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Fantasy and Science Fiction November 2018
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Library Closed on Thanksgiving
The library is closed on Thursday, November 22, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The library will be open normal hours, 9 am - 6 pm, on Friday, November 23.
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| Time's Convert by Deborah HarknessThen: Eighteenth-century surgeon Marcus MacNeil joined the Continental Army, met vampire Matthew de Clermont, and took the plunge into immortality.
Now: Marcus is engaged to mortal Phoebe Taylor, who has agreed to undergo the dangerous transition to vampire prior to their marriage.
Spinoff alert: Fans of Deborah Harkness' All Souls Trilogy (beginning with A Discovery of Witches) will enjoy catching up with Matthew, Diana, and their precocious twins.
Format/Location: Fiction |
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| The Stars Now Unclaimed by Drew WilliamsWhat happens: An agent of the Justified sect recruits gifted teens from worlds destroyed by the Pulse, attempting to stay ahead of rival sect Pax.
Read it for: a sarcastic lead, an action-packed plot, and detailed world-building.
Reviewers say: This 1st book in the Universe After series combines the "strong characterizations of Firefly, the space battles of The Expanse, and a tip of the motion scanner to Aliens" (Booklist).
Format/Location: Science Fiction |
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Record of a Spaceborn Few
by Becky Chambers
Hundreds of years ago, the last humans on Earth boarded the Exodus Fleet in search of a new home among the stars. After centuries spent wandering empty space, their descendants were eventually accepted by the well-established species that govern the Milky Way. But that was long ago. Today, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, the birthplace of many, yet a place few outsiders have ever visited. While the Exodans take great pride in their original community and traditions, their culture has been influenced by others beyond their bulkheads. As many Exodans leave for alien cities or terrestrial colonies, those who remain are left to ponder their own lives and futures: What is the purpose of a ship that has reached its destination? Why remain in space when there are habitable worlds available to live? What is the price of sustaining their carefully balanced way of life--and is it worth saving at all?
Format/Location: Science Fiction
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Vampires Like It Hot
by Lynsay Sands
Vampires are real. Jess would've never believed it until she saw them with her own eyes. She knows she has to get off the island, and her gallant rescuer has offered to help. There's something about Raffaele that's unlike any man she has ever met, and his touch sends pleasure through her that is beyond all imagining. But when Jess discovers who he really is, will she risk life as she knows it for a chance of forever by his side?
Format/Location: Fiction
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Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat
by Anne Rice
The Vampire Chronicles continue with a riveting, rich saga--part adventure, part suspense--of Prince Lestat and the story of the Blood Communion as he tells the tale of his coming to rule the vampire world and the eternal struggle to find belonging, a place in the universe for the undead, and how, against his will, he must battle the menacing, seemingly unstoppable force determined to thwart his vision and destroy the entire vampire netherworld. Illustrations.
Format/Location: Fiction; Axis 360 eBook
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Nightflyers
by George R. R Martin
Aliens meets Psycho with a chilling mystery set on a haunted spaceship in this illustrated edition of a classic novella, soon to be an original series on SYFY, by the #1 bestselling author of A Game of Thrones. When a scientific expedition is launched to study a mysterious alien race, the only ship available is the Nightflyer, a fully autonomous vessel manned by a single human. But Captain Royd Eris remains locked away, interacting with his passengers only as a disembodied voice--or a projected hologram no more substantial than a ghost. Yet that's not the only reason the ship seems haunted. The team's telepath, Thale Lasamer, senses another presence aboard the Nightflyer--something dangerous, volatile, and alien. Captain Eris claims to know nothing about the elusive intruder, and when someone, or something, begins killing off the expedition's members, he's unable--or unwilling--to stem the bloody tide. Only Melantha Jhirl, a genetically enhanced outcast with greater strength, stamina, and intelligence than other humans, has a chance of solving the mystery--and stopping the malevolent being that's wiping out her shipmates. But first she has to keep herself alive.
Format/Location: Fiction
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| Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. ChenThe premise: More Maxwell Smart than James Bond, spy Kangaroo -- named for his extra-dimensional pouch that allows him to retrieve objects from other universes -- has bungled yet another mission, prompting his superiors to send him on a mandatory "vacation" to Mars aboard a luxury cruise ship.
What to expect: Spy-versus-spy action, a shipboard murder mystery, and a vast interplanetary conspiracy.
You might also like: With its snarky protagonist and futuristic tradecraft, this debut novel (and its sequel, Kangaroo Too) may appeal to fans of Charles Stross' Laundry Files.
Format/Location: Science Fiction |
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| Time Salvager by Wesley ChuOne last job: On the eve of his planned retirement, James Griffin-Mars, a "chronman" who salvages materials from history for use in the resource-poor 26th century, breaks a Time Law by rescuing 21st century scientist Elise Kim from certain death. Now they're both on the run.
About the author: Prior to launching his literary career with The Lives of Tao, the Taiwanese-born writer pursued acting (and had a small role in the film Fred Claus).
Series alert: This opening installment of the Time Salvager series continues with Time Siege.
Format/Location: Science Fiction |
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| At the Table of Wolves by Kay KenyonWhat it's about: At the end of the Great War came the "bloom" and, with it, paranormal abilities in the form of "Talents." Now it's 1936 and England is on the verge of war with Germany. Kim Tavistock's Talent, the "spill," causes others to confide their secrets to her, making her an ideal spy.
Try this next: For another WWII-era historical fantasy featuring espionage and super-powered individuals, try Ian Tregillis' Milkweed Triptych, which begins with Bitter Seeds.
Format/Location: Fiction |
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| Spymaster: Book One of the Dragon Corsairs by Margaret Weis and Robert KrammesWhat it's about: While Freyan spymaster Sir Henry Wallace grapples with a succession crisis and an empty treasury, his agent Pip must locate a pretender to the throne. Meanwhile, swashbuckling privateer Captain Kate Fitzmaurice is just trying to get filthy rich.
Is it for you? One word: dragons. (Another word: cliffhanger.)
Series alert: Set in the world of the author's Dragon Brigade trilogy, Spymaster kicks off the Dragon Corsairs series, which continues with Privateer.
Formats/Location: Fiction; Axis 360 eBook |
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