| A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie CathrallAn Amazon Best Book of April 2024 * An IndieNext Pick
A charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming penpal romance, perfect for fans of Emily Wilde's Encylopaedia of Faeries and The House in the Cerulean Sea.
In the wake of the mysterious disappearances of independent scholar E. Cidnosin and academic Henerey Clel, their respective siblings, Sophy and Vyerin, study the couple's correspondence in search of clues to their fate. This epistolary fantasy romance is the 1st book in the Sunken Archive series. |
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| Archangels of Funk by Andrea HairstonOctavia Butler meets Neil Gaiman!
Cinnamon Jones, whom readers first encountered in Will Do Magic for Small Change, aids refugees from the Water Wars while making preparations for the Next World Festival, part of her family's legacy. For fans of: Octavia Butler's Parable books or adrienne m. brown's Black Dawn series. |
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| Road to Ruin by Hana LeeAn electrifying, gritty fantasy that takes a royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic.
Magebike courier Jin-Lu traverses the wastelands, delivering letters between star-crossed lovers Prince Kadrin of Kerina Sol and Princess Yi-Nereen of Kerina Rut while pining for them both. This action-packed science fantasy debut, the 1st installment of a planned series, is "savage, sexy, and deliciously screwed up" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: the Mad Max franchise; Al Hess' World Running Down. |
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| Escape Velocity by Victor ManiboA twisty new near-future genre-bending thriller- Knives Out in space with a Parasite twist.
Rochford Institute alums Henry, Ava, Laz, and Sloane arrive at the Space Habitat Altaire for their 25th reunion and soon find themselves in the midst of intrigue and murder in this intricately plotted SF mystery by the author of Sleepless. You might also like: Mur Lafferty's Midsolar Murders series or Tade Thompson's Far from the Light of Heaven. |
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| The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha MillsThis gripping science-fantasy novel from a Nebula and Locus Award-winning debut author is a complex, action-packed exploration of the costs of zealous faith, brutal war, and unquestioning loyalty.
Stripped of both her rank and her mechanical wings, Zemolai reflects on her decades of service as one of Radezha's Winged enforcers while wrestling with her complicity in the city-state's slide into fascism. A parallel storyline focuses on Zenya, Zemolai's idealistic younger self, and the life-altering choices she made. You might also like: Emily Tesh's Some Desperate Glory; C.L. Clark's The Unbroken. |
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Machine Vendetta
by Alastair Reynolds
From the king of modern space opera comes a new adventure in the Prefect Dreyfus series--Machine Vendetta is a thrilling tale of deadly conspiracies and old enemies that refuse to die.
After the death of Ingvar Tench, one of Panoply's most dangerous operatives, Prefect Tom Dreyfus, riddled with guilt, is plunged into a deadly conspiracy and pitted against an old enemy who refuses to die. Original.
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| When Among Crows by Veronica RothWhen Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking if redemption and atonement can be found in embracing what we most fear.
In this "captivating, bite-sized" (Publishers Weekly) urban fantasy by the author of Arch-Conspirator, human monster hunter Dymitr approaches zmora Ala in a Chicago bar and offers her a curse-breaking magical flower in exchange for her help in locating Baba Jaga. You might also like: Lilith Saintcrow's Dear God's Heart novels; GennaRose Nethercott's Thistlefoot; Zalika Reid-Benta's River Mumma. |
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| The Practice, The Horizon, and The Chain by Sofia SamatarNamed a Best Sci-Fi Book of 2024 by Esquire A Most Anticipated in 2024 Pick for Goodreads
Born and raised in the Hold, a nameless boy receives an academic scholarship to the University, where, under the tutelage of his professor, he makes unsettling discoveries about his world. This novella by the author of Tender "combines space adventure with an examination of the carceral state" (Library Journal) Read-alikes: Rivers Solomon's An Unkindness of Ghosts |
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| Black Shield Maiden by Willow Smith and Jess HendelA powerful and groundbreaking historical saga about an African warrior in the world of the Vikings.
Kidnapped, enslaved, and transported from her home in the empire of Wagadu to the northern realm of Skíringssal, blacksmith's daughter Yafeu forges a new path as a warrior with the help of magic-wielding Princess Freydis. This sweeping historical fantasy debut draws inspiration from West African and Scandinavian history. For fans of: Lilith Saintcrow's Black Land's Bane series. |
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| The Brides of High Hill by Nghi VoNghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle returns with a standalone gothic mystery that unfolds in the empire of Ahn.
The adventures of Cleric Chih continue as the itinerant monk accompanies a young bride to the estate of her mysterious, much older groom. Gothic atmosphere infuses this "pleasantly terrifying" (Booklist) 5th installment of the Singing Hills Cycle, following Mammoths at the Gates. For fans of: Cassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth; Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic. |
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