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Sci-Fi / Fantasy/ Horror / Graphic NovelMay - June 2024
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You Like It Darker by Stephen KingDelving into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal, the legendary storyteller and expert in short fiction presents this exhilarating collection of 12 tales, many never-before-published, about fate, mortality, luck and the folds in reality where anything can happen.
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When Among Crows by Veronica RothA hunter who sacrifices his soul to slay monsters, Dymitr, tasked with finding legendary witch Baba Jaga, offers Ala, a cure for her curse in exchange for her help, and together they fight against time and the wrath of the Chicago underworld where his secrets could destroy them both.
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Horror Movie by Paul TremblayA chilling twist on the "cursed film” genre from the best-selling author of The Pallbearers Club and The Cabin at the End of the World.
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Winter Lost by Patricia BriggsWhile traveling to Montana to help her brother, shapeshifters Mercy and her mate, Adam, are trapped with strangers in a lodge in the heart of the wilderness where Arcane and ancient magics are at work that could, unless they're careful, bring about the end of the world.
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Five Broken Blades by Mai CorlandThe five most dangerous liars in the kingdom have been mysteriously summoned to work together to kill the God King Joon, who unfairly imprisons, ruins or sells the poor and innocent while the nobles flourish.
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Escape Velocity by Victor ManiboAboard the premier luxury resort in low Earth orbit for their lavish 25th reunion to advance their applications to live in an exclusive Mars settlement, four friends, settling scores and racking up points, will soon regret underestimating those they left behind on Earth.
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I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. BeagleUnhappily inheriting his late father's job as a dragon catcher/exterminator Robert dreams of quitting and becoming a princess valet because he just really likes dragons, in the new novel by the best-selling author of The Last Unicorn.
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The Brides of High Hill by Nghi VoIn a crumbling estate at the crossroads of dead empires, the Cleric Chih and a beautiful young bride about to marry an aging ruler are drawn into the mystery of what became of his previous wives, and as the wedding night draws to its close, Chih discovers some monsters hide in plain sight.
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Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca ThorneSettling in a town near dragon country, a former private guard of the Queen and her girlfriend open a tea-serving bookshop but find their idyll cracking when the queen throws a murderous temper tantrum.
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Black Shield Maiden by WillowYafeu, an African warrior stolen from her home in the Ghanaian Empire, ignites a revolution in the frozen north of the Vikings and forges an unlikely friendship with a timid princess as the pair fight to control their destinies.
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Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman"A horror novel about a haunting, told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls "Other Mommy.""
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Gryphon's Valor by Mercedes LackeyGryphon hero Kelvren returns from the border between Valdemar and Pelagirs Forest barely living through a near-fatal self-sacrifice that caused a diplomatic crisis, in the second novel of the series following Gryphon in Light.
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The Stardust Grail by Yume KitaseiFrom the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes a thrilling anti-colonial space heist to save an alien civilization. Map.
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The Ashes & the Star-cursed King by Carissa BroadbentA gutting second installment of the Crowns of Nyaxia series is full of heartbreak, redemption, blood intrigue and heart-pounding action.
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Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuireIn the name of the moon, the lunar divinities must uncover the roots of a plot and to thwart the true goal of those behind the attacks on the moon gods—control of the Impossible City itself.
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Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra RowlandWhen he accidentally steals the single most expensive secret in the world, Avra, former field agent of the Arasti Ministry of Intelligence, turns to his ex, a notorious pirate captain, and together they hatch a plan to sell the secret on the black market to become wealthy—and legends.
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Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca RoanhorseThe interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in a conclusion to the New York Times best-selling author's Between Earth and Sky trilogy.
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The Wren in the Holly Library by K. A. LindeStreet thief Kierse has broken the Monster Treaty, but instead of killing her, the monster Graves does the unexpected: he offers her a job… a glimpse into who she really is.
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Daughter of the Merciful Deep by L. PenelopeOur home began, as all things do, with a wish." Jane Edwards hasn't spoken since she was eleven, when armed riders expelled her family from their hometown along with every other Black resident. Now, twelve years later, she's found a haven in the all-Black town of Awenasa.
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How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django WexlerDavi has done this all before. She's tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times she's rallied humanity and made the final charge. But the time loop always gets her in the end. Sometimes she's killed quickly. Sometimes it takes a while.
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The Honey Witch by Sydney J. ShieldsOn the tiny isle of Innisfree, 21-year-old Honey Witch Marigold Claude, who is cursed never to find true love, is determined to prove to Lottie, a notorious skeptic, that magic is real but soon begins to care for her in unexpected ways, placing her home, her magic and her heart in danger.
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