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Fantasy and Science Fiction June 2017
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| Assassin's Fate by Robin HobbEpic Fantasy. Believing his beloved daughter, Bee, to be dead, assassin FitzChivalry "Fitz" Farseer converts his rescue mission into a revenge quest -- accompanied (as always) by his enigmatic companion, the Fool. Assassin's Fate concludes the Fitz and the Fool trilogy, which begins with Fool's Assassin. Although this atmospheric series stands on its own, these flawed yet sympathetic characters and their richly detailed world, the Realm of the Elderlings, made their first appearance in The Farseer trilogy (starting with Assassin's Apprentice). |
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| The Book of Joan by Lidia YuknavitchScience Fiction. When Earth becomes uninhabitable, wealthy survivors head to space and take up residence on suborbital complex CIEL, ruled by celebrity dictator Jean de Men. CIEL inhabitants, physically transformed by radiation, pass their allotted 50-year lifespans by tattooing stories on their skin. The one forbidden tale -- that of eco-warrior Joan of Dirt, who dared defy Jean de Men -- is central to this imaginative SF adaptation of the story of Joan of Arc. |
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Y, the last man. Book two
by Brian K Vaughan
Science Fiction Graphic Novel. Yorick Brown embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his girlfriend, and continues his search for answers about why he is the last man left alive on Earth.
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Ring of fire
by Brad Taylor
Science Fiction. Learning of an imminent terrorist attack on the U.S., Pike Logan, Jennifer Cahill and the Taskforce race against time to stop catastrophic events in multiple locations. By the best-selling author of The Forgotten Soldier.
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The bear and the nightingale : a novel
by Katherine Arden
Fantasy. A debut novel inspired by Russian fairy tales follows the experiences of a wild young girl who taps the mysterious powers of a precious necklace given to her father years earlier to save her village from dark and dangerous forces. A first novel.
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American war
by Omar El Akkad
Science Fiction. A first novel by an award-winning journalist depicts a second American Civil War and devastating plague in the late 21st century that forces a family into a camp for displaced people, where a young woman is befriended by a mysterious functionary who would transform her into a living weapon.
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| The Swarm by Orson Scott Card and Aaron JohnstonMilitary SF. Although Earth emerged victorious from its first engagement with the Formic fleet, the second wave of the invasion will be harder to repel. A group of humanity's best and brightest are working hard to develop the technology that will enable them to defend the planet against the aliens, but their efforts may be too little, too late. While this opening installment of the Second Formic War series stands on its own, it will especially appeal to fans of Ender's Game interested in the "Buggers." |
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| King of Thorns by Mark LawrenceEpic Fantasy. He's avenged his family's death (in Prince of Thorns) . Now, to hold onto his newly acquired throne, 18-year-old King Jorg must defeat an invading army. Will the discovery of magical artifacts beneath the castle aid his cause or bring about the destruction of his kingdom? Dark, gritty, and violent, this 2nd book in the Broken Empire series should tempt fans of Joe Abercrombie's First Law novels. |
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Take back the sky
by Greg Bear
Science Fiction. Marooned on Titan, Skyrine Michael Venn and his comrades face adversaries who would eliminate them for their growing awareness of what the alien Gurus are really planning for the solar system. By the author of Hull Zero Three.
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A green and ancient light
by Frederic S. Durbin
Fantasy. In a world similar to our own, during a war that parallels World War II, a boy is sent to stay with his grandmother for the summer in a serene fishing village, but their peace is shattered by the crash of an enemy plane, the arrival of a man who knows the true story of Cinderella's slipper and the discovery of a riddle in the sacred grove of ruins behind her house.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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