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Fantasy and Science Fiction April 2024
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Mal goes to war by Edward AshtonWhen the puritanical Humanists cut off access to infospace, free A.I. Mal finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting, in this satirical take on war, artificial intelligence and what it really means to be human.
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| The Mars House by Natasha PulleySet in the far-future Martian colony of Tharsis, this novel by Natasha Pulley explores the often fraught marriage of convenience between anti-immigrant politician Aubrey Gale and dancer January Stirling, a refugee from Earth. |
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Someone you can build a nest in by John WiswellNursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human, shapeshifting monster Shesheshen falls in love with her only to discover she's a monster hunter, and since devouring her girlfriend isn't an option, she must learn to build a life with, rather than in, her soulmate.
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Cascade failure by L. M. SagasThere are only three real powers in the Spiral: the corporate power of the Trust versus the Union's labor's leverage; between them the Guild tries to keep everyone's hands above the table.
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The book that broke the world by Mark LawrenceForced to flee the Library by a ruthless enemy, Evar is thrust into the vastness of a world he's never seen, while Livira, trapped in a ghost world, must recover the book she wrote—one which is the only true threat to the library's existence.
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Salvation Taverns by E.m GoldsmithDragons slumber to the tune of their tales. And if those stories cease, they awake enraged. Rookes have forever been tasked with spreading the tales that inflame the imagination and magic of the people who hear them, setting ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things.
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Heartstone by Elle Katharine WhiteA debut novel that retells Pride and Prejudice in a world where creatures are dragons, hobgoblins, lamias, and gryphons are commonplace, Heartstone takes Austen's classic tale and turns it into something new, engaging, and imaginative.
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| The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra KhawTwo refugees, a mermaid and a plague doctor, seek safety in the forest but instead encounter greater danger in this dark and often disturbing homage to Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. |
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A spindle splintered by Alix E. HarrowLeft with a rare condition caused by an industrial accident, Zinnia Gray celebrates her 21st, and possibly last, birthday and pricks her finger on a spinning wheel at a party, in a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAn unexpected visitor upends the sheltered life of Carlota Moreau, whose father, mad scientist Doctor Moreau, keeps her isolated on their estate in 1870s Yucatán, Mexico, along with the human-animal hybrid creatures he has created.
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