|
Fantasy and Science Fiction April 2018
|
|
|
|
| The Rending and the Nest: A Novel by Kaethe SchwehnIn a world...where a mysterious event known as "The Rending" has wiped out 95 percent of the global population, young women in the refugee settlement of Zion start giving birth to inanimate objects.
Read it for: a vividly rendered post-apocalyptic setting, an introspective first-person narrative, and a community wrestling with sudden change.
For fans of: the surrealistic world-building in Julia Baggott's Pure; leisurely paced yet compelling stories of survival among the ruins, as found in Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven. |
|
|
Outpost
by W. Michael Gear
On a treacherous alien planet where corporate threats and dangerous creatures imperil the lives of its colonists, a career-driven ship supervisor, a Port Authority ruler in fear of her life, a power-hungry psychopath and a corporate enforcer engage in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a brutal killer. By the best-selling co-author of A Searing Wind.
|
|
|
Zero Day
by Ezekiel Boone
While under attack by millions of spiders that threaten to wipe out the human race, the president weighs Professor Guyer’s theory that they only need to kill the queens in the final installment of the Hatching series, following Skitter.
|
|
|
The Shape of Water
by Guillermo del Toro
The famed director of Pan's Labyrinth and a celebrated author combine their talents to craft an otherworldly story set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America, in which an amphibious man is discovered in the Amazon—and subsequently finds love within the human race, in a tale that inspired the film starring Octavia Spencer.
|
|
|
The Clarity
by Keith Thomas
A psychologist is challenged to protect the life of an 11-year-old girl whose ability to remember past lives makes them both the targets of a merciless killer.
|
|
| The Abyss Beyond Dreams: A Novel of the Commonwealth by Peter F. HamiltonWhat it's about: Commonwealth founder Nigel Sheldon enters the Void and lands on the planet Bienvenido, inhabited by the descendants of colonists stranded centuries before. Now he and his new acquaintances are threatened by a hostile alien race known as the Fallers.
Series alert: The Abyss Beyond Dreams kicks off the Chronicle of the Fallers duology, which is set in the author's Commonwealth universe and concludes with A Night Without Stars. |
|
|
Carnivalesque
by Neil Jordan
Contemporary Fantasy. One boy enters, a different boy leaves. After a visit to a carnival leaves 14-year-old Dublin resident Andy Rackard trapped in a funhouse mirror, he takes the name Dany and, with the help of aerialist Mona, gradually adjusts to his new life. Meanwhile, his reflection navigates the outside world. This atmospheric modern-day changeling tale may appeal to readers who enjoyed Keith Donoghue's The Stolen Child.
|
|
| Cold Welcome by Elizabeth MoonStarring: Admiral Kylara "Ky" Vatta, a decorated veteran whose ship crashes on an uninhabited frozen continent.
What happens: Can Ky keep her crew alive long enough to be rescued? Is anyone even coming to save them?
Series alert: This 1st book in the Vatta's Peace series, a spin-off of the author's popular Vatta's War tetralogy, does not require familiarity with previous novels. |
|
|
The Martian: A Novel
by Andy Weir
Near-Future SF. Stranded on Mars after an aborted surface mission, astronaut Mark Watney must rely on his wits to survive on an inhospitable planet. As Watney documents his attempts to create food, water, and oxygen from limited resources, NASA officials work to increase his chances of survival until they can find a way to bring him back to Earth. Fans of hard science fiction and survival stories will appreciate this debut novel for its smart, likable lead who uses humor and technological ingenuity to make an impossible situation bearable.
|
|
|
Friends of the Library Collector's Breakfast
Saturday, April 21, 9:30 am
Full Gospel Church, 2700 Ohio Street, Michigan City, IN
The Collector’s Breakfast is an annual fundraiser for The Friends of the Library. Tickets are $25 and you can bring one item for appraisal. Breakfast will be catered by Portofino’s of LaPorte. Martin Papke will entertain with his expertise of a wide range of collector items. The breakfast will be at the Full Gospel Church, 2700 Ohio St., Michigan City. Tickets will be available from Friends’ board members and at the Circulation Desk in the library. We are also auctioning the library’s egg chairs at the Collector’s Breakfast! The chairs will be sold via silent auction. Don’t miss your chance to bid on these unique chairs.
|
|
|
Axis 360 eBooks
Find popular fiction, non-fiction, and picture e-books and e-audiobooks for children, teens, and adults! It's simple--just download the app on your device, search for "Michigan City Public Library", and log in with your library card number and PIN.
|
|
|
NoveList Plus
Looking for more books by your favorite author, or want to find similar authors? On hold for the newest bestseller and need something to read while you wait? Not sure of the next book in the series you’re reading? Found a book you love and want more books like it? Then try NoveList Plus, the online readers’ resource that helps you uncover your next great read, whether it’s fiction or nonfiction. Log in with your library card number.
|
|
|
Library Catalog
Look up books and other materials, place items on hold, and more.
|
|
Contact your librarian for more great books!
|
|
|
Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
|
|
|