Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for September 17, 2025

I’m not special. I wanted to be a singer, but that dream died decades ago. I wanted to be a mother, but my body betrayed me. I settled for being a wife and stepmom, and my family just informed me I failed at that, too.

So when I stumbled into the magical town of Enchantment, I was just looking for breakfast, not a new destiny. But the local medium took one look at me and declared I was a “mystic” with dormant powers. Apparently, my world shattering into a million pieces was the trigger I needed to wake them up.

Now, I’m having visions. The house I’m living in is renovating itself based on my whims. And I just found out the snarky black cat who keeps following me around can talk. I feel less like a powerful mystic and more like a woman having a total breakdown. But for the first time in a long time, I feel like I might actually have a purpose. Even if that purpose is completely insane.

Bryen spent ten years fighting for his life in the Pit. But now he faces a new challenge. Bryen is compelled to become a Protector and charged with guarding the Lady of the Southern Marches. Some threats are known while others lurk in the shadows. Find out why fans call Peter Wacht’s stories “fun, diabolical, exciting and a pleasure to read!”

Category: Fantasy – Epic

What happens when the next great leap in human evolution threatens to erase the very soul of humanity?

Dr. Elise Moreau never imagined that her greatest achievement would become humanity’s greatest danger. Project Nexus, her groundbreaking cognitive enhancement program, was designed to unlock the untapped potential of the human mind. But when corporations and governments weaponize it, the world begins to unravel: cities erupt in unrest, empathy is stripped away, and human connection is replaced by cold ambition.

Blending rich character development, ethical dilemmas, and hauntingly realistic world-building, The Legacy of Doctor Moreau is a gripping near-future thriller. Perfect for fans of Gattaca, Black Mirror, and The Ministry for the Future, this speculative fiction debut will leave you questioning:

Can we engineer brilliance without erasing empathy?

Category: Science Fiction – Genetic Engineering

Discover the extraordinary.

Twelve unforgettable emerging writers. Three bestselling authors. Stunning illustrations. Writers of the Future Vol. 41delivers award-winning sci-fi and fantasy—from dystopia to hopepunk, robot noir to cosmic horror. Perfect for fans of Crichton, Sanderson, Wells, VanderMeer, and Blake Crouch.
“Excellent stories. Showcases the vast spectrum of the speculative fiction genre.” ―Library Journal

• 12 illustrated stories from emerging stars of speculative fiction
• 3 bonus stories by bestselling authors
• 3 articles on the craft and business of writing and illustrating from top creators

With unforgettable voices and world-class storytelling on every genre-defying page, the stories in Writers of the Future Volume 41 don’t just imagine the future—they challenge everything we think we know about it.

Get it now.

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Category: Fantasy – Anthologies & Short Stories

The infection began with the red rain. Now, a nurse, a garbage man, a little girl, and a loyal dog must become a family in a world where the dead refuse to stay dead. Rust-Colored Rain is a gripping, heart-wrenching tale of survival and sacrifice. For fans of The Last of Us & World War Z.

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

You can go your whole life in the Void without trouble ever finding you. Maurice “Moss” Foote doesn’t have that kind of luck. Moss used to be somebody. Now he’s back to zero, using his last hundred credits to get his old ship back. But someone has stowed away on board, and they’re the key to a mystery worth a fortune to the right (or wrong) people.

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Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

Aria carries Crown-sealed letters. Kael hides a truth that could ignite rebellion. When enemies close in and allies fracture, love becomes resistance. In this slow-burn romantasy with found-family stakes, two hearts forge an oath that could shatter kingdoms—or save them.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

2023 DRAGON AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST YA FANTASY NOVEL!

Hopes. Dreams. And literal nightmares out to kill a young boy.

Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, as he sleeps, he’s visited by monsters. When they injure Gray in his dreams, he wakes with the same wounds in real life…

On the night Gray might finally die in his nightmares, he is saved by the kind and mysterious Professor Helmith, a powerful arcanist. She offers to protect Gray and invites him to attend Astra Academy.

Before that can happen, Gray must bond with a mystical creature to become an arcanist himself. Will he bond with a unicorn? A pegasus? A kitsune? Whatever he bonds with will determine his magical abilities, so he must choose

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

A mysterious vigilante meets Scheherazade in high-tech Ancient Atlantis, set against the backdrop of an impending global apocalypse. EOS is the much-anticipated first book of Dawn of the Atlantis Grail, the monumental prequel series to The Atlantis Grail, from a Nebula Award and Dragon Award Finalist author. Optioned for Film!

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Category: Science Fiction – Adventure