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Fantasy and Science Fiction July 2024
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The city of stardust
by Georgia Summers
When her family's tormentor issues her an ultimatum: she has 10 years to locate her mother or suffer the consequences, Violet Everly, to finally free them from the curse, travels to the edges of the world to find the key to the city of stardust, where the Everly story began.
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| Fiasco by Constance FayIn this 2nd book in the Uncharted Hearts series, bounty hunter Cyn Khaw must rescue a child from a ruthless serial kidnapper. Although she'd prefer to work alone, her client insists that she travel aboard the Calamity for the duration of the mission. Unfortunately, Cyn and the ship's crew have a complicated history. For fans of: Rachel Bach's Paradox trilogy; Jessie Mihalik's Starlight's Shadow series; Nina Croft's Dark Desires series. |
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The wren in the Holly Library
by K. A. Linde
Trapped in the library of an old Brownstone with a monster filled with terrible power and darkness, street thief Kierse, when, instead of killing her, the monster offers her a job?—?gets a glimpse into who she really is, which could be something far worse than a monster.
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A cat from our world and the forgotten witch. 2
by Hiro Kashiwaba
"In her youth, Jeanne was a powerful witch who vanquished the evil Demon King and saved the world----but over time, the people she rescued have forgotten about her and her noble deeds. Now she is a short-spoken old woman, living by herself in a secluded forest...until she summons a cat from Earth to her home. The former city kitty is now the size of a giant, and must acclimate to this new world at Jeanne's side. Through eating the food Jeanne prepares, and offering a head for pats, can this furry feline soothe the loneliness of the forgotten witch?"
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Big time
by Ben H Winters
The New York Times best-selling author of The Quiet Boy returns with a speculative, corporate espionage thriller that takes the adage "Time is money," and makes it literally, frighteningly so.
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| Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca RoanhorseThis sweeping conclusion to the Between Earth & Sky trilogy returns readers to the continent of Meridian, presenting "a rich tapestry of betrayal, victory, love, and loss" (Booklist). Series fans will be eager to see what becomes of Serapio, Xiala, Naranpa, and Okoa, while newcomers should start at the beginning with Black Sun, followed by Fevered Star, due to the complexity of the plot and world-building. |
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The familiar
by Leigh Bardugo
During the Spanish Golden Age, Luzia Cotado, gifted with magic, garners the attention of the disgraced secretary to Spain's king, plunging her into a world where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur—and where she must enlist the help of an embittered immortal familiar whose deadly secrets could destroy them both.
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Floating hotel
by Grace Curtis
Tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family—and a mystery that spans the stars.
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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.
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