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Fantasy and Science Fiction March 2025 |
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The Outcast Mage
by Annabel Campbell
In the glass city of Amoria, Naila, a mage struggling to control her dwindling powers, must navigate deadly political schemes with the help of powerful mage Haelius to uncover her true potential and prevent civil war, facing exile or worse if she fails.
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| The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa CarusoInvestigator Kembral Thorne finally has some time away from her newborn to enjoy the year-turning party. However, as people start dying and the party twists and turns between nightmarish realities, she must team up with her sworn enemy, cat burglar Rika Nonesuch, to set the cosmos right and save her night off. For fans of: cinematic and fantastical adventure stories with sapphic romance such as Tasha Suri's Burning Kingdoms series and A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft. |
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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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| Gate to Kagoshima by Poppy KurokiIsla Mackenzie is uncovering her family history in Japan when a typhoon suddenly sweeps her into the past. 128 years back in time, she finds her ancestors and falls in love with a dashing samurai named Kei. But knowing that the Satsuma Rebellion is on the horizon, should Isla focus on getting home, or try to fight history for love? For fans of: cinematic and rich historical romantasy with a dash of time travel, such as Time and Tide by J.M. Frey and The Scribe of Siena by Melodie Winawer. |
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Symbiote
by Michael Nayak
As World War III rages, American scientists in Antarctica face chaos when Chinese scientists arrive with a murder victim, triggering an outbreak of a parasitic, telepathic organism that incites violence among the crew, leaving the survivors to resist the hive mind while preventing the outbreak from spreading.
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The Night Is Defying
by Chloe C. Peñaranda
In the wake of the Libertatem, Astraea, a star-maiden, seeks to reclaim her memories to identify her killer while navigating a turbulent world where vampire leader Nyte faces betrayal from his brother; as past loyalties shift and danger looms, Astraea and Nyte confront their intertwined fates.
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The Rainfall Market
by Yæong-gwang Yu
"If you could swap your life for a better one, which would you choose? On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned house. They say that if you send a letter detailing your misfortunes there, you could receive a ticket. If you bring this ticket to the house on the first day of the rainy season, you'll be granted entrance into the mysterious Rainfall Market-where you can choose to completely change your life.
The catch? You only have one week to find your happiness or be doomed to vanish into the market forever."
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