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  • Atomic Anna
    Atomic Anna
    Rachel Barenbaum
    Paperback: 03/07/2023
     
    From the author of A Bend in the Stars, an epic adventure as three generations of women work together and ...
  • The Magician's Daughter
    The Magician's Daughter
    H.G. Parry
    Paperback: 02/28/2023
     
    In the early 1900s, a young woman is caught between two worlds in H. G. Parry's spellbinding tale of miracles,...
  • The Terraformers
    The Terraformers
    Annalee Newitz
    Hardcover: 01/31/2023
     
    From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating ...
  • Spice Road
    Spice Road: Spice Road #1
    Maiya Ibrahim
    Hardcover: 01/24/2023
     
    The first book in an epic fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic. Raised to ...
  • Bad Cree
    Bad Cree: A Novel
    Jessica Johns
    Hardcover: 01/10/2023
     
    In this gripping, horror-laced debut, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-...
  • Strike the Zither
    Strike the Zither: Kingdom of Three #1
    Joan He
    Hardcover: 10/25/2022
     
    A dazzling new fantasy from New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, Strike the Zither is a ...
  • The Mountain in the Sea
    The Mountain in the Sea: A Novel
    Ray Nayler
    Hardcover: 10/04/2022
     
    Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a ...
  • Project Hail Mary
    Project Hail Mary
    Andy Weir
    Paperback: 10/04/2022
     
    A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the #1 ...
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