Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for September 12, 2023

With billions in the bank and my own venture capital firm, I’m living the American dream. My only problem? A car accident that leaves my mother with memory problems.

Brainocytes, a new technology that can transform our brains, could be the answer to all of my problems—but I’m not the only one who sees its potential.

Plunged into a criminal underworld darker than anything I could’ve imagined, my life-saving technology might be the death of me.

My name is Mike Cohen, and this is how I became more than human.

The starship Freedom was once a mighty warship. Today she’s a tourist attraction. The space wars ended long ago. The Freedom is now a flying museum. The tourists love it. The Changing of the Guard, the starfighter aerobatics, the starboard cannon salute . . . it’s the best show in the galaxy.

James King commands the starship Freedom. He hates his job. He was a real soldier once. Back when the Freedom was a real warship. He never imagined himself running a tourist trap. Right after Christmas, he plans to retire.

Then, on Christmas day, the aliens attack. Within hours, they devastate Earth’s military. Millions die.

So much for retirement.

The aliens spare the starship Freedom. After all, she’s only a tourist attraction. But not to Commander King. He will get his beloved starship battle-ready. He will enter the fight. The Freedom will fly to war again!

Category: Science Fiction – Military

Not long ago, the starship Freedom was a museum ship. A relic of a bygone era. A rusty old warship converted into a tourist trap.

Then the aliens attacked.

Now, once more, the legendary Freedom flies to war.

The war is brutal. The enemy is merciless. The rahs, vicious arachnids from deep space, crave only one thing. Human flesh.

Before this terror, Earth’s fleet crumbles. Starships burn. Millions die.

But the Freedom still flies. James King, her gruff old commander, still fights.

The Freedom will never surrender. The Freedom will never flee. The long, cold night has come to Earth, but the Freedom shines bright.

The survivors of the fleet rally behind her. All brave souls heed her call. The Freedom sounds the cry of Earth: We will win!

There is a universe beyond our own, known as the Merge. A young locksmith called Archibald Lox is about to cross worlds and explore it. As he learns about these lands of wonders, he will have to outwit cold-blooded killers, sail down rivers of blood, battle ferocious hell jackals to the death, and much, much more. It will be the adventure of a lifetime, IF he survives…

Book one of the Archibald Lox series, by Darren Shan, the New York Times bestselling YA author of Cirque Du Freak.

“A brisk, entertaining tale that unfolds in a wonderfully bizarre world.” Kirkus.

“Inventive and imaginative with plenty of jeopardy. I read a lot during lockdown but nothing made me smile quite as much as the Archibald Lox series.” The Bookbag.

“Perfect for fans of adventurous fantasy stories!” Mind of Luxe.

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Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Jason Hurd, a man on the verge of giving up on life altogether, suddenly receives a reprieve when a dead man appears out of thin air. In the dead man’s possession Jason finds an extraordinary device, one that grants its user the ability to travel through time. With this tremendous power in his hands, he discovers a newfound determination to try to rectify the past failures in his life and avert tragedies in the lives of those he loves.
But meddling with the past always has future consequences, some of which are the least expected. Jason’s journey will ultimately lead him to cross paths with an elusive killer who has been plaguing his small town for decades. Can Jason right the wrongs of the past and uncover a serial killer, or will he himself become the next victim?

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Category: Science Fiction – Time Travel

A long-lost heir to dark magic royalty. A brutal power she never wanted. But these villains aren’t giving her a choice.

When mages slaughter my parents in front of me, I have no time to mourn. The murderers drag me into a society of dark magic where power is created by fear.

It turns out I’m the long-lost heir to one of their royal families—guaranteed to possess a talent even more vicious than most. And I’m trapped here until I accept my role.

But I don’t want these wicked skills I have no idea how to tap into. I don’t want the mansion or the fancy clothes or the massive bank account I inherited.

I especially don’t want the attention of my fellow heirs: four scorching-hot, arrogant men who rule this place and crush anyone who doesn’t kowtow.

All I really want is my family back… but I can’t have that. So I’ll take what I can get to avenge the people I loved.

Category: Fantasy – New Adult & College

When her sister Liesl marries a wealthy lord, Anne finds castle life much easier than tending goats, and expects her own happily-ever-after is just around the corner. But then Liesl falls ill. To save her, Anne must find the cause: Liesl’s new husband, the prickly housekeeper, the handsome gardener, or the ghosts rumored to haunt the castle.

Category: Fantasy – Fairy Tales

Hopper Nielsen is having a bad year. His parents recently passed away and he’s been sent to live with his step-grandfather in Utah.
When the equation from a series of dreams appears on his sixth-grade math exam, and Hopper solves it, he inadvertently triggers a chain of events that will lead him to a mysterious time traveling device known simply as, The Box.
But Theodore McCorkle, leader of a ruthless, clandestine group called the Organization, knows about Hopper and that he can lead them to The Box’s location. And the Organization will stop at nothing to obtain what they believe is rightfully theirs.
Hopper, with his Protector, Cassie, at his side, must avoid being captured.
He must receive The Box from the current Traveler, Charles, before Charles is lost forever in the gray nothingness.
Hopper must fulfill his destiny as the future Traveler.
Before it’s too late.

Category: Science Fiction – Time Travel