FREE/BARGAIN — Science Fiction & Fantasy

[Tarana]

The Divine Invasion By Philip K. Dick $1.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N

[ZodWallop]

The Burning God by R. F. Kuang is $1.99 at Amazon US.

This is the third in a trilogy, The Poppy Wars, using Chinese history to tell a fantasy story.

After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead.

Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much—the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges—and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation.

Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and influence grows, though, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix’s intoxicating voice urging her to burn the world and everything in it?

[salty-horse]

No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull is $0.99 on Amazon.com
First in a series. This is a brand new release, and was on my wishlist.

One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother has been shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger. Monsters are real. And they want everyone to know it.

As creatures from myth and legend come out of the shadows, seeking safety through visibility, their emergence sets off a chain of seemingly unrelated events. Members of a local werewolf pack are threatened into silence. A professor follows a missing friend’s trail of bread crumbs to a mysterious secret society. And a young boy with unique abilities seeks refuge in a pro-monster organization with secrets of its own. Meanwhile, more people start disappearing, suicides and hate crimes increase, and protests erupt globally, both for and against the monsters.

At the center is a mystery no one thinks to ask: Why now? What has frightened the monsters out of the dark?

The world will soon find out.

[salty-horse]

Sistersong by Lucy Holland is $2.99 on Amazon.com
A 2021 release. Was on my wishlist.
A retelling of the murder ballad The Twa Sisters

My sister’s heart broke on the river—and the river took it and bore it away.

In the ancient kingdom of Dumnonia, there is old magic to be found in the whisper of the wind, the roots of the trees, and the curl of the grass. King Cador knew this once, but now the land has turned from him, calling instead to his three children. Riva can cure others, but can’t seem to heal her own deep scars. Keyne battles to be accepted for who he truly is—the king’s son. And Sinne dreams of seeing the world, of finding adventure.

All three fear a life of confinement within the walls of the hold, their people’s last bastion of strength against the invading Saxons. However, change comes on the day ash falls from the sky. It brings with it Myrdhin, meddler and magician. And Tristan, a warrior whose secrets will tear them apart.

Riva, Keyne and Sinne—three siblings entangled in a web of treachery and heartbreak, who must fight to forge their own paths.

Their story will shape the destiny of Britain.

[salty-horse]

Shadows of the Apt books 3 and 4 by Adrian Tchaikovsky are $2.99 each on Amazon.com.
Books 1–4 form a complete storyline.

[ZodWallop]

Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman is $1.99 at Amazon US.

Last time this trilogy went on sale, I missed the third book. Hopefully I have better luck this time.

Once merely creatures of legend, the dragons have returned to Krynn. But with their arrival comes the departure of the old gods—and all healing magic. As war threatens to engulf the land, lifelong friends reunite for an adventure that will change their lives and shape their world forever...

When Tanis, Sturm, Caramon, Raistlin, Flint, and Tasslehoff see a woman use a blue crystal staff to heal a villager, they wonder if it's a sign the gods have not abandoned them after all. Fueled by this glimmer of hope, the Companions band together to uncover the truth behind the gods' absence—though they aren't the only ones with an interest in the staff. The Seekers want the artifact for their own ends, believing it will help them replace the gods and overtake the continent of Ansalon. Now, the Companions must assume the unlikely roles of heroes if they hope to prevent the staff from falling into the hands of darkness.

Dragons of Autumn Twilight is the first book in the Dragonlance Chronicles.

[salty-horse]

The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed is $7 CAD from ECW Press when using the coupon HOLIDAYTOMATO (good for all orders, print or ebook)

In post-climate disaster Alberta, a woman infected with a mysterious parasite must choose whether to pursue a rare opportunity far from home or stay and help rebuild her community.

The world is nothing like it once was: climate disasters have wracked the continent, causing food shortages, ending industry, and leaving little behind. Then came Cad, mysterious mind-altering fungi that invade the bodies of the now scattered citizenry. Reid, a young woman who carries this parasite, has been given a chance to get away - to move to one of the last remnants of pre-disaster society - but she can't bring herself to abandon her mother and the community that relies on her.

When she's offered a coveted place on a dangerous and profitable mission, she jumps at the opportunity to set her family up for life, but how can Reid ask people to put their trust in her when she can't even trust her own mind?

[ottdmk]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman is $1.99 at Amazon US.

Last time this trilogy went on sale, I missed the third book. Hopefully I have better luck this time.

The book is also on sale for $1.99 CDN at Kobo Canada.

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by ottdmk

The book is also on sale for $1.99 CDN at Kobo Canada.

Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman is £1.50. at Amazon UK

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Dragons-A...2&unfiltered=1

[ReadingManiac]

My favourite Fantasy trilogy, The Goblin Trilogy by Jaq D. Hawkins is on sale for 2.99!

US https://www.amazon.com/Goblin-Trilog.../dp/B00MGIAXE2
UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Goblin-Tril.../dp/B00MGIAXE2

"Dance of the Goblins

The goblins lived unseen by man for many generations and were forgotten, consigned to legend, but a fluke sighting when a man wanders into the entrance of a forgotten underground transportation system revives an ancient war between the species, originated by misunderstanding and prejudice of a species which appears alien to the superstitious humans.


Demoniac Dance

A young girl running away from an unwanted marriage finds a new life among the mysterious magicians in the land across the river. What she didn’t bargain for is the presence of the goblins who have befriended her benefactors.


Power of the Dance

Khemael is a creature of beauty and grace with a mostly human appearance. His love of stretching his leather-like wings and flying freely in the world of men brings far too much attention to the existence of the goblins. Haghuf knows that the inevitable responsibility will fall to him to destroy Khemael who, in the world of the humans, would be called his grandson."

[salty-horse]

The Trials of Koli (sequel to The Book of Koli) by M. R. Carey is $2.99 on Amazon.com

[salty-horse]

The Fall of Koli (the final book in the trilogy) by M. R. Carey is $2.99 on Amazon.com

[gbm]

Startide Rising by David Brin seems to be Amazon only. Very good book from a very good series.


Amazon $1.99

A starship crew of humans and dolphins skirts the brink of interstellar war in this epic adventure by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Postman.

We are not alone. Humanity’s explorations have revealed galaxies inhabited by millions of intelligent species interacting under ancient traditions. Foremost among said traditions is uplift, which requires all spacefaring races to welcome newcomers into Galactic culture by breeding and genetically guiding each client species to full sapience—but at a price. Patron races demand centuries of indentured servitude from each uplifted client. But is upstart humanity a patron or a client?

Spoiler:

The Earthship Streaker—crewed by humans and uplifted dolphins and chimpanzees—discovers a derelict armada, perhaps left by the very first patrons, the fabled Progenitors. Suddenly the Five Galaxies teeter on the brink of all-out war as fanatics hunt Streaker for the secret. With a damaged ship and hostile aliens in pursuit, the crew must band together if they hope to survive . . .

This ebook features a new introduction by the author.

Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards

“An extraordinary achievement.” —Poul Anderson, award-winning author of Tau Zero

“What a wonderful ride . . . Startide Rising is one of the books that I remember most fondly, out of all I have read, and rereading it thirty years later proved just as enjoyable as the first time. I remain amazed at how many different characters and subplots Brin juggles without a misstep, and the way he keeps the tension and suspense high throughout.” —Tor.com

“This is one of the outstanding SF novels of recent years.” —Publishers Weekly

“One of maybe twenty science fiction novels that deserve the label classic.” —Time

bernie

[salty-horse]

Originally Posted by gbm

Startide Rising by David Brin seems to be Amazon only.

The other books in the series are also on sale (Except the first, which is by a different publisher, and by many accounts can be skipped)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0924HSF6C

[salty-horse]

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo is $3.99 on Amazon.com
This is a retelling of The Great Gatsby. Was on my wishlist.

Jordan Baker grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society—she has money, education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. She’s also queer and Asian, a Vietnamese adoptee treated as an exotic attraction by her peers, while the most important doors remain closed to her.

But the world is full of wonders: infernal pacts and dazzling illusions, lost ghosts and elemental mysteries. In all paper is fire, and Jordan can burn the cut paper heart out of a man. She just has to learn how.