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Fantasy and Science Fiction February 2019
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| The Winter of the Witch by Katherine ArdenStarring: witch and warrior maiden Vasilisa "Vasya" Petrovna, who -- aided by frost demon Morozko -- must save Russia from foes both mortal and immortal.
Series alert: The Winter of the Witch concludes the Winternight trilogy, which began with The Bear and the Nightingale.
Try this next: Leigh Bardugo's YA Grisha trilogy is a similarly lush and descriptive fantasy series inspired by Russian folklore. |
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| How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. JemisinWhat it is: a collection of new and previously published short stories by award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer N.K. Jemisin.
Contains: 22 tales, including "proof of concept" pieces that would become the author's Broken Earth trilogy ("Stone Hunger") and Dreamblood duology ("The Narcomancer").
Why you might like it: Diverse in style and subject matter, the stories display Jemisin's lyrical prose and talent for world-building. |
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The Consuming Fire
by John Scalzi
What it's about: a collapsing intergalactic empire and the leader who's trying desperately to save it.
Series alert: The Consuming Fire is the 2nd Interdependency novel, after The Collapsing Empire.
Is it for you? Fans of John Scalzi's work will find this action-packed space opera closer in tone to his Old Man's War series than his more recent Lock In novels.
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Worthy of a Second Reading
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Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
Dana, a black woman, finds herself repeatedly transported to the antebellum South, where she must make sure that Rufus, the plantation owner's son, survives to father Dana's ancestor. Reprint.
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| The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersWhat it's about: Fleeing trouble at home, Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, an aging ship with an eccentric and friendly crew.
Why you might like it: This upbeat novel features a diverse cast of likable misfits who form a family of sorts during a deep space mission.
Series alert: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is the 1st novel in the Wayfarer series, although each installment can be read on its own. |
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| Deadmen Walking: A Deadman's Cross Novel by Sherrilyn KenyonWhat it is: the opening installment of a historical fantasy trilogy loosely linked to author Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series.
Starring: Devyl Bane, an ancient warlord reincarnated as an 18th-century pirate captain, and his crew of the damned, whose redemption depends on defeating powerful evil forces.
Contains: "swashbuckling, death, glory, and just the tiniest hint of romance" (Booklist). |
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