Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for October 9, 2025

In a land where death feeds magic, nothing stays buried. The Death Wizard Chronicles weaves savage battles, forbidden desire, and stark beauty into a haunting tale of power and resurrection. Lyrical yet unflinching, it’s perfect for fans of The Witcher and The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This award-winning dark fantasy series is for ages 18-plus.

Category: Dark Fantasy

When a kitchen mishap engulfs him in flames, hapless English professor Grover Wilcox realizes he’s fireproof. His unique ability earns him an offer he can’t refuse from the Grambling Brothers Traveling Circus Show — but the fantastical world is hiding a sinister secret just below its surface…

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Heaven’s angels watch over us, waiting for the Catalyst—the leader who will fight the final battle between good and evil.
The Waiting tells the story of Benjamin Paulie, a boy growing up on a small Iowa horse farm in the 1920s. Benjamin struggles in school and feels out of place, but he has a powerful imagination and a special bond with horses. After a serious accident, Benjamin’s connection to one incredible horse unlocks a hidden talent that takes him all the way to the 1927 National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden.

But Benjamin’s journey isn’t just about horses or fame. Above the world we see, angels are preparing for a battle against a rising darkness, as the Great Depression threatens to throw everything into chaos. These angels need a leader—the Catalyst—to unite them and protect humanity.

Filled with courage, friendship, and a touch of magic, The Waiting is the first book in

Category: Fantasy – Metaphysical & Visionary

An America wrecked by the Great Virus and endless civil war. Deirdre is forced to ally with a nomadic photographer. His gentle decency moves her to the core, but her mission leads her away from the man she’s falling in love with and toward a confrontation with the people who hold her sister. To defeat them, she’ll need the help of a deadly enemy.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

In 16th-century England, Julia falls in love with Adam, a servant’s son, but is forced into an arranged marriage with Gregory, who is not kind. When tragedy strikes, a stranger offers her a deal that can change her life forever. He offers possible freedom and a reunion with Adam. Will she agree to join the Vampire Resistance to fight the King?

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Category: Fantasy – Historical

Laws. Immaterial, yet solid and binding as iron. Invisible claws that dig and drag and depress. Words. Only words. But powerful. Deserving of respect and obedience.

Or so we are taught. Maybe one can disagree. Maybe one can choose to revolt instead. Maybe one can oppose, violate, and escape. Maybe one can become a shadow in the night that walks a lawless path without fright. Maybe.

I used to respect laws. I used to love and obey them. Now, I cannot count the number of laws I have broken, cannot count the number of unseeable bindings I’ve snapped without the slightest hint of guilt or remorse.

I would not even bother to try.

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Welcome to Amereld, where The Iron Chest explores the life of Jabrael—a complex and powerful woman entangled in a war no one else even knows exists. She is a warrior in a battle of Gods, forced to make choices no one would ever wish to face.

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Category: Fantasy – Epic

Chloroform Wars — Runner-Up (Wild Card) at the Paris Book Festival

What if your pain was entertainment—and your silence made you a star?

In a crumbling America where televised obedience replaces free will, teens are forced into live “competitions.” Survival is the prize. Humiliation is the weapon. Every victory means staying visible. Every loss means being exposed. And the whole nation is watching.

Ryker Vale just wanted a paycheck.
Rhea Schwartz wanted a voice.
Neither expected to be matched against the other.

Now, they’ll either take down the system—or become part of the show.

A chilling dystopian tale of control, gender, and media spectacle

Perfect for fans of Black Mirror, The Hunger Games, The Power, and Battle Royale

Sharp, cinematic, and uncomfortably plausible

Are you ready to see what happens when rebellion goes live?

Category: Science Fiction – Dystopian

For centuries, Kaelen has lived as a ghost—the last of a powerful dragon lineage, hiding his fire beneath a veneer of iron control. But his carefully constructed solitude shatters when he meets Ember, a fierce heir from a hidden clan who calls to the very beast he’s caged.

Drawn together by a fated bond he can’t deny, their connection unearths a devastating truth: his bloodline isn’t just lost, it’s hunted. As ancient enemies stir and a ruthless rival threatens Ember and their unborn heir, Kaelen must make a choice: remain a shadow, or embrace the terrifying power of his ancestors and burn the world to protect his queen.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Eist was born to be a dragon rider; she just knows it. When fate conspires to take her parents and leave her orphaned and injured, her future appears bleak. Unwilling to back down, she must overcome a system stacked against her. Even if she passes all the tests, there’s no guarantee she will ever fly on a dragon. Can she beat the odds and find her destiny, or will she be stranded on the ground?

Category: Fantasy – Anthologies & Short Stories