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"One night, the world we knew slipped quietly away." ~ from Mark Chadbourn's The Devil in Green
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| Karen Memory by Elizabeth BearSteampunk Fantasy. Employed by Madame Damnable at the Hôtel Mon Cherie, a high-class bordello in the Gold Rush town of Rapid City, "seamstress" Karen's predictable life is upended when two young women escape from a waterfront brothel and seek refuge at the hotel, prompting their irate pimp to come after them. Meanwhile, U.S. Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves and his Comanche partner, Tomoatooah, have arrived in Rapid City, hunting a serial killer who preys on working girls. Set in a steampunk version of the 19th-century Seattle Underground, this atmospheric and suspenseful novel may appeal to fans of Cherie Priest's Clockwork Century series, particularly Boneshaker. |
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| Gideon: A Novel by Alex GordonDark Fantasy. Searching for clues to her deceased father's mysterious past, Lauren Reardon travels to Gideon, Illinois, where she learns more about her unusual family history and uncovers the tiny Midwestern town's long-buried secrets. To say much more would be to spoil the surprise, but fans of Robert Jackson Bennett's American Elsewhere should enjoy this creepy, compelling blend of fantasy and occult horror. |
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| Half-Resurrection Blues: A Bone Street Rumba Novel by Daniel José OlderUrban Fantasy. Neither fully alive nor fully dead, "inbetweener" Carlos Delacruz keeps one foot in each world, mortal and supernatural. Though based in Brooklyn, Carlos is an agent of the New York Council of the Dead, which tasks him with locating and apprehending Sarco, an ancient and malevolent sorcerer who plans to open an entrada to the Underworld, literally unleashing Hell upon an unsuspecting city. For more urban fantasy about the thin line between life and death, check out Doug Dorst's Alive in Necropolis. |
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| The Autumn Republic: Book Three of the Powder Mage Trilogy by Brian McClellanEpic Fantasy. Mages in possession of gunpowder and bullets continue to wreak havoc in this compelling conclusion to the Powder Mage trilogy. As war rages between rival nations Adro and Kez, on-the-ground views of the conflict unfold from the perspectives of four characters: Field Marshal Tamas, struggling to hold his army together; Taniel Two-Shot, a skilled marksman-mage who happens to be Tamas' estranged son; Nila, an ordinary woman tasked with an extraordinary responsibility; and Inspector Adamat, still searching for his lost family. If you enjoy the historical context and technological fantasy of K.J. Parker's books or the complex magical systems in Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn novels, check out this series, which starts with Promise of Blood and The Crimson Campaign. |
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| The Mime Order: A Novel by Samantha ShannonFantasy. Having spearheaded a daring escape from Sheol I, a prison camp for Britain's clairvoyants run by the otherworldly Rephaim, fugitive Paige Mahoney returns to London -- and her Mime Lord (boss), Jaxon Hall -- while hiding from Scion, England's authoritarian puppet government. With most of society under Scion's control, Paige's only hope of defeating the Rephaim is convincing the leaders of London's criminal syndicate to mount a resistance. But in-fighting among the various Mime Lords prompts Paige (and her few allies) to take drastic action. Due to this series' intricate plotting, detailed world-building, and rapid-fire underworld slang, newcomers to the series should start with The Bone Season. |
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| The Devil in Green by Mark ChadbournDark Fantasy. The modern world has given way to magic in this 1st installment of the Dark Age series, set in the world of Mark Chadbourn's Age of Misrule trilogy. In the aftermath of an inter-dimensional rift that has obliterated the boundaries between the mortal and supernatural worlds, mercenary Mallory joins the recently reconstituted Knights Templar. Skeptical of organized religion but determined to survive, Mallory and his comrades-in-arms soon realize that, in order to save the human race from extinction, they may have to call upon some ancient deities to aid them. Set in a post-apocalyptic Britain overrun with powerful creatures of myth and legend, this series continues with The Queen of Sinister and The Hounds of Avalon. |
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Hounded
by Kevin Hearne
The last of the Druids, Atticus O'Sullivan finds his peaceful life in Arizona shattered by the arrival of a very angry Celtic god who wants Atticus's magical sword, forcing Atticus to call upon his friends--and some good old-fashioned luck of the Irish--to deliver himself from evil. Original.
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Twilight of Avalon : a novel of Trystan & Isolde
by Anna Elliott
A retelling of the Arthurian romance finds queen Isolde, the daughter of Mordred, grieving for her murdered husband, struggling to overcome court suspicion in order to retain her throne, and falling for a prisoner who aids the queen's effort to outmaneuver a scheming Lord Marche.
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| Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet MarillierCeltic Fantasy. When Lady Aisling of Sevenwaters finally gives birth to a son and heir, there is much rejoicing -- until the child is stolen from his cradle and replaced with a changeling. While the rest of the court grieves, Aisling's brave daughter Clodagh, accompanied by warrior Cathal, ventures into the Otherworld to confront its ruler and reclaim her baby brother. Based on Irish mythology and legend, Heir to Sevenwaters is the 4th book in Juliet Marillier's Sevenwaters Fantasies, which begins with Daughter of the Forest. |
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Daggerspell
by Katharine Kerr
Jill; her father, the mercenary soldier, Cullyn; the exiled berserker Rhodry Maelwaedd; and the herbman Nevyn are all bound together in an ages-old struggle against darkness. By the author of Days of Blood and Fire. Reprint.
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