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Fantasy and Science Fiction August 2024 |
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| Navola by Paolo BacigalupiIn Navola, a city-state dominated by a handful of influential families, Davico di Regulai must demonstrate his mastery of Navolese diplomacy as he prepares to take the reins of power from his father, which reveals that his fate depends on what lies buried in the heart of his adopted sister.
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| The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah BrooksWhen the Trans-Siberian Express takes a new set of passengers across the Wastelands, home to miraculous and terrifying creatures, the rules of the magical landscape change and the travelers must trust each other as the wildness outside threatens to consume them all. |
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Apprentice to the Villain
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Happy working as the assistant to The Villain, Evie Sage notices something strange happening with the kingdom's magic and must protect their lair in Rennedawn in the second novel of the series following Assistant to the Villain.
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| The Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstWhen the Great Library of Alyssium goes up in flames, introverted librarian Kiela and her sentient spider plant flee to the faraway island of her childhood where she opens a spell shop to restore the island’s power, coming out of her shell to make a new life for herself. |
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| The Bright Sword by Lev GrossmanArriving in Camelot just after the death of King Arthur, young Collum joins the ragtag remnants of the Knights of the Round Table to defend Britian's throne from a magical threat. In his first adult fantasy since the Magicians series, author Lev Grossman plumbs the depths of Arthurian legend to create an inventive new epic. |
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Mirrored Heavens
by Rebecca Roanhorse
This sweeping conclusion to the Between Earth & Sky trilogy returns readers to the continent of Meridian, presenting "a rich tapestry of betrayal, victory, love, and loss" (Booklist). Series fans will be eager to see what becomes of Serapio, Xiala, Naranpa, and Okoa, while newcomers should start at the beginning with Black Sun, followed by Fevered Star, due to the complexity of the plot and world-building.
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Books You May Have Missed
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Dragons of Eternity
by Margaret Weis
Transported to a war-torn past by a magical gem, Destina and her companions must fix the fractured timeline before their present vanishes and evil controls the world, in the third novel of the series following Dragons of Fate.
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The Mercy of Gods
by James S. A. Corey
When the Carryx decimate the human population, taking the best and brightest of Anjiin society to serve on their homeworld, Dafyd Alkhor, swept along with them, is forced to compete against the other captive species with extinction as the price of failure.
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| Big Time by Ben H. WintersGrace Berney, a disillusioned mid-level bureaucrat, uncovers a sinister conspiracy to harvest and sell people’s time. Facing a mid-life crisis, she risks everything to save a young woman whose hospital photo comes across her desk. This fast-paced thriller is also a metaphysical mystery about the very nature of our lives. |
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| Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud WoolfIn a futuristic Bubble City, washed-up star Lulabelle Rock spawns a 13th clone whose sole mission is to eliminate her predecessors. But love complicates matters as the clone assassin faces a moral dilemma. This is a thrilling sci-fi tale where the line between clones and people blurs, and love proves more complex than expected. |
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