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| The Folded Sky by Elizabeth BearArchinformist Dr. Sunya Song embarks on an interstellar trek with her wife and family to make contact with the artificial intelligence known as Baomind. However, the research station housing the Baomind is besieged on all sides by anti-AI fanatics, putting Sunya and her family at risk as she tries to preserve a new hope for humanity. The latest in the author's White Space series, this title will appeal to fans of well-developed and thought-provoking space opera. |
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| A Letter From the Lonesome Shore by Sylvie CathrallIn this conclusion to the Sunken Archive duology, E. and Henerey continue their search through a mysterious underwater city while their siblings look for clues to their disappearance. As both pairs grow closer and find more answers, a mysterious cosmic threat looms. For fans of: emotional and well-characterized academia fantasy such as the Hart and Mercy series or the Emily Wilde series. |
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Katabasis
by R. F. Kuang
Alice has sacrificed everything to work with Professor Grimes at Cambridge, the world's greatest magician, but when he dies in a magical accident and is sent to Hell, she and rival Peter follow him, using only tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them. Illustrations.
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Moonrising : a novel
by Claire Barner
In 2073, agronomist Dr. Alex Cole loses her lab but finds a lifeline in Mansoor Al Kaabi, who needs sustainable food for his lunar hotel. On the Moon, Alex battles fungus, smuggles chickens, and dreams of olive groves—while falling for Mansoor. Back on Earth, allies push for a Moon Homestead Act to save humanity. But when eco-terrorists strike the colony, Alex and her team must decide what matters most: saving the world or each other.
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Hemlock & Silver
by T. Kingfisher
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, a dark reimagining of “Snow White” steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind
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| Automatic Noodle by Annalee NewitzIn this cozy near-future novella, a group of decommissioned robots suddenly come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen in San Francisco and decide to make it their own, serving delicious hand-pulled noodles to the humans recovering from the aftermath of war. For fans of: science fiction with hope and heart such as Becky Chambers' Monk & Robot series. |
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The Island of Last Things
by Emma Sloley
Camille has always preferred animals to people. The wild has nearly disappeared, but as a zookeeper at the last zoo in the world, on Alcatraz Island, she spends her days caring for the remaining creatures. That is, until a new zookeeper, Sailor, arrives from Paris. Sailor hatches a reckless plan to smuggle one of the most prized animals off the island to freedom, and invites Camille to join her. Camille must decide if she’s ready to risk everything for the promise of a better world.
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| Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara TrueloveDemeter, an interstellar ship that ferries humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri, would rather do anything than ally herself with monsters. However, when an infamous ancient evil begins killing her beloved passengers, she'll have no choice but to assemble a paranormal crew of her own to take him down. For fans of: chilling science fiction horror with authentic and entertaining characters such as Peter Watts' Echopraxia and Mason Coile's William. |
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