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Boundless
by R. A. Salvatore
What it's about: Restored to life centuries after his death, Zaknafein, the father of Drizzt, struggles to adapt to a world where different races and genders are accepted, before dark forces compel him to reclaim his warrior heritage.
Reviewed: "Magnificently detailed swordplay scenes and gruesome enemies continue to mark Salvatore as a top author of fantasy adventure." ~ Publishers Weekley
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Reticence
by Gail Carriger
What it's about: A conclusion to the series that began with Prudence finds the bookish, hat-eschewing Percival Tunstell renegotiating his life philosophies in the wake of accidental spies, a trip to Japan and a smart, beautiful doctor.
Series alert: Book four (and final) in the Custard Protocol series.
Review: "One of the biggest draws of Carriger’s steampunk travelogues is the writing style, and she again delivers witty dialogue and amusing internal monologues." ~ Biz Hyzy, Booklist
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Warrior of the Altaii
by Robert Jordan
What it's about: A previously unpublished novel by the late best-selling author of the Wheel of Time series finds the leader of the Altaii people reaching out to a visitor from another world to save his people from environmental hazards and dangerous adversaries. Read by Michael Kramer.
Why read it: This is Jordan's first novel prior to his "Wheel of Time" series that went unpublished for over 40 years.
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Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
What it's about: Surviving a horrific multiple homicide, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks is unexpectedly offered a full scholarship to Yale, where her mysterious benefactors task her with monitoring the university’s secret societies.
Review: " This atmospheric contemporary novel steeped in the spirit of a mystical New Haven is part mystery, part story of a young woman finding purpose in a dark world, and is the first in a potential series." ~ Anna Mickelsen, Booklist
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| It Devours! A Welcome to Night Vale Novel by Joseph Fink and Jeffery CranorWhat happens: Local scientist Nilanjana Sikdar investigates strange goings-on in the desert and discovers...well, you'll just have to find out.
Should you start here? While this spin-off of the popular Welcome to Night Vale) podcast stands on its own, it does contain some (minor) spoilers for the main series.
Food for thought: "Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you." |
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Jackaby
by William Ritter
What it's about: Newly arrived in 1892 New England, Abigail Rook becomes assistant to R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with the ability to see supernatural beings, and she helps him delve into a case of serial murder which, Jackaby is convinced, is due to a nonhuman creature.
For fans of: Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series and Colleen Gleason's Stoker & Holmes novels.
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| Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuireThe prodigal daughter: Cryptozoologist Verity Price comes from a renowned family of monster hunters, but what she really wants is to become a professional ballroom dancer. Or does she?
Series alert: Discount Armageddon kicks off the InCryptid series, which continues with Midnight Blue-Light Special.
About the author: In addition to horror-tinged books published under the name Mira Grant, the versatile and prolific Seanan McGuire is the author of the October Daye novels and the Wayward Children series. |
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Fool Moon
by Jim Butcher
What it's about: When the corpse of a brutally mutilated murder victim turns up at the time of the full moon, accompanied by some unusual paw prints, professional wizard and supernatural investigator, Harry Dresden, fines himeself searching Chicago for the werewolf stalking the city.
Series alert: Book two in the Dresden Files series.
For fans of: Simon R. Green and Patricia Briggs.
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Autumn Bones : agent of hel
by Jacqueline Carey
What it's about: Daughter of a demon and supernatural liaison to the Pemkowet Police Department, Daisy Johanssen, discovers that a high-ranking official town is descended from sorcerers who want him back home in Jamaica or they will unleash their dire magic on the town.
Series alert: Book two in the Agent of Hel series.
For fans of: Charlaine Harris, Kim Harrison and Jeaniene Frost.
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| Storm of Locusts by Rebecca RoanhorseWhat it is: the sequel to the Nebula Award-nominated Trail of Lightning.
Starring: Diné (Navajo) monster hunter Maggie Hoskie, who must rescue her best friend, Kai, from a cult.
For fans of: Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels novels, another post-apocalyptic urban fantasy series featuring a strong heroine and plenty of monster-battling thrills. |
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| The New Annotated Frankenstein by Mary Shelley; edited by Leslie S. KlingerWhat it is: a thoroughly annotated, lavishly illustrated edition of Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein.
Includes: both the 1818 and 1831 versions of the text, as well as 200 illustrations ranging from engravings to photographs.
Series alert: Readers whose sweet spot is the intersection of horror and SF will be pleased to learn that editor Leslie S. Klinger is also responsible for The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft. |
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Magic Strikes
by Ilona Andrews
What it's about: When her werewolf friend Derek is attacked and left for dead, mercenary Kate Daniels investigates and stumbles upon a dark plot, involving a secret no-holds-barred, ultimate preternatural fighting tournament--a discovery that could forever alter the face of Atlanta's shapeshifting community.
Series alert: Book three in the Kate Daniels series.
For fan of: Patricia Briggs and Kelley Armstrong
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Midnight Crossroad
by Charlaine Harris
What it's about: The first book in a new trilogy from the best-selling author behind the Sookie Stackhouse series describes what happens in Midnight, Texas, a dried-up, one traffic light town when a mysterious new resident, Manfred Bernardo, moves in.
Review: "As intimate and deep as the Stackhouse novels, but with a lighter load of gore and death, Harris's latest displays her skills at interweaving the lives of her characters. Recommended for those who prefer a mystery that perhaps calls for accepting the unbelievable and fantastical." ~ Susan Carr, Library Journal
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Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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Forsyth County Public Library 660 W 5th Street Winston Salem, North Carolina 27101 336-703-3030www.forsythlibrary.org |
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