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Fantasy and Science Fiction September 2021 |
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| In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi LuMeet: Anima (æ/ær pronouns), an extrasensory human who surveils and protects ær city through ær connection to a living network called the Gleaming.
What happens: An outsider named Vessel arrives bearing objects, each with its own related tale, expanding Anima's understanding of the world and calling ær purpose into question.
Why you might like it: This thought-provoking and stylistically complex novel, with Asian-inspired worldbuilding and depictions of queer experiences, is a subversive yet hopeful futurist work. |
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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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| Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth MayThe setup: Despite lingering distrust stemming from past missions, Novantaen fighter Eris and mechanic Clo team up to infiltrate a mysterious spaceship and gather intel for the Resistance.
Join the party: The ship, whose cargo reveals the planned subjugation of the known galaxy, has already been commandeered by three other women. But is the biggest danger to this motley fivesome the Empire or the secrets they're all keeping? |
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| Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica SchanoesWhat it is: A rousing collection of short stories steeped in Jewish myth and fairy tales, all propelled by courageous women's rage against the forces that oppress them.
Don't miss: The Shirley Jackson Award-winning title novella, tracing the journey of Deborah, a Jewish witch and healer, fleeing 19th-century Poland while pursued by a demon.
For fans of: Offbeat and fantastical short story collections like Karen Russell's Orange World and Other Stories and Kelly Link's Get in Trouble. |
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| The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. WaggonerEasy money: Delly Wells is a fire witch, a petty criminal, and behind on her rent. Joining the team of misfit women guarding a society lady traveling to her wedding seems lucrative enough.
The hard truth: Sparks fly between Delly and fellow bodyguard Winn Cynallum, but their flirtations may have to wait until they've vanquished the necromantic mechanical spiders and other twisted magic threatening them.
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