowess if she is to survive the journey’s first stop.

They believe Artemis Station, once the home of the fabled Inventor, has been abandoned. Yet the truth lies in wait: An enemy no one saw coming; survival beneath a dead world; a traitor in their midst.

She thought she was the only human left. She was wrong.

Every living thing on Earth is dead, the victim of some inexplicable catastrophe. Violinist Eden Lucas believes she is the only member of her species left. As she grapples with her despair, she comes across a sinister train hovering above the ground. Desperately hoping to find other survivors, she climbs aboard. But what she finds only deepens the mystery of what happened to her planet.

Meals that appear as if from thin air; doors that open into a howling void; new friends whose ages and experiences don’t seem to make any sense. Each new discovery seems to place Eden and her new friends in greater danger.

Can they stop the malevolent force that controls the train before it’s too late? Can they solve the mysteries of the train, and in doing so, learn the secrets of the universe?

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

Financially challenged zombie hunter, Allie Nighthawk, returns to her hometown of Cincinnati and finds herself knee-deep in murder, mayhem, and zombies. Can she solve not one but two murders, and get away unscathed — when the good guys might not be so good, and a presence from her past returns for revenge?

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Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

VAMPS, WOLVES, AND ROCK’N’ROLL!

Seeing more of the hotter-than-sin vampire singer I’ve been crushing on for years should be an automatic hell yes! Aric is pure f’ing fire, and watching him on stage lights me up in ways nothing—and no one—else can.

I’d be a fool to not want to experience more of that.

Except the opportunity that comes crashing into my life isn’t a concert.

It’s a murder investigation.

One I can’t say no to.

With my boss dead set on me being the one to look into the draining of a fellow Whiskey Jet Preachers fan, I’ll have to engage with Aric well beyond the safety net of a crowded afterparty.

And, honestly, I have no idea how to handle that.

Especially since I can’t seem to be able to ditch the feeling that the alluring darkness behind Aric’s fanged smile might be lethal for more than just my werewolf heart.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban