Fantasy and Science Fiction May 2020 Recent Releases The Cerulean Queen by Sarah Kozloff Inheriting a council of traitors and the complications of war upon regaining her throne, Cerulia uses her Gift mastery to imbue humility, leadership, compassion and ruthlessness throughout her kingdom.  The Ranger of Marzanna by Jon Skovron After imperial soldiers kill their father, Sonya relies on her training as a Ranger of Marzanna to try to take down the invading Empire, while her brother, Sebastian uses powerful sorcery to support it Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett A sequel to Foundryside finds Sancia and her allies fighting the city’s robber barons before a legendary hierophant reappears and launches a campaign to destroy Tevanne. The Last Emperox by John Scalzi This thrilling conclusion to the best-selling Interdependency series follows Emperox Grayland II as she fights a desperate final battle for her crown and empire while striving to save her citizens from eternal intergalactic isolation. Network Effect by Martha Wells When Murderbot’s human associates are captured and need its help, it must choose between inertia and drastic action, in this first, full-length standalone novel about a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction. Repo Virtual by Corey J. White Julius Dax, online repo man and real-life thief, has been hired for a special job: stealing an unknown object from a reclusive tech billionaire; but when he finds out he’s stolen the first sentient AI, his payday gets a lot more complicated. Contact your librarian for more great books! Comsewogue Public Library 170 Terryville Road Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776 (631) 928-1212 www.cplib.org