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Fantasy and Science Fiction September 2021 |
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| Hold Fast Through the Fire by K.B. WagersChange of plans: Training for a friendly competition between military branches should unite the new personnel of Near-Earth Orbital Guard ship Zuma's Ghost. But their deployment to secure trade routes around a remote station takes precedence.
The true test: When the crew uncovers a plot to ignite a war, they must build trust and strength to overcome the mounting odds.
Series alert: This is author K.B. Wagers’ 2nd novel in the action-packed NeoG series, following A Pale Light in the Black. |
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No Gods, No Monsters
by Cadwell Turnbull
Setting the scene: One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother has been shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger.
For fans of: creatures from myth and legend.
Incoming series: This is the first installation for the upcoming Convergence saga.
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Under the Whispering Door
by TJ Klune
The general idea: After he dies, a curious and powerful being gives Wallace one week to cross over to the land of the dead, and Wallace, who finally starts to learn about all the things he missed in life, sets about living a lifetime in seven days.
Written by: TJ Klune, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea.
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The Wisdom of Crowds
by Joe Abercrombie
Author spotlight: From the New York Times best-selling author of A Little Hatred
What is it?: A stunning fantasy novel that finds the world in an unstoppable revolution where heroes have nothing left to lose as darkness and destruction overtake everything.
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Books You May Have Missed
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| Day Zero by C. Robert CargillRobot revolution: When Pounce, a robotic nanny built to resemble a stuffed tiger, learns of the rebellion pitting robots against their owners, he must choose between his own survival and that of his charge, eight-year-old Ezra.
The setting: This thought-provoking novel takes place in the same dystopian future as author C. Robert Cargill's Sea of Rust.
Did you know? In addition to writing novels, Cargill writes screenplays, with credits including Marvel's Doctor Strange and Sinister. |
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The Galaxy and the Ground Within
by Becky Chambers
What it's all about: When a freak technological failure strands travelers at the Five-Hop One-Stop on the planet Gora, three alien strangers get to know each other.
Not the first!: This is the fourth novel of the series following Record of a Spaceborn Few.
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Popisho
by Leone Ross
The setting: A world where everyone is born with a small but destiny-shaping magical ability.
The problem: Xavier is anointed to prepare a perfect wedding meal for a governor’s daughter, before an unknown vandal raises difficult questions.
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