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Fantasy and Science Fiction December 2023 |
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| The Future by Naomi AldermanA diverse group of activists battle a trio of tech billionaires for the future of Earth in this fast-paced and intricately plotted near-future SF novel by the author of The Power. Read-alikes: Eleanor Catton's Birnam Wood; Alex DiFrancesco's All City; Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140. |
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| Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis BaldreeThis highly anticipated prequel to Legends & Lattes finds orc mercenary Viv recuperating from an injury in the tiny seaside town of Murk while longing to rejoin Rackam's Ravens. But when Fern, the rattkin proprietress of Thistleburr Booksellers, introduces her to the joys of reading, Viv begins to envision a different future for herself. |
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| A Stranger in the Citadel by Tobias S. BuckellIn a world where books are forbidden, the family of the Lord Musketeer of Ninetha guards the Cornucopia, a strange machine that supplies everything their community needs. But when youngest daughter Lilith intervenes to stop the execution of itinerant librarian Ishmael, she sets off a chain of events that will shake the foundations of her entire world. Read-alikes: James Rollins' Moonfall series; Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race; Rosemary Kirstein's Steerswoman series. |
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| The Lost Cause by Cory DoctorowThe United States of the 2050s looks very different: the Green New Deal has become law, and young Americans like 19-year-old Brooks Palazzo work to ensure a sustainable, low-carbon future while welcoming climate refugees. But some, like Richard's xenophobic grandfather and his friends, don't like the direction the country is headed in and will fight to the death to preserve their way of life. Read-alikes: Andrew Dana Hudson's Our Shared Future; Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future.
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| The Queen of Days by Greta KellyHired by a mysterious client to steal a statue of the god Karanis, Balthazar “Bal” Vadalen and his Talion crew, along with enigmatic thief the Queen of Days, soon find themselves in over their heads in this stand-alone fantasy caper by the author of the Warrior Witch duology. Read-alikes: Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastards series; Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows. |
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| Chaos Terminal by Mur LaffertyAs newcomers from Earth arrive on Station Eternity, "murder magnet" and reluctant amateur sleuth Mallory Viridian must once again investigate when one of them dies under suspicious circumstances. Chaos Terminal is the 2nd in the "wonderfully inventive, delightfully wacky, and cleverly complex" (Booklist) Midsolar Murders series, which begins with Station Eternity. |
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| A Power Unbound by Freya MarskeTo obtain the final piece of the Last Contract, Jack Alston, Lord Hawthorn, will require the assistance of Alan Ross, an infuriatingly attractive writer and thief. This "showstopping" (Publishers Weekly) conclusion to the Last Binding trilogy, after A Marvellous Light and A Restless Truth offers an atmospheric setting, a twisty plot, and a charged enemies-to-lovers romance. Read-alikes: C.L. Polk's Kingston Cycle; K.D. Edwards' Tarot Sequence. |
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| We Are the Crisis by Cadwell TurnbullSoon after monsters reveal their existence, so do anti-monster hate groups, which may be connected to a spate of monster disappearances. This sequel to No Gods, No Monsters, the 2nd book in the Convergence Saga, features a diverse ensemble cast, a kaleidoscopic narrative that unfolds in linked vignettes across dimensions, and a powerful meditation on marginalization. |
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| System Collapse by Martha WellsPicking up where Network Effect left off, this 7th installment of the Murderbot Diaries (read Fugitive Telemetry before either of these) finds a malfunctioning Murderbot, its frenemy ART, and the human crew of the Preservation responder ship attempting to rescue a group of stranded colonists on an alien-contaminated planet. There's no way this could go disastrously wrong! |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org
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Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, John W. Risley, Jr., Chairman |
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