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"For whatsoever from one place doth fall, Is with the tide unto an other brought, For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought." Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queen, V.ii.39.7-9
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| The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. BorosonHistorical Fantasy. Set in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1898, this action-packed debut introduces Xian Li-lin, a priestess of the Maoshan whose "yin eyes" grant her the ability to see ghosts, but also doom her to a short, painful life. When Li-lin is sent to the spirit world under false pretenses and becomes trapped, she must form alliances among its supernatural inhabitants in order to survive and thwart an evil sorcerer's plans. Meanwhile, her father, a renowned Daoshi exorcist, attempts to rescue her and discovers the high cost of protecting his child. Interweaving Chinese folklore and 19th-century Asian-American history, The Girl with Ghost Eyes is a "brilliant tale of magic, monsters, and kung fu" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Skyborn by David DalglishMilitary Fantasy. Floating above the Endless Ocean are six small islands, inhabited by humans who use prism-powered artificial wings to travel by air and -- despite their precarious circumstances -- engage in near-constant war against one another. After the deaths of their parents in battle, twins Kael and Brenna Skyborn train to become Seraphim, the elite corps of aerial combatants who can wield the elements against their foes. With its courageous winged protagonists and detailed world-building, this 1st installment of the Seraphim novels may appeal to fans of Fran Wilde's Updraft. |
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The Gracekeepers: A Novel
by Kirsty Logan
Fantasy. When rising seas make dry land scarce, civilization splits into two factions: the powerful Landlockers, who control Earth's remaining archipelagos, and the Damplings, subject to restrictive laws on the rare occasions they're granted permission to stand on solid ground. As part of her self-imposed exile, Landlocker Callanish serves as a Gracekeeper, performing funeral rites for Damplings on a remote island. However, a chance encounter with North, a Dampling performer with the floating Circus Excalibur, forces Callanish to face her past as she attempts to help the young woman, who harbors secrets of her own.
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The gospel of Loki
by Joanne Harris
Trickster god Loki describes the rise and fall of the gods of the Norse, detailing how he left Chaos to serve Odin until the fall of Asgard.
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| Hot Lead, Cold Iron: A Mick Oberon Job by Ari MarmellNoir Fantasy. Having walked away from his former role as a fae prince, Mick Oberon now works as a private eye in 1930s Chicago, making him uniquely qualified to track down a mobster's missing daughter -- who's "missing" in the sense that she was replaced by a changeling 16 years ago. Mick's cold case heats up quickly as his search takes him to the Otherworld, where he must confront his past and strike a dangerous bargain with high-ranking members of the Seelie Court. For more hardboiled noir fantasy, check out Chris F. Holm's Collector series (beginning with Dead Harvest) or Ian Tregillis' Something More Than Night. |
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Dead heat : An Alpha and Omega Novel
by Patricia Briggs
A birthday vacation to Arizona turns deadly for mated werewolves Charles and Anna, who discover that a dangerous Fae is replacing human children with simulacrums as part of a brewing war against humanity.
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The darkest part of the forest
by Holly Black
Living in a town where humans and fae live side by side, Hazel and her brother, Ben, confront memories of heroism, shifting loyalties and stinging betrayals when a boy who has been sleeping for decades awakens in his glass coffin.
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The exile
by C. T. Adams
Protected by her mother, who has changed the Veil to block fae magic on Earth, Brianna, who is half-human, half-fae, leads a normal human life and is unaware that ancient prophecies are coming true in the fae world and are placing her and everyone aroundher in danger
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