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• Rakesfall

  Chandrasekera, Vajra,

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  Annelid and Leveret met as children in the middle of the Sri Lankan civil war. And in a demon-haunted wood, another act of violence linked them and propelled their souls on a journey throughout the ages. As Annelid and Leveret reincarnate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book Censor's Library

  ʻĪsá, Buthaynah,

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  A book censor, haunted by sleepless nights, spends his days erasing forbidden themes from manuscripts—queerness, unapproved religions, and life before the Revolution. At night, literary characters invade his dreams, while stolen books pile…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ministry of Time

  Bradley, Kaliane,

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  A recently established government ministry is gathering "expats" from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time. A civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chicano Frankenstein

  Olivas, Daniel A.,

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  An unnamed paralegal, brought back to life through a controversial process, maneuvers through a near-future world that both needs and resents him. As the United States president spouts anti-reanimation rhetoric and giant pharmaceutical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Archangels of Funk

  a Novel of What Might Be

  Hairston, Andrea,

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  The Water Wars have scrambled the world. Flood refugees are on the run. Cinnamon, her three Circus-Bots, and two dogs work with a community of farmers, Motor Fairies, and Wheel-Wizards to provide housing, health care and education for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Be the Sea

  Ward, Clara,

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  In November 2039, marine scientist Wend Taylor heaves themself aboard a zero-emissions boat skippered by elusive nature photographer Viola Yang. Aljon, Viola's younger cousin, keeps a watchful eye and an innovative galley. Story by story,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Escape Velocity

  Manibo, Victor,

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  Space Habitat Altaire is the premier orbital luxury resort, perfect for the Rochford Institute's lavish class reunions: prime opportunities for alumni to jockey for power—and to advance their applications to live on Mars. Earth is dying,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

  a Novel

  Karunatilaka, Shehan,

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  Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler, and closeted gay man, wakes up dead in a celestial visa office with no memory of his murder. As his dismembered body sinks in Beira Lake, the suspects pile up—death squads, bombers, hired thugs. He…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ocean's Godori

  Cho, Elaine U.,

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  Ocean Yoon is persona non grata at the Alliance, Korea's solar system-dominating space agency, since a mission went awry and she earned a reputation for being a little too quick with her gun. When her best friend, Teo, second son of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lost Ark Dreaming

  Okungbowa, Suyi Davies,

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  Off the coast of West Africa, decades after the dangerous rise of the Atlantic Ocean, the region's survivors live inside five partially submerged, kilometers-high towers originally created as a playground for the wealthy. Now the towers'…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Elsewhere

  a Novel

  Reeves, Keanu,

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  There are whispers--of a warrior who can't die, who's lived through countless civilizations. He's had many names: Unute, Child of Lightning, Death himself. Now, he's just 'B,' and he wants to die. A U.S. black-ops group promises they can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mirrored Heavens

  Roanhorse, Rebecca,

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  Teek saying Serapio, avatar of the Crow God Reborn and the newly crowned Carrion King, rules Tova. But his enemies gather both on distant shores and within his own city as the matrons of the clans scheme to destroy him. And deep in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Victory City

  a Novel

  Rushdie, Salman,

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  In the wake of a battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in 14th-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. After witnessing the death of her mother, the grief-stricken…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Moon of the Turning Leaves

  a Novel

  Rice, Waubgeshig, 1979-

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  For 12 years, an Anishinaabe community has thrived in Northern Ontario after a power failure collapsed society. But with food resources dwindling, Evan and five others, including his skilled archer daughter, Nangohns, embark on a journey…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Melancholy of Untold History

  a Novel

  Kang, Minsoo,

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  Spanning 3,000 years and multiple voices--with tales within tales woven expertly together--this mythological fiction novel reveals a people and its individuals who seek to confront the hardships of life through storytelling. Mixing the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Màgòdiz

  a Novel

  Calderón, Gabe,

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  In a ruined world, six people collide, discovering family and foe, navigating friendship and love, and reclaiming the sacredness of the gifts they carry. With themes of resistance, of ceremony as the conduit between realms, and of…Read moreRead more of this annotation