Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for September 24, 2023

A Cat and his human minions fight to bring peace to humanity.

The reviewers had these words: “Engaging characters…fun and interesting…enjoyable and light reading…you won’t want to put it down!”

Compared to Andre Norton, the Free Trader series takes you to a colonized world across the galaxy where humans and their sentient creations struggle together to build a better world. Not everyone believes. Some believe that being stronger means they can take what they want. People suffer, until the Free Trader arrives. He only wants to trade, but the takers have other ideas.

Join the Free Trader as he journeys across the world of Vii in search of something better.

The wizard Sienne hopes to make a name for herself as a scrapper—someone who scours the ruins of the Empty Lands for treasure and lost magical artifacts. But first she must find someone willing to take a chance on a desperate beginner. When Sienne finally catches a break, she becomes part of a ragtag group of adventurers—a desperate scrapper named Dianthe, her wizard-hating partner Alaric, the drunk priest Perrin, and a young fighter named Kalanath. But finding the treasure proves only the beginning. They must learn to work together as a team. Their very survival may depend on it,

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Category: Fantasy – Epic

In a world where magic is a science, Siobhan is a genius.

But even geniuses need schooling.

When Siobhan stumbled into the theft of a priceless magical book, she thought her dreams of becoming the world’s most powerful sorcerer were destroyed.

But then a mysterious spell changed her life forever…

Siobhan is now wearing the body of a strange man and has a new identity – Sebastien. With a new chance for a new start, she allies herself with a local gang and finds herself bound by vow to repay them in magic and favors.

But as Sebastien’s reputation begins to bloom, and Siobhan’s old enemies still lurk in the shadows, she quickly realizes that the secrets of this world are deeper and darker than she ever could have imagined.

Forced to juggle the two sides of her double life, Siobhan is determined to uncover the truth and take control of the name they gave her – The Raven Queen.

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Apple Books | Nook | Smashwords | Kobo

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

A bond she didn’t choose. A love she can’t escape. A creature so powerful it bends the limits of time…

Des Mildue is a sellsword in Rescalin, a kingdom of rogues and opportunists. She keeps her nose clean, brazens it out with a blade when she can’t, and keeps others at arm’s length where they can’t mess up her plans.

When a sword fight gone wrong leaves her bonded to the first dragon in centuries, Des has to contend with a new voice in her head: haughty, willful Esquidamelion. She wants to leave Squid by the roadside, but the blood bond has other ideas.

With half the world on their tail – including Liv, her beautiful, faithless ex who Des is *definitely* over – Des must search for answers: why are so many willing to kill to get their hands on Squid? Her blood bond may have tied her not only to a dragon, but to a fight for the future…

…and no one else even knows it’s at risk.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

In the 22nd century, ex-peacekeeping captain Carter Riley discovers a baffling relic on Mars: a plate believed to be billions of years old from the ancient “Precursors.” This artifact, a mystery in itself, becomes the epicenter of an unexpected crisis when Carter’s team is ambushed by spider-like entities. Fighting for their lives, conventional weapons prove futile against these foes. As Carter is critically injured, a spray of his blood on the ancient plate ignites a luminous reaction, revealing cryptic symbols and decimating the threatening creatures. Now, with the secrets of the universe potentially within reach and deadly extraterrestrial threats emerging, Carter is thrust into an interstellar saga, unraveling the legacy of the Precursors.

Category: Science Fiction – Space Exploration

“Dearest Alexandria and Ozymandias,

If you are reading this, I have perished. My demise likely involved some manner of spiked pit or curiously fanged beast, so it’s doubtful I suffered long. Do not try to find me – the path is too perilous, and I am lost to the mortal plane.”

When Alex and Ozzie read their grandfather’s latest “death” letter, they barely blink. Dying six times in two years has to be a record, even for an explorer as incompetent as Sir Quidby Forsythe III.

Faster than you can say “kidnapped by a giant, glowing lizard,” the Forsythe twins are dragged into a world of ancient prophecies, sarcastic swords of legend, mutant slime beasts, and a growing awareness their grandfather might be the greatest explorer in history.

Category: Science Fiction – Steampunk

In a world ravaged by an unprecedented EMP onslaught, only the fiercest courage, unbreakable family bonds, and noble sacrifices can ignite a blazing trail of hope.

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

During a global blackout, the Revenants descended – terrifying vampires with an insatiable thirst, taking over every world power, and instituting a mandatory blood day for every citizen. A rogue vampire and a handful of humans are intent on sending the Revenants back to the shadows… if they can survive long enough to see the plan to the end.

Category: Dark Fantasy