Winfield Public Library: Fantasy and Science Fiction: March 2026

Recent Releases

A Hole in the Sky
by Peter F. Hamilton

Five hundred years ago, the machines on the generation ship where teenage Hazel and her family live stopped working. With resources scarce, everyone is "recycled" at age 65. But when Hazel discovers a group called the Cheaters, who refuse to give up their life for the ship, she'll have to make a serious choice.

With "frequent and thrilling" (Publishers Weekly) twists and compelling action, fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and James S.A. Corey will anticipate the continuation of this new series.

City of Others
by Jared Poon

Benjamin Toh is a middle manager for the Department for Engagement of Unusual Stakeholders (DEUS), charged with managing supernatural nuisances so no one else has to deal with them. When an entire block of flats goes missing, Ben will have to deal with a scorned demigod who isn't particularly inclined to help the Singaporean government.

"Themes of grief and responsibility are balanced by keen humor, often poking fun at bureaucracy" (Booklist) in this urban fantasy that fans will get swept away in.

The Trident and the Pearl
by Sarah K. L. Wilson

Queen Coralys kneels to no one. But when her kingdom is besieged by a terrible hurricane, killing her husband and destroying half her nation, she is forced to make a deal with the gods for salvation.But the gods have a wicked sense of justice, and they demand payment for their help. Coralys must give up her titles and marry the first man to set foot on her pier: a poor, wounded fisherman.

Coralys keeps her promise and sets out with him in his dinghy, with only the hope of revenge against the gods to keep her from despair. But her new husband hides his own secrets, and learning to trust each other will be their greatest challenge, because only together can they stop the enemies gathering at her kingdom's shores.

Tailored Realities
by Brandon Sanderson

This new collection from acclaimed author Brandon Sanderson includes short stories written over the course of twenty years, some appearing in print for the very first time. Such stories include: two police detectives entering VR to catch a serial killer; a dragon hunter getting into a debate about grammar with his quarry; and many more. Fans of Sanderson's other works and inventive spins on speculative fiction tropes will enjoy this collection.

Crown of War and Shadow: Kingdoms of the Compass
by J. R. Ward

The Fulcrum is failing, and demons are slipping into the mortal world. No one is safe. Especially not Sorrel. She just wants to survive and find somewhere she can call her true home. But Fate has other plans. Sorrel has been chosen. She must cross the Badlands to return the Queen's crown and convince the fearsome female to save their world from destruction.

Well aware she's no brave hero, Sorrel makes a dangerous deal with Merc, a mercenary known only by his unscrupulous profession. The deal? A night in his bed that she will never forget, in exchange for her safe passage. But even though desire runs hot between them, adventure, danger, and betrayal lurk around every corner.

Graphic Novels

Free Planet Volume 1
by Aubrey Sitterson

In the wake of a grueling war of independence, a team of revolutionary heroes is tasked with defending their home and its uniquely potent energy source from multiple intergalactic superpowers intent on domination. But though they are each deeply committed to the dream of a free planet, they all have completely different ideas about what complete freedom actually entails.

Faced with separatist movements, counterrevolutionaries, political deadlock, famine, equipment shortages, a looming trade war, violent attacks and wildly divergent ideas of how to handle each, can true freedom endure?

We're Taking Everyone Down with Us
by Matthew Rosenberg

James Bond meets The Island of Doctor Moreau in this graphic novel about a young girl who discovers her father isn't the hero she believed, but one of the most dangerous super-spy villains on the planet.

After her mad-scientist father is killed by the world's greatest spy, 13-year-old Annalise is left all alone in the world. Sort of. Her dead dad's robot bodyguard won't stop following her around for some reason. Now Annalise has a choice: try to lead a normal life for the first time ever...or seek revenge and maybe overthrow the world order in the process.

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