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Fantasy and Science Fiction - July 2025 |
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| When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida KelleyThe year is 1911. Benigno "Benny" Caldera, a young Boricua blacksmith, creates masterful ironworks for Coney Island's Luna Park. But when his accomplishments lead him to the park's secret captive -- a stolen merman named Río-- Benny must find the courage to betray everyone he's known to do what's right. This queer debut title has "a captivating and perfectly balanced blend of history, fantasy, and good old-fashioned carnival magic" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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The Robin on the Oak Throne
by K. A. Linde
"Kierse McKenna just shattered the Monster Treaty. It wasn't entirely her fault. The job was supposed to be simple: steal a goblin-made bracelet off of the Queen of the Nymphs in her own palace. Trade the bracelet for a way to uncover the truth about herpast...And then he shows up to save her. Graves--the warlock who ensnared her, betrayed her, and left her to fend for herself. He's a villain...But Graves never does anything for free. He has a job for his favorite little thief. One that will pit her against the most powerful monsters in existence"
Oak and Holly Cycle (2)
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| Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. SchwabThis genre-defying novel follows three lesbian vampires, their lives connected across centuries as they come to terms with their affliction and face love, hunger, immortality, and grief. For fans of: LGBTQIA fantasy with intricately plotted narratives and complex supernatural characters such as Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu and Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell. |
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| Murder by Memory by Olivia WaiteOn a generation spaceship, human minds can be stored in the Library, allowing bodies to be replaced. After a murder, the ship awakens detective Dorothy Gentleman, placing her in an emergency body that has a connection to the victim. With help from her nephew and others, witty Dorothy narrates and investigates. For fans of: short novels; the Mossa and Pleiti mysteries by Malka Older. |
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Echo Fort
by Caroline Peckham
As war rages and the Waning Lands bleed, a grief-stricken soul navigates a treacherous world of Reaper secrets, roaming vampires and deadly conspiracies while heading toward battle.
Sins of the Zodiak (2)
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The Dallergut Dream-Making District : a novel
by Mi-ye Yi
Penny is finally an official employee of the Dallergut Dream Department Store and can now visit the special dream-making district. But she soon discovers people have been filing complaints about their dreams and have stopped coming to the store. As she gets to the bottom of each complaint, she moves beyond the role of dreamseller to understand what lies in the hearts of their lost regulars.
Dallgut Dream Department Store (2)
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A Magic Deep & Drowning
by Hester Fox
'The Familiar' meets 'The Warm Hands of Ghosts' in this gender-flipped, folklore-rich reimagining of 'The Little Mermaid' set in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age, where a young woman is forever changed when the powerful queen of the ocean marks her life as the final payment in a sinister, age-old bargain between the peoples of the land and the water.
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Unworld : a novel
by Jayson Greene
This debut novel follows four characters, three humans and one emancipated upload, a digital entity composed of the sense of memoires of a human tether, but who is free of her tether. Through their stories, 'UnWorld' asks: what happens to the soul when it is splintered by grief? Where does love reside except in memory? What does it mean to be conscious, to be human, to be alive?
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A far better thing
by H. G. Parry
"The faeries stole Sydney Carton as a child, and made him a mortal servant of the Faery Realm. Now, he has a rare opportunity for revenge against the fae and Charles Darnay, the changeling left in his stead. It will take magic and cunning--cold iron and Realm silver--to hide his intentions from humans and fae and bring his plans to fruition...generations of violence-begetting-violence lead him to a heartbreaking choice in the shadow of the guillotine"
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| Six Wild Crowns by Holly RaceIn this alternate Tudor fantasy, Henry VIII's six wives are strategically placed across the land to hold a magical barrier. As tension rises, his newest wife Boleyn and her lady-in waiting with a secret, Seymour, uncover a dangerous secret that could change the entire kingdom. Told from multiple perspectives, this epic fantasy with sapphic romance will appeal to fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon and The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri. |
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The Witch Roads
by Kate Elliott
When an arrogant prince (and his equally arrogant entourage) gets stuck in Orledder Halt as part of brutal political intrigue, competent and sunny deputy courier Elen—once a child slave meant to shield noblemen from the poisonous Pall—is assigned to guide him through the hills to reach his destination.
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The Icarus Changeling
by Timothy Zahn
An agent for the ultra-secret Icarus Group, Gregory Roarke, tasked with locating a teleportation portal on the backwater colony world of Alainn, finds this seemingly simple assignment leading to a race against an alien enemy and a string of murders linked to a dangerous changeling boy.
Icarus (4)
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