Fantasy and Science Fiction
May 2023
Recent Releases
The Scourge Between Stars
by Ness Brown

Introducing: Jaclyn Albright, acting captain of the starship Calypso, which carries the last remaining humans from their failed space colony to a long-abandoned Earth.

What happens: Jaclyn must deal with both the Calypso's mutinous crew and an extraterrestrial intruder stalking the ship's passengers.

For fans of: S.A. Barnes' Dead Silence or the 1979 space horror classic Alien.
Red Team Blues
by Cory Doctorow

One last job: On the eve of his retirement, 67-year-old forensic accountant Martin Hench reluctantly agrees to recover stolen cryptocurrency keys at the request of his oldest friend, an eccentric technologist turned blockchain true believer.

Reviewers say: This noir-tinged cyberpunk caper, the 1st in a planned series about Martin's Silicon Valley exploits, is "jam-packed with cutting-edge ideas" (Booklist).
Furious Heaven
by Kate Elliott

What it is: the sequel to Unconquerable Sun, and the 2nd installment of a sweeping, action-packed space opera inspired by the life of Alexander the Great.

Starring: Princess Sun Shan, who takes the place of her mother, Queen-Marshal Eirene, as head of the Republic of Chaonia; and Sun's loyal Companions, who lend support as she adjusts to her new role.

Why you might like it: The novel's diverse ensemble cast includes multiple narrators, who provide different perspectives on the action (copious) and intrigue (thorny).
 
 
In the Lives of Puppets
by TJ Klune

What it is: a "gripping and heartfelt queer dystopian" (Publishers Weekly) retelling of Pinocchio by the author of The House in The Cerulean Sea.

Starring: forest-dwelling android inventor Giovanni "Gio" Lawson and his human son, Victor, whose efforts to repair lost android HAP expose their unconventional robot family to danger.

For fans of: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers.
Camp Zero
by Michelle Min Sterling

In a world... where climate change has rendered much of the Earth uninhabitable, the northern settlement of Camp Zero welcomes two new arrivals -- sex worker and spy "Rose" and privileged professor Grant -- whose paths will intersect in surprising ways. 

Who it's for: Unfolding from multiple perspectives and jumping between past and present-day timelines, this stylistically complex dystopian novel may interest fans of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale or Catherine Hernandez's Crosshairs.

Media buzz: Camp Zero is a selection of The Today Show's Read With Jenna book club.
Some Desperate Glory
by Emily Tesh

Introducing: Kyr, a young warrior on Gaea Station whose dreams of avenging Earth are shattered when, instead of being sent into battle, she's assigned to the Nursery, where she must birth the next generation of supersoldiers.

Is it for you? This gritty space opera by the author of the Greenhollow Duology puts its protagonist through the wringer as she comes to question her lifelong indoctrination in an extremist death cult that holds disturbing ideological positions concerning race, gender, and sexuality.
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