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Fantasy and Science Fiction September 2026 |
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| Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth DurstIn this third in the Spellshop series, lone wolf supply runner Marin finds herself caught up in a revolution, ferrying refugees from the burning city of Alyssium. When one refugee, a musician named Dax, stays behind on the ship to explore the seas with her, Marin realizes maybe she is the one being saved. "Warmhearted and thoroughly entertaining" (Publishers Weekly), this whimsical cozy fantasy romance expands on the world-building of the previous Spellshop books. |
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| Sublimation by Isabel J. KimWhen you immigrate, you create a copy of yourself that stays behind. Soyoung Rose Kang hasn't spoken to her "instance" in years, but when she returns to Korea for a funeral, she realizes that the other Soyoung has a plan to steal her life. Fans of the TV show Severance will devour this provocative and complex speculative horror, along with similar titles such as Ezra Claytan Daniels' Upgrade Soul or Maud Woolf's Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulubelle Rock. |
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The Iron Garden Sutra
by A. D. Sui
Vessel Iris has devoted himself to the Starlit Order, performing funeral rites for the dead across the galaxy, guiding souls back into the Infinite Light. Despite the meaning he finds in his work and the comfort of AI companionship, his relationships with the living leave him longing for deeper connection. The spaceship Counsel of Nicaea has been lost for more than a thousand years, its passengers reduced to dust and bone. A relic of Earth's dying past, its sudden appearance has attracted a team of academics eager to investigate its archeological history. And Iris has been assigned to bring peace to the crew's long departed souls. Carpeted in moss and intertwined with vines, Nicaea is more forest than ship. Iris's religious rituals are met with bemusement by the scientists--and outright hostility by engineer Yan Fukui. But the plant life isn't the only sentience to have survived in the past millennia. Something onboard is stalking the explorers one by one. And Iris with his AI enhancement may be their only hope for survival.
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| Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth LimBestselling author Elizabeth Lim's adult debut is a sweeping story of a mother-daughter bond and a family curse. Ha Yut Ying discovers she can turn invisible in Hong Kong during World War II, and is encouraged by her mother to keep her gift hidden. In 1980, Yut Ying's daughter Marigold races against time to save her mother from disappearing forever. Combining "the historically grounded and complex mother-daughter narratives of Amy Tan with the rich fantasy of Yangsze Choo" (Publishers Weekly), this sweeping novel is sure to please readers of all kinds. |
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| Babylon, South Dakota by Tom LinA married couple moves from China to America in order to raise chrysanthemums and livestock on a farm inherited from a distant relative. When the United States Army Corps of Engineers claims a portion of their farmland, strange events occur as the years pass in the shadow of the mysterious military silo. Offbeat and stylistically complex, this engrossing science fiction story will be ideal for fans of Cixin Liu. |
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| Green City Wars by Adrian TchaikovskyRedwall meets noir in this offbeat and charming science fiction mystery featuring a genetically enhanced animal cast. Raccoon PI Skotch works underground in Green City. When a suspiciously lucrative case of a missing mouse falls into his lap, Skotch falls deep into the investigation and realizes how many sketchy people are hot on the mouse's heels behind him. Read these next: The Navigating Fox by Christopher Rowe and Mort(e) by Robert Repino. |
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