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Fantasy and Science Fiction July 2019
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| The Soul of Power by Callie BatesWhat it is: The conclusion to the epic fantasy trilogy that began with The Waking Land and The Memory of Fire.
Starring: Sophy Dunbarron, queen of the recently (and tenuously) reunited realms of Eren and Caeris.
What happens: An unlikely ruler harbors a dangerous secret as she struggles to lead her people amid war and political intrigue. |
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| The Red-Stained Wings by Elizabeth BearWhat it's about: War has come to the Lotus Kingdoms, sending four individuals on separate quests.
Contains: Automatons, radioactive dragons, chain-smoking volcano goddesses, tiger-sorcerers who feed on war, and more.
Series alert: Set in the world of the author's Eternal Sky trilogy, The Red-Stained Wings is book 2 in the Lotus Kingdoms series, after The Stone in the Skull. |
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| Gather the Fortunes by Bryan CampIntroducing: Renaissance "Renai" Raines, psychopomp.
Say what? She guides the souls of the dead through the Gates of the Underworld, a job she's held since her own demise five years ago.
Why you might like it: This 2nd Crescent City urban fantasy novel (after The City of Lost Fortunes) boasts a diverse cast of supernatural beings, an atmospheric New Orleans setting, and a multilayered plot. |
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| Fall; Or, Dodge in Hell by Neal StephensonWhat it is: The sprawling not-quite-a-sequel to Reamde, containing links and callbacks to several of author Neal Stephenson's other books.
In Meatspace: Following tech billionaire Richard "Dodge" Fortrast's death, his heirs digitally preserve his brain and upload it to a virtual world.
In Bitworld: Now effectively immortal, Dodge (now "Egdod") becomes the god of a digital afterlife, which he shapes according to his whims. |
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Focus on: Apocalyptic Fiction |
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| Future Home of the Living God by Louise ErdrichWhat it's about: When Cedar Hawk Songmaker discovers she's pregnant, she seeks out her Ojibwe birth mother to learn more about her (and her unborn child's) family history.
But wait, there's more: Evolution is reversing itself, prompting the U.S. government to incarcerate pregnant women until they give birth.
For fans of: The reproductive dystopias of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale or Meg Elison's Road to Nowhere series. |
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Notes from the Internet Apocalypse
by Wayne Gladstone
Summary: When society and the economy collapse in the wake of the Internet's sudden breakdown, an Internet addict and a menagerie of dysfunctional fellow sufferers chase down rumors that someone in New York still has online access.
Author Alert: By the creator of the Hate by Numbers online video series.
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Terminal Alliance
by Jim C. Hines
What it's about: Lt. Marion "Mops" Adamopoulos, head of the Shipboard Hygiene and Sanitation team of the ECMS Pufferfish, must clean up the mess caused by an alien bioweapon.
Why you might like it: This humorous SF adventure pits quirky underdog heroes against plagues and space-zombies.
Series alert: Terminal Alliance kicks off the Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse series.
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Gray Apocalypse
by James A. Murdoch
About: Renegade assassin and the sole survivor of a resistance movement, Micahel Kendon races against time to try and stop the alien species the Breeder Grays from destroying the Earth with an asteroid
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Bookmarks: I, Eliza Hamilton
Friday, July 19, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
I, Eliza Hamilton by Susan Holloway Scott will be reviewed by Hilda DeMuth Lutze. In this beautifully written novel of historical fiction, bestselling author Susan Holloway Scott tells the story of Alexander Hamilton’s wife, Eliza—a fascinating, strong-willed heroine in her own right and a key figure in one of the most gripping periods in American history. This program will be offered at the Westchester Township Museum in Chesterton, Thursday, July 18 at 2:00 pm.
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Movie in Washington Park: Ralph Breaks the Internet
Friday, July 19, Dusk
North Pointe Pavilion, Washington Park, Michigan City, IN
The Michigan City Parks and Rec Department and the library collaborate for summer Movies in Washington Park. Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, “Sugar Rush.” In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube. Rated PG. The movie is shown in North Pointe Pavilion in Washington Park, and begins at dusk. Mark your calendar for August 16 for the showing of The House with a Clock in its Wall.
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Friday Afternoon at the Movies: First Man
Friday, July 26, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Join us for a summer movie. To honor the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, we will show First Man starring Ryan Gosling. It’s the riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie explores sacrifices and costs—on Armstrong and on the nation—of one of the most dangerous missions in history. Rated PG-13.
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