Fantasy and Science Fiction
December 2023
Recent Releases
The Future
by Naomi Alderman

A Most Anticipated Book of Fall at Associated Press, Booklist, Chicago Tribune, Goodreads, Good Housekeeping, Literary Hub, Time, The Week, and W Magazine 

A diverse group of activists battle a trio of tech billionaires for the future of Earth in this fast-paced and intricately plotted near-future SF novel by the author of The Power. Read-alikes: Eleanor Catton's Birnam Wood and   Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140. 
Bookshops & Bonedust
by Travis Baldree

An Instant #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller
A Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023
An Amazon Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2023

This highly anticipated prequel to Legends & Lattes finds orc mercenary Viv recuperating from an injury in the tiny seaside town of Murk while longing to rejoin Rackam's Ravens. But when Fern, the rattkin proprietress of Thistleburr Booksellers, introduces her to the joys of reading, Viv begins to envision a different future for herself.
A Stranger in the Citadel
by Tobias S. Buckell

At the revolutionary crossroads of magic, betrayal, and long-forgotten truths, a naïve, compassionate royal and a determined, hunted librarian discover a dangerous world of mortal and ancient menaces.

In a world where books are forbidden, the family of the Lord Musketeer of Ninetha guards the Cornucopia, a strange machine that supplies everything their community needs. But when youngest daughter Lilith intervenes to stop the execution of itinerant librarian Ishmael, she sets off a chain of events that will shake the foundations of her entire world. 
The Lost Cause
by Cory Doctorow

It's thirty years from now. We're making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry old people who can't let go?

The United States of the 2050s looks very different: the Green New Deal has become law, and young Americans like 19-year-old Brooks Palazzo work to ensure a sustainable, low-carbon future while welcoming climate refugees. But some, like Richard's xenophobic grandfather and his friends, don't like the direction the country is headed in and will fight to the death to preserve their way of life. Read-alikes: Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future.
 
The Queen of Days
by Greta Kelly

An epic adventure that weaves together a flawed-but-lovable family of thieves, a battle between fallen gods, and stakes high enough to cause vertigo.

Hired by a mysterious client to steal a statue of the god Karanis, Balthazar “Bal” Vadalen and his Talion crew, along with enigmatic thief the Queen of Days, soon find themselves in over their heads in this stand-alone fantasy caper by the author of the Warrior Witch duology. Read-alikes: Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastards series; Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows.
Yours for the Taking
by Gabrielle Korn

A feminist multibillionaire’s solution to a climate change–induced housing crisis comes with a dark underbelly in this debut novel.

In 2050, behind the exclusive Inside Project—a series of weather-safe, city-sized structures around the world—three women, employees of the billionaire/women's rights advocate responsible for this strange new society, notice cracks in the system, in this thrilling story of queer love, betrayal and chosen family.
Chaos Terminal
by Mur Lafferty

Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, thank you very much. But no matter what she does, people persist in dying around her-and only she seems to be able to solve the crime.

As newcomers from Earth arrive on Station Eternity, "murder magnet" and reluctant amateur sleuth Mallory Viridian must once again investigate when one of them dies under suspicious circumstances. Chaos Terminal is the 
2nd in the "wonderfully inventive, delightfully wacky, and cleverly complex" (Booklist) Midsolar Murders series, which begins with Station Eternity.
A Power Unbound
by Freya Marske

"Messy people and burn-it-down conflict. . . . Marske uses the full span of the trilogy to build to a beautiful, devastating conclusion."--The New York Times

To obtain the final piece of the Last Contract, Jack Alston, Lord Hawthorn, will require the assistance of Alan Ross, an infuriatingly attractive writer and thief. This "showstopping" (Publishers Weekly) conclusion to the Last Binding trilogy, after A Marvellous Light and A Restless Truth offers an atmospheric setting, a twisty plot, and a charged enemies-to-lovers romance. Read-alikes: C.L. Polk's Kingston Cycle; K.D. Edwards' Tarot Sequence.
We Are the Crisis
by Cadwell Turnbull

The long-awaited sequel  sees humans and monsters clash as civil rights collide with preternatural forces.

Soon after monsters reveal their existence, so do anti-monster hate groups, which may be connected to a spate of monster disappearances. This sequel to No Gods, No Monsters, the 2nd book in the Convergence Saga, features a diverse ensemble cast, a kaleidoscopic narrative that unfolds in linked vignettes across dimensions, and a powerful meditation on marginalization.
System Collapse
by Martha Wells

Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells's bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series.  

Picking up where Network Effect left off, this 7th installment of the Murderbot Diaries (read Fugitive Telemetry before either of these) finds a malfunctioning Murderbot, its frenemy ART, and the human crew of the Preservation responder ship attempting to rescue a group of stranded colonists on an alien-contaminated planet. There's no way this could go disastrously wrong!
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