FREE/BARGAIN — Science Fiction & Fantasy

[salty-horse]

The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf Book 1) is $2.99 on Amazon.com
The beginning of a new fantasy trilogy.

"Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor’s Justice, who is a detective, judge, and executioner all in one. But these are dangerous times to be a Justice.... "

The Empire of the Wolf simmers with unrest. Rebels, heretics, and powerful patricians all challenge the power of the Imperial throne.

Only the Order of Justices stands in the way of chaos. Sir Konrad Vonvalt is the most feared Justice of all, upholding the law by way of his sharp mind, arcane powers, and skill as a swordsman. At his side stands Helena Sedanka, his talented protégé, orphaned by the wars that forged the Empire.

When the pair investigates the murder of a provincial aristocrat, they unearth a conspiracy that stretches to the very top of Imperial society. As the stakes rise and become ever more personal, Vonvalt and Helena must make a choice: Will they abandon the laws they’ve sworn to uphold, in order to protect the Empire?

[salty-horse]

I thought I had an alert for this, so I almost missed it:
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction by Alec Nevala-Lee is $1.99 on Amazon.com

Non-fiction, obviously.

This remarkable cultural narrative centers on the figure of John W. Campbell, Jr., whom Asimov called “the most powerful force in science fiction ever.” Campbell, who has never been the subject of a biography until now, was both a visionary author—he wrote the story that was later filmed as The Thing—and the editor of the groundbreaking magazine best known as Astounding Science Fiction, in which he discovered countless legendary writers and published classic works ranging from the I, Robot series to Dune. Over a period of more than thirty years, from the rise of the pulps to the debut of Star Trek, he dominated the genre, and his three closest collaborators reached unimaginable heights. Asimov became the most prolific author in American history; Heinlein emerged as the leading science fiction writer of his generation with the novels Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land; and Hubbard achieved lasting fame—and infamy—as the founder of the Church of Scientology.

Drawing on unexplored archives, thousands of unpublished letters, and dozens of interviews, Alec Nevala-Lee offers a riveting portrait of this circle of authors, their work, and their tumultuous private lives. With unprecedented scope, drama, and detail, Astounding describes how fan culture was born in the depths of the Great Depression; follows these four friends and rivals through World War II and the dawn of the atomic era; and honors such exceptional women as Doña Campbell and Leslyn Heinlein, whose pivotal roles in the history of the genre have gone largely unacknowledged. For the first time, it reveals the startling extent of Campbell’s influence on the ideas that evolved into Scientology, which prompted Asimov to observe: “I knew Campbell and I knew Hubbard, and no movement can have two Messiahs.” It looks unsparingly at the tragic final act that estranged the others from Campbell, bringing the golden age of science fiction to a close, and it illuminates how their complicated legacy continues to shape the imaginations of millions and our vision of the future itself.

[Tarana]

His Majesty's Dragon (book 1 Temeraire) by Naomi Novik $1.99

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/His-Majestys-...2728063&sr=8-1
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/his-majesty-s-dragon

[salty-horse]

Engines of Empire (The Age of Uprising #1) by Richard S. Ford is $2.99 on Amazon.com
The beginning of a new fantasy trilogy.

This epic fantasy tells the tales of clashing Guilds, magic-fueled machines, intrigue and revolution—and the one family that stands between an empire's salvation or destruction.

The nation of Torwyn is run on the power of industry, and industry is run by the Guilds. Chief among them are the Hawkspurs, and their responsibility is to keep the gears of the empire turning. It’s exactly why matriarch Rosomon Hawkspur sends each of her heirs to the far reaches of the nation.

Conall, the eldest son, is sent to the distant frontier to earn his stripes in the military. It is here that he faces a threat he could have never seen coming: the first rumblings of revolution.

Tyreta’s sorcerous connection to the magical resource of pyrstone that fuels the empire’s machines makes her a perfect heir–in theory. While Tyreta hopes that she might shirk her responsibilities during her journey one of Torwyn’s most important pyrestone mines, she instead finds the dark horrors of industry that the empire would prefer to keep hidden.

The youngest, Fulren, is a talented artificer, and finds himself acting as consort to a foreign emissary. Soon after, he is framed for a crime he never committed. A crime that could start a war.

As each of the Hawkspurs grapple with the many threats that face the nation within and without, they must finally prove themselves worthy–or their empire will fall apart.

[sufue]

This is now Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick's free book of the month. @Apache's link below will take you to the webpage, which also lists a bunch of other L Neil Smith titles for sale, as well as the usual bundle.

Originally Posted by Apache

Their Majesties Bucketeers by L. Neil Smith is currently $1.99 from Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick.
https://www.publisherspick.com/


Think aliens and Poirot combined with The Three Musketeers. I enjoyed this book when I read it years ago.
Apache

[Kieran Seymour]

The Complete Witcher - Andrzej Sapkowski
A 99p Daily Deal in the UK. Includes all eight books.

amazon.co.uk | Kobo


Short Story Collections

• Sword of Destiny
• The Last Wish

Novels

• Blood of Elves
• Time of Contempt
• Baptism of Fire
• The Tower of the Swallow
• The Lady of the Lake
• Season of Storms

[ZodWallop]

Congo by Michael Crichton is $1.99 at Amazon US.

I remember it being in an episode of King of the Hill: "This is the kind of book people read at airports!"

Deep in the African rain forest, near the ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, a field expedition is brutally killed. At the Houston-based Earth Resources Technology Services, Inc., a horrified supervisor watches a gruesome video transmission of that ill-fated group and sees a haunting, grainy, man-like blur moving amongst the bodies. In San Francisco, an extraordinary gorilla named Amy, who has a 620-sign vocabulary, may hold the secret to that fierce carnage. Immediately, a new expedition is sent to the Congo with Amy in tow, descending into a secret, forbidden world where the only escape may be through the grisliest death.

[ReadingManiac]

Originally Posted by Tarana

His Majesty's Dragon (book 1 Temeraire) by Naomi Novik $1.99

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/His-Majestys-...2728063&sr=8-1
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/his-majesty-s-dragon

Read this a while back, it was very good! The sequels were less impressive and I quit on the third one, but this one is top level dragon Fantasy.

[sufue]

FWIW, a counter-point - I've read and liked most of the series - it sort of reminded me of a steam-punk version of Sharpe, also with some interesting societal elements. JMTCW...

Originally Posted by ReadingManiac

Read this a while back, it was very good! The sequels were less impressive and I quit on the third one, but this one is top level dragon Fantasy.

[sufue]

Crosspost to the "other fiction" thread for Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone, which is the latest (ninth) in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh....php?p=4223847

It's on sale at Kindle UK for £1.99, as part of today's Daily Deal.

[salty-horse]

Fireflood: And Other Stories by Vonda N. McIntyre is $1.99 on Amazon.com

This brilliant collection of short fiction showcases renowned author Vonda N. McIntyre’s sparkling lyricism, captivating vision, and advocacy of the different.

The titular story is one of alienation and discrimination, as a woman transformed into an “ugly” lifeform—a clumsy “digger”—seeks to escape her servitude to humans, but is denied sanctuary by the beautiful and graceful “flyers.” Also included is the acclaimed story “Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand,” which became the first section of McIntyre’s Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel, Dreamsnake. In it, a woman who harnesses the power of snakes’ venom to heal saves the life of a nomad boy in the desert—but the price she pays may be too much to bear. In “Aztecs,” later expanded into the novel Superluminal, a woman undergoes biological modifications in order to pilot ships during faster-than-light travel.

[ZodWallop]

The Windrose Chronicles books 2&3 are $1.99 each at Amazon US.

I don't have the first book, The Silent Tower. But it's Open Road. It'll be on sale again.

The Silicon Mage (Windrose Chronicles series Book 2)

A computer programmer must rescue an imprisoned wizard to save the universe in this sequel to The Silent Tower from the New York Times–bestselling author.
There was a time when Joanna Sheraton knew nothing of the Void. She was an ordinary computer programmer, toiling in a cubicle in air-conditioned Southern California comfort, unaware that sinister forces had penetrated her universe. But from across the interdimensional divide, an evil mage had put in motion a scheme for eternal life, by transferring himself into a computer that feeds on Earth’s life force. Called upon to help by the wizard Antryg, Joanna could do nothing more than delay. At the end of her first sojourn across the Void, Antryg was imprisoned and their task seemed hopeless. Now she must depart from Earth once more, to rescue Antryg and save humanity. She is friendless, and the dark mage’s forces hound her every step. But a good hacker is not easily deterred.

Dog Wizard (Windrose Chronicles series Book 3)

A wizard must return from his Earthly exile when his lover, a computer programmer, is kidnapped by an otherworldly evil.
Joanna Sheraton is in love with a wizard. Once an ordinary Californian computer programmer, her life was upended when she was first taken across the Void to a world of magic, where an evil mage threatened to destroy that world and ours. With the help of Antryg, a brilliant wizard who quickly stole her heart, she learned to navigate that strange other land and saved the universe from destruction. When the sinister king sentenced Joanna and her lover to death, they fled back to Earth, to live quietly under the California sun. But their troubles have followed them. A stranger dressed in wizard’s garb kidnaps Joanna, and Antryg gives pursuit back across the Void. What he finds is a world once again in peril, and he must give aid to the Wizard’s Council that condemned him if he is ever to see his love again.

[salty-horse]

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip is $4.99 on Amazon.com and Kobo US. With Kobo's infinite-use PARTNERS22 coupon it's down to $3

Sealey Head is a small town on the edge of the ocean, a sleepy place where everyone hears the ringing of a bell no one can see. On the outskirts of town is the one truly great house, Aislinn House, where the aged Lady Eglantyne lies dying, and where the doors sometimes open not to its own dusty rooms, but to the wild majesty of a castle full of knights and princesses…

[salty-horse]

All 3 Greta Helsing novels by Vivian Shaw are on sale for $1.99 on Amazon.com and Kobo. (Kobo shows the first book as $2.99)
This is the first time the sequels are on sale in the US. For Kobo, use coupon PARTNERS22 for 40% off. (Be sure to purchase each book separately as the coupon works on one book per cart).

Here's the summary of the first book:

A delightfully witty fantasy series in which Dr. Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, must defend London from both supernatural ailments and a bloodthirsty cult

Greta Helsing inherited her family's highly specialized and highly peculiar medical practice. In her consulting rooms, Dr. Helsing treats the undead for a host of ills: vocal strain in banshees, arthritis in barrow-wights, and entropy in mummies. Although she barely makes ends meet, this is just the quiet, supernatural-adjacent life Greta's been groomed for since childhood.

Until a sect of murderous monks emerges, killing human and undead Londoners alike. As terror takes hold of the city, Greta must use her unusual skills to stop the cult if she hopes to save her practice and her life.

[Gardenman]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

All 3 Greta Helsing novels by Vivian Shaw are on sale for $1.99 on Amazon.com and Kobo. (Kobo shows the first book as $2.99)
This is the first time the sequels are on sale in the US. For Kobo, use coupon PARTNERS22 for 40% off. (Be sure to purchase each book separately as the coupon works on one book per cart).

Here's the summary of the first book:

Kobo code does not work for me. In the USA. Bought them anyway. Thanks for posting