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New Science Fiction & Fantasy: February 2017
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All Our Wrong Todays by Elan MastaiLiving in an alternate world of flying cars, moon bases and plentiful food, aimless Tom Barren is blindsided by an accident of fate that leads to a time-travel mishap that lands him in our less-than-ideal 2016, where he discovers wonderful unexpected versions of his own life.
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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenA 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.
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The Big Book of Science Fiction: the ultimate collection by Ann VanderMeerBringing together authors from all over the world who ponder “what if?” about important current topics, an ultimate anthology encompasses various sub-genres of science fiction and features such authors as Isaac Asimov, Ursula K. Le Guin, H. G. Wells, Margaret St. Clair, Philip K. Dick, Karen Joy Fowler, Cory Doctorow, Cixin Liu, Samuel R. Delany and more.
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The Burning Page by Genevieve CogmanPlaced on probation for her role in a dispute between the dragons and the fae, Librarian spy Irene, assisted by her dragon prince apprentice, are confronted by longtime nemesis Alberich, who would destroy the entire Library.
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Death's Mistress: sister of darkness by Terry GoodkindA debut entry in a new series set in the world of The Sword of Truth finds fan-favorite warrior woman Nicci leaving the stabilized kingdom of Richard and Kahlan to embark on new adventures, including a job keeping an unworldly prophet out of trouble.
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The Ferryman Institute by Colin GiglA Ferryman who saves dead people by convincing them to move on to the afterlife, Charlie Dawson, slowly starting to lose his mind, is in a world of trouble when he saves a living, breathing person and risks everything, including the continued existence of mankind, to save this woman.
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The Final Day by William R. ForstchenAn entry in the series that includes the best-selling One Second After continues the story of America's efforts to rebuild in the aftermath of an electromagnetic pulse that wipes out all electricity and plunges the country into darkness, starvation and violence.
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Heartstone by Elle Katharine WhiteA debut novel that retells Pride and Prejudice in a world where creatures like dragons, hobgoblins and gryphons are commonplace, Heartstone takes Jane Austen's classic tale and turns it into something new, engaging, and imaginative.
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Six Wakes by Mur LaffertyAwakening in a cloning vat, streaked with blood and possessing no memory of how she died, new clone Maria Arena discovers the clones of six former starship crew members and must identify their murderers before the killer strikes again.
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Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangCombining the precision and scientific curiosity of Kim Stanley Robinson with Lorrie Moore's cool, clear love of language and narrative intricacy, this award-winning collection offers readers the dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar.
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