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• Mammoths at the Gates

  Vo, Nghi,

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  This is the newest entry in Singing Hills Cycle, a series of standalone novellas by Nghi Vo set in an alternate fantasy world reminiscent of imperial China. Each book follows the character Chih, a cleric charged with collecting histories…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Untethered Sky

  Lee, Fonda,

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  Determined to avenge the death of her mother and brother by manticores, Ester starts an apprenticeship to become a trainer of roc, supersized falcons that can be taught to hunt monsters. To survive as she tracks down the beasts that killed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lost in the Moment and Found

  McGuire, Seanan,

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  The latest standalone entry in The Wayward Children series follows Antsy, a young girl who escapes the dangers of her home life through a portal to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go. This shelter for the misplaced is a refuge for Antsy,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Return of the Sorceress

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia,

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  Head sorceress Yalxi has been betrayed, dethroned, and magically weakened by her lover. On her journey to regain power and seek vengeance, she must reckon with the hurt she caused in her initial rise to the throne.

• High Times in the Low Parliament

  Robson, Kelly (Science fiction writer),

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  In this lighthearted fantasy romp set in alternative 18th century London, fairies have developed a bureaucratic system called Low Parliament to keep humans from destroying each other. But with Low Parliament in a hung vote and the world in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fireheart Tiger

  Bodard, Aliette de,

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  Returning home after years of living as a hostage in the rival nation of Ephteria, Princess Thanh finds herself caught between loyalty to a homeland that gave her away, her past romance with the heir to Ephteria’s throne, and a longing for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Horses of Iceland

  Tolmie, Sarah,

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  An Icelandic trader travels through Europe in the ninth century on a mission to gather horses and bring them back to his homeland. He encounters angry ghosts, warring bandits, and ancient magic along the way in this historical fantasy.

• Stone and Steel

  Dunbar, Eboni,

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  After years away at war, General Aaliyah returns to her homeland to find that the current Queen (and her former lover) has become obsessed with power to the detriment of her people. To save her failing homeland, she must raise a rebel army…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bruising of Qilwa

  Jamnia, Naseem,

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  Firuz, a refugee practitioner of blood magic, is new to the city of Qilwa where they work at a free healing clinic. When a new plague begins to run rampant through Qilwa, possibly caused by blood magic gone wrong, Firuz and their friends…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Route of Ice & Salt

  Zárate Herrera, José Luis,

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  The lonely captain of the Demeter wrestles with queer desire and the lurking horror of his mysterious cargo in this reimagining of Dracula’s voyage to England. A cult favorite in Latin American literature available for the first time in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Even Though I Knew the End

  Polk, C. L. (Chelsea L.),

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  A magical detective who sold her soul to the devil has a chance to win it back, but only if she can track down a vampire serial killer in this queer noir fantasy.

• A Spindle Splintered

  Harrow, Alix E.,

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  Terminally ill Zinnia is celebrating what she thinks will be her last birthday when she’s suddenly transported to a world of fractured fairytales. After meeting a version of sleeping beauty desperate to avoid her curse, the two women band…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spear

  Griffith, Nicola,

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  In this queer retelling of Arthurian legends, a young woman with powerful but wild magic has a vision that leads her to the court of King Artos. Disguising herself as a man, she embarks on a series of quests to discover who she’s meant to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Haunting of Tram Car 015

  Clark, P. Djèlí,

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  In an alternate Cairo where magical beings run amok, two agents from the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate a mysterious haunted tram car that appears to be possessed by a demon.

• Silver in the Wood

  Tesh, Emily,

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  In this retelling of the Green Man myth, Tobias Finch has been the reclusive caretaker of a magical wood for over 400 years. When the land’s charming new owner, Henry Silver, decides to unearth the dark history of the forest, Tobias fights…Read moreRead more of this annotation