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Fantasy and Science Fiction March 2025 |
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| Motheater by Linda H. CodegaBennie Mattox takes it upon herself to investigate the deaths of miners in Kire Mountain after losing her best friend. What she doesn't expect is to find a witch who can't remember her name but knows she is sworn to protect the holler from industry, and must team up with Bennie to make a difficult choice. Balancing atmospheric, in-depth contemporary fantasy and the authentic queer experience, fans of TJ Klune and Lee Mandelo will enjoy this debut title. |
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| Order of Swans by Jude DeverauxKaley Adams has always loved the allure and power of folklore and fairy tales. When she realizes the remote island her friend Jobi lives on is a parallel world of fantasy and magic, Kaley must use her newfound abilities and fairy tale know-how to survive. For fans of: fast-paced romantasy such as The Deer and the Dragon by CJ Piper and Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole. |
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| Picks and Shovels by Cory DoctorowIn 1986 San Francisco, MIT dropout Martin Hench is odd-jobbing around Silicon Valley. When he finds that his most recent company, Fidelity Computing, has angered enough ex-employees to birth a rival start-up called Computing Freedom, Martin decides to change sides. However, he and the women-led team quickly find themselves in over their heads.This "fascinating portrayal of the early wild and woolly days of Silicon Valley" (Library Journal) will delight fans of unconventional science fiction such as Drew Murray's Broken Genius. |
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| The Way by Cary GronerIt's 2048, and the world has been ravaged by a lethal virus where only the young have survived. Will Collins, the last member of a Buddhist retreat in Colorado, receives a mysterious summons: travel to the West Coast to deliver a cure. With opposing forces closing in, Will must rely on a raven, a cat, and a teenage girl to survive his trek. For fans of: dystopian fiction with an animal twist, such as the Hollow Kingdom series by Kira Jane Buxton. |
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| The Black Orb by Ewhan KimOne day, a massive black orb materializes in downtown Seoul. Jeong-su witnesses it consume his neighbor, multiply, and continue into the city. Amidst panic, terror, and violence, Jeong-su must journey to find his elderly parents before they too are devoured. "A bleak read that unerringly examines toxic self-isolation, both chosen and forced" (Kirkus), fans of this Korean to English debut will also enjoy Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica. |
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Water Moon
by Samantha Sotto
Hana Ishikawa inherits a pawnshop in Tokyo where people can pawn away not their belongings, but their choices and regrets. When she wakes up on her first day to find her shop ransacked and her father missing, she must go on a journey to recover the most precious choice in her shop. Set in "a lush world of pure wonder and romance" (Booklist), this title will appeal to fans of cozy fantasy with vivid detail such as The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa or The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi.
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Galaphile
by Terry Brooks
Galaphile, an orphan turned master mage, builds the legendary Druid citadel Paranor while experience love, loss and battling an ancient evil who threatens the Four Lands, in the new series by the author of The Last Druid.
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Blood beneath the snow
by Alexandra Kennington
Revna, a magicless royal outcast, enters the deadly Bloodshed Trials to save her friends, only to be kidnapped by a powerful enemy general whose unexpected motives could change both her life and the fate of her kingdom.
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