Book reviews and excerpts from exceptional speculative, sci-fi, fantasy & alternate history novels.
Speculative, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Alt. History
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All of Us Villains: All of Us Villains #1
by Amanda Foody, Christine Herman
Hardcover: Nov 2021
Paperback: Jul 2022
The blockbuster co-writing debut of Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman, All of Us Villains begins a dark tale of ambition and magick...
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Noor
by Nnedi Okorafor
Hardcover: Nov 2021
Paperback: Jul 2022
From African futurist luminary Okorafor comes a new science fiction novel of intense action and thoughtful rumination on biotechnology, destiny, and humanity in a near-future Nigeria.
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Blood Like Magic: Book 1
by Liselle Sambury
Hardcover: Jun 2021
Paperback: Jul 2022
A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family's magic. The problem is, she's never been in love - she'll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him.
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The Echo Wife
by Sarah Gailey
Hardcover: Feb 2021
Paperback: May 2022
I'm embarrassed, still, by how long it took me to notice. Everything was right there in the open, right there in front of me, but it still took me so long to see the person I had married.
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Alone Out Here
by Riley Redgate
Hardcover: Apr 2022
The year is 2072. Soon a volcanic eruption will trigger catastrophic devastation, and the only way out is up. While the world's leaders, scientists, and engineers oversee the frantic production of a space fleet meant to save humankind, their children...
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Hummingbird Salamander
by Jeff VanderMeer
Hardcover: Apr 2021
Paperback: Apr 2022
From the author of Annihilation, a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the possible end of all things.
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The Impossible Us
by Sarah Lotz
Paperback: Mar 2022
In this funny and poignant novel, two strangers learn that their soul mate might be both as close as breath and as distant as a star, from British Fantasy Award recipient Sarah Lotz.
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Day Zero
by C. Robert Cargill
Hardcover: May 2021
Paperback: Mar 2022
In this harrowing apocalyptic adventure - from the author of the critically acclaimed Sea of Rust - noted novelist and co-screenwriter of Marvel's Doctor Strange C. Robert Cargill explores the fight for purpose and agency between humans and robots in...
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