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| Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya DyerFantasy. The realm of Canopy is divided into 13 kingdoms, each ruled by a different god or goddess. The privileged Upper Canopians enjoy sunlight and fresh fruit, while Understorey denizens subsist on grubs. When her destitute parents decide to sell her into slavery, 13-year-old Unar runs away and dedicates herself to the goddess Audblayin. With her affinity for magic, she hopes to serve as the personal bodyguard of Audblayin's next avatar, thus rising above her humble origins. Detailed world-building and a realistically flawed heroine distinguish this debut by an Australian writer, which is the 1st book in a projected series. |
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Nine of Stars
by Laura Bickle
With rumors swirling about the return of a 19th-century wraith that kills in fulfillment of an ancient bargain, Petra Dee, the daughter of an alchemist, and her coyote sidekick, Sig, must get ahead of the new sheriff in town and the unnatural being hunting them all when her partner Gabe is accused of murder.
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| Gilded Cage by Vic JamesFantasy. In an alternate England, "commoners" without magic must serve the Equals (magic-wielding aristocratic families) for a period of ten years. Considering the alternatives, the Hadleys are fortunate: the entire family has been assigned to Kyneston, the estate of the powerful Jardine family, where they'll complete their compulsory service requirement together. But that dream is shattered when brother Luke is sent to the workhouse in Millmoor, where he becomes involved with a group of radicals. Meanwhile, eldest daughter Abi is drawn into a web of intrigue involving the most powerful families in the country. Fans of Dan Vyleta's Smoke should appreciate this atmospheric and intricately plotted novel that describes a rigid class system reinforced by magic. |
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| Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuireContemporary Fantasy. In the wake of her sister Patty's suicide, Jenna experienced her own untimely death. That was 43 years ago. Since then, Jenna has been residing in New York City, working at a suicide hotline in order to earn the right to pass on. But Jenna's self-imposed sentence is suspended when the city's ghosts start vanishing. As she investigates, Jenna discovers that there is, indeed, such a thing as a fate worse than death. Readers who enjoyed the subtle supernatural atmosphere of Charles de Lint's The Mystery of Grace should appreciate this poignant meditation on love and loss. |
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The King's Traitor
by Jeff Wheeler
Against all odds, Owen Kiskaddon grew from frightened boy to confident youth to trusted officer in the court of Kingfountain--and watched its regent, Severn Argentine, grow ever more ruthless and power-mad. Robbed of his beloved protector, his noble mentor, and his true love, Owen has anticipated the day when the king he fears and reviles, yet loyally serves, will be toppled. Now, as Severn plots a campaign of conquest, the time has come to take action...and Owen's destiny demands that he lead the strike.
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Legend 1
by Samuel Sattin
Graphic Novel. What if a biological terror agent wiped out most of humanity, and our domesticated animals were left in charge? How would our dogs and cats set about ruling and rebuilding the world? Ransom, the leader of the Dog Tribe, has been murdered by a creature known as the Endark. An English Pointer named Legend reluctantly rises to lead in his place, vowing to kill the monster once and for all.
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From Under Mountains 1
by Claire Gibson
Graphic Novel. Old blood feuds rise up from the past to haunt the ruling family of Karsgate Keep. Young Lady Elena, [daughter of Lord Crowe], must defy convention and assume her father's role, facing forces that threaten Akhara from outside its borders, and worse yet, from within.
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| Hounded by Kevin HearneUrban Fantasy. At 21 (centuries old), handsome, tattooed Irish druid Atticus O'Sullivan is the proprietor of an occult bookshop in Arizona, a place he's come to love due to its "low god density" and utter lack of faeries. He's got good reason to avoid both groups: Atticus has stolen the magical sword of Aenghus Óg, the Celtic god of love -- who's willing to send as many fae assassins as it takes to get the weapon back. Hounded kicks off the fun, fast-paced, and darkly humorous Iron Druid Chronicles, which continues with Hexed and Hammered. |
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| Dreamer's Pool: A Blackthorn & Grim Novel by Juliet MarillierCeltic Fantasy. To avoid execution, imprisoned healer Blackthorn strikes a bargain with one of the fae: her freedom in exchange for seven years' service in the kingdom of Dalriada. Accompanied by fellow ex-convict Grim, Blackthorn travels to Winterfalls, the seat of Crown Prince Oran's royal court, where she soon discovers that something's rotten in Dalriada. Dreamer's Pool is the 1st book in the Blackthorn & Grim series, which follows a pair of flawed but sympathetic protagonists on adventures inspired by Irish mythology. |
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Jack of ravens
by Mark Chadbourn
"Jack Churchill, archaeologist and dreamer, walks out of the mist and into Celtic Britain more than two thousand years before he was born, with no knowledge of how he got there. All Jack wants is to get home to his own time where the woman he loves waits for him. Finding his way to the timeless mystical Otherworld, the home of the gods, he plans to while away the days, the years, the millennia, until his own era rolls around again...but nothing is ever that simple. A great Evil waits in modern times and will do all in its power to stop Jack's return."--Cover
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The Kind Folk
by Ramsey Campbell
Horror. Stage comedian Luke Arnold finds his perfect domestic life unraveling—and the life of his unborn child threatened—when he begins to discover more about the life of his deceased uncle, who used to regal him with tales of strange, enchanting and frightening beings of Celtic myth.
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