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Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror August 2021 |
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In the Quick
by Kate Hope Day
What it's about: A young and ambitious woman astronaut’s life is upended by a fiery love affair that threatens the rescue of a 12-years-lost spacecraft and its crew of survivors.
Why you might like it: A propulsive narrative of one woman’s persistence and journey to self-discovery, In the Quick is an exploration of the strengths and limits of human ability in the face of hardship, and the costs of human ingenuity.
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Evolving Elizah: Initiatum
by C.J. Hall
What it's about: Elizah (Liz) Geoff was born into a world much like the one we know today, but she doesn't remember it. It's all gone now, covered in ash after a series of natural disasters threw North American civilization into a death spiral. Now Liz's world is the Green Grow 3, a lush space farm orbiting Earth designed to feed humanity until the planet can heal itself.
Reviewers say: "Science fiction and post-apocalyptic fiction fans will find the book hard to put down, and not just because it's action-packed. The novel's careful character development will have readers waiting for the next installment of what is likely to be a galactic space series." -BlueInk Review
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The Betrayals
by Bridget Collins
What it's about: Exiled back to Montverre, an ancient and elite academy hidden in the mountains where his fate hangs in the balance, Leo Martin, in the rarified world of learning he once loved, feels a strange connection to the new Magistar as the legendary Midsummer Game approaches.
Why you might like it: An intricate and utterly spellbinding literary epic brimming with enchantment, mystery, and dark secrets from the highly acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding.
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And the Creek Don't Rise
by R.M. Gilmore
What it's about: Small town girl, Lynnie Russell, wakes after a late night celebrating her birthday, naked and caked in blood. As memories rush back to her, the horrifying reality of what she's done--what she's become--rips her soul to shreds.
Reviewers say: "Seamlessly blending horror, fantasy, and Southern small-town life, Gilmore (17 Marigold Lane) crafts a hauntingly beautiful world." - Publisher's Weekly starred review
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Bacchanal
by Veronica G. Henry
What it's about: Evil lives in a traveling carnival roaming the Depression-era South. But the carnival's newest act, a peculiar young woman with latent magical powers, may hold the key to defeating it. Her time has come.
Reviewers say: “Set in the Depression-era South and featuring a mysterious traveling carnival, it’s a novel of Black history and magic that makes for a terrific read.” —The Washington Post
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The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Also available as an EBook and EAudiobookMeet: A real-life “final girl”— the one girl always left standing at the end of a horror movie — Lynette Tarkington, who survived a massacre 22 years ago, along with five other final girls, works to overcome her past until someone becomes determined to take their lives apart again, piece by piece. Why you might like it: Grady Hendrix’s latest is a fast-paced, frightening, and wickedly humorous thriller. From chain saws to summer camp slayers, The Final Girl Support Group pays tribute to and slyly subverts our most popular horror films—movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Scream. Book buzz: A can't-miss summer read, selected by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, Time, USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN, LitHub, BookRiot, Bustle, Popsugar and the New York Public Library |
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The Library of the Dead
by T.L. Huchu
PRINT EDITION COMING SOON
Welcome to: contemporary Edinburgh, where a sinister someone or something is sucking the souls out of the city’s children.
I See Dead People: Ropa, a cynical and snarky high school dropout who works as a “ghostalker” conveying messages from the dead to the living, agrees to explore the city’s underground in search of the evil entity.
Reviewers say: “Expertly blending elements of Zimbabwean and Scottish culture, Huchu’s occult thriller is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking” (Publishers Weekly).
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The Book of Accidents
by Chuck Wendig
What it's about: Haunted by their tragic pasts, Nate and Maddie Graves move back to their hometown with their son, Oliver, who becomes involved with a strange boy who has a taste for dark magic that puts them at the heart of a battle of good vs evil.
Reviewers say: “Only Chuck Wendig can blend horror, fantasy, and science fiction into a propulsive thriller that is as funny as it is frightening, clever as it is uncanny, tender as it is terrifying. A magical ride.”—Alma Katsu, author of Red Widow and The Deep
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Focus on: Grimdark Fantasy
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| A Little Hatred by Joe AbercrombieAn age of progress: An industrial era dawns in the Union, bringing rebellion from dissatisfied workers in the cities. War already rages against the Northmen in the far provinces.
Featuring: a large cast of characters wielding magic, political power, and deadly weapons in an intricately plotted and sprawling portrait of violent conflict.
Crossover alert: This book, 1st in the Age of Madness series, is set in the same world as Abercrombie's popular First Law trilogy. |
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| The Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe setting: a richly detailed fantasy reimagining of 20th-century China, drawing on the history of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Introducing: Fang Runin, called Rin, a student of humble beginnings at the Empire's premier military institute. Harnessing her innate talent for shamanism may help her defend the Empire, but unleashing divine retribution is not something to do lightly.
You might also like: Ken Liu's Dandelion Dynasty series and N.K. Jemisin's Inheritance trilogy. |
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| The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea StewartIt's alive! The emperor is more interested in using magic to animate bone shards that do his bidding than in leading his living people.
The true heir: Lin, the emperor's daughter, maliciously stricken with an illness that might lose her the crown, struggles to regain her magic, memories, and might.
Why you might like it: Andrea Stewart’s “sharp and compelling” (Booklist) debut boasts magical and mysterious creatures, sapphic characters, and a thrilling tale of revolution. |
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Anything for Jackson
When a grieving Satanist couple kidnaps a pregnant woman so they can put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child, they end up summoning more than they bargained for. A Shudder original movie.
Not Rated
Horror
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Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Follows a detective and his rookie partner as they try to stop a criminal mastermind
Rated R
Crime, Horror, Mystery
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The Watch--TV Series
Follows a group of misfit cops as they fight crime in the city of Ankh-Morpork under the command of Captain Sam Vimes. Inspired by Terry Pratchett's Discworld.
TV-14
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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