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Fantasy and Science Fiction November 2020 |
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| Burning Roses by S.L. HuangWhat it's about: Teaming up to protect their home from deadly Sunbirds, sharpshooter Rosa and archer Hou Yi also battle their inner demons.
Why you might like it: This poignant, introspective mash-up of European fairy tales and Chinese mythology by the author of the Cas Russell novels focuses on the bond between a pair of aging monster-hunters.
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| To Hold Up the Sky by Cixin LiuWhat it is: A short story collection by the author of the award-winning Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy.
Don't miss: "Ode to Joy," featuring The Three-Body Problem's Sophon; "The Village Teacher," about a schoolteacher in rural China and told from the perspective of aliens.
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| A Deadly Education by Naomi NovikWhat it's about: Galadriel "El" Higgins, a loner with an affinity for dark magic, just wants to survive until graduation, but the heroics of her classmate, golden boy Orion Lake, may prove more lethal than the maleficaria that infest the school.
Is it for you? This 1st book in the Scholomance series has garnered controversy over the inclusion of racial stereotypes, for which the author has apologized and pledged to remove from subsequent editions.
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| Black Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseThe setting: The continent of Meridian, and the Holy City of Tova, the site of a religious observance called the Convergence -- which, this year, coincides with an eclipse.
The characters: Xiala, the Teek ship's captain tasked with escorting a "harmless" passenger to Tova; Serapio, a blind Obregi man destined to become a god; idealistic Sun Priest Naranpa; and Okoa, who has a crucial role to play in the events that unfold.
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| Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha LeeWhat happens: Seventeen-year-old cadet Shuos Jedao awakens in the body of an older general and makes several unsettling discoveries: he's a construct, displaced in time, and has no memory of his war crimes.
Should you start here? Although the Shuos Jedao who stars in this 3rd installment of the Machineries of Empire series is not (exactly) the same one readers encountered in Ninefox Gambit and Raven Stratagem, newcomers might want to start at the beginning. |
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| Void Star by Zachary MasonWhat it is: A descriptive and stylistically complex cyberpunk novel by the author of The Lost Books of the Odyssey.
Featuring: Hacker Irina, whose cranial implant gives her flawless recall; refugee and computer savant Kern, who learned everything he knows from first-person shooter games; and Thales, who deals with memory loss in the aftermath of his politician father's assassination.
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| Mem by Bethany C. MorrowWhat it’s about: In 1925 Montreal, the wealthy deposit their memories in “Mems,” people who exist only to relive them. Unbeknownst to everyone, the Mem known as Dolores Extract No. 1 possesses the unique ability to create memories of her own.
Why you should read it: If you liked the movie Blade Runner and enjoy philosophical explorations of topics like memory, mortality, wealth, and what it means to be human, don’t miss this haunting speculative fiction debut. |
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| Artificial Condition by Martha WellsStarring: Murderbot, the sardonic rogue SecUnit that just wants to be left alone to binge-watch shows while doing a bare minimum of work; ART, the underemployed transport AI who becomes Murderbot's unlikely ally.
What happens: Disguised as an augmented human, Murderbot returns to the mining facility that may hold the key to Murderbot's forgotten past.
Series alert: Although this 2nd installment of the Murderbot Diaries can be enjoyed on its own, it does reference events from All Systems Red. |
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