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Fantasy and Science Fiction July 2026 |
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| Mortedant's Peril by RJ BarkerBeing a Mortedant -- a cleric that reads the last thoughts of the dead -- has never been the most popular job, but Irody Hasp lives a particularly thankless existence. When his apprentice is murdered and he's framed for the crime, Irody will have to take matters into his own hands to prove his innocence. For fans of: fantasy mysteries with charm and intriguing world-building such as Luke Arnold's The Last Smile in Sunder City. |
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| Kill All Wizards by Jedediah BerryGotchimus the barbarian has a score to settle with the wizards of the land who have done nothing but ruin his life. Filing a complaint got him nowhere, so he's back to basics: kill every wizard until he gets what he wants...even if he has to blend into their pompous wizard society to do it. Fans of Discworld or Dungeons & Dragons will enjoy this "new epic fantasy in an old style with a touch of humor and plenty of heart" (Library Journal). |
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| The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El SayedIn this Arabfuturist story set on a generation ship halfway through its 400 year journey, the crew of the Safina start to chafe against the Administration's expectations for them to toil for their ancestors in cryostasis who will never know them. As blackouts start to roll through the ship, unrest boils over until the breaking point arrives, changing life on the Safina forever. For fans of: richly detailed and thought-provoking space flight stories such as Elizabeth Bear's Jacob's Ladder trilogy. |
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| Ignore All Previous Instructions by Ada HoffmannKelli Reynolds, a script supervisor for an AI conglomerate that controls what stories are told, is caught between the security of her current life and the world she wishes for when her ex-boyfriend asks for her help with a black market trade to pay for his gender confirmation surgery. Fans of autistic and LGBTQIA+ representation in science fiction and hopeful depictions of the future during massive upheaval will also enjoy Key Lime Sky by Al Hess and Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer. |
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