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Fantasy and Science Fiction January 2018 "The first thing you need to understand is what it means to sell your soul." ~from Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer
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What it's about: A galaxy-hopping space adventure about a galactic kingdom bent on control and the young misfit who must find the power within before it's too late. Why you might like it: Blending the space operatics of Star Wars and the swagger of Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Star Renegades blasts its way from seedy spacer bars to sacred temples guarded by deadly creatures--all with a cast of characters who have nowhere to go and nothing to lose.
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What it's about: Ten year old Indelbed, a lonely kid living in a crumbling mansion in the third world capital of Bangladesh, discovers his father was in fact a magician--and a trusted emissary to the djinn world. But the Djinn are displeased, and Indelbed finds himself on the run from the fallout of an ancient war, with ramifications for the future of life as he knows it. For Fans of: lovers of the fantastic and of Middle Eastern and South Asian literature such as The Golem and the Jinni and the Bartimaeus trilogy.
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| The Spark by David DrakeWhat it's about: Country boy Pal of Beune, a "Maker" who can shape the ancient artifacts of a fallen civilization, travels to Dun Add, the "capital of the human universe," in the hope of becoming a warrior in the service of the Leader.
Read it for: an inventive take on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, set in a far-future world in which magic and advanced technology are one and the same. |
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What it's about: A time travel novel set In the black plague era of 1348, where two brothers are given an unexpected choice: either to go home and spend their last six days alive in their familiar world, or search for salvation across the forthcoming centuries - living each one of their remaining days ninety-nine years after the last. Why you might like it: This unusual time travel novel allows the reader to see through the characters' eyes as the eras shift through disease, progress, enlightenment, and war.
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| Terminal Alliance by Jim C. HinesWhat it's about: Lt. Marion "Mops" Adamopoulos, head of the Shipboard Hygiene and Sanitation team of the ECMS Pufferfish, must clean up the mess caused by an alien bioweapon.
Why you might like it: This humorous SF adventure pits quirky underdog heroes against plagues and space-zombies.
Series alert: Terminal Alliance kicks off the Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse series. |
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What it's about: In this love letter to history, legend, and the power of stories that takes inspiration from Norse myth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a young woman is catapulted through time and space after she runs afoul of her eccentric neighbors. Read it for: an ambitious, intricate, joyful coming-of-age tale, with memorable characters and a powerful sense of wonder. For Fans of: Jasper Fforde or Madeleine L'Engle.
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What it's about: An exciting, fast-paced tale of a post-apocalyptic world in which nuclear wars and a deadly flu pandemic have nearly wiped out humanity. Why you might like it: This captivating tale of humanity pushed beyond its breaking point, of family and bonds of love forged when everything is lost, has as its protagonist a heroic young woman who crosses a frozen landscape to find her destiny. For fans of: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, andThe Dog Stars by Peter Heller.
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| by Genevieve Cogman
Starring: Librarian Irene, who travels between worlds to acquire books of power, and her new apprentice Kai, who's not quite what he seems.
Series alert: If you enjoy this opening installment of the Invisible Library series, check out its three sequels, including the forthcoming The Lost Plot.
For fans of: dimension-hopping fantasy adventures such as Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next novels or Jodi Taylor's The Chronicles of St. Mary's series. |
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The Quantum Thief by Hannu RajaniemiWhat it's about: A crazy joyride through the solar system several centuries in the future, a world of marching cities, people communicating by sharing memories, and a race of hyper-advanced humans. But for all its wonders, it is also a story powered by very human motives of betrayal, revenge, and jealousy. Series alert: Quantum Thief is followed by The Fractal Prince and The Causal Angel.
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Written in Red: a Novel of the Others by Anne BishopWhat it's about: Blood prophet Meg Corbyn, who can see the future when her skin is cut, escapes enslavement by her Controller and teams up with a shape-shifter who employs her as a Human Liaison in the first novel of a fantasy series from the New York Times best-selling author of The Black Jewels Trilogy. For Fans of: Urban Fantasy novels such as The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs and The Jane Yellowrock series by Faith Hunter.
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| Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyIn a world... where Earth has colonized the solar system, diplomatic relations between Earth, Mars, and the unincorporated settlements of the asteroid belt are strained, to say the least.
What it is: A hard -- and hard-boiled -- geopolitical space opera with a dash of noir detective story.
Book buzz: This ongoing series provides the source material for the Syfy television series The Expanse. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Carrollton Public Library 1700 Keller Springs Road, Carrollton Texas 75006 4220 North Josey Lane, Carrollton Texas 75010 |
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