July 2020 list by Bonnie Bradford
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Ballistic
by Marko Kloos
“I gulped down Ballistic in one long read, staying awake half the night, and now I want the next one!” —George R. R. Martin. Palladium Wars series.
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Chaos Reigning
by Jessie Mihalik
While going undercover at a rival House’s summer retreat to gather intelligence on their recent treachery, Catarina von Hasenberg is forced to work together with bodyguard Alex Sterling, whom she must persuade to return to Earth to finish this battle once and for all. Consortium Rebellion series.
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The City Among the Stars
by Francis Carsac
Tankar Holroy floats in space after his spaceship is sabotaged. Rescued by an unknown ship, he awakes to discover himself saved by the People of the Stars who are born and live in space with minimal contact with planets and their occupants whom they call, with contempt, planetaries.
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The Down Days
by Ilze Hugo
After a deadly outbreak, a quarantined African city is losing its mind, with residents experiencing hallucinations and paranoia. Now Faith, a fulltime corpse collector and a freelance “truthologist,: is trying to find her way through it all.
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Driving the Deep
by Suzanne Palmer
As a professional finder, Fergus Ferguson is hired to locate missing objects and steal them back. But it is rarely so simple--especially his latest, convoluted case. Finder Chronicles series.
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The Eleventh Gate
by Nancy Kress
Despite economic and territorial tensions, no one wants the city-states of the Eight Worlds to repeat the Terran Collapse by going to war. But when war accidentally happens, everyone seeks ways to exploit it for gain. When spoiled Tara Landry accidentally discovers an eleventh star-jump gate, her discovery will alter everything for the Eight Worlds.
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The Fiery Crown
by Jeffe Kennedy
With their bed the only place they find common ground, Conn and Lia, forming an uneasy alliance in their marriage of convenience, must risk everything to save their kingdom from Emperor Anure’s growing threat while dealing with their developing feelings for one another. Forgotten Empires series.
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A Girl from Nowhere
by James Maxwell
Life in the wasteland is a constant struggle. No one knows it better than Taimin. Crippled, Taimin meets a mystic named Selena, who convinces him to join her search for a fabled white city where he may find someone to heal his childhood injury. Firewall Trilogy.
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The Glass Breaks
by A. J. Smith
Duncan Greenfire has completed his initiation as a Sea Wolf. Walking between the worlds of Form and Void, the Sea Wolves glory in piracy and slaughter. Their rule is absolute, but young Duncan discovers a conspiracy to end their dominion and unleash a primeval chaos across the world. Form and Void series.
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Goldilocks
by Laura Lam
Valerie Black is spearheading the first all-female mission to a planet in the Goldilocks Zone, where conditions are just right for human habitation. It's humanity's last hope for survival, and time for life on Earth may be running out faster than they feared...
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Maker's Curse
by Trudi Canavan
Together, Rielle and Tyen face a dazzling world of political intrigue, treacherous villains, and unforgettable magic. Millennium's Rule series.
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Queen of the Unwanted
by Jenna Glass
Alys may be the acknowledged queen of Women’s Well—the fledgling colony where women hold equal status with men—but she cares little for politics in the wake of an appalling personal tragedy. In a distant realm unused to female rulers, Ellin struggles to maintain control. Unless these women can come together and embrace the true nature of female power, everything they have struggled to achieve may be at risk. Women's War series.
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Rule
by Rowenna Miller
Sophie, a dressmaker and charm caster, has lifted her family out of poverty with a hard-won reputation for beautiful ball gowns and discreetly embroidered spells. But a Revolution is brewing. As Sophie's brother, Kristos, rises to prominence in the growing anti-monarchist movement, it is only a matter of time before their fortunes collide. Unraveled Kingdom series.
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The Seared Lands
by Deborah A. Wolf
Across the world, vast forces gather. Fleeing a swarm of invaders, the child queen Maika seeks to lead her people across the wasteland to safety. Jian the half-breed prince musters an army from the Twilight Lands, while Ismai the Lich King gathers an undead horde, determined to reclaim the Dragon crown. Dragon's Legacy series.
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Sunshield
by Emily B. Martin
A lawless wilderness. A polished court. Individual fates, each on a quest to expose a system of corruption. Outlaw Road series.
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Unreconciled
by W. Michael Gear
Where does one put a messianic cult of practicing cannibals? That becomes the question when the ship Ashanti appears in Donovan's skies. She was designed for no more than four years in space. It's taken ten. And the few survivors have become monsters. Donovan series.
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