November 2020 list by Bonnie Bradford
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The 2084 Report
by James Lawrence Powell
2084: Global warming has proven worse than even the direst predictions scientists had made at the turn of the century. No country—and no one—has remained unscathed. Through interviews from around the globe, this riveting oral history describes in graphic detail the effects of the Great Warming.
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The Bone Shard Daughter
by Andrea Stewart
Her father's mastery of bone shard magic has maintained law and order in the kingdom for many years. But with the threat of revolution, Lin is determined to learn the secret of the magic to claim her birthright and save the kingdom. Drowning Empire series.
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Burning Roses
by S. L. Huang
Rosa, also known as Red Riding Hood, is done with wolves and woods. Hou Yi the Archer is tired, and knows she’s past her prime. They would both rather just be retired, but that’s not what the world has ready for them.
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A Dance with Fate
by Juliet Marillier
The young warrior and bard Liobhan is even more determined to gain a place as an elite fighter, returning to Swan Island to continue her training. But Oakhill, she soon learns, is a place of dark secrets. When Liobhan and her comrade in arms, Dau, start to expose the rot at the center of Oakhill, they place themselves in deadly danger. Warrior Bards series.
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Dark Star Rising
by Bennett R. Coles
The star sailing ship HMSS Daring and its misfit crew go undercover to infiltrate the pirate network. But the closer they get to its center and the elusive Dark Star, the clearer it becomes that all is not what it seems. Blackwood & Virtue series.
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Dealer's Choice
by George R. R. MartinStephen Leigh
As the final battle between the Nats and Bloat rages on Ellis Island, the Turtle throws in the towel, Modular Man switches sides, Reflector faces defeat, and assassins reach Bloat's chamber. Wild Cards series.
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The Doors of Eden
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Four years ago, two girls went looking for monsters on Bodmin Moor. Only one came back. Lee thought she'd lost Mal, but now she's miraculously returned. But what happened that day on the moors? And where has she been all this time? Mal's reappearance hasn't gone unnoticed, and Lee isn't the only one with questions.
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The Forgotten Kingdom
by Signe Pike
AD 573. Imprisoned, Languoreth awaits news in torment. Her husband and son have ridden off to war against her brother. Her young daughter, Angharad, who was training to become a Wisdom Keeper, has been lost in the chaos. As one of the bloodiest battles of Scottish history plays out, nine year-old Angharad must summon all she has taught to follow her own destiny through the mysterious, mystical land of the Picts. Lost Queen series.
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Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots
Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a job. But after being injured by a "hero," Anna stars to do research. The key to everything is data: knowing how to collate it, how to manipulate it, and how to weaponize it. By tallying up the human cost these caped forces of nature wreak upon the world, she discovers that the line between good and evil is mostly marketing.
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A Killing Frost
by Seanan McGuire
When October is informed that Simon Torquill—legally her father, due to Faerie's archaic marriage traditions—must be invited to her wedding or risk the ceremony throwing her kingdom into political turmoil, she finds herself setting out on a quest she was not yet prepared to undertake for the sake of her future. October Daye series.
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The Loop
by Jeremy Robert Johnson
A small town nestled in the hills of central Oregon becomes the epicenter of an epidemic of violence when the teenaged children of executives from the local biotech firm become ill and aggressively murderous. Suddenly the townspeople must do everything it takes just to survive...
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The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself?
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The Moonlit World
by Edward Willett
Fresh from their adventures in a world inspired by Jules Verne, Shawna Keys and Karl Yatsar find themselves in a world that mirrors much darker tales. Beneath a full moon that hangs motionless in the sky, they’re forced to flee terrifying creatures that can only be vampires…only to run straight into a pack of werewolves. Worldshapers series.
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The Sentient
by Nadia Afifi
Amira Valdez is a brilliant neuroscientist trying to put her past on a religious compound behind her. Then she’s assigned to a controversial cloning project. Using her talents as a reader of memories, Amira uncovers a conspiracy to stop the creation of the first human clone–at all costs.
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Set My Heart to Five
by Simon Stephenson
Set in a 2054 where humans have locked themselves out of the internet and Elon Musk has incinerated the moon, this is the hilarious yet profoundly moving story of one android’s emotional awakening. Unlike anything you have ever read before, Set My Heart to Five is a love letter to outsiders everywhere. Plus it comes uniquely guaranteed to make its readers weep a minimum of 29mls of tears.
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The Trials of Koli
by M. R. Carey
Koli never planned to set foot outside his small village. He knew that beyond its walls lay a fearsome landscape filled with choker trees, vicious beasts, and Shunned men. But when he was exiled, he had no choice but to journey out into this strange world where every moment is a fight for survival. Rampart Trilogy.
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The Trouble with Peace
by Joe Abercrombie
Peace is just another kind of battlefield... Unrest worms into every layer of society. The Breakers still lurk in the shadows, plotting to free the common man, while noblemen bicker for their own advantage. The old ways are swept aside, and the old leaders with them, but those who would seize the reins of power will find no alliance, no friendship, no peace lasts forever. Age of Madness series.
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