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Fantasy and Science Fiction July 2019
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| The Soul of Power by Callie BatesWhat it is: the conclusion to the epic fantasy trilogy that began with The Waking Land and The Memory of Fire.
Starring: Sophy Dunbarron, queen of the recently (and tenuously) reunited realms of Eren and Caeris.
What happens: An unlikely ruler harbors a dangerous secret as she struggles to lead her people amid war and political intrigue. |
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| Gather the Fortunes by Bryan CampIntroducing: Renaissance "Renai" Raines, psychopomp.
Say what? She guides the souls of the dead through the Gates of the Underworld, a job she's held since her own demise five years ago.
Why you might like it: This 2nd Crescent City urban fantasy novel (after The City of Lost Fortunes) boasts a diverse cast of supernatural beings, an atmospheric New Orleans setting, and a multilayered plot. |
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| The Red-Stained Wings by Elizabeth BearWhat it's about: War has come to the Lotus Kingdoms, sending four individuals on separate quests.
Contains: automatons, radioactive dragons, chain-smoking volcano goddesses, tiger-sorcerers who feed on war, and more.
Series alert: Set in the world of the author's Eternal Sky trilogy, The Red-Stained Wings is book 2 in the Lotus Kingdoms series, after The Stone in the Skull. |
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Year of the orphan : a novel
by Daniel Findlay
A girl races across the desert riding her sand ship, she scouts the broken infrastructure and trades her scraps at the only known settlement. Sold as a child, the Orphan has a mission. She carries secrets about the destruction that brought the world to its knees. Given an impossible choice, will the Orphan save the only home she knows or see it returned to dust?
If you like: The Road meets Mad Max - also for fans of Station 11, The Passage, and Riddley Walker
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The Chaos Function
by Jack Skillingstead
What happens: On assignment in Syria, American war correspondent Olivia Nikitas comes in contact with an artifact that enables her to change the past, putting her on a collision course with the Society, the self-appointed guardians of this mysterious technology.
For fans of: time travel-themed SF thrillers with apocalyptic overtones such as Tom Sweterlitsch's The Gone World or Alastair Reynolds' Permafrost.
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Spine of the dragon
by Kevin J. Anderson
When a powerful ancient race reawakens with plans to remake the world, two continents at war are challenged to set aside generations of hatred to form an alliance against their common enemy. By the Nebula Award-winning author of Eternity's Mind
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The Ruin of Kings
by Jenn Lyons
Featuring: Kihrin, the street thief who, in discovering his true heritage, also stumbles upon what may be his destiny; Talon, the shape-shifting demon that "helps" Kihrin tell his story; and Thurvishar D’Lorus, the chronicler who supplies additional context through (snarky) footnotes.
Series alert: This debut kicks off the Chorus of Dragons series, a sprawling epic fantasy saga that Kirkus Reviews calls a "virtually un-put-down-able read."
For fans of: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
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The Priory of the Orange Tree
by Samantha Shannon
What 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 standalone saga boasts a predominantly female cast of queens, mages, alchemists, warriors, assassins, and dragon riders.
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The Iron Dragon's Mother
by Michael Swanwick
After returning from her first soul-stealing raid, Caitlin of House Sans Merci, a half-human pilot of a sentient mechanical dragon is framed for her brother's murder and must search Industrialized Faerie for the one person who can clear her name.
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