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• After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall

  Kress, Nancy

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  After most of humanity is decimated by natural disaster, the survivors live in a sterile dome constructed by aliens. Their only hope to save humanity is in the form of randomly appearing portals to the past.

• All Systems Red

  the Murderbot Diaries

  Wells, Martha,

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  The sentient security android, Murderbot, just wants to be left alone to watch TV, unfortunately the humans it's tasked with guarding keep getting in trouble. First of a series.

• Arch-conspirator

  Roth, Veronica,

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  Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the Archive, where the genes of the dead are stored, humanity will end. Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but Antigone's parents were murdered, leaving her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ballad of Black Tom

  LaValle, Victor, 1972-

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  When hustler Tommy Tester delivers an occult tome to a wealthy old woman, he unwittingly opens the door to a world of magic and horror that was best left sleeping. Retelling of HP Lovecraft's The Horror at Red Hook.

• Binti

  Okorafor, Nnedi,

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  En-route to the prestigious Oomza University, student Binti's ship is attacked by aliens and all her fellow students are killed. Trapped and alone, she must use all her wits, wisdome, and the gifts of her people to survive.

• The Black God's Drums

  Clark, P. Djèlí,

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  In a steampunk-esque America, the Civil War never ended, only stumbled into an uneasy cease-fire. A young girl recieves a message of warning from an African orisha, and takes up work on an airship to escape. But no one can run from war forever.

• The Black Tides of Heaven

  Yang, Neon,

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  Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as infants. Mokoya develops the gift of prophesy and follows their mother into power, but Akeha, unwilling to be a pawn, falls in with rebels. First in a series.

• The Bruising of Qilwa

  Jamnia, Naseem,

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  A terrible disease is spreading through the city-state of Qilwa and Firuz, a refugee and healer, believes it comes from ineptly performed blood magic. To save the city they must find a way to break a cycle of prejudice.

• The Dream-quest of Vellitt Boe

  Johnson, Kij,

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  Professor Vellit Boe lives in the land of dreams, and now much search down a missing student who's run off with a man from the waking world.

• The Empress of Salt and Fortune

  Vo, Nghi

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  A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Alone and reviled, she must choose her allies carefully. Rabbit, a handmaiden, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Every Heart a Doorway

  McGuire, Seanan

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  What happens to the children who fall down rabbit holes or through wardrobes after they return home? Some of them wind up at Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. Nancy tumbled, and now she's back. But the things she's experienced change a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Feed Them Silence

  Mandelo, Lee,

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  Dr. Sean Kell-Luddon is a neurologist obsessed with understanding how animals think. She's created an interface that will allow her to share the experiences and perception of a wild wolf, but her obsession goes too far.

• Finna

  Cipri, Nino,

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  A pair of part-time retail workers are sent on an interdimensional mission to retrieve a lost shopper. And they're not being paid overtime.

• The God of Nishi-Yuigahama Station

  Murase, Takeshi,

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  Months after a fatal train derailment, rumors spread of a ghost who can send others back in time to the day of the terrible accident, offering a chance for people to go back and see those dear to them.

• The Haunting of Tram Car 015

  Clark, P. Djèlí,

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  Cairo, 1912. The case started simply enough for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities: handle a possessed tram car.

• High Times in the Low Parliament

  Robson, Kelly (Science fiction writer)

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  Lana was Aldgate's finest scribe, until one misstep caused a temperamental fairy to banish her to the Low Parliament. Now she transcribes endless circular arguments. A hung vote will cause a return to endless war. Lana must rely on an unlikely pair…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lies of the Ajungo

  Utomi, Moses Ose,

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  In the City of Lies, they cut out your tongue when you turn thirteen, to appease the terrifying Ajungo Empire and make sure it continues sending water. Tutu will be thirteen in three days, but his parched mother won't last that long.

• The Navigating Fox

  Rowe, C. J.,

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  Quintus Shu'al, the world's only navigating fox, is in disgrace after guiding an expedition to its doom, leaving no survivors. One year later, Quintus is offered the chance to redeem himself: he will need to lead a motley, fractious team--both human…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Psalm for the Wild-built

  Chambers, Becky,

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  In a utopian post-apocalyptic world, a traveling tea monk meets a wandering robot searching for the answer to a question: What do humans need? First in a series.

• River of Teeth

  Gailey, Sarah,

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  In an alternate 19th century America, feral hippos have taken over the swamps of Louisiana. Now the government wants to open that area up for trade, so they call in a crack team of experts to take care of the problem.