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Science Fiction April 2017
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Infinity engine
by Neal L. Asher
When the Brockle, a psychopathic forensics AI and criminal escapes Polity’s confinements, rogue AI Penny Royal is thrust into the middle of a war for control between a group of humans, alien prador and AI war drones—an epic showdown that could destroy the entire Polity. By the author of Dark Intelligence.
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| Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav KalfarScience Fiction. Chosen for his country's first space mission, Czech astrophysicist Jakub Procházka views the opportunity as a chance to redeem his family's reputation (his father tortured dissidents as part of the previous Communist regime). Jakub boards the JanHus1 and, en route to his destination (a cosmic dust cloud known as Chopra), begins to question his life choices. At once erudite and emotionally intense, this introspective novel may appeal to fans of other character-driven stories about astronauts, such as Meg Howrey's The Wanderers. |
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| Six Wakes by Mur LaffertySF Mystery. The crew of the spaceship Dormire wakes up in cloning vats, covered in blood and surrounded by the corpses of their previous bodies. In this world, the "mindmaps" of the deceased can be downloaded into new clone bodies. But that doesn't mean homicide isn't a serious crime. Now the six must catch a killer (who could be any of them!) as they contend with a malfunctioning ship, an offline AI navigational system, and their own missing memories. Readers who enjoy suspenseful locked room mysteries set in outer space may also like James Smythe's The Explorer or Adam Roberts' Jack Glass. |
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Cold welcome
by Elizabeth Moon
Decorated military hero Kylara Vatta survives a disastrous shuttle crash in a distant future, spacefaring culture where she finds herself stranded on an arctic land mass that proves more mysterious than she ever suspected. By the author of Victory Conditions.
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| Revenger by Alastair ReynoldsSpace Opera. In a departure from his usual brand of hard SF, author Alastair Reynolds presents an action-packed adventure featuring space pirates, high-tech heists, and bloody revenge. To save their family from bankruptcy, siblings Adrana and Fura Ness join the crew of the notorious Captain Rackamore, who searches the galaxy for "baubles," hidden worlds shielded by force fields and containing treasure in the form of alien artifacts. Although it can be a lucrative gig, it's also dangerous -- as Fura finds out when her sister is captured in a raid. For more stories about space-faring treasure-hunters, try Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Diving Universe series, which begins with Diving into the Wreck. |
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1636 : the Cardinal virtues
by Eric Flint
In 1636 France, King Louis sends his expectant wife, Queen Anne, into seclusion to keep her safe from those who would do her harm, while France's foreign enemies as well as traitors within the court make their move, forcing factions both inside and outside of the country to choose sides. Part of a New York Times best-selling series.
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Fiendish schemes
by K. W. Jeter
While trying to make his father's Vox Universalis - a walking, steam-powered lighthouse - work as it was intended, George Dower becomes trapped in a mad new world of secrets, corruption and schemes orchestrated by the steam-powered Prime Minister.
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Boneshaker
by Cherie Priest
Commissioned to build a machine that will promote gold-rush land-breaking efforts between Civil War-era Seattle and Alaska, inventor Leviticus Blue inadvertently triggers the release of a deadly gas that transforms people into the living dead, a situation that prompts his teenage son to restore the family reputation years later.
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Bombs away : the hot war
by Harry Turtledove
An alternate-history account of the Korean War is set in the aftermath of General MacArthur's decision to drop nuclear bombs on Manchurian cities. By the best-selling Hugo Award-winning author of the War that Came Early series.
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| Burning Paradise by Robert Charles WilsonAlternate History SF. In 2014, 19-year-old Cassie Klyne's world has been at peace since the Armistice of...1914? (That's right: in this timeline, World War I ended almost as soon as it began, while the Great Depression and the Second World War never happened.) Of course, this peaceful and prosperous society has some steep hidden costs: it's controlled by extraterrestrials, who strategically intervene to create their desired outcomes. They also deploy lethal "sims" to dispatch anyone who tries to reveal the truth. Cassie's parents died as a result of their attempts to expose their alien overlords; now Cassie's about to meet the same fate, unless she can escape and locate her deceased parents' former allies. |
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