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Fathomfolk
by Eliza Chan
This gloriously imaginative debut fantasy, inspired by East Asian mythology and ocean folk tales, is a novel of magic, rebellion and change. Revolution is brewing in the semi-submerged city of Tiankawi, between humans and the fathomfolk who live in its waters.
"Welcome to Tiankawi--shining pearl of human civilization and a safe haven for those fleeing civil unrest. Or at least, that's how it first appears. But in the semi-flooded city, humans are, quite literally, on top: peering down from shining towers and aerial walkways on the fathomfolk--sirens, seawitches, kelpies and kappas--who live in the polluted waters below.
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To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods
by Molly X. Chang
She has power over death. He has power over her. When two enemies strike a dangerous bargain, will they end a war . . . or ignite one?
Cursed with the power of Death, Ruying, when her Gift is discovered by an enemy prince, is offered an impossible deal: be his private assassin and her family will never suffer harm again, forcing her to decide if saving her family is worth betraying her country.
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The Hurricane Wars
by Thea Guanzon
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Tasked with obliterating any threats to the Night Empire's rule, Prince Alaric, the emperor's only son and heir, tries to kill Talasyn, a girl burning brightly on the battlefield with the magic that ignited the Hurricane Wars, but instead, in a clash of light and dark, creates a force the likes of which has never been seen.
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Tales of the Celestial Kingdom
by Sue Lynn Tan
A return to Sue Lynn Tan's highly acclaimed, bestselling Celestial Kingdom fantasy romance duology with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events in Daughter of the Moon Goddess and Heart of the Sun Warrior.
Collecting nine enchanting stories set in the Immortal Realm—a world of gods, magic and legendary creatures—the beautifully illustrated volume, told from the perspectives of multiple characters, is filled with magic, mythology, friendship and love. Illustrations.
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The Phoenix King
by Aparna Verma
The fate of a desert kingdom rests in the hands of a princess desperate for power and an assassin with a dark secret in the beginning of this trilogy.
In a kingdom where flames hold magic, a princess, a king and an assassin must fulfill an ancient prophecy and when the Phoenix god comes for them, they must either find a way to withstand the fire or burn to ash, taking the world with them.
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Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month in May
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Sword Catcher
by Cassandra Clare
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series.
The body double of Castellane's Prince Conor Aurelian, Kei knows he has one destiny: to die for Conor, but when he meets Lin, a physician searching for forbidden knowledge to heal her friend, they are drawn into the underworld of a criminal ruler who offers them each what they want most.
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The Pomegranate Gate
by Ariel Kaplan
The first adventure in the Mirror Realm Cycle, a Spanish Inquisition-era fantasy trilogy inspired by Jewish folklore.
When the Queen of the Sefarad orders all Jews to convert or face exile, Toba Peres flees her home and, after becoming separated from her fellow refugees, stumbles into the Mirror Realm, a strange world inhabited by powerful beings called Maziks. The Pomegranate Gate marks the first book in the Mirror Realm series. Read-alikes: S.A. Chakraborty's Daevabad trilogy.
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Loki: Journey into Mystery Prose Novel: A Novel of the Marvel Universe
by Katherine Locke
This series spans the nine realms as the reborn trickster struggles to walk the hero’s path and save the universe from an epidemic of fear.
Risking everything to find redemption or doom himself for all eternity, Loki, the reborn trickster, struggles to walk the hero's path as he crosses realms, outwits ancient enemies, attempts to do the right thing and tries to avoid falling in love.
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Wrath Becomes Her
by Aden Polydoros
2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award Young Adult Honor
Created as an avenging golem in the image of a man's daughter who was killed by the Nazis, Vera, the Jew the Nazis cannot kill, is made for vengeance but begins to wonder if she's more than the wrath her creator infused within her.
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The Circumference of the World
by Lavie Tidhar
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2023
A mathematician has gone missing, and his wife, Delia, who grew up on an island in the South Pacific, thinks she has a lead. Before he disappeared, her husband was seeking out a book she saw once on her island: Lode Stars, by Eugene Charles Hartley, a science-fiction writer who became the creator of a sketchy mystical cult, the Church of All-Seeing Eyes, which believes that we’re all afterimages, data, memories, in a black hole, and only a privileged few can escape eventual erasure. A rare-book dealer agrees to help Delia only to be pulled into a web of shady characters and rich collectors who will do anything to get their hands on Lode Stars.
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| The Weavers of Alamaxa by Hadeer ElsbaiMagic, political upheaval, and outside invaders collide in this sequel to The Daughters of Izdihar,
A group of activists continues to fight for women's rights in a patriarchal society that would deny them full personhood. Inspired by Egyptian history, this conclusion to the Alamaxa duology boasts a "fully formed grounded setting, exhilarating magic, and all-too-real political machinations" (Kirkus Reviews). Read-alikes: Ausma Zehanat Khan's Khorasan Archives series; Saara El-Arifi's Final Strife trilogy. |
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| The Canopy Keepers by Veronica G. Henry“Henry digs in to themes of family, environmentalism, and the connection between humans and the natural world…” ―Publishers Weekly
Fire chief Syrah Carthan, one of the human "topsiders" of Sequoia National Park, encounters the Rhiza, an underground secret society of "Keepers" that cares for the forest in this novel by the author of the Mambo Reina series. For fans of: Sequoia Nagamatsu's How High We Go in the Dark; Richard Powers' The Overstory. |
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| A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. JensenA shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king--while fighting her growing desire for his fiery son--in the first book of a Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology.
Marked by the gods, Freya accepts her destiny as a shield maiden after she's sold to Jarl Snorri, who plans to use her power to increase his own and appoints his brooding son Bjorn to be her bodyguard. Inspired by Norse mythology, this steamy series opener boasts action-packed battles and angsty forbidden love. You might also like: Lilith Saintcrow's Black Land's Bane series; Aurora Ascher's Sanctuary of the Shadow . |
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| The Mars House by Natasha PulleyAs Recommended By: Amazon * LitHub * Gizmodo * New Scientist * LGBTQ Reads * Reactor Magazine * KOBO Canada * BookRiot
Set in the far-future Martian colony of Tharsis, this "exquisitely layered and entertaining" (Publishers Weekly) novel by Natasha Pulley (The Half Life of Valery K) explores the often fraught marriage of convenience between anti-immigrant politician Aubrey Gale and dancer January Stirling, a refugee from Earth. Read-alike: Derek Kunsken's Venus Ascendant series. |
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| The Truth of the Aleke by Moses Ose UtomiMoses Ose Utomi returns to his Forever Desert series with The Truth of the Aleke, continuing his epic fable about truth, falsehood, and the shackles of history.
When Aleke and the Cult of Tutu attack The City of Truth, 17-year-old Junior Peacekeeper Osi uses a sacred artifact known as the God's Eyes to fight back. The Truth of the Aleke is the 2nd book in the Forever Desert series, which takes place 500 years after the events of The Lies of the Ajungo. |
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