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Fantasy and Science Fiction March 2024
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| The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine ArdenUpon receiving a message during a séance that her missing soldier brother Freddie is still alive, former army nurse Laura Iven travels from Nova Scotia to Belgium to find him. Parallel narratives follow the siblings' separate quests in this richly detailed, heavily atmospheric World War I-set historical fantasy novel by the author of the Winternight trilogy. Read-alikes: Mary Robinette Kowal's Ghost Talkers; Luanne G. Smith's The Witch's Lens. |
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| The Book of Doors by Gareth BrownNot long after her favorite customer bequeaths her a mysterious notebook, New York City bookseller Cassie and her best friend Izzy discover that it can transport them to other realms. Now all they have to do is stay one step ahead of the mysterious adversaries who will kill to get their hands on the manuscript. For fans of: Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea; Emma Törz's Ink Blood Sister Scribe; Alix E. Harrow's The Ten Thousand Doors of January. |
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| The Bezzle by Cory DoctorowThis 2nd Martin Hench caper, after Red Team Blues, jumps back in time to 2006 as the cynical forensic accountant recounts how his investigation of a low-level pyramid scheme led to his running afoul of wealthy investors willing to go to extreme lengths to protect their profit margins. For fans of: Dan Davies' Lying for Money; Kimberly Unger's The Extractionist. |
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| River Mumma by Zalika Reid-BentaUnexpectedly tasked with finding Jamaican water guardian River Mumma's missing comb, 26-year-old Toronto resident Alicia embarks on a fantastical quest with apocalyptic stakes. You might also like: Wole Talabi's Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon; Karen Lord's Unraveling; or Nalo Hopkinson's Sister Mine. |
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| Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig RiceTwelve years after the events of Moon of the Crusted Snow, Anishinaabe man Evan Whitesky and five others from the Shki-dnakiiwin community in Northern Ontario set out on a scouting expedition to their ancestral home near Lake Huron, not knowing what they'll find when they arrive. For fans of: community-focused apocalyptic fiction, such as adrienne maree brown's Black Dawn series. |
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| Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh SbranaIn exchange for aid and supplies for her earthquake-ravaged village, human Lore Alemeyu of Duskmere agrees to work for the Fae, cataloguing the contents of an enchanted library. This "spellbinding romantic fantasy debut" (Publishers Weekly), the 1st in a planned series, boasts a courageous heroine, a love triangle, and an atmospheric setting. However, readers should be aware that it ends on a cliffhanger. Read-alikes: Lexi Ryan's These Hollow Vows series. |
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The Way of Kings
by Brandon Sanderson
An epic series by the best-selling writer of Robert Jordan's final Wheel of Time' novels introduces the world of Roshar through the experiences of a war-weary royal compelled by visions, a highborn youth condemned to military slavery and a woman who would save her impoverished house.
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The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
In her quest to seek her own kind, the last unicorn leaves the safety of her forest home and goes in search of other magical creatures. During her travels in the outside world, she finds some intrinsically good humans -- such as Schmedrick the Magician -- but also finds selfish people, mortal danger, and a stunning change in herself.
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Guards! Guards!
by Terry Pratchett
Insurrection is in the air in Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again. Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It's enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drink more . But this time, something is different - the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they don't fully understand, and they're about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city. Time for Captain Vimes to sober up.
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Storm Front
by Jim Butcher
A modern-day mage and consultant to the police finds his stale life suddenly enlivened by the presence of a rival in the black arts.
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