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Fantasy and Science Fiction June 2018
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| The Poppy War by R.F. KuangWhat it’s about: In this historical military fantasy, dark-skinned war orphan Rin surprises everyone when she aces the entrance exam for Sinegard, the most revered military academy in all of Nikan. Will her discovery that she has shamanic powers help her prove to herself and her classmates that she’s worthy of her place?
Why you might like it: Punctuated with mysticism, treachery, and martial arts, this debut novel (the (the 1st in a planned trilogy) is inspired by real events in 20th-century China. |
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| Only Human by Sylvain NeuvelWhat it’s about: Ten years after alien robot invaders kidnapped scientist Rose Franklin, she has returned to Earth to find a startlingly different landscape than the one she left behind. Now, Rose must uncover a way to hold the planet together before it's too late.
Series alert: Only Human is the 3rd entry in the Themis Files science fiction trilogy after Sleeping Giants and Waking Gods.
Reviewers say: “an addictive blend of science fiction, apocalyptic thriller, and chillingly timely cautionary tale” (Kirkus Reviews). |
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Bandwidth
by Eliot Peper
A rising star at a preeminent political lobbying firm, Dag Calhoun like everyone else, relies on his digital feed for everything—a feed that is as personal as it is pervasive, and may not be as private as it seems. As he discovers that activists are hijacking the feed to manipulate markets and governments, he realizes that going public would destroy everything he’s worked so hard to build, but it’s not just Dag’s life on the line.
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| Space Opera by Catherynne M. ValenteWhat it's about: “Glamrock messiah” Danesh Jalo is fighting for mankind’s continued existence -- by taking center stage in an intergalactic talent show bursting with glitter, lipstick, and rock and roll.
Is it for you? If you like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, David Bowie, or Reality Song Contests, you'll like this humorous science fiction extravaganza too. |
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Arm of the Sphinx
by Josiah Bancroft
"The Tower of Babel is proving to be as difficult to reenter as it was to break out of. Forced into a life of piracy, Senlin and his eclectic crew are struggling to survive aboard their stolen airship as the hunt to rescue Senlin's lost wife continues. Hopeless and desolate, they turn to a legend of the Tower, the mysterious Sphinx. But help from the Sphinx never comes cheaply, and as Senlin knows, debts aren't always what they seem in the Tower of Babel"
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Fantasy Novels You May Have Missed |
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An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors
by Curtis Craddock
Steampunk. In a retrofuturistic world of skyships and sorcerers, Isabelle des Zephyrs prepares to marry a man she's never met -- one whose two previous fiancées were assassinated. Determined not to meet the same fate, Isabelle must rely on her wits as well as the aid of her swashbuckling guardian, musketeer Jean-Claude. An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors is the opening volume in the Risen Kingdoms.
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The Stone in the Skull
by Elizabeth Bear
Epic Fantasy. As they brave a perilous journey through the Steles of the Sky and into the Lotus Kingdoms, a pair of mercenaries -- brass automaton Gage and the Dead Man, a former bodyguard for a deposed caliph -- think they're delivering a message from a powerful wizard to a beleaguered rajni (ruler). Little do they know they're wandering into the middle of a dynastic war. Set in the world of the Eternal Sky trilogy, The Stone in the Skull is the 1st book in the Lotus Kingdoms series.
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Jade City
by Fonda Lee
In this action-packed series opener, Green Bone warriors use the magic-enhancing powers of jade to protect their island nation of Kekon and its capital, Janloon. But times are changing, as rival syndicates headed by the feuding Ayt and Kaul families go to extreme lengths to consolidate their power and gain control of the city. Detailed world-building and exciting martial-arts battles enhance this gritty crime drama, which takes place in an East Asia-inspired fantasy world.
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The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss
Kvothe continues on his quest to reclaim the honor of his family in the Fae realm and learn the truth about the death of his parents and Amyr, the Chandrian.
Series: This is the second book in the series after In The Name of the Wind.
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Beasts of extraordinary circumstance
by Ruth Emmie Lang
Raised by wolves after being orphaned in childhood, a man with astonishing powers is evaluated by the people who care or wonder about him, including a woman who falls in love with him after he saves her from an angry wolf.
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