Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for September 22, 2023

Vaslisha Tor Dain is a mercenary starship captain with a few simple rules: A good ship is better than a great man, in case of confusion always err on the side of blowing someone’s head off, and never fall for a telepath or a member of her crew.

All of those are about to bite her in the behind.

Vas’s life takes a turn for the worse when she comes back to her crew after what should have been a two week pleasure trip to find out she’s actually been gone a month and has no memory of missing time. Her beloved ship, The Victorious Dead, has been sold for scrap and its pieces scattered throughout the galaxy. In addition, there are unmarked ships blowing apart entire planets and the Commonwealth government can’t, or won’t, stop them.
And that’s just her first day back.

Yesterday, Laida was Ardenis’s friend. Today, she’s the love of his life. And he can’t tell her.

Ardenis’s human emotions weren’t meant to awaken prematurely. The punishment is exile—denying him the beauty of a mortal life. He can’t get caught, and he can’t risk awakening Laida’s emotions. While she remains oblivious, he is in torment, struggling to find his new place in the world alone.

But love cannot exist without hate. Yesterday, the council could do no wrong. Today, Ardenis sees corruption among them—someone is plotting to prevent the first-ever fae from being born.

If Ardenis can’t uncover the source of the corruption while hiding his human emotions, the realm’s ability to provide souls to the mortal world will be destroyed. Everyone, including Laida, is at risk.

Category: Fantasy – Coming of Age

Everyone wants to be normal – but no one wants to be ordinary.

When my most hated enemy comes to me for help, I tell him to take a long walk off a short pier. I’m not helping the griffin assassin that killed my lover. But when the Crone visits my coven, she tells me that I it is my destiny to help him.

I want greatness like others want wealth. You can keep your fame and fortune, I want to make sure my life matters. I reluctantly agree to help locate the missing griffin. If greatness is on the cards, I’m willing to play – no matter who deals my hand.

When a raven with broken wings lands on my balcony, I know that a black witch has entered the game. Finding the griffin suddenly becomes a lot more complicated. I’ll have to awaken my sentient grimoire to help me find the answers I seek – and that always has a price.

Only time will tell whether it is one that I can afford to pay.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

In 2063 a disabled Navy SEAL discovers his missing sister might be on Mars. He must use all his ingenuity and grit to discover the truth and reunite his family before time runs out and she becomes the latest body buried on Mars. A white-knuckle adventure for fans of The Martian. “A must-read for any sci-fi fan!”

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

He was a genetically engineered super soldier, built to win a war. Once he was no longer needed, he was cast aside to fend for himself. Now, he might be the only thing that can save the human race.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera

Heaven versus Hell. Good versus Evil. Right versus Wrong. War is never that simple, a hard truth Guardian angel, Andrea, learns on her mission to secure the keys to Heaven’s victory amid the looming Armageddon. Desperate to prove her worth to Heaven, she enlists the help of James, an embattled veteran wrestling with his own demons. Their quest proves far more than they bargained for as earthly and ethereal challenges test their fragile alliance at every corner. Things take a more precarious turn once they discover the truth about Armageddon. To the victor goes the spoils, and the spoils is our world, humans be damned. Worse, Andrea appears destined to be the epicenter of the war rather than merely a chess piece for Heaven. She must overcome the sneers of her bitter past and a future riddled with betrayals if she’s to save our world in time.

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

Armageddon is here. Demons plague our realm while Heaven waits for the perfect opportunity to strike and claim Earth for themselves. Unique among celestials, the Nephilim, Andrea, is all that stands between humanity and certain doom.
Tortured by a great loss, she strives to right the wrongs of the past, protect those she loves and establish a new balance of power on Earth. Her enemies, the Fallen, are cunning, ruthless and formidable as they strike at her mind, might and heart. Their machinations and her thirst for vengeance send her spiraling down a path that could spell the end for Andrea. She must rebuild her crumbling faith in herself, her friends and some unlikely allies if she’s to survive the snares of a post-apocalyptic world.

The war is over and Humanity has prevailed, but victory came at a terrible price. The weapon used to bring down the enemy killed or injured as many people as it saved. One of the unintended casualties, Alicia MacGregor, has existed in a medically induced coma for two years while her neurological injuries were repaired.

At last, to the relief of family and friends, the time has come for her to awaken and rejoin the world. She is healed physically, but the trauma she endured in that final battle left deep scars in her heart and mind. As she copes with the burden of horror and grief left by the war, Alicia discovers that she is haunted by something far worse than bad memories. Something that first threatens her sanity, and then her life.

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Category: Science Fiction – Space Opera