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Fantasy and Science Fiction August 2018
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| Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin HearneWhat it is: a quirky comedic fantasy adventure that riffs on classic genre tropes.
Featuring: a farm boy (briefly), a talking goat, a seven-foot-tall warrior in a chainmail bikini, an enchanted rabbit bard, an alektorophobic assassin, a sand witch, and a dark lord.
For fans of: William Goldman's The Princess Bride, Diana Wynne Jones' Dark Lord of Derkholm, or Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. |
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Relic
by Alan Dean Foster
Once Homo sapiens reigned supreme, spreading from star system to star system in an empire that encountered no alien life and thus knew no enemy... save itself. As had happened many times before, the basest, most primal human instincts rose up, only this time armed with the advanced scientific knowledge to create a genetically engineered smart virus that quickly wiped out humanity to the last man.
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Avalanche
by Mercedes Lackey
Ultima Thule has been destroyed- but somehow the Thulians mounted an even bigger force to destroy Metis. The Metisians that escpaed the carnage and destruction of their secret city now must find somewhere safe to go- without getting snapped up by various world governments. And now the Thulians have changed their tactics to "blitz guerilla warfare," sending wave after wave of their ships and troops to attack vulnerable targets all over Earth, with no clue for ECHO as to where these things are coming from. John Murdock and The Seraphym have become a force of nature, but they can't be everywhere at once, and if they were regarded with suspicion before, now they are regarded by ECHO's allies with fear as well.
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The Crossing
by Jason Mott
Twins Virginia and Tommy Matthews have been on their own since they were orphaned at the age of five, surviving a merciless foster care system by relying on each other. Twelve years later, the world begins to collapse around them as a deadly contagion steadily wipes out entire populations and a devastating world war rages on. When Tommy is drafted for the war, the twins are faced with a choice: accept their fate of almost certain death, or dodge the draft. Virginia and Tommy flee into the dark night.
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Focus on: Speculative Thrillers
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| Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake CrouchWhat it's about: An expert in quantum superposition who (reluctantly) traded research for teaching, physicist Jason Dessen sometimes wonders about the road not taken. Then he wakes up in a life that's not the one he remembers...
You might also like: Peter Clines' The Fold or David Walton's Superposition, both of which feature ordinary men forced to contend with alternate realities. |
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| Touch by Claire NorthWhat it is: a mind-bending revenge thriller narrated by the enigmatic Kepler, who can inhabit other people's bodies and kill with a touch.
Reviewers say: "The high stakes and breakneck pace of the plot will draw readers in" (Kirkus Reviews).
About the author: In addition to The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and The End of the Day, pseudonymous author Claire North (Catherine Webb) has also written books under the name Kate Griffin. |
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| Change Agent by Daniel SuarezIntroducing: Interpol agent Kenneth Durand, from the Genetic Crime Division, who's been injected with a DNA-altering "change agent" that transforms him into his nemesis: crime lord Marcus Wyckes.
What happens: On the run from his own men, Kenneth is willing to brave a risky back-alley reverse gene edit to get his life back.
Why you might like it: Entertaining and high-tech, this futuristic thriller should please fans of the late Michael Crichton. |
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