May 2018 list by Bonnie Bradford
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The Book of M
by Peng Shepherd
One afternoon at an outdoor market in India, a man's shadow disappears—an occurrence science cannot explain. He is only the first. The phenomenon spreads like a plague, and while those afflicted gain a strange new power, it comes at a horrible price: the loss of all their memories.
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The Darwin Variant
by Kenneth Johnson
When the icy shards of a rogue comet fall to Earth, they bring an unknown virus that accelerates evolution to extremes. Fourteen-year-old Katie and Dr. Susan Perry of the CDC become fugitives as they fight to prevent a viral conspiracy from creating a terrifying brave new world.
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Eve of Darkness
by S. J. Day
Years ago Evangeline Hollis spent a night with a darkly seductive man. But that evening has become a disaster of biblical proportions: she's been branded with the Mark of Cain. Now Eve is thrust into a world where sinners are marked and drafted to kill demons. Her former one night stand Cain is now her mentor. And his equally sexy brother Abel is her new boss. And Eve has become the latest point of contention in the oldest case of sibling rivalry in history. Marked series.
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The Glass Blade
by Ryan Wieser
The Hunters of Infinity have been protecting the Daharian galaxy for years, but there has never been a female Hunter—until now. Impressed by Jessop's remarkable sword-wielding skills, the Hunters invite her to their training facility, the Glass Blade. But they soon discover that Jessop learned to fight from their enemy. Has the Hunters' security been breached? Hunters of Infinity series.
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The Grey Bastards
by Jonathan French
Live in the saddle. Die on the hog. Jackal and his fellow half-orcs proudly patrol the barren wastes of the Lot Lands, spilling their own damned blood to keep civilized folk safe. Then the fallout from a deadly showdown makes Jackal wonder if his feelings have blinded him to ugly truths about this world, and his and the Bastards’ place in it.
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Master Assassins
by Robert V. S. Redick
Two feuding brothers must flee for their lives into the Land that Eats Men, a sprawling desert populated by monsters, ghouls, and human-flesh traffickers. The Fire Sacraments series.
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The Mermaid
by Christina Henry
Once there was a mermaid called Amelia who could never be content in the sea, a mermaid who longed to know the world, and so she came to live on land. Once there was a man called P. T. Barnum, a man who longed to make his fortune by selling the wondrous and miraculous, and there is nothing more miraculous than a real mermaid.
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Night Fall
by Simon R. Green
The Droods are all about control, making people do what they're told for a greater good. The Nightside is all about choice: good and bad and everything in between. The Droods want to make the world behave; the Nightside wants to party. They were never going to get along. But now there's blood running in the gutters, and the bodies are piling up. Is anyone going to get out of this alive? Secret Histories series.
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Outcasts of Order
by L. E. Modesitt
Continuing the journey from The Mongrel Mage, Outcasts of Order is the story of Beltur, an Order mage, who discovers he possesses frightening powers not seen for hundreds of years. His fellow mages see him as a threat to be destroyed, and the local merchants want to exploit his power. There’s only one way he can remain free and survive―he’s going to have to run. Saga of Recluce series.
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The Robots of Gotham
by Todd McAulty
After long years of war, the United States has sued for peace, yielding to a brutal coalition of nations ruled by fascist machines. One quarter of the country is under foreign occupation. Manhattan has been annexed by a weird robot monarchy, and in Tennessee, a permanent peace is being delicately negotiated between the battered remnants of the U.S. government and an envoy of implacable machines.
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Season of Storms
by Andrzej Sapkowski
Geralt of Rivia is one of the few capable of hunting the monsters that prey on humanity. A mutant who has the task of killing unnatural beings. He uses magical signs, potions, and the pride of every witcher: two swords, steel and silver. But now Geralt is without his trademark weapons and the season of storms is coming... The Witcher series.
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Smoke Eaters
by Sean Grigsby
Firefighter Cole Brannigan, the newest member of the elite dragon-fighting force known as the Smoke Eaters, is immune to dragon smoke—a rare power. Discovering a plot to take over the city’s government, Brannigan takes matters into his own hands, and must repel the dragon menace to save countless of innocence lives.
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The Testament of Loki
by Joanne M. Harris
In the sequel to The Gospel of Loki, Loki’s adventures continue when he finds a way out of the end of the world and plans to restart the power of the Norse gods.
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The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn
by Tyler Whitesides
Ardor Benn is no ordinary thief. Rakish, ambitious, and master of wildly complex heists, he styles himself a Ruse Artist Extraordinaire. When a priest hires him for the most daring ruse yet, Ardor assembles a dream team of forgers, disguisers, schemers, and thieves, and sets out to steal from the most powerful king the realm has ever known. Kingdom of Grit series.
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The Vestigial Heart
by Carme Torras
Thirteen-year-old Celia—brought back to life when a cure is found for her formerly terminal disease—wakes up in a future where many human emotions are extinct, and "emotional masseuses" try to help people recover those lost sensations.
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