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Fantasy and Science Fiction October 2017
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Paradox bound
by Peter Clines
Unable to forget a mysterious woman he met years earlier clad in Revolutionary War-era clothing and driving a 100-year-old car, Eli searches for answers when the woman abruptly reappears, a resolve that leads him into a dangerous search across the nation and a century of history.
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A plague of giants
by Kevin Hearne
A bard in a magical kingdom describes how the world was taken over by invading giants and inspires the remaining humans to fight back, including a mage who discovers how to speak to and control magical beasts.
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| Autonomous by Annalee NewitzIn a near-future society dominated by multinational corporations, drug pirate Jack Chen reverse-engineers expensive medications and distributes free copies to those who can't afford the real thing. As a result, her activities have attracted the attention of the International Property Coalition, which sends military robot Paladin and Paladin's human partner, Eliasz, to apprehend Jack. |
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The sea peoples : a novel of the Change
by S. M Stirling
"S. M. Stirling's Novels of the Change are a "truly original combination of postapocalyptic sci-fi and military-oriented medieval fantasy"* about a future where mysterious Powers removed advanced technology, and humanity rebuilds society. Things don't remain peaceful for long.
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The genius plague
by David Walton
"What if the pandemic you thought would kill you made you more intelligent instead? In the Amazon jungle, a disease is spreading. To those who survive, it grants enhanced communication, memory, pattern recognition. But the miracle may be the sinister survival mechanism of a fungal organism, manipulating the infected into serving it.
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Focus on: Humorous SF and Fantasy
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| Raising Steam: A Discworld Novel by Terry PratchettInventor Dick Simnel has just built Discworld's first steam engine. In need of a wealthy backer, he brings his invention to Ankh-Morpork, which ushers in an industrial revolution...and a predictable amount of comedic chaos. |
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| Redshirts by John ScalziStarship Intrepid, Ensign Andrew Dahl can't understand why his shipmates aren't as excited as he is about away missions. That is, until he realizes that crew members who are chosen to go planetside don't live long or prosper. |
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| Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi TaylorRecruited by St. Mary's Institute of Historical Research, Madeleine "Max" Maxwell is delighted to discover that being a historian involves time travel. Although her job is to simply observe the past, she can't help getting involved. |
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| Crosstalk by Connie WillisWhen her boyfriend Trent asks her to get an EED ("even better than getting engaged," gushes a coworker), telecommunications executive Briddey Flannigan undergoes the "minor procedure," thinking that the neurological enhancement will strengthen their relationship. Instead, she ends up telepathically linked to her company's (sub-)basement-dwelling misanthrope. |
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