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Fantasy and Science Fiction June 2017
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Deadmen Walking
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
A first entry in a spin-off trilogy depicts the conquests of ancient dark warlord, Thorn, who returns to the world of the living as a pirate when he agrees to return the damned to hell at the same time a sea witch he once betrayed contemplates exacting revenge at the expense of humanity.
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The Berlin Project
by Gregory Benford
"New York Times bestselling author Gregory Benford creates an alternate history of the creation of the atom bomb that explores what could have happened if the bomb was ready to be used by June 6, 1944. Karl Cohen, a chemist and mathematician who is part of The Manhattan Project, has discovered an alternate solution for creating the uranium isotope needed to cause a chain reaction: U-235. After convincing General Groves of his new method, Cohen and his team of scientists work at Oak Ridge preparing to have a nuclear bomb ready to drop by the summer of 1944 in an effort to stop the war on the western front. What ensues is an altered account of World War II in this taut thriller. Combining fascinating science with intimate and true accounts of several members of The Manhattan Project, The Berlin Project is an astounding novel that reimagines history and what could have happened if the atom bomb was ready in time to stop Hitler from killing millions of people."
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Avengers of the Moon
by Allen M Steele
Hidden from the rest of humankind after the murder of his parents, Curt Newtown, who was raised by a robot, an android and the disembodied brain of a renowned scientist, becomes Captain Future when he stumbles upon a plot to destabilize the Solar Coalition and assassinate the president.
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Luna: Wolf Moon
by Ian McDonald
On an unstable lunar environment, the shifting loyalties and political machinations of different family corporations reach the zenith of their most fertile plots as outright war erupts, in a series that is already under option from CBS TV. By a Locus Award-winning author.
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The Collapsing Empire
by John Scalzi
When humanity discovers the existence of an extra-dimensional field capable of transporting travelers to different worlds instantly, a significantly depopulated Earth is threatened by a subsequent finding that the field is unstable and may be cutting travelers off on the wrong side of Earth-friendly worlds.
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Star's End
by Cassandra Rose Clarke
After taking over the family business, Esme discovers the company’s sinister work with alien DNA and betrayal that estranged her sisters from their father in this new novel from the author of Our Lady of the Ice.
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Convergence: A Foreigner Novel
by C. J Cherryh
Bren Cameron, the human diplomat to the alien court of the atevi, is tasked with carrying a treaty to the human government on an island some 40 miles off the shores of the atevi-ruled megacontinent, and—without explaining the dire situation that would send the people into chaos—arrange for the human refugees to be landed on the island.
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| The Swarm by Orson Scott Card and Aaron JohnstonMilitary SF. Although Earth emerged victorious from its first engagement with the Formic fleet, the second wave of the invasion will be harder to repel. A group of humanity's best and brightest are working hard to develop the technology that will enable them to defend the planet against the aliens, but their efforts may be too little, too late. While this opening installment of the Second Formic War series stands on its own, it will especially appeal to fans of Ender's Game interested in the "Buggers." |
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| King of Thorns by Mark LawrenceEpic Fantasy. He's avenged his family's death (in Prince of Thorns) . Now, to hold onto his newly acquired throne, 18-year-old King Jorg must defeat an invading army. Will the discovery of magical artifacts beneath the castle aid his cause or bring about the destruction of his kingdom? Dark, gritty, and violent, this 2nd book in the Broken Empire series should tempt fans of Joe Abercrombie's First Law novels. |
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Emperor of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence
King of Seven Nations, Jorg Ancrath, is still seeking revenge against his father and sets his sights on becoming Emperor using lost technology in the third and final novel of the outlaw trilogy following King of Thorns.
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