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Fantasy and Science Fiction May 2018
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| The City of Lost Fortunes by Bryan CampIntroducing: New Orleans street magician Jude Dubuisson, whose magical talent for finding lost things was disrupted by Hurricane Katrina. Can he recover his abilities in time to solve the murder of a god?
Series alert: The City of Lost Fortunes is the 1st of the Crescent City novels.
You might also like: Suzanne Johnson's Sentinels of New Orleans, another intricately plotted urban fantasy series set in the Big Easy. |
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Grey sister
by Mark Lawrence
What it is: the second novel in a dazzling fantasy series set in a dying world. The searing tale of a young woman on the path to becoming the empire's fiercest warrior.
Series alert: Start with first in the series, Red sister.
Reviews say: "Vivid worldbuilding and fast-paced action enhance this powerful -coming-of-age story. Readers who loved Red Sister will find this second series outing even more compelling." (Library Journal)
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| The Wolf by Leo CarewWhat it's about: Shattering a centuries-old peace between their peoples, the Sutherners of Albion invade the Black Kingdom of the Anakim.
Why you might like it: This opening installment of the Under the Northern Sky series stages an epic clash of civilizations in a setting reminiscent of Anglo-Saxon Britain.
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Blood of the Four
by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon
What it's about: The Kingdom of Quandis. Founded by powerful gods, ruled by corrupt royals, and sustained by slave labor, it's a society teetering on the brink of civil war.
Why you might like it: With its detailed world-building and large cast of characters, Blood of the Four packs all of the drama and scope of a multi-volume epic fantasy saga into one stand-alone novel.
Reviewers say: Booklist promises that "the mayhem is epic."
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| The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa GrattonWhat it is: An epic fantasy novel inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear, starring three princesses who vie for control of their father's island kingdom as he succumbs to obsession.
Featuring: a trio of complex heroines: bellicose Gaela, sly Regan, and star priestess Elia.
Author alert: Best known for her YA books, author Tessa Gratton makes her adult debut with this character-driven story of politics and family ties. |
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| Head On: A Novel of the Near Future by John ScalziIn a world... where the incurable Haden's Syndrome causes paralysis of the voluntary nervous system, so-called "locked in" patients navigate the world in sophisticated robot bodies known as "threeps."
Series alert: This sequel to Lock In reunites FBI agents Chris Shane and Leslie Vann as they investigate a seemingly impossible crime.
Read it for: an intricately plotted SF mystery involving a futuristic sports franchise that's as corrupt as it is lucrative. |
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Gunpowder Moon
by David Pedreira
What it's about: By 2072, lunar mining of helium-3 has become a lucrative industry. With so much money (and power) at stake, it's only a matter of time before corruption sets in.
Is it for you? If murder on the moon is your cup of tea, settle in for a suspenseful, deftly plotted SF mystery.
For fans of: the political machinations and financial skullduggery of Ian McDonald's Luna novels.
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| Guardian Angels & Other Monsters: Stories by Daniel H. WilsonWhat it is: a short story collection about artificial intelligence by the author of the bestselling Robopocalypse series.
Don't miss: the pre-apocalyptic "The Blue Afternoon that Lasted Forever," a heart-wrenching tale about a physicist and his young child.
You might also like: the near-future society of Alexander Weinstein's Children of the New World. |
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