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Fantasy and Science Fiction February 2019
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Alice Payne Arrives
by Kate Heartfield
It's 1788, and Alice Payne is the notorious highway robber, the Holy Ghost. Aided by her trusty automaton, Laverna, the Holy Ghost is feared by all who own a heavy purse. It's 1889, and Major Prudence Zuniga is once again attempting to change history--to save history--but seventy attempts later, she's still no closer to her goal. It's 2016, and . . . well, the less said about 2016, the better!
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Empire of sand
Mehr is a girl trapped between two cultures. Her father comes from the ruling classes of the empire but her mother's people were outcasts, Amrithi nomads who worshipped the spirits of the sands. Caught one night performing these forbidden rites, Mehr is brought to the attention of the Emperor's most feared mystics, who force her into their service by way of an arranged marriage. She discovers that her new husband is a mysterious, enslaved Amrithi with abilities like her own: together they must use every ounce of cunning, power and will they possess to resist the order's cruel agenda - and should they fail, the spirits themselves may awaken seeking vengeance...
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Here and now and then
by Mike Chen
Stranded for 18 years since the 1990s, time-traveling agent Kin Stewart, suffering from memory loss, has started a new life, but when rescuers from the year 2142 finally arrive, he must choose between his current family and the one he left behind in the future.
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The kingdom of copper
by S. A. Chakraborty
A follow-up to the USA Today best-selling The City of Brass finds a trapped Nahri reluctantly embracing her power to safeguard her tribe, while an exiled Ali accepts help from water spirits who unearth a family secret.
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The ruin of kings
by Jenn Lyons
Raised on storybook tales of royal adventure, Kihrin discovers his identity as the illegitimate son of a treasonous prince and is rendered a pawn in the royal family's power schemes before embracing his anti-hero destiny. A first novel.
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Vita nostra
by Marina Dyachenko
A young girl falls under the spell of a strange, sinister man who asks her to perform odd tasks before convincing her to enroll in a strange and magical school called The Institute of Special Technologies.
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Zero Sum Game
by S.L. Huang
What it's about: Mercenary Cas Russell's mathematical abilities are practically superpowers. Her kryptonite? Telepaths, who possess the power to throw off her calculations by warping her perceptions of reality.
Why you might like it: In addition to its intriguing antiheroine, this fast-paced SF thriller promises -- and delivers -- plenty of action.
Want a taste? "I trusted one person in the entire world. He was currently punching me in the face."
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