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Fantasy and Science Fiction October 2017
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Bookburners : Season 1 by Max GladstoneAfter joining a black-ops anti-magic squad backed by the Vatican, Detective Sal Brooks works with a team of secret agents to hunt down dangerous books that contain deadly magic trying to break free on unwitting readers.
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Focus on: Humorous SF and Fantasy
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The Callahan chronicals
by Spider Robinson
CD. An omnibus edition containing the first three Callahan Crosstime Saloon novels features stories of talking dogs, alcoholic vampire, and time travelers who share their pain, joy, and plans to save the universe.
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| Raising Steam: A Discworld Novel by Terry PratchetteBook. Humorous Fantasy. Inventor Dick Simnel has just built Discworld's first steam engine. In need of a wealthy backer, he brings his invention to Ankh-Morpork, which ushers in an industrial revolution...and a predictable amount of comedic chaos. A stand-alone novel in the perennially popular Discworld series, Raising Steam nevertheless features several familiar characters, including benevolent dictator Lord Vetinari and criminal-turned-fixer Moist von Lipwig. |
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| Redshirts by John ScalziHumorous SF. Thrilled to be aboard the Universal Union starship Intrepid, Ensign Andrew Dahl can't understand why his shipmates aren't as excited as he is about away missions. That is, until he realizes that crew members who are chosen to go planetside don't live long or prosper. This affectionately wry, pitch-perfect homage to TV's original Star Trek series will please avid Trek fans and readers who enjoy author John Scalzi's lighter SF, such as Fuzzy Nation. |
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| Crosstalk by Connie WilliseBook. Humorous SF. When her boyfriend Trent asks her to get an EED ("even better than getting engaged," gushes a coworker), telecommunications executive Briddey Flannigan undergoes the "minor procedure," thinking that the neurological enhancement will strengthen their relationship. Instead, she ends up telepathically linked to a coworker, her company's (sub-)basement-dwelling misanthrope C.B. Schwartz. Madcap romantic comedy combined with a satirical look at modern technology makes this offering from multi-award-winning author Connie Willis a must-read. |
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