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Fantasy and Science Fiction August 2018
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| Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin HearneWhat it is: a quirky comedic fantasy adventure that riffs on classic genre tropes.
Featuring: a farm boy (briefly), a talking goat, a seven-foot-tall warrior in a chainmail bikini, an enchanted rabbit bard, an alektorophobic assassin, a sand witch, and a dark lord.
For fans of: William Goldman's The Princess Bride, Diana Wynne Jones' Dark Lord of Derkholm, or Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. |
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European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman
by Theodora Goss
What it is: Book 2 in the Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club Series
Featuring: The daughters of literature's mad scientists: Mary Jekyll, Diana Hyde, Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherin Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein
For fans of: Historical fiction with a fantastical twist.
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| The Robots of Gotham by Todd McAultyWhat it's about: In 2083, the United States, which outlawed artificial intelligence, is occupied by a coalition of foreign powers led by robots.
Want a taste? "Like the rest of the world, I watched the invasion of America in real time. No one had ever seen anything like the war machines that emerged out of the Atlantic to terrorize the financial capital of the world."
Try this next: Annalee Newitz's Autonomous, which also explores the social, political, and economic consequences of technology. |
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Focus on: Speculative Thrillers
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| Zero World by Jason M. HoughWhat it's about: Thanks to his brain implant, cyborg spy Peter Caswell conducts clandestine missions -- and immediately forgets what he's done. (Which could be a problem.)
Reviewers say: This novel "smashes The Bourne Identity together with The End of Eternity to create a thrilling action rampage" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
About the author: Jason M. Hough made his debut with the acclaimed Dire Earth Cycle, which begins with The Darwin Elevator. |
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| The Eternal World by Christopher FarnsworthThen: In 1537, Spanish conquistador Simon de Oliveras and his men slaughtered the Water Clan of the Uzita in order to take control the Fountain of Youth.
Now: The Fountain's waters are drying up and immortal Simon, CEO of Conquest Biotech, hires David Robinton to reverse-engineer them.
Soon: Both men find themselves in over their heads as an old adversary of Simon's pursues supernatural vengeance. |
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| Touch by Claire NorthWhat it is: a mind-bending revenge thriller narrated by the enigmatic Kepler, who can inhabit other people's bodies and kill with a touch.
Reviewers say: "The high stakes and breakneck pace of the plot will draw readers in" (Kirkus Reviews).
About the author: In addition to The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and The End of the Day, pseudonymous author Claire North (Catherine Webb) has also written books under the name Kate Griffin. |
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