Books Read in 2023
List created by Michelle G. (mikeylou) -, on Jan 5, 2023
List Votes: 1 Books: 100 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Closed
List created by Michelle G. (mikeylou) -
List Votes: 1 Books: 100 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Closed
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The Girl and the Moon (Book of the Ice, Bk 3) by Mark Lawrence
On the planet Abeth, a narrow Corridor of green land is surrounded on all sides by ice plains where only the strong survive. Ice triber Yaz has completed a perilous journey and arrived at the Corridor, and it exceeds and overwhelms all of her expectations. Everything seems different but some... more
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Crystal Web: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel (Moonshadow Bay Series) by Yasmine Ga...
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Shadows in the Mist (Booke of the Hidden, Bk 3) by Jeri Westerson
Small town tea shop proprietor Kylie Strange already has a lot on her plate. The last thing she needs is more trouble to spring up from the mystical Booke of the Hidden.
Keeping one step ahead of a scheming demon, supernatural assassins, and Baphomet -- an angry god hellbent on stealing the... more
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Sugar Plum Spies (Section 47, Bk 2) by Jennifer Estep
VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS . . .
Most spies take a break for the holidays, but not me, Charlotte Locke. As an analyst for Section 47, a secret spy organization, I normally use my magical form of synesthesia to uncover lies and track paramortal criminals from the comfort of my cubicle. But tonight... more
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Dance with the Devil (Mercenary Librarians, Bk 3) by Kit Rocha
Tobias Richter, the fearsome VP of Security of TechCorp is dead. The puppetmaster is gone, and the organization is scrambling to maintain control by ruthlessly limiting access to resources to Atlanta, hoping to quell rebellion. Our band of mercenary librarians have decided that the time for... more
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Old World War: Boundary Magic Book 6 by Melissa F Olson
No description available.
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Daughter of Darkness (Child of Light, Bk 2) by Terry Brooks
It’s been two years since Auris escaped from the sinister Goblin prison and learned of her heritage as one of the Fae. She is now happily partnered with her Fae lover, Harrow, and deeply bonded with her new family. All seems to be going perfectly -- until, surprisingly, the Goblin attacks... more
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Only Bad Options (Galactic Bonds, Bk 1) by Jennifer Estep
A WOMAN WHO SEES EVERYTHING . . . Few people know the name Vesper Quill. To most folks, I’m just a lowly lab rat who designs brewmakers and other household appliances in the research and development lab at the powerful Kent Corp. But when I point out a design flaw and a safety hazard in... more
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Final Heir (Jane Yellowrock, Bk 15) by Faith Hunter
Jane Yellowrock is the queen of the vampires, and that makes her a target as she fights to maintain control and keep peace in the city of New Orleans. She has enemies at every turn, because vampires live forever, and they keep their grudges alive with them. That includes the Heir, the vampire... more
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Into the Broken Lands by Tanya Huff
Shattered by mage wars, the Broken Lands will test the bonds of family and friendship, strength and sanity. To save their people, the Heirs of Marsan have no choice but to enter, trusting their lives and the lives of everyone they Protect, to someone who shouldn't exist, who can't be... more
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The Lost Metal: A Mistborn Novel (Mistborn, 7) by Brandon Sanderson
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Sweep of the Heart (Innkeeper Chronicles, Bk 5) by Ilona Andrews
Life is busier than ever for Innkeeper, Dina DeMille and Sean Evans. But it's about to get even more chaotic when Sean's werewolf mentor is kidnapped. To find him, they must host an intergalactic spouse-search for one of the most powerful rulers in the Galaxy. Dina is never one to back... more
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The Poisoned Forest (Hedge Dragon, Bk 1) by Yasmine Galenorn
To the rakshasa who enslaved my sister: you just made the worst mistake you’ll ever make in your life.
Yes, I’m a hedge dragon. An abomination, or so they call my kind. I’m a loner, but I’m also loyal to my sister. Turns out, the rest of the family couldn’t care... more
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The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (The Night Eaters Book #1) by Marjorie Liu
No description available.
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End Game (Foundling, Bk 5) by Hailey Edwards
Orphan. Daughter. Cop. Villain . . . Savior?
This has all happened before.For millennia, our world has been the only remaining stone in the proverbial shoe of the universe's most powerful forces. Their continued failure to conquer Earth has led to this: their last chance for success, and... more
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About Time (Time Police, Bk 4) by Jodi Taylor
Patience is not a virtue known to the Time Police. And Commander Hay is facing the longest day of her life...
After their heroic efforts to safeguard the Acropolis and prevent the Paris Time-Stop, the Time Police have gone from zero to hero. Then one fateful mission to... more
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The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott
It’s been a year since Esther set foot in the Beyond, the alien landscape stretching between worlds, crossing boundaries of space and time. She and her magical traveling partyâۥher Hexâۥhaven’t spoken since the Concilium banned them from the Beyond for a decade. But... more
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Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, Bk 2) by Rebecca Roanhorse
There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. —Teek saying
The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God’s eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is... more
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The Silent Tower (Windrose Chronicles, Book 1) by Barbara Hambly
In her latest novel, The Silent Tower, Barbara Hambly has written a complex tale of dark magic, mystery and deadly danger involving a woman computer programmer who struggles to help a condemned wizard save--or perhaps destroy?--two worlds...
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The Silicon Mage (Windrose Chronicles, Book 2) by Barbara Hambly
It was impossible, Joanna knew. When she betrayed her lover Antryg Windrose to the Council, he had been sentenced to death. Then she had believed his brain was possessed by the Dark Mage Suraklin, though now she knew that Suraklin had chosen Gary Fairchild. But guilty or innocent, Antryg was... more
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Inheritance (Deadly Curiosities, Bk 4) by Gail Z. Martin
Book four in the Deadly Curiosities series.
Cassidy Kincaide runs Trifles & Folly in modern-day Charleston, an antiques and curio shop with a dangerous secret. Cassidy can read the history of objects by touching them, and she teams up with friends and allies who use magic and paranormal... more
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The Broken Realm (Kingdom of the White Sea, Bk 2) by Sarah M. Cradit
The crown demanded everything. The kingdom will answer.
Chaos paints the White Kingdom. Missing children, dead nobles, and a daring escape have created an upheaval that threatens the future of the entire realm.
The lords and ladies are armed with a powerful secret weapon as they prepare to... more
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Into the West (The Founding of Valdemar) by Mercedes Lackey
No description available.
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Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amelie Wen Zhao
In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation's past—and unleashing the demons that sleep at its heart. An epic fantasy series inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.
Once, Lan had a different name. Now she goes by the... more
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Magic Tides (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years, Bk 1) by Ilona Andrews
Kate, Curran and their son, Conlan have left Atlanta, vowing to keep a low profile, and are settling into a new city and new house…but some things never change! Magical mayhem is about to erupt when Kate undertakes the rescue of a kidnapped youth, while Curran guards the homefront.
It... more
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The Queen's Price (Black Jewels, Bk 12) by Anne Bishop
Zoey, a young Queen-in-training at SaDiablo Hall, is wounded...and vulnerable to taunts and criticism. When an opportunity arises to befriend a stranger seeking sanctuary at the Hall, she puts herself and others in danger by ignoring Daemonar Yaslana’s warning to back off.... more
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The Darkest Gateway (Booke of the Hidden, Bk 4) by Jeri Westerson
With Halloween just a week away, tea-shop proprietor Kylie Strange doesn’t have much in the way of holiday spirit. She’s just learned that the last day of October also heightens the power of magic -- which means the potential for a tidal wave of evil creatures to emerge from that... more
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Empire of Exiles (Books of the Usurper, Bk 1) by Erin M. Evans
Twenty-three years ago, a Duke with a grudge led a ruthless coup against the empire of Semilla, killing thousands. He failed. The Duke was executed, a terrifyingly powerful sorcerer was imprisoned, and an unwilling princess disappeared.
The empire moved on.
Now, when Quill, an... more
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Wayward Moon (Souls of the Moon, Bk 2) by Devon Monk
A deal with a god comes with deadly strings attached...
Lovers Brogan and Lula Gauge have traveled the haunted byways of Route 66 for almost a hundred years. Their deal with the god Cupid has brought Brogan back to life, but the return to the living world hasn’t been easy for... more
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The Alchemist of Riddle and Ruin (Accidental Alchemist, Bk 6) by Gigi Pandian
A riddle, a game, and a clue in the garden. When Zoe Faust sees the ghost of a murdered young woman, is it really a spirit—or a flesh and blood woman who stopped aging because she’s a fellow alchemist?
Sixteen years ago, high school student Ridley Price discovered a secret she... more
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Roses in Amber: A Beauty and the Beast Story by C E Murphy
There is a story of a beast, and a merchant's daughter, and a curse that must be broken.
This is not--quite--that story. Amber Gryce believes in magic the way anyone does: as a thing of the past, marked now only by the long reign of an ancient queen sworn to live until her stolen son is... more
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Shenanigans (Tales of Valdemar, Bk 16) by Mercedes Lackey (Editor)
This sixteenth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself.
The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of protectors. They are drawn from all across the land, from... more
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Cast in Eternity (The Chronicles of Elantra, Bk 18) by Michelle Sagara
Dead men tell no tales
When Corporal Kaylin Neya is assigned front desk duty—a task hated by every Hawk—the only thing she can look forward to besides an endless stream of complaints is visits from a dotty old woman. She always brings baked goods along with information passed on... more
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Backpacking through Bedlam (InCryptid, Bk 12) by Seanan McGuire
Reunion, noun:
The state of being united again.
Reconciliation, noun:
An act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amiable truce.
The process of making consistent or compatible.
See also “impossible.”
Alice Price-Healy gave up her life for fifty... more
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Three (Duskwalker Cycle, Bk 1) by Jay Posey
A lone gunman reluctantly accompanies a young boy and his dying drug-dependant mother, protecting them against the forces in pursuit. Fighting their way across the wastelands of the world, they seek the father of the boy, who - it is promised - will offer protection. But dangerous creatures live... more
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Morningside Fall (Dustwalker, Bk 2) by Jay Posey
The lone gunman Three is gone.
Wren is the new governor of the devastated settlement of Morningside, but there is turmoil in the city. When his life is put in danger, Wren is forced to flee Morningside until he and his retinue can determine who can be trusted.
They arrive at a border... more
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The Hidden Kingdom (Kingdom of the White Sea, Bk 3) by Sarah M. Cradit
A kingless crown will fall. A crownless kingdom will rise.
It all began with a desperate demand from a broken crown. Four brides. Four Reaches. Unquestionable and absolute fealty from the mothers and fathers who were given no choice but to comply. A startling sequence of events followed, with... more
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Furious Heaven (The Sun Chronicles, 2) by Kate Elliott
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Legacy: Deadly Curiosities Book 5 - A Supernatural Mystery Adventure by Gail Z. Marti...
No description available.
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Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, 3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
No description available.
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Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle, 3) by Nghi Vo
No description available.
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The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her.
But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers... more
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The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart
An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of time travel at stake.
January Cole’s job just got a whole lot harder.
Not that running security at the Paradox was ever really easy. Nothing’s simple at a hotel where the ultra-wealthy tourists arrive... more
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Terms of Enlistment (Frontlines, Bk 1) by Marko Kloos
The year is 2108, and the North American Commonwealth is bursting at the seams. For welfare rats like Andrew Grayson, there are only two ways out of the crime-ridden and filthy welfare tenements, where you're restricted to two thousand calories of badly flavored soy every day:
You can... more
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Crown of Shadows (Relic Hunters, Bk 1) by Keri Arthur
Never mess with the relics of the old gods... or the pixies who once guarded them.
After her mom's disappearance six months ago, Bethany Aodhán has been running their tavern in old Deva-something her family had been doing ever since a light-fingered pixie lost them the job of... more
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The Crown (Selection, Bk 5) by Kiera Cass
When Eadlyn became the first princess of Illéa to hold her own Selection, she didn’t think she would fall in love with any of her thirty-five suitors. She spent the first few weeks of the competition counting down the days until she could send them all home. But as events at the... more
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Fractal Noise (FractalVerse) by Christopher Paolini
July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the anomaly.
On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII:a circular pit, 50 kilometers wide.
Its curve not of nature, but design.
Now, a small team must land and journey on foot across the surface to learn who built the hole... more
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Witch King by Martha Wells
"I didn't know you were a... demon."
"You idiot. I'm the demon."
Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' WITCH KING....
After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate... more
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Conquer the Kingdom (Gargoyle Queen, Bk 3) by Jennifer Estep
Magic reigns, plots abound, and a new love might not conquer all...
Time is running out for crown princess Gemma Ripley. Despite being a cunning spy and a powerful mind magier, Gemma hasn’t been able to track down the most dangerous enemy her kingdom of Andvari has ever seen. Adding to... more
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The Mystical Murders of Yin Mara (Maradaine Saga Story) by Marshall Ryan Maresca
No description available.
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Magic Claims (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years, Bk 2) by Ilona Andrews
Kate and Curran have just settled into their new home and their 'low profile, ' when a local businessman approaches them with an offer they can't refuse. A mysterious evil has spawned in the nearby forest and is holding a defenseless town hostage. The 'due date' is rapidly... more
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A Soul of Ash and Blood (Blood and Ash, Bk 5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Only his memories can save her…
A great primal power has risen. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bone -- the true Primal of Life and Death. And the battle Casteel, Poppy, and their allies have been fighting has only just begun. Gods are awakening across... more
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Architects of Memory (Memory War, Bk 1) by Karen Osborne
Terminally ill salvage pilot Ash Jackson lost everything in the war with the alien Vai, but she'll be damned if she loses her future. Her plan: to buy, beg, or lie her way out of corporate indenture and find a cure.
When her crew salvages a genocidal weapon from a ravaged starship above a... more
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Night Angel Nemesis (The Kylar Chronicles, 1) by Brent Weeks
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The First Binding (Tales of Tremaine, Bk 1) by R. R. Virdi
I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed their god. I've stolen old magics and been cursed for it. I started a war with those that walked before mankind and lost the princess I loved, and wanted to save. I've called lightning and bound fire. I am... more
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Autumn Thorns [Whisper Hollow, Bk 1] by Yasmine Galenorn
Whisper Hollow, where spirits walk among the living, and the lake never gives up her dead...
Fifteen years ago, I ran away from Whisper Hollow, Washington, a small town on the Olympic Peninsula. But truth is, if you were born here, you can never really leave. I'm Kerris Fellwater and when... more
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The Elite (Selection, Bk 2) by Kiera Cass
The selection began with 35 girls. Now, with the group narrowed down to the Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's love is fiercer than ever. The closer America gets to the crown, the more she struggles to figure out where her heart truly lies. Each moment she spends with Maxon is like... more
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Three (Duskwalker Cycle, Bk 1) by Jay Posey
The world has collapsed, and there are no heroes any more. But when a lone gunman reluctantly accepts the mantel of protector to a young boy and his dying mother against the forces that pursue them, a hero may yet arise.
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The Hidden Kingdom (Kingdom of the White Sea, Bk 3) by Sarah M. Cradit
A kingless crown will fall. A crownless kingdom will rise.
It all began with a desperate demand from a broken crown. Four brides. Four Reaches. Unquestionable and absolute fealty from the mothers and fathers who were given no choice but to comply. A startling sequence of events followed, with... more
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Dark Water Daughter (Winter Sea, Bk 1) by H. M. Long
Mary Firth is a Stormsinger: a woman whose voice can still hurricanes and shatter armadas. Faced with servitude to pirate lord Silvanus Lirr, Mary offers her skills to his arch-rival in exchange for protection - and, more importantly, his help sending Lirr to a watery grave. But her new ally has... more
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Boneyard (Deadlands, Bk 3) by Seanan McGuire
The newest book based on the hit Weird West RPG franchise Deadlands!
Step right up to see the oddities and marvels of The Blackstone Family Circus and Travelling Wonder Show! Gasp at pit wasps the size of a man’s forearm. Beware the pumpkin-headed corn stalker, lest it plant its roots... more
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The One (Selection, Bk 3) by Kiera Cass
Entering the Selection changed America Singer's life in ways she never could have imagined. Since she arrived at the palace, America has struggled with her feelings for her first love, Aspen -- and her growing attraction to Prince Maxon. Now she's made her choice . . . and she's... more
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Junkyard Cats (Shining Smith, Bk 1) by Faith Hunter
After the Final War, after the appearance of the Bug Aliens and their enforced peace, Shining Smith is still alive, still doing business from the old junkyard bequeathed to her by her father. But Shining is no longer human, and the junkyard is no longer just a scrapyard, but a place full... more
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Cassiel's Servant (Kushiel's Legacy, 4) by Jacqueline Carey
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The Librarian of Crooked Lane (Glass Library, Bk 1) by C. J. Archer
Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she’s descended from magicians, she’s skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she’s just an... more
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Fury's Mantle (Fury Unbound) by Yasmine Galenorn
In the wake of the second World Shift, Tam and I have spent eight years building UnderBarrow and Willow Wood into a thriving community. We?ve created an oasis of civilization, a safe haven in the vast sea of chaos left after Seattle fell. But as we settle into our new life, a terrifying danger... more
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The First Sister (First Sister, Bk 1) by Linden A. Lewis
First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars -- the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul.
When her former captain abandons her, First Sister’s hopes for freedom are dashed when she is... more
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Age of Ash (The Kithamar Trilogy, 1) by Daniel Abraham
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Blade of Dream (The Kithamar Trilogy, 2) by Daniel Abraham
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Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
WHO WILL INHERIT THIS NEW EARTH? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age - a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all... more
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Children of Ruin (The Children of Time Novels) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Only Good Enemies (Galactic Bonds, Bk 2) by Jennifer Estep
A WOMAN ON A MISSION . . .
My name is Vesper Quill. I used to be a lowly lab rat, toiling away in obscurity developing brewmakers and other household appliances. But thanks to my seer magic and my own ingenuity, I'm now a Regal lady and the head of a successful corporation.
My mission?... more
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Salvage Right (25) (Liaden Universe®) by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
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Sleep No More (October Daye, Bk 17) by Seanan McGuire
October is very happy with her life as the second daughter of her pureblood parents, Amandine and Simon Torquill. Born to be the changeling handmaid to her beloved sister August, she spends her days working in her family’s tower, serving as August’s companion, and waiting for the day... more
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Witch's Web: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Yasmine Galenorn
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Gryphon in Light (Kelvren's Saga, Bk 1) by Larry Dixon & Mercedes Lackey
On the border between Valdemar and the deadly Pelagirs Forest, the gryphon hero Kelvren returns from a near-fatal self-sacrifice that won him the approval of Valdemar's ground troops, but caused a diplomatic crisis. Frustrated by his lack of a hero's welcome, Kelvren is talked into... more
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Mammoths at the Gate (Singing Hills Cycle, Bk 4) by Nghi Vo
The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singing Hills Abbey for the first time in almost three years, to be met with both joy and sorrow. Their mentor, Cleric Thien, has died, and rests among the archivists and storytellers of the storied abbey. But not everyone is prepared to leave them... more
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The Beautiful Ones: A Novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
"Truly one of the most beautiful books I've read in a long time. This sweeping tale of love lost and found is told with old-world elegance and grace with just the right touch of magic." ?M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling authorAntonina Beaulieu is in the glittering city of Loisail for her... more
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Beyond the Grave (Ministry of Curiosities, Bk 3) by C. J. Archer
At the request of Lady Harcourt, Charlie and Lincoln begin searching for her missing stepson. Still recovering from her ordeal at the hands of a diabolical villain, Charlie is supposed to be resting. But resting is dull, so she throws herself into the task at hand, much to Lincoln's... more
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The Surviving Sky (Rages, Bk 1) by Kritika H. Rao
High above a jungle-planet float the last refuges of humanity—plant-made civilizations held together by tradition, technology, and arcane science. Here, architects are revered deeply, with humanity’s survival reliant on a privileged few. If not for their abilities, the cities would... more
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Fall of Ruin and Wrath (Awakening, Bk 1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardianâۥroyalty who feed on mortal pleasure.
Born with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her... more
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Aftershocks (The Palladium Wars) by Marko Kloos
A solar system fights to survive and reform in the wake of war, but the real battle is about to begin.Across the six-planet expanse of the Gaia system, the Earthlike Gretia struggles to stabilize in the wake of an interplanetary war. Amid an uneasy alliance to maintain economies, resources, and... more
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The Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem (Accidental Alchemist, Bk 7) by Gigi Pandian
Murder in a conservatory of carnivorous plants. Bewitching topiary terrors. A sabotaged tea shop. Can Zoe untangle the truth before someone close to her takes the blame?
Alchemist Zoe Faust is no stranger to magical mayhem, but when her boyfriend's new tea shop is vandalized and his... more
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The Olympian Affair (Cinder Spires, Bk 2) by Jim Butcher
For centuries the Cinder Spires have safeguarded humanity, rising far above the deadly surface world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses rule, developing scientific marvels and building fleets of airships for defense and trade.
Now, the Spires hover on the brink of open war.
Everyone... more
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The Innocent Sleep (October Daye, Bk 18) by Seanan McGuire
For one bright, shining moment, Tybalt, King of Cats, had everything he had ever wanted. He was soon to set his crown aside; he had married the woman he loved; he was going to be a father. After centuries of searching for a family of his own, he had finally found a way to construct the life of... more
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Shadow Speaker (Desert Magician, Bk 1) by Nnedi Okorafor
Niger, West Africa, 2074
It is an era of tainted technology and mysterious mysticism. A great change has happened all over the planet, and the laws of physics aren’t what they used to be.
Within all this, I introduce you to Ejii Ugabe, a child of the worst type of... more
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Pirate Vishnu (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt, Bk 2) by Gigi Pandian
A WHIRLWIND OF ADVENTURE
A century-old treasure map of San Francisco's Barbary Coast. Sacred riches from India. Two murders, one hundred years apart. And a love triangle... Historian Jaya Jones has her work cut out for her.
1906. Shortly before the Great San Francisco Earthquake,... more
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The Book That Wouldn't Burn (Library, Bk 1) by Mark Lawrence
The boy has lived his whole life trapped within a book-choked chamber older than empires and larger than cities.
The girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust, where nightmares stalk and no one goes.
The world has never even noticed them. That’s about to... more
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Clean Air by Sarah Blake
The climate apocalypse has come and gone, and in the end it wasn't the temperature climbing or the waters rising. It was the trees. They created enough pollen to render the air unbreathable, and the world became overgrown.
In the decades since the event known as the Turning, humanity has... more
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System Collapse (Murderbot Diaries, Bk 7) by Martha Wells
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to... more
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Tress of the Emerald Sea (Secret Projects, Bk 1) by Brandon Sanderson
The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and... more
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Defiant (Skyward, Bk 4) by Brandon Sanderson
Spensa had made it out to the nowhere, but what she saw in the space between the stars has changed her forever. She came face to face with the Delvers, and finally got answers to the questions she's had about her own strange Cytonic gifts.
The Superiority didn't stop in its fight for... more
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The Darkening (Darkening, Bk 1) by Sunya Mara
Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queen’s soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangman’s axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when... more
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Junkyard Bargain (Shining Smith, Bk 2) by Faith Hunter
Sometimes, before you can face your enemies, you need to confront yourself. Time is running out for Shining Smith and her crew to rescue one of their own. But will they even make it to the ultimate battle? First, they’ll need to hit the road to Charleston to gather... more
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The Mapmaker's Apprentice (Glass and Steele) by C.J. Archer
USA TODAY BESTSELLER When an apprentice from the Mapmakers' Guild goes missing, Matt and India are employed to find him. Going undercover as a married couple, they discover that not everyone at the guild is what they seem, and the lad's unearthly maps caused jealousy, suspicion and fear. With... more
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Iron Widow (Iron Widow, Bk 1) by Xiran Jay Zhao
Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers.
The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great... more
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The Court-Martial of the Renegat Renegades (Diving Universe) by Kristine Kathryn Rusc...
As the surviving crew of the Renegat face court-martial for mutiny,100 years in their future, the case makes everyone nervous. Prosecutors worry the survivors will prove too sympathetic to convict. The defense worries about the reliability of the defendants. But the survivors... more