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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 Black Bird Oracle : A novel
by Deborah Harkness
When the Congregation demands she and Matthew test the magic of their 7-year-old twins, Oxford scholar and witch Diana Bishop, forging a different path, confronts her family's dark past and reckons with her desire for even greater power— if she can let go of her fear of wielding it.
Series: All Souls Trilogy (5)
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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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Bound to the Shadow Prince
by Ruby Dixon
Princess Candra is locked in a tower with a Fellian - a fearsome warrior race complete with wings, claws, and fangs. As time inside the unchanging tower rolls on, Candra uncovers the man behind the stony facade. And when their tenure hits an unexpected snag, they must face an outside world they no longer recognize, one that threatens their lives and their surprising love.
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The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish
by Paula Brackston
In 1881 England, assistant librarian for the Hereford cathedral, Hecate Cavendish, who can see ghosts, guards an ancient chained library where some lost souls become her dearest friends, others seek her helping in finding peace and others threaten the lives of everyone she loves.
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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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The Sky on Fire
by Jenn Lyons
When she's spirited away to the dragon-ruled sky cities by a group of cunning misfits who need her help to steal from a dragon's hoard, Anahrod, who lives only for survival, discovers there's one problem: the hoard in question belongs to a woman who wants her dead.
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Blood Jade
by Julia Vee
Emiko Soong, the Sentinel of San Francisco, investigates a murder that leads her back to Tokyo and threatens to reveal dark family secrets, in the second novel of the series following Ebony Gate.
Series: Phoenix Hoard (2)
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Daughters of Chaos: A novel
by Jen Fawkes
In Civil War-era Nashville, 22-year-old Sylvie leaves her twin brother and follows a mysterious script to a secret society of women with extraordinary powers whose ancient mission is to eradicate the violence of men.
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The Night Ends With Fire
by K. X. Song
When her opium-addicted father plans to sell her to a violent, ill-tempered man, Mellin, with the Three Kingdoms at war, disguises herself as a boy and enlists in the army where she has visions of a sea dragon spirit that offers her true power and freedom, but with a deadly price.
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The Gilded Crown
by Marianne Gordon
Gifted with the ability to raise the dead, Hellevir, after bringing the Queen's granddaughter, Princess Sullivain, back to life, must remain by the princess's side, but with the threat of war looming, she must trade more and more of herself to keep Sullivain alive, but Death will always take what he's owed.
Series: Raven's Trade (1)
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