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Fantasy and Science Fiction May 2025 |
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| The Way Up Is Death by Dan HanksWhen an ominous tower suddenly appears in the sky over England, 13 strangers are pulled from their everyday lives as a countdown begins. They are left with only one option, written above the doorway: ASCEND. A heady blend of science fiction and horror "with displays of the best and worst human qualities" (Publishers Weekly), Dan Hanks' latest title will thrill and chill fans of Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl series looking for a more gruesome edge. |
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Jamaica ginger : and other concoctions
by Nalo Hopkinson
"Caribbean-Canadian author Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring) is an internationally beloved storyteller. This long-awaited new collection of her deeply imaginative short fiction offers striking journeys to far-flung futures and fantastical landscapes. In Nalo Hopkinson's first collection of stories since 2015, a woman and her cyborg pig eke out a living in a future waterworld; two scientists contemplate the cavernous remains of an alien life-form; a trans woman at a funeral might be haunted by more than just bad memories; and an artist creates nanotechnology that asserts Blackness where it is least welcome and most needed. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as having "an imagination that most of us would kill for," Hopkinson and her Afro-Caribbean, Canadian, and American influences shine in truly unique stories that are gorgeously strange, inventively subversive, and vividly beautiful"
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| Splinter Effect by Andrew LudingtonTime-traveling Smithsonian archaeologist Rabbit Ward discovers that a sacred menorah he once lost in Rome, along with his friend Aaron, has made a reappearance in 535 CE Constantinople. Seeking to redeem himself to both the historical community and Aaron's family, Rabbit makes a second attempt to retrieve this sacred relic. Fans of this history-bending science fiction thriller will also enjoy Nick Jones' And Then She Vanished or The Tourist by Robert Dickinson. |
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| Symbiote by Michael NayakAs World War III rages in 2028, two groups of scientists -- one American, one Chinese -- suddenly face chaos when a dead body in their Antarctic base triggers a dangerous biological threat. As an infectious parasite wreaks havoc, the remaining survivors struggle to resist the siren call of the hive mind. Tense, compelling, and chilling, this contagious science fiction read will be a welcome recommendation for fans of Contagion, The Walking Dead, and John Carpenter's The Thing. |
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American rapture
by CJ Leede
"A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with lust. Sophie, a good Catholic girl, must traverse the hellscape of the midwest to try to find her family while the world around her burns. Along the way she discovers there are far worse fates than dying a virgin... The end times are coming"
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| Two Truths and a Lie by Cory O'BrienIn a mostly underwater future Los Angeles, veteran Orr Vue lives an idle life and trades in information. However, things take a dark turn when cops show up at his door looking for help solving a murder he's never heard of, and his ex-boyfriend is the prime suspect. For fans of: cyberpunk narratives with complex characters and intricately plotted twists such as Olivia Waite's Murder by Memory. |
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| Aunt Tigress by Emily Yu-Hsuan QinTam has sworn off her predator ways, living separate from the Chinese tiger spirits that run in her family. But when her Aunt Tigress dies under mysterious circumstances and leaves Tam as her executor, Tam has to put her life and her crush on her classmate Janet on hold to dig into her past. For fans of: queer mythology-inspired urban fantasy such as N.K Jemisin's The City We Became. |
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| The Legend of Meneka by Kritika H. RaoMeneka, a celestial dancer trained as a warrior, must seduce a mortal sage named Kaushika to stop his growing power. However, as Meneka grows closer to her target, she must choose between true love and duty. Steamy and intricately plotted, this Hindu mythology-inspired debut will delight fans of romantasy titles like A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang and A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen. |
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| A Dragon of Black Glass by James RollinsIn the 3rd novel of the Moonfall series, Nyx and her allies must find an ancient weapon buried in the sands of a scorching desert. Beneath the earth lies an ancient army tasked with protecting their secret to the death. Can Nyx uncover these secrets before Moonfall strikes -- or before she loses control of her growing powers? For fans of: cinematic and atmospheric fantasy such as Mai Corland's Five Broken Blades. |
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The Djinn waits a hundred years
by Shubnum Khan
"Rebecca meets Fatima Farheen Mirza in this sweeping, gorgeously atmospheric novel about a ruined mansion by the sea, and a young girl who unearths the true story of the tragedy that happened there a hundred years ago Akbar Manzil was once a grand estate off the coast of South Africa. Now, nearly a century since it was built, it stands in ruins-a boardinghouse for misfits, where people come to forget or be forgotten. Seeking a new home after a painful tragedy, Sana and her effusive father are Akbar Manzil's newest residents."
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