Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for September 3, 2024

After the death of my adoptive parents, I escape reality by fighting fantastical creatures in the online game Wizards and Fae.

But when an actual panther shifter named Alex shows up at my door, I learn the game’s fantasy is all too real. Alex reveals my birth mother was a mage who’s been murdered, and now her killer is after me.

Alex is determined to see me safely to mages who can help. It turns out that one of those mages is Casper, the creator of Wizards and Fae. Alex is wary of him, but Casper’s the only mage on Earth who knew—and worked with—my mother.

If I want to stay alive, I’ll have to learn to control the powerful magic my birth mother left me and figure out who to trust. With every answer I get about my past, another ulterior motive is revealed in those around me. With the assassin closing in and a magical conspiracy unraveling, this is one game I can’t afford to lose.

Alex and I are on the run when an imp appears and takes me to face the Magesterial Council in Elustria.

The Council reveals that my mother was a fugitive, and now I must uncover the truth of her crimes or stand trial as a co-conspirator. With only Alex and my best friend to help, I must race between Earth and Elustria to discover who my mother was while dodging the mages who still hunt me.

Time is running out, and failure means a lifetime sentence.

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Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

When she’s asked to find a valuable stone, thief Romeria finds herself entangled in a web of royal politics, deception, old feuds, and elemental magic. A captivating start to a fantasy series.

Category: Fantasy – Sword & Sorcery

#1 Amazon New Release Best Seller #1 Amazon Best Seller
The night that I first met Mark Ralston was stormy and icy cold. I was out of place at that extravagant party, hiding a secret: I was born with magic, but I gave it up to save my family.
And now, there was Mark. Mark was love. Mark was destiny.
Mark was killed.
But my magic returned. 
My name is Julie Evans. This is my story. I brought Mark back to life. Now we’re running from a corrupted Guild of mages who want to kill the love of my life. I’m determined to find out their plans and stop them, if I don’t end up dead first.
“One of the better books I’ve read in the past few years.”-5* Reviewer

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Perfect for fans of CJ Cherryh and Joe Haldeman, a slowly building story of identity, diplomacy, and political tension …

The genomic designers of the First Elysian Republic created servitor-soldiers, an act that led to the downfall of the Republic. Their Ubez servitors, though designed for war, have long since built an independent and peaceful society. But can they keep their freedom in the face of increasing Elys ambition?

“Everything you’d want in a book is here: strong characters, effortless world building, an author who actually understands how to construct sentences, and narrative arcs … a really compelling narrative.” –- Manda Scott, Accidental Gods Podcast

Category: Science Fiction – Genetic Engineering

Nalyn Ila did her best to lay plans for every imaginable contingency. But some contingencies were not imaginable, and now, without Syova’s help, everything she tried to achieve will certainly fail.

Devastating war hasn’t yet begun … not quite. But it may be unavoidable, unless Captain Ila is telling Syova the truth. With the survival of both his own people and hers at stake, he had better make all the right choices.

“Don’t start these at 9pm unless you want a very, very late night. But otherwise: Trust the author, dive in and enjoy the sense of integrity, honour and pushing against monumental odds” — Manda Scott, Accidental Gods podcast

The theocratic state of Argacia offers Braya a choice: sacrifice or banishment. But even a repressive regime cannot quell her desire for something more — neither Braya’s nor the two men on whom her destiny depends.

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In the theocratic state of Argacia, where ears listen behind closed doors and the watchful eye of the Sect sees all, Braya Farroe is one of Gaia’s Chosen. Braya can harness the immense energy trapped within sylla crystals. But oftentimes, her power feels less like a blessing and more like a curse.

CHOSEN TO KEEP THE DARKNESS AT BAY

The Sect Elders have spent years preparing Braya to enter an endless sleep wherein her body will be used as a vessel to extract the syllan flames that fuel Argacia’s forges. But Braya is secretly sceptical about the rhetoric the Sect spews. She wants more than a life of service and solitude. She wants to be free.

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Category: Fantasy – Epic

Suddenly talking and walking upright, a stray tomcat in ancient Egypt becomes the young Pharaoh’s intimate friend. Accused of his murder, the cat time travels to New York City where he learns how to resurrect him. The cat is a wisecracking narrator. His story is an imaginative tragicomedy that interweaves feline and human, past and present.

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Category: Fantasy – Historical

Solar Storm is 280 page novel for those wanting a story that relates how the average citizen—not a super-soldier—reacts and adapts in a nationwide grid-down situation in contrast to his wife, an airline pilot, and his daughter, a college student. It is the story of change, survival, and ultimately the strength of one man’s love for his family.

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Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

Their mission was simple: make contact with the first aliens ever discovered. But simple doesn’t mean easy. To reach the alien artifact, they’ll have to brave primeval jungles, murderous wildlife, and a cult leader hellbent on stopping them. But their greatest challenge may be facing their own pasts.

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Category: Science Fiction – First Contact

The third story of The Dawn: AI Rise Chronicles follows Victor Siversky, a talented, outspoken scientist researching the biological foundations of human moral judgment. His project takes a sharp turn when a new-generation AI system gets involved, and a prominent journalist sets out to write a story about his longtime scientific rivalry.

Category: Hard Science Fiction