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Science Fiction/Fantasy May 2019
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A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy
by Alex White
The crew of the starship Capricious investigates rumors of a mysterious cult with ties to an ancient, powerful magic, in the second novel of the series following A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe.
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The Blue Salt Road
by Joanne M. Harris
A perfect autumn and Christmas read, this combines the harshness of nature with the spookiness of a ghost story and the comfort of a great folk tale, in one beautifully told novella, which is stunningly illustrated by Bonnie Hawkins.
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The Chaos Function
by Jack Skillingstead
When she brings the man she loves back to life in a makeshift death chamber beneath an ancient, sacred site, where she encounters a strange technology, journalist Olivia Nikitas accidentally shifts the world to the brink of disaster.
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The Deepest Blue
by Sarah Beth Durst
Living on an island subject to the whims of malicious ocean spirits, a fearless oyster diver, Mayara, is imprisoned by the queen because of her power to control the spirits. By the author of The Queen of Blood.
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The Luminous Dead
by Caitlin Starling
A thrilling, atmospheric debut with the intensive drive of The Martian and Gravity and the creeping dread of Annihilation, in which a caver on a foreign planet finds herself on a terrifying psychological and emotional journey for survival.
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Nest of the Monarch
by Kay Kenyon
Kim Tavistock, undercover in Berlin as the wife of a British diplomat, uncovers a massive conspiracy that could change the course of the war—and she’s the only one in position to stop it in the electrifying conclusion to the Dark Talents series.
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Obscura
by Joe Hart
In the near future, an aggressive and terrifying new form of dementia is affecting victims of all ages. The cause is unknown, and the symptoms are disturbing. Dr. Gillian Ryan is on the cutting edge of research and desperately determined to find a cure.
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Redemption's Blade
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Ten years ago, the Kinslayer returned from the darkness. His brutal Yorughan armies issued from the pits of the earth, crushing all resistance, leaving burnt earth and corruption behind. Thrones toppled and cities fell. And then he died.
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The Similars
by Rebecca Hanover
This fall, six new students are joining the junior class at the elite Darkwood Academy. But they aren't your regular over-achieving teens. They're clones. And the "similar" teens are joining the class alongside their originals.
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Terminal Uprising
by Jim C Hines
When she learns of a secret Krakau laboratory on Earth, Marion “Mops” Adamopoulos and her rogue cleaning crew must return to a world where humanity has been reduced to shambling, feral monsters to stop a new weapon from plunging the galaxy into chaos.
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Today I am Carey
by Martin L Shoemaker
Carey, an android, becomes a caretaker to Mildred, who has Alzheimer's, but when Mildred dies, Carey becomes a copy of Mildred and assumes responsibility for Mildred's family, as Carey tries to understand the struggles she faces, with the knowledge that she cannot age.
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The War Within
by Stephen R Donaldson
An ancient enemy has discovered the location of the Last Repository, and a mighty horde of dark forces is massing to attack the library and take the magical knowledge it guards. That horde will slaughter every man, woman, and child in its path.
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