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Network Effect by Martha WellsWhen Murderbot’s human associates are captured and need its help, it must choose between inertia and drastic action, in this first, full-length standalone novel about a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction. |
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FINALISTS Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeLiving in a labyrinthine house of endless corridors, flooded staircases and thousands of statues, Piranesi assists the dreamlike dwelling’s only other resident throughout a mysterious research project before evidence emerges of an astonishing alternate world. |
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The City We Became by N. K. JemisinThis first book of an exciting new series by a Hugo Award-winning author takes readers into the dark underbelly of New York City, where a roiling, ancient evil stirs in the halls of power, threatening to destroy the city and her six newborn avatars.
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The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette KowalWhen political divides, riots and sabotage compromise the Earth’s response to the Meteor strike, Elma departs for a fledgling Mars colony before the challenges of interplanetary pioneer life are further complicated by her husband’s presidential campaign.
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Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirA sequel to the best-selling Gideon the Ninth continues the story of Harrowhark Nonagesimus, whose failing health and uncooperative magic are complicated by the schemes of a would-be assassin in the twisted halls of the Emperor.
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Black Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseA trilogy debut by the Nebula Award-winning author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn is inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and follows the unbalancing of the holy city of Tova amid a fateful solstice eclipse.
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WINNER A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Taking over for an ambassador who died a suspicious death, Mahit Dzmare investigates the potential murder while navigating the alien culture of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire, which is hiding a technological secret that could impact the universe. |
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FINALISTS The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders A reluctant revolutionary survives exile by forging an unusual, world-changing bond with a family of ice creatures that live outside the human confines of their dying planet. By the Nebula Award-winning author of All the Birds in the Sky |
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The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow A woman navigating the out-of-place artifacts in her caretaker’s sprawling early 20th-century mansion discovers a mysterious book that reveals impossible truths about the world and her own past.
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The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley To fight a war on Mars, soldiers are broken down into particles of light, but those who survive are experiencing an alarming type of combat madness in the new novel from the author of The Stars Are Legion.
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Middlegame by Seanan McGuire In an alternate-reality world under the shadow of a magical government bent on transmuting the fabric of reality, two alchemical twins, one skilled with language and the other with math, become catalysts in their creator's grab for power. |
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Raised in a hostile undead world where she would escape servitude and a zombie afterlife, a lesbian necromancer becomes a bodyguard to an emperor to secure her freedom in a solar system of swordplay and cutthroat politics. A first novel.
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WINNER The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette KowalOn a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. |
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FINALISTS Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky ChambersA young apprentice, an alien academic, a caretaker for the dead, an archivist and others wrestle with profound questions after their evacuation ship, carrying the last humans on Earth, finally reaches its destination. |
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Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha LeeAfter cadet Shuos Jedao awakes, he is in the body of a general, his older self, and must deal with the consequences of the evil actions carried out by him as the general, as he and hexarch Nirai Kujen are being hunted by an enemy bent on revenge
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Space Opera by Catherynne M. ValenteThe fate of humankind and the Earth hang in the balance as species compete for glory in a galaxy-wide musical contest rife with glitter, lipstick, and electric guitars where they must sing to survive.
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Spinning Silver by Naomi NovikDeciding to collect on the outstanding debts owed her family of moneylenders, a young woman is overheard boasting about being able to turn silver into gold by the creatures who haunt the wood, in this reimagining of the Rumpelstiltskin story.
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Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseWhen a small town needs her help in finding a missing girl, Maggie Hoskie, a Dinetah monster hunter and supernaturally gifted killer, reluctantly enlists the help of an unconventional medicine man to uncover the terrifying truth behind the disappearance—and her own past.
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WINNER The Stone Sky by N. K JemisinA conclusion to the Hugo Award-winning, post-apocalyptic trilogy that began with The Fifth Season reveals how the powers and agendas of two women determine the fate of humankind in the wake of a returning Moon. |
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FINALISTS The Collapsing Empire by John ScalziWhen humanity discovers the existence of an extra-dimensional field capable of transporting travelers to different worlds instantly, a significantly depopulated Earth is threatened by a subsequent finding that the field is unstable and may be cutting travelers off on the wrong side of Earth-friendly worlds. |
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New York 2140 by Kim Stanley RobinsonWhen a New York City of the near future is submerged by rising waters, the residents rapidly adapt the thriving metropolis until it becomes a vibrant, though permanently changed, canal region of island skyscrapers and remarkable inhabitants.
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Provenance by Ann LeckieThe award-winning author of the Ancillary trilogy presents the story of a power-driven young woman who frees a thief from a prison planet and seeks to reclaim priceless stolen artifacts as part of her plan to secure the status she craves.
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Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha LeeThe eagerly awaited sequel to Ninefox Gambit. Captain Kel Cheris is possessed by a long-dead traitor general. Together they must face the rivalries of the hexarchate and a potentially devastating invasion. Original.
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Six Wakes by Mur LaffertyAwakening in a cloning vat, streaked with blood and possessing no memory of how she died, new clone Maria Arena discovers the clones of six former starship crew members and must identify their murderers before the killer strikes again.
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