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Fantasy and Science Fiction May 2020
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| Shorefall by Robert Jackson BennettWhat it is: the dramatic 2nd book in the Founders series, set three years after the events of Foundryside.
For fans of: the inventive magic system of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy; the criminal camaraderie found in Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastards novels. |
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| Race the Sands by Sarah Beth DurstStarring: Tamra, a down-on-her-luck trainer in dire need of a victory, and Raia, an equally desperate novice rider who forms a unique bond with her racer, a highly intelligent and lethal kehok known as the Black Lion.
Read it for: detailed world-building, strong female characters, and layers of political intrigue wrapped around a moving underdog story. |
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| Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang; translated by Ken LiuMars, 2196: The young adults of the Mercury Group struggle to readjust to life on the red planet after spending five years on Earth as part of a cultural exchange program.
About the author: Hao Jingfang is the first Chinese woman to win a Hugo (for her novella Folding Beijing).
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| Chosen Ones by Veronica RothWhat it's about: A decade after five Chicago teens defeated the Dark One and saved the world, these former "Chosen Ones" are struggling, individually and collectively, with fame and trauma.
Reviewers say: This latest novel by the author of the Divergent series is a "thoughtful, well-crafted twist on a genre staple" (Publishers Weekly) |
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| The Last Emperox by John ScalziWhat it is: the conclusion to the Interdependency trilogy, which began with The Collapsing Empire and The Consuming Fire.
Reviewers say: This fast-moving political space opera is "punchy, plausible, and bittersweet; studded with zingers until the very last line" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Bonds of Brass: Book One of the Bloodright Trilogy by Emily SkrutskieAn impossible situation: Umber Imperial Academy cadet Ettain Nassun discovers that Gal Veres -- his best friend, roommate, and secret crush -- is also the incognito heir to the throne.
For fans of: Rhoda Belleza's Empress of a Thousand Skies; Finnpoe |
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Celebrating: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
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The three-body problem
by Cixin Liu
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project's signal is received by an alien civilization, which plans to invade Earth, while on Earth different camps start forming to either welcome the superior beings or to fight against the invasion
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Exhalation: Stories
by Ted Chiang
In these nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity's oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine.
New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year
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The people in the trees
by Hanya Yanagihara
Joining an anthropologist's 1950 expedition to discover a lost tribe on a remote Micronesian island, a young doctor investigates and proves a theory that the tribe's considerable longevity is linked to a rare turtle, a finding that brings worldwide fame and unexpected consequence. A first novel.
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An excess male
by Maggie Shen King
Finally saving up enough money for a matchmaking dowry, a young, single man in China, one of 40 million who can’t find wives because there aren’t enough women, finds himself deeply connecting with a woman who already has two husbands. Original. 35,000 first printing.
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The grace of kings
by Ken Liu
Becoming the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, a bandit and a duke's son become the rival leaders of separate factions with very different ideas about justice and politics
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