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Fantasy and Science Fiction April 2024
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| The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra KhawTwo refugees, a mermaid and a plague doctor, seek safety in the forest but instead encounter greater danger in this dark and often disturbing homage to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid." This volume includes the related short story, "And In Our Daughters, We Find a Voice." You might also like: Aimee Ogden's Sun-Daughters, Sea Daughters; T. Kingfisher's Sworn Soldiers series; Jade Song's Chlorine. |
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| Arch-Conspirator by Veronica RothIn the post-apocalyptic settlement of Thebes, the human race survives by extracting ichor, or genetic material, from the dead and storing it in the Archive for future use. When Thebes' authoritarian ruler Kreon bans Antigone's deceased brothers' ichor from the Archive, the young woman rebels. Unfolding from multiple viewpoints, this SF retelling of Sophocles' Antigone offers "a heroine to root for, a despot to revile, and a thought-provoking ending" (Library Journal). |
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The Quiet Room
by Terry Miles
Trapped in a reality where the mysterious underground game Rabbits doesn't exist, Emily Connors must figure out if the game is being hidden and by whom, and encounters theme park designer Rowan Chess and together they uncover a conspiracy far deeper and deadlier than either of them expected.
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We Are the Crisis
by Cadwell Turnbull
Soon after monsters reveal their existence, so do anti-monster hate groups, which may be connected to a spate of monster disappearances. This sequel to No Gods, No Monsters, the 2nd book in the Convergence Saga, features a diverse ensemble cast, a kaleidoscopic narrative that unfolds in linked vignettes across dimensions, and a powerful meditation on marginalization.
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The Mimicking of Known Successes
by Malka Older
What it's about: Investigator Mossa's latest case involves a return to her alma mater, Jupiter's Valdegeld University, where her success will depend on convincing Pleiti, her ex-girlfriend, to assist her inquiries.
Read it for: a classic mystery feel, a detecting duo reminiscent of Holmes and Watson, and evocative world-building.
For fans of: Mary Robinette Kowal's The Spare Man or Dorothy L. Sayers' Gaudy Night.
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A Stroke of the Pen : The Lost Stories
by Terry Pratchett
A truly unmissable collection of twenty rediscovered stories, written under a pseudonym in the 1970s and 80s by the award-winning and bestselling author of the phenomenal Discworld series. These early tales hint at the worlds Terry would go on to create, containing all his trademark wit, satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination. Meet Og the inventor, the first caveman to cultivate fire, as he discovers the highs and lows of progress; haunt the Ministry of Nuisances with the defiant evicted ghosts of Pilgarlic Towers; visit Blackbury, a small market town with weird weather and an otherworldly visitor; and go on a dangerous quest through time and space with hero Kron, which begins in the ancient city of Morpork...
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Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
by Seanan McGuire
When Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children's mean girl discovers her talent for finding absolutely anything, new student Antsy searches for a way back to the Shop Where Lost Things Go to be sure Vineta and Hudson are keeping their promise.
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The War of the Givens
by Daniel Price
It's been two years since the world collapsed in a sheet of light, obliterating everything on Earth...but not quite everyone. Saved from the apocalypse by three mysterious beings, sisters Hannah and Amanda Given were marked with silver bracelets, along with four other survivors from their native world, and transported to an entirely different Earth, a place where the fabric of time is manipulated by common household appliances. Afflicted with time-bending powers they never wanted, and on the run from unexpected new enemies, "the Silvers" embarked on a dangerous journey for survival across an alien America--a hunt for answers that bound the group like family while revealing the gravely sinister intentions of their so-called saviors.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Côte Saint-Luc Public Library 5851 Cavendish Blvd. Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec H4W 2X8 514-485-6900csllibrary.org/ |
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