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Fantasy and Science Fiction November 2025 |
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| Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane AndersJamie is a young witch worried about her mother Serena. After the passing of her wife, Serena has holed herself up in a one-room schoolhouse. Jamie decides to teach her mother magic as a way to help move past her grief, but the unexpected results of Serena's magic will force them both to confront uncomfortable truths. For fans of queer witchy fantasy with thoughtful and character-driven stories such as The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields. |
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| The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth BrownWithin the hidden corners of London lies a secret society tasked with finding and protecting hidden magical objects. When the first new object in decades emerges in Hong Kong, the newest member, Magda Sparks, must not only go and recover it, but investigate the possibility that a member has leaked the society's existence to an outsider. Gareth Brown's latest standalone contemporary fantasy will delight fans of fast-paced action, rich atmospheric detail, and plucky heroines. |
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| The Midnight Shift by Seon-ran CheonWhen a string of suspicious deaths in a hospital in Incheon is written off by the other authorities, Detective Su-Yeon decides to start her own investigation. She meets the mysterious Violette, and the two of them team up to track down the unexpected culprit: a menacing vampire preying on the elderly patients. Readers looking for fast-paced and moody supernatural stories will want to sink their teeth into this Korean fantasy thriller. |
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| What We Can Know by Ian McEwanIn 2119, the world is in ruins from nuclear war and climate change. Scholar Thomas Metcalfe searches for a lost love poem from 2014, written for the poet's beloved wife. The search sends Thomas on a journey of love and artistic legacy. Ian McEwan's latest after Lessons "offers up a heady, intellectual tale that takes a searing look at how history is created—and distorted" (Booklist). |
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| A Mother's Guide to the Apocalypse by Hollie OvertonEnglish mother of three Olivia becomes obsessed with doomsday prepping until one day she disappears. Twenty years later, Olivia's grown daughters uncover a guide their mother left behind and travel to the United States (now ravaged by climate disasters and militia takeovers) to get answers. For fans of intricately plotted apocalyptic science fiction with unique perspectives on motherhood such as Without Saying Goodbye by Laura Jarratt. |
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| Wild Reverence by Rebecca RossMatilda, born as a herald to the gods, is tested by abuse and betrayal as she grows and hones her powers. She has an inexplicable connection to Vincent, a noble human who she sees in her dreams. When the two finally collide in reality, their union challenges the balance between the divine and the mortal forever. For fans of emotionally intense and romantic fantasy tales such as Alix E. Harrow's The Everlasting and Margaret Rogerson's An Enchantment of Ravens. |
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| The Feeding by Anthony RyanFifteen years ago, the Feeders rose up and turned the world into a death-riddled wasteland, only braved by a few Crossers to trade and gather supplies. Layla joins the Crossers to help her dying father get the medicine he sorely needs, but will she survive the deadly obstacles ahead of her? For fans of apocalyptic science fiction with dreadful suspense and well-developed world-building such as Kassandra Montag's After the Flood. |
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Crossroads of Ravens
by Andrzej Sapkowski
Before he was the White Wolf or the Butcher of Blaviken, Geralt of Rivia was simply a fresh graduate of Kaer Morhen, stepping into a world that neither understands nor welcomes his kind. And when an act of naïve heroism goes gravely wrong, Geralt is only saved from the noose by Preston Holt, a grizzled witcher with a buried past and an agenda of his own. This is the story of how legends are made—and what they cost.
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| The Shattering Peace by John ScalziJohn Scalzi returns to the Old Man's War series with this latest installation. After a decade of peace reigning throughout space, a new force of intelligent creatures enters the fray, threatening civil war. Now, mid-level diplomat Gretchen Trujillo is caught in the middle during a secret summit representing every known faction. Fans will devour this "classic Scalzi space opera at its wisecracking, politically pointed, and, somehow, fiercely optimistic finest" (Kirkus). |
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