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Fantasy and Science Fiction June 2018
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| Only Human by Sylvain NeuvelWhat it’s about: Ten years after alien robot invaders kidnapped scientist Rose Franklin, she has returned to Earth to find a startlingly different landscape than the one she left behind. Now, Rose must uncover a way to hold the planet together before it's too late.
Series alert: Only Human is the 3rd entry in the Themis Files science fiction trilogy after Sleeping Giants and Waking Gods.
Reviewers say: “an addictive blend of science fiction, apocalyptic thriller, and chillingly timely cautionary tale” (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Song of Blood and Stone by L. PenelopeStarring: outcast Jasminda, thrown out of Elsira because of her gift of Earthsong; and injured spy Jack, whom Jasminda heals with her voice and then partners with to save her homeland.
Is it for you? This epic fantasy, which is inspired by Native American and African mythologies, is for readers who like stories with romantic elements.
You might also like: N.K. Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, which also features a strong-willed female heroine. |
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| The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel KayWhat it's about: In an alternate 9th-century Britain, conflicts between the Viking-esque Erlings of Vinmark, the Saxon-like Anglcyn, and the Celtic-inspired Cyngael escalate through a series of seemingly unconnected events that eventually converge to devastating effect.
Is it for you? If you like multi-layered narratives, you'll enjoy this sweeping historical fantasy.
Related books: The Last Light of the Sun is set in the same world (but a different time period) as The Lions of Al-Rassan and The Sarantine Mosaic. |
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| Last Year by Robert Charles WilsonWhat it's about: Jesse Cullen lives in 1870s Ohio; the woman he loves is from the 21st century. Both are involved with the City of Futurity, a metropolis built by time travelers to give 19th-century tourists a (selective) glimpse of the future. However, the word on the street is that the portal connecting Futurity and the world of the time travelers is about to close forever.
You might also like: the time-travel classic Time and Again by Jack Finney. |
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| The Last Policeman by Ben H. WintersWhat it’s about: In just six months, Earth will be destroyed by an unavoidable asteroid. Although some people see little point in doing much of anything anymore, New Hampshire homicide detective Hank Palace doggedly keeps at it, hoping to bring a killer to justice.
Is it for you? For anyone looking for something a bit different, this police procedural science fiction story fits the bill perfectly.
Series alert: This is the intricately plotted 1st book in a trilogy, followed by Countdown City and World of Trouble. |
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Last first snow
by Max Gladstone
What it's about: Hired by the King in Red to repair religious totems that protect their cities from demons, three crafters are confronted by a warrior-priest who stirs up decades-old conflicts by protesting the repairs.
Series alert: This is the 4th book in the Craft Sequence series. 1. Three Parts Dead; 2. Two Serpents rsie; 3. Full Fathom Five
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The last days of magic
by Mark L Tompkins
What it's about: Negotiating a fragile peace among the warring clans of the human and faerie worlds, the goddess Aisling is confronted by the forces of the Vatican and England, who have directed a clandestine student of forbidden magic to lead a war to drive all magical forces from the world.
You might also like: Shadowcaster by Cinda Williams Chima and A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab.
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The last day
by Glenn Kleier
What it's about: A geological phenomenon of earth-shattering proportions takes place on the eve of the third millennium, followed by reports of a woman with supernatural powers, sending a jaded television reporter on a dangerous quest for the truth. A first novel.
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The last colony
by John Scalzi
What it's about: Serving his human colony on distant Huckleberry as a village ombudsman, retired fighter John Perry looks forward to settling into farm life with his wife and adopted daughter before he is reluctantly drawn back into the dangerous interstellar politics of his past.
You might also like: The Forever War by Joe Heldeman; or Seveneves by Neal Stephenson,
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