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Fantasy and Science Fiction January 2021
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| King of the Rising by Kacen CallenderThe setting: the islands of Hans Lollik, a Caribbean-inspired archipelago colonized by the white Scandinavian-esque Fjern, whose wealth and power depend on the continued enslavement of the Black islanders.
The protagonist: Løren Jannik, a formerly enslaved young man determined to use his kraft (magic) to liberate his people.
What sets it apart: This thought-provoking sequel to The Queen of the Conquered eschews a straightforward narrative of good triumphing over evil in favor of a nuanced examination of colonial systems of oppression. |
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How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge
by K. Eason
A sequel to How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse finds space pirate Rory Thorne and her crew tracing an abandoned ship to vicious advanced alien tech and a sentient floral plant designed to be a massive biological weapon.
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Jolene
by Mercedes Lackey
Learning elemental magic from her witch aunt after her Tennessee coal miner father’s black-lung death, Anna May falls in love with a stonemason who would abandon his work as a gravestone cutter to pursue true art.
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Prime Deceptions
by Valerie Valdes
When her sister asks for help locating a missing scientist and offers a huge payday, Eva and the crew of La Serena Negra, along with their psychic cats, must navigate a rebellion on a fringe planet.
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The Arrest
by Jonathan Lethem
Working as an organic farmer in a post-apocalypse world devoid of technology, a former Los Angeles screenwriter unexpectedly reconnects with his once-famous partner, who has retrofitted a nuclear-powered digger to launch an unknown agenda.
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The Year's Best Science Fiction : The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020
by Jonathan Strahan
A must-have collection of the best short science fiction and speculative fiction of 2019, showcasing brilliant talent and examining the cultural moment we live in, compiled by award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan. Authors include past award-winners Rebecca Roanhorse, Ken Liu, CarmenMaria Machado, Aliette de Boddard, Kim Stanley Robinson, Yoon Ha Lee, and Ted Chiang.
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Star Wars : From a Certain Point of View
by Ballantine
A 40th-anniversary tribute to the legacy of The Empire Strikes Back features literary reimaginings of key storylines from alternate perspectives and includes contributions by such acclaimed writers as Austin Walker, Hank Green and Tracy Deonn.
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