March 2019 list by Bonnie Bradford
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Ancestral Night
by Elizabeth Bear
Halmey Dz and her partner Connla Kurucz are salvage operators, living just on the inside of the law...usually. Theirs is a perilous and marginal existence, with barely enough chance of striking it big to keep them coming back for more. But when they make a shocking discovery about an alien species that has been long thought dead, it may be the thing that could kill the perilous peace mankind has found. White Space series.
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Another Kingdom
by Andrew Klavan
Stuck between dual realities –charged for a murder he doesn’t recall in one and running from a maniacal billionaire who’s determined to kill him in another– Austin Lively’s monotonous life has become an epic adventure of magic, murder, and political intrigue in both the New Republic of Galiana and the streets of Los Angeles, California.
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The Deepest Blue
by Sarah Beth Durst
Life is precious and precarious on the islands of Belene, which are besieged by a capricious ocean full of malicious spirits. Mayara, one of the island’s fearless oyster divers, has found happiness in love. But on the day of her wedding, a spirit-driven storm hits the island with deadly force. To save her loved ones, Mayara reveals a dangerous secret: she has the power to control the spirits. Tales of Renthia.
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Doctor Who Meets Scratchman
by Tom Baker
The Doctor, Harry and Sarah Jane Smith arrive at a remote Scottish island, when their holiday is cut short by the appearance of strange creatures—hideous scarecrows, who are preying on the local population. The Doctor vows to save the islanders, but the time travellers have fallen into a trap: Scratchman is coming for them.
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For the Killing of Kings
by Howard Andrew Jones
A tenuous peace between the realm of Darassus and the hordes of an unruly king is shattered when a great sword of destiny is declared a forgery, forcing a squire and an archer to expose a dangerous conspiracy. Ring-Sworn Trilogy.
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Gates of Stone
by Angus Macallan
The destinies of disinherited Princess Katerina, dethroned Prince Arjun, and the power-hungry sorcerer Mangku entwine in the lawless islands of the Laut Besar. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance. If the sorcerer cannot be stopped, the world itself will be unmade… Lord of the Islands series.
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The Iron Codex
by David Mack
1954, Southeast Asia. A chance encounter sparks an international race to find Anja Kernova, a hunter of Nazi sorcerers, and steal the powerful magickal tome known as the Iron Codex. Anja is hunted by friend and foe alike as they approach a showdown on Bikini Atoll, where science and black magic are destined to collide. Dark Arts series.
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A Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery
by Curtis Craddock
Isabelle des Zephyrs finds herself drawn into mystery when her faithful musketeer Jean-Claude uncovers a series of gruesome murders by someone calling themselves the Harvest King. As panic swells, the capital descends into chaos, and Isabelle and Jean-Claude alone must thwart the coup before it changes l’Empire forever. Risen Kingdoms series.
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The Last Dog on Earth
by Adrian J. Walker
Lineker is a happy-go-lucky mongrel living through the apocalypse with his master, Reg. But then Reg and his trusty hound must brave the chaos outside in a journey that will prove the importance of bravery, loyalty, and trust. When the world has gone to the dogs, who will you choose to stand with?
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The Light Brigade
by Kameron Hurley
The Light Brigade: it's what soldiers fighting the war against Mars call the ones who come back...different. Grunts in the corporate corps get busted down into light to travel to and from interplanetary battlefronts. Those who survive learn to stick to the missionbrief—no matter what actually happens during combat.
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The Perfect Assassin
by K. A. Doore
Divine justice is written in blood. Or so Amastan has been taught. As a new assassin in the Basbowen family, he’s already having second thoughts about taking a life. Until, impossibly, Basbowen’s finest start showing up dead, and, inevitably, Amastan is ordered to solve these murders, before the family gets blamed. Chronicles of Ghadid.
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Prism Cloud
by Jeff Wheeler
When the emperor is assassinated, Sera Fitzempress is the most eligible to inherit the empire. Her upcoming marriage to the prince would cement her position. And as a champion for peace, Sera may stave off war between the worlds of Kingfountain and Muirwood. But standing between her and her enemies is one devastating secret. Harbinger series.
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The Psychology of Time Travel
by Kate Mascarenhas
The granddaughter of a noted time-travel scientist is alarmed when she receives a mysterious newspaper clipping from the future reporting the murder of a woman who just may be her.
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The Rosewater Insurrection
by Tade Thompson
All is quiet in the city of Rosewater as it expands on the back of the gargantuan alien Wormwood. Then government agent Aminat learns she must capture a woman who is the key to the survival of the humanrace—despite the machinations of the Mayor of Rosewater and the emergence of an old enemy of Wormwood... Wormwood Trilogy.
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Titanshade
by Dan Stout
Carter's a homicide cop in Titanshade, a boomtown where 8-tracks are state of the art, disco rules the radio, and all the best sorcerers wear designer labels. It's also a metropolis teetering on the edge of disaster. The city's future hangs on a possible investment from the alien amphibians known as Squibs. But now a Squib diplomat has been murdered. The pressure's never been higher for Carter to make a quick arrest. Carter Archives series.
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Today I Am Carey
by Martin L. Shoemaker
Mildred is dying of Alzheimer's Disease. As her memories fade, she requires the aid of a full-time android to assist her in her everyday life. The android's duty: to tend to Mildred as Alzheimer's steals her away one memory at a time. As the humans around it age and change, Carey struggles to understand life's challenges and to make its own path. Carey must learn to live. To grow. To care.
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The True Queen
by Zen Cho
When sisters Muna and Sakti wake upon the peaceful beach of the island of Janda Baik, they can't remember anything, except that they are bound as only sisters can be. They have been cursed by an unknown enchanter, and slowly Sakti starts to fade away. The only hope of saving her is to go to distant Britain, where Muna must learn to navigate high society, and trick the English magicians into believing she is a magical prodigy. Sorcerer to the Crown series.
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Voices of the Fall
by John Ringo
Civilization had fallen. Everyone who survived the plague lived through the Fall, that terrible autumn when life as they had known it ended in blood and chaos. These are their stories. These are the Voices of the Fall. Black Tide Rising series.
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Where Oblivion Lives
by T. Frohock
Born of daimon and angel, Diago Alvarez is a being unlike all others. The embodiment of dark and light, he has witnessed the good and the horror of this world and those beyond. In the supernatural war between angels and daimons that will determine humankind’s future, Diago has chosen Los Nefilim, the sons and daughters of angels who possess the power to harness music and light. Los Nefilim series.
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The Women's War
by Jenna Glass
When a nobleman’s first duty is to produce a male heir, women are treated like possessions and bargaining chips. But as the aftereffects of a world-altering spell ripple out physically and culturally, women at last have a bargaining chip of their own. And two women in particular find themselves at the liberating crossroads of change.
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