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Fantasy and Science Fiction May 2021
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| The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky ChambersWelcome to: Gora, an airless, waterless, mostly uninhabited planet that's home to the Five-Hop One-Stop, a rest station run by friendly Laru proprietor Ouloo and her child, Tupo.
Where... three stranded alien travelers -- Pei, an Aeluon; Speaker, an Akarak; and Roveg, a Quelin -- get acquainted.
Can you start here? Although fans of The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet will recognize Pei, this hopeful and character-driven 4th novel in the Wayfarers series stands on its own. |
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The light of the midnight stars
by Rena Rossner
"Deep in the Hungarian woods, the sacred magic of King Solomon lives on in his descendants. Gathering under the midnight stars, they perform small miracles and none are more gifted than the great Rabbi Isaac and his three daughters. But darkness is creeping across Europe, threatening the lives of every Jewish person in every village. Each sister will have to make an impossible choice in an effort to survive - and change the fate of their family forever"
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Dead space
by Kali Wallace
After a life-altering terrorist attack, a woman working dead-end security job for a powerful asteroid-mining company is contacted by a fellow victim who claims to have shocking information about their shared tragedy just before he is murdered in space. Original.
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Odessa
by Jonathan David Hill
"Three siblings search for their missing mother across a ruined America. Eight years ago an earthquake--the Big One--hit along the Cascadia fault line, toppling cities and changing landscapes all up and down the west coast of the United States. For Vietnamese-American Virginia Crane, life changed shortly after the earthquake, when her mother left. When a mysterious package arrives for her eighteenth birthday, her life is shaken up yet again"
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We free the stars
by Hafsah Faizal
A conclusion to the duology that began with We Hunt the Flame finds Zafira, Nasir and Kifah navigating limited resources, reluctant allies and a fearful kingdom to finish a captive Altair’s plan to restore magic to all of Arawiya. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Strange the dreamer
by Laini Taylor
War orphan and junior librarian Lazlo Strange gets an unexpected opportunity to follow his dream of seeking the mythic lost city of Weep with the Godslayer and his band of legendary warriors
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Down comes the night
by Allison Saft
A talented but disgraced Queen’s Guard healer becomes snowed in at the estate of a reclusive lord before discovering that her patient, a servant with a mysterious illness, is a sworn enemy of the kingdom. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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We rule the night
by Claire Eliza Bartlett
Seventeen-year-olds Revna, the daughter of a traitor, and Linné, the daughter of a general, must use forbidden magic to fly planes in wartime despite their deep dislike of each other
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| The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley RobinsonWhat it is: political climate fiction in the vein of the author's Science in the Capitol trilogy (beginning with Forty Signs of Rain).
What sets it apart: Informed by copious research, this plausible future history is told through a wide range of eyewitness accounts, whether human, animal, or elementary particle.
Reviewers say: Kim Stanley Robinson "transforms the existential crisis we face into a modern fairy tale of resilience and redemption" (Rolling Stone). |
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| The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonWhat it is: a lush epic fantasy saga by the author of The Bone Season.
Why you might like it: In addition to detailed world-building and an intricate plot, this stand-alone saga boasts a predominantly female cast of queens, mages, alchemists, warriors, assassins, and dragon riders.
You might also like: Sofia Samatar's The Winged Histories, another woman-centered fantasy novel told from the perspectives of LGBTQIA characters. |
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