Fantasy and Science Fiction December 2025 |
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| Extremity by Nicholas BingeLondon Detective Julia Torgrimsen leaves her forced retirement to investigate the murder of billionaire Bruno Donaldson. When the crime scene reveals two perfectly identical bodies, Julia discovers an underground world of cloning, time travel, and a conspiracy that could end humanity as she knows it. This cinematic and intriguing time-bending procedural will delight fans of William Gibson's The Peripheral and Matthew FitzSimmons' Constance. |
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| Thief of Night by Holly BlackIn this conclusion to the Charlatan duology that started with Book of Night, Charlie Hall has to hunt down a mass murderer at the behest of a Cabal leader while dealing with the memory loss of her monster lover, Red. For fans of: urban fantasy with suspenseful intrigue and romance such as Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey and One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig. |
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| Katabasis by R.F. KuangAlice Law has sacrificed everything to climb to the top of the field of Magick, all to work with world famous magician Jacob Grimes. But then Grimes dies, and Alice may have caused the accident that killed him. Now Alice must travel through Hell to get her advisor back, because not even death will keep her from getting a recommendation. Fans of The Strength of the Few by James Islington and The Book of Autumn by Molly O'Sullivan may enjoy this dark academia novel with Kuang's usual atmospheric and thought-provoking flair. |
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| A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran WildeIn a heavily divided post-climate change future, the ultra rich hire thieves to pull off elaborate heists more as entertainment than crime. When their father's latest scheme goes awry and he ends up in custody, siblings Dax and Roosa must figure out how to buy his freedom. This "cyberpunk Great Gatsby, anchored by a thrilling heist" (Kirkus Reviews) will appeal to fans of Robert Jackson Bennett's Foundryside and the works of V.E. Schwab. |
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| Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. WilsonIn this first contact story set on a Cherokee reservation, a long dormant piece of alien technology awakens while a probe hurtles towards Earth. The effects of these close encounters are told from the perspectives of a father and daughter, a NASA scientist, an isolated eccentric, and a CIA investigator. Author Daniel H. Wilson calls on both his Cherokee heritage and his experience as a threat assessor for NASA to craft this thrilling and intricately plotted novel. For fans of: Carl Sagan's Contact and James S.A. Corey's The Mercy of Gods. |
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| Brigands & Breadknives by Travis BaldreeFoulmouthed bookselling rattkin Fern has moved into the city of Thune in hopes of revitalizing her spirits. But that all changes when a drunken night walk leads to her stumbling directly into the path of an adventuring team. This third book in Travis Baldtree's series that began with Legends and Lattes is "[a] truly entertaining romp with the assurance of warmth, welcome, and delicious treats at the end of the road" (Booklist). For fans of: cozy fantasy books such as Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire and A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic by J. Penner. |
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| The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie LeongNovice mage Certainty Bulrush wants to be useful to the Guild, but her lack of power hasn't made it easy for her to keep up. When she is assigned to work with chronic overachiever Aurelia, the two of them form an unlikely bond moving magical artifacts–and may learn that magic is stronger when shared instead of hoarded. For fans of: romantic fantasy with charm and whimsy such as Sarah Beth Durst's The Enchanted Greenhouse or Rebecca Thorne's Can't Spell Treason Without Tea. |
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