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Fantasy and Science Fiction April 2024
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The queen's price : a Black Jewels novel
by Anne Bishop
With guidance from Witch, three young women—Zoey, a young Queen-in-training; Jillian, a witch preparing for her Virgin Night; and Saetien, the Lord of Hell's daughter, must learn when to yield and when to take a stand and fight no matter what the cost to their court and themselves.
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House of flame and shadow
by Sarah J. Maas
Stranded in a strange new world, Bryce Quinlan must rely on all her wits to get back to her family and friends in Midgard, in the third novel of the series following House of Sky and Breath. One million first printing.
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The Bezzle
by Cory Doctorow
This 2nd Martin Hench caper, after Red Team Blues, jumps back in time to 2006 as the cynical forensic accountant recounts how his investigation of a low-level pyramid scheme led to his running afoul of wealthy investors willing to go to extreme lengths to protect their profit margins. For fans of: Dan Davies' Lying for Money; Kimberly Unger's The Extractionist.
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The fox wife : a novel
by Yangsze Choo
In 1908 Manchuria, Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the identity of a dead courtesan, while a secretive woman named Snow, seeking vengeance for her lost child, navigates the myths and misconceptions of fox spirits to find a murderer.
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The future
by Catherine Leroux
"In an alternate history of Detroit, the Motor City was never surrendered to the US. Its residents deal with pollution, poverty, and the legacy of racism--and strange and magical things are happening: children rule over their own kingdom in the trees andburned houses regenerate themselves. When Gloria arrives looking for answers and her missing granddaughters, at first she finds only a hungry mouse in the derelict home where her daughter was murdered. But the neighbours take pity on her and she turns totheir resilience and impressive gardens for sustenance"
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Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the West : a novel
by Gregory Maguire
Set in an Oz where a morose Wizard battles suicidal thoughts, the story of the green-skinned Elphaba, otherwise known as the Wicked Witch of the West, profiles her as an animal rights activist striving to avenge her dear sister's death. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
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| The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAn unexpected visitor upends the sheltered life of Carlota Moreau, whose father, mad scientist Doctor Moreau, keeps her isolated on their estate in 1870s Yucatán, Mexico, along with the human-animal hybrid creatures he has created. Try this next: Daryl Gregory's The Album of Dr. Moreau. |
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Jenna Starborn
by Sharon Shinn
Created out of frozen embryonic tissue, Jenna Starborn grows up unloved and unwanted, until she journeys to the planet Fieldstar to take a job at Thorrastone, an estate owned by an enigmatic and reclusive aristocrat. By the author of Summers at Castle Auburn. Original.
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A wild winter swan : a novel
by Gregory Maguire
The best-selling author of Wicked reimagines Hans Christian Andersen's“The Wild Swans” in the story of an Italian-American rebel who encounters a handsome swan boy during the Christmas season in 1960s New York. 100,000 first printing.
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