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Fantasy and Science Fiction - May 2023
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| Ascension by Nicholas BingeWhat happens: After a snow-capped mountain peak emerges from the Pacific Ocean, eccentric scientist Harold Tunmore joins an expedition to explore its strange terrain, which he recounts in a series of unsent letters.
Why you might like it: Multiple perspectives keep readers guessing throughout this speculative thriller, which pays homage to the work of Mary Shelley, H.P. Lovecraft, and more.
For fans of: Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy or Michael Rutger's Anomaly Files series. |
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One for my enemy
by Olivie Blake
Rival witch families fighting to maintain control of their respective criminal empires, the Antonova sisters and the influential Fedorov brothers find fraying loyalties threatening to rot each side from the inside out when an old conflict is resurrected.
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| Red Team Blues by Cory DoctorowOne last job: On the eve of his retirement, 67-year-old forensic accountant Martin Hench reluctantly agrees to recover stolen cryptocurrency keys at the request of his oldest friend, an eccentric technologist turned blockchain true believer.
Reviewers say: This noir-tinged cyberpunk caper, the 1st in a planned series about Martin's Silicon Valley exploits, is "jam-packed with cutting-edge ideas" (Booklist). |
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Tress of the emerald sea
by Brandon Sanderson
Stowing away on a ship to seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea to save her friend, Tress must decide if she's willing to leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death.
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| The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester FoxYorkshire, England, 1925: Ivy Radcliffe inherits Blackwood Abbey and its mysterious library, which may be responsible for the untimely deaths of the estate's previous residents.
Reviewers say: This "atmospheric historical fantasy" (Publishers Weekly) full of ghostly visitors, strange happenings, and sinister locals harboring secrets makes "a fine addition to the gothic genre" (Booklist).
You might also like: Simone St. James' Silence for the Dead or Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall. |
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For the first time, again
by Sylvain Neuvel
After an accident, Aster's bloodwork shows that she's from an alien race called Kibsu and is pitted against her mortal enemies, the Trackers, and the U.S. government in the third novel of the series following Until the Last of Me.
Series: Take them to the stars (3)
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| In the Lives of Puppets by TJ KluneWhat it is: a "gripping and heartfelt queer dystopian" (Publishers Weekly) retelling of Pinocchio by the author of The House in The Cerulean Sea.
Starring: forest-dwelling android inventor Giovanni "Gio" Lawson and his human son, Victor, whose efforts to repair lost android HAP expose their unconventional robot family to danger.
For fans of: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. |
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Untethered sky
by Fonda Lee
Overwhelmed with the need to kill the manticores that took her family, Ester joins the King's Royal Mews, where giant rocs of legend are flown to hunt manticores, and is paired with a fledging roc named Zahra, forming a terrifying partnership that leads her on a journey of perseverance and acceptance.
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| Camp Zero by Michelle Min SterlingIn a world... where climate change has rendered much of the Earth uninhabitable, the northern settlement of Camp Zero welcomes two new arrivals -- sex worker and spy "Rose" and privileged professor Grant -- whose paths will intersect in surprising ways.
Who it's for: Unfolding from multiple perspectives and jumping between past and present-day timelines, this stylistically complex dystopian novel may interest fans of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale or Catherine Hernandez's Crosshairs.
Media buzz: Camp Zero is a selection of The Today Show's Read With Jenna book club. |
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Aurora Borealis Bridge
by Jane M. Lindskold
"Can it get any stranger? Absolutely! When Peg, Meg, and Teg were first summoned Over Where, vast and varied life experience (along with wide reading choices) helped them adjust to a world where they were the only humans, magic was real, ships could fly,and reincarnation was a confirmed fact. In the company of the "inquisitors," Xerak, Grunwold, and Vereez, the three newly appointed mentors rediscovered the Library of the Sapphire Wind, and, within it, revelations that transformed the young people's pasts into a vast tangle of lies and half-truths. But there are still questions to be answered. Before they are done, Meg the retired librarian, Teg the archeologist-turned-mage, and the multi-talented, ever surprising Peg will deal with kidnappings, betrayal, arcane artifacts, romantic intrigues, and the inescapable reality that past lives cast long shadows. Together, the three mentors and their young allies will uncover the startling truth about what lies on the other side of the Aurora Borealis Bridge-a truth that holds the secret of Over Where, and that will change all their lives forever"
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| Some Desperate Glory by Emily TeshIntroducing: Kyr, a young warrior on Gaea Station whose dreams of avenging Earth are shattered when, instead of being sent into battle, she's assigned to the Nursery, where she must birth the next generation of supersoldiers.
Is it for you? This gritty space opera by the author of the Greenhollow Duology puts its protagonist through the wringer as she comes to question her lifelong indoctrination in an extremist death cult that holds disturbing ideological positions concerning race, gender, and sexuality. |
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Invisible things : a novel
by Mat Johnson
Arriving on Jupiter, Nalini and her crew find a city encased in a bubble where they are taken captive and forced to start new lives in a place riven with wealth, populated by alien abductees and plagued by an invisible entity. By the author of Pym.
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