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• Babel

  or the Necessity of Violence : An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

  Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.),

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  In Victorian England, scholars have unlocked the ability to inscribe silver to create magic with language. Robin, a Chinese orphan, is trained as one of the powerful linguists responsible for the creation and maintenance of the Empire’s magic.

• A Half-built Garden

  Emrys, Ruthanna,

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  When aliens offer to absorb humanity into their society, humanity has to decide if our world is worth saving or if our salvation is found elsewhere in the galaxy.

• Sorrowland

  Solomon, Rivers,

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  Sorrowland is a compelling, suspenseful sci-fi/fantasy novel, following a woman who lives in the forest with only her twin children for company until her body begins to change in ways she can’t explain or understand without help.

• A Song for a New Day

  Pinsker, Sarah,

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  After a pandemic and mass bombings killed many people, large in-person gatherings, including concerts, are illegal, but can you ever really keep people from creating music and community with each other?

• The Paying Guests

  Waters, Sarah, 1966-

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  In order to maintain their home after WWI, Frances and her mother take in lodgers, but they get more than they bargained for when Frances falls in love with one of their tenants.

• Arrival

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  When mysterious spacecraft land all around Earth, a linguist’s ability to find a way to communicate with the aliens becomes the key to maintaining diplomatic relations.

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