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| Foundryside by Robert Jackson BennettWhat it's about: Talented thief Sancia Grado discovers a powerful magical artifact that could forever alter the balance of power in Tevanne, a city-state controlled by four merchant houses.
About the author: Robert Jackson Bennett is best known for the detailed world-building of his Divine Cities series, which begins with City of Stairs.
For fans of: Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastards novels, starting with The Lies of Locke Lamora. |
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Timeless : A Drizzt Novel
by R. A. Salvatore
What it's about: A debut entry in a trilogy by the New York Times best-selling author of Maestro continues the story of beloved dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden to reveal the stories of his parents as well as the friendship between Zaknafein and Jarlaxle.
Series alert: First book in the new Drizzt Trilogy. Part of the Forgotten Realms collection.
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The Lost Queen
by Signe Pike
What its about: A first novel of a debut trilogy reveals the untold story of Languoreth—a forgotten queen of sixth-century Scotland—twin sister of the man who inspired the legend of Merlin.
About the author: This is Pike's debut novel but more are sure to come since this is the beginning of a series.
For fans of: For fans of Arthurian or Historical Fantasy.
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Time's Convert
by Deborah E. Harkness
What it's about: A Revolutionary War-era doctor seizes a chance to become a vampire, only to find the ancient traditions governing his new life clashing with the deeply held beliefs of his former one. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the All Souls Trilogy.
Series alert: This is book one in the new All Souls Universe series.
For fans of: Contemporary or Urban Fantasy authors like Paula Brackston and Kim Harrison.
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Magic Triumphs
by Ilona Andrews
What it's about: Mercenary Kate Daniels receives a mysterious box that represents a threat of war from the ancient enemy who nearly destroyed her family, a challenge that convinces her to combine forces with an unlikely ally. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Magic Binds.
Series alert: This the 10th book in the Kate Daniels series. Ilona Andrews never disappoints with her urban fantasy fans.
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Stygian : A Dark-hunter Novel
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
What it's about: Traces the story of an Urian, who questions his predatory role and travels to the depths of Hades to save the woman he loves at the risk of multiple worlds. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Styxx.
Series alert: Book 29 in the popular Dark-Hunter series.
For fans of: Paranormal Romance authors like Patricia Briggs and J.R. Ward.
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Focus on: Inhospitable Environments
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| The Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth DurstThe situation: Something's rotten in Renthia, where elemental spirits are kept in check by the chosen Queen, her elite guard of Champions, and their apprentices, the Heirs. The spirits are breaking free of their wards...
Starring: Daleina, who survived the spirit attack that devastated her village, and disgraced Champion Ven, who joins her on a mission to save the realm.
Why you might like it: This 1st installment of the Queens of Renthia series contains both an action-packed quest and ample palace intrigue. |
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Pure
by Julianna Baggott
What it's about: In a post-apocalyptic world where those undamaged by the cataclysmic events are kept safely inside the Dome, a young girl on the outside teams up with a boy on the inside to search for his missing mother.
For fans of: Dystopian fantasies like The Hunger Games series and the Divergent series.
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| The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinStarring: Essun, an "orogene" whose ability to shape the contours of the land make her subject to persecution.
What happens: When her husband murders their son and abducts their daughter, grief-stricken and vengeful Essun pursues him across The Stillness, a vast and dynamic super-continent on the brink of catastrophe that will usher in a "fifth season," a time of uncertainty and hardship.
Did you know? All three books in the Broken Earth series, including sequels The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky, have won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. |
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The Bone Season
by Samantha Shannon
What it's about: A first entry in a planned seven-part series is set in the mid-21st century where major world cities are controlled by a formidable security force and where clairvoyant underworld cell member Paige commits acts of psychic treason before being captured by an otherworldly race that would make her a part of their supernatural army.
For fans of: Fast-paced, action-packed fantasy with intricate plot lines like novels by Jim Butcher.
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The Passage : a novel
by Justin Cronin
What happens: The latest test subject in a covert government experiment, abandoned six-year-old Amy, is rescued by an FBI agent who hides her in the Oregon hills, from which Amy emerges a century later to save the human race from a terrifying virus.
For fans of: Apocalyptic fantasies like The Walking Dead graphic novels or World War Z.
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Gilded Cage
by Vic James
What it's about: A tale set in an alternate-universe England where the lower classes must endure 10 years of forced service to magically powered rulers follows the exploits of a rebellious teen and his knowledge-seeking older sister, who spark a rebellion while a dangerous young aristocrat uses dark magic to remake the world.
Series alert: Book one in the Dark Gifts trilogy and winner of a LibraryReads favorite in 2017.
You might also like: Samantha Shannon's Bone Season novels, which chronicle uprisings by an oppressed underclass in an alternate dystopian version of England; Zen Cho's Sorcerer Royal series, set in a rigidly hierarchical historical Britain in which magic equals power.
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