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Fantasy and Science Fiction November 2017
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Children of the fleet
by Orson Scott Card
A highly anticipated latest solo Ender novel finds Fleet School hopeful Dabeet Ochoa discovering his mysterious connection to the Fleet when he is approached for recruitment by Colonel Graff. By the best-selling author of Ender's Game.
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Godsgrave
by Jay Kristoff
Learning that the people responsible for the destruction of her family will be making a rare public appearance, Mia defies the Church and sells herself to a gladiatorial collegium, where she encounters new allies, bitter rivals and more questions about her strange affinity for speaking with shadows.
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| War Dogs by Greg BearMilitary SF. Years ago, aliens known as the Gurus approached humanity with an offer it couldn't refuse: access to advanced technology in exchange for assistance in battling their sworn enemies, the Antags. Now Master Sgt. Michael Venn commands a squad of Skyrines, an elite fighting force capable of combat both in space and on the surface of distant planets. Sent to Mars to fight the Antags, who have decided to use the red planet as their base of operations for conquering the solar system (including Earth), Venn and his crew quickly realize they're outnumbered and outgunned. Can they possibly survive their mission? Find out in this exciting opening installment of the Ares Rising trilogy |
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The savage dawn
by Melissa Grey
Challenged to master overwhelming powers after awakening the Firebird, Echo is pitted against a dark Dragon Prince who declares war to establish Drakharin supremacy over the Avicen, in a conclusion to the series that includes The Shadow Hour.
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The clockwork crown
by Beth Cato
Journeying to a cursed and barren territory to find a mythical tree that may be the source of her unusual healing powers, Octavia, accompanied by Alonzo, joins a band of unlikely allies to help the region gain independence from the crown.
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| Red Rising by Pierce BrownDystopian SF. As a member of the Reds, Martian society's lowest caste, 16-year-old Darrow lives beneath the surface of the Red Planet, mining Helium 3. Having witnessed firsthand the harsh consequences of rebellion, he's anxious to preserve the status quo, however dire -- until his beloved wife, Eo, is executed for her political activism. Darrow joins the rebel group Sons of Ares in order to infiltrate the elite Golds and destroy the system from within. This fast-paced, action-packed debut is the 1st book in a trilogy that continues with Golden Son and Morning Star. |
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| Arabella of Mars by David D. LevineAlternate History. Arabella Ashby's happy life on the British colony of Mars comes to an abrupt end when her parents send her to Earth to learn how to be a proper lady. But when Arabella receives word that her brother, still on Mars, is in danger, she disguises herself as a boy and joins the crew of a Mars Trading Company vessel. With its steampunk-infused Regency-era setting and swashbuckling adventure among the stars, Arabella of Mars (and its sequel, Arabella and the Battle of Venus) should satisfy fans of Jules Verne and Edgar Rice Burroughs. |
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| The Martian: A Novel by Andy WeirNear-Future SF. Stranded on Mars after an aborted surface mission, astronaut Mark Watney must rely on his wits to survive on an inhospitable planet. As Watney documents his attempts to create food, water, and oxygen from limited resources, NASA officials work to increase his chances of survival until they can find a way to bring him back to Earth. Fans of hard science fiction and survival stories will appreciate this debut novel for its smart, likable lead who uses humor and technological ingenuity to make an impossible situation bearable. |
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Death's end
by Cixin Liu
A conclusion to the near-future adventure trilogy that began with The Three-Body Problem finds the reawakening of 21st-century aerospace engineer Cheng Xin, who possesses knowledge of a long-forgotten program, threatening the peaceful co-existence of humans and Trisolarans.
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Mars crossing
by Geoffrey Landis
With international interest in manned Mars exploration on the decline, after two disastrous, unsuccessful expeditions, a third expedition ventures to the "Red Planet," but from the moment of landing, everything begins to go wrong, and the astronauts' only hope of survival lies in a perilous journey across the surface of Mars. A first novel.
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