Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for September 23, 2023

Worker by day, volunteer at night. This is fifteen-year-old Arctic’s life. Except he’s far from ordinary, and the print shop he works at is just a cover, a safe base for Metas—people with supernatural abilities.
But when Metas start disappearing one by one, his trail of clues leads him into a web of danger. Trapped between the secrets of a hidden world and his turbulent past, he becomes the target of a treacherous hunt.
And that’s just the beginning.
His encounter with a mysterious girl makes him question everything he’s ever believed in. Together, with her as his only ally, he must risk it all to unearth the truth.
Even worse, his own forgotten past is coming back to haunt him.
Who is kidnapping the Metas? And why? What are the strange marks on their hands?
To find the answers, he may have to seek the same people hunting him down.
Before time runs out.

An aging ship…
A disgraced Captain…
The Executive Officer he hates…
And a crew he can’t trust…

Are all that stand between Earth and annihilation.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

She may be a pretty schoolgirl, but she’s more dangerous than anyone can imagine.
Mia Jennings isn’t a normal girl. She knows there’s something different about her because she keeps seeing things. That would be fine but she just wants to be normal.

But what is normal?

Trying to learn more about her powers, she fights in a tournament. Some believe she’s an easy target, a nobody, someone who will just lay down and die. They couldn’t be more mistaken.

Now, Mia’s on a journey to learn about her powers. She’s not keen on the idea, but her attitude might just help her survive the challenges thrown her way. Factor in a fae bounty hunter and a cute boy supporting her, she might just have enough friends at her side to learn how to use her natural gifts and discover the truth about who she is.

They wanted a fight? Mia’s gonna give them one.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Invisible boundaries have isolated Cor’s village for centuries. He discovers a way out.

What he finds outside is a blighted and violent world in decline. Similar boundaries have fragmented the earth, while draining it of life—and he is tasked with fixing it, together with several fellow wanderers.

They soon gain the power to cross those boundaries and venture into the unknown lands beyond them. What will they find waiting there…?

“The Yawning Gap is simply splendid. Readers will savor every word. Highly recommended for fans of Patrick Rothfuss and Robert Jordan.” -BlueInk Review (starred review, included in BlueInk Review’s Best Books of 2023)

Silver Medalist in Global Book Awards, Fantasy, Coming of Age.

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Category: Fantasy – Epic

Blyth, Teague, and Abbon, three brothers of the Durotriges tribe in southern Britain, discover a strange old man, living alone in the forest, who warns them of a coming storm.
Soon afterwards, their father returns from travelling in distant lands. But then, terrible events force them to flee from their village; the only home they have ever known.
The old man teaches them some magic, before they embark on a journey across the sea to Gaul, guided by the warrior mage Gwenn.
Gwenn brings them to train with the mysterious Deru-Weidi, but will their magic be enough when they come face to face with the mighty city of Rome?

Set in a historically accurate backdrop of iron age Britain, Gaul, and the Roman Republic; “Children of the Wise Oak” is a historical fantasy featuring magical realism, Celtic culture and religion, the occasional dragon, and more.

Category: Fantasy – Historical

Historically grounded fantasy (sequel to Children of the Wise Oak)
Gwenn is sent to Rome to spy on a young patrician, Gaius Julius Caesar, born on the same day as Blyth and supposedly the subject of a prophesy in which Gwenn herself has little faith.

Although a powerful Deru-Weida her magic may not be enough as she falls under Caesar’s spell and soon she must ask for help from Blyth’s mother Epona.

While the two ladies see eye-to-eye on the merits of Roman wine, they disagree about almost everything else.

Enslaved by Caesar, caught up in epic battles, and captured by pirates, has Gwenn bitten off more than she can chew?

A mysterious landing.

A mind-controlling alien.

Two women battling each other for the fate of the world.

When an alien spaceship lands in Southwest England, there will be consequences for those caught in the web spun by the creature waiting inside.

Lucy Campbell, a sly and arrogant thief, quickly forms an alliance with the Skaara – but is she selfishly pursuing her own agenda, or is this a desperate attempt to keep herself and her brother safe?

Agent Stephanie Davis is sent to investigate, but she soon finds it hard to trust anyone with a mind-controlling alien on the loose.

First Alien is a fast-paced, enthralling alien encounter novel.

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Category: Science Fiction – First Contact

For seventeen year-old Elena Watkins the world of Paegeia is not finished revealing all its secrets. During a summer break intended for relaxation, she discovers that her harrowing adventure to retrieve the King of Lion sword wasn’t the destiny foretold by the cryptic Viden, a dragon with the ability to see a person’s true fate. The words inked onto the page of the mysterious Book of Shadows remains black and Elena must return to Dragonia Academy to discover their true meaning.

Upon her return to the magnificent castle she has to face a challenge of a different kind, keeping her boyfriend Lucian McKenzie, the Prince of Tith and love of her life, away from the dangerous new student, Paul Sutton. As a Wyvern, Paul has made it his mission to claim Elena as his rider but he is proving to be more perilous than at first glance.

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Category: Fantasy – Myths & Legends