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• The Book of Dragons

  An Anthology

  Strahan, Jonathan (EDT)/ Cai, Rovina (ILT)

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  These are not your typical dragon stories and this anthology defies expectations as it delights, with the reigning voices in the fantasy field from Ken Liu to R. F. Kuang to Garth Nix

• The Angel of the Crows

  Addison, Katherine

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  Two supernatural beings join forces with Inspector Lestrade to apprehend the Whitechapel murderer in this surprising and thoroughly original Jack the Ripper retelling.

• Ninth House

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  Recruited to Yale’s House of Lethe to monitor the magical doings of the school’s powerful secret societies, Galaxy “Alex” Stern’s rare ability to see ghosts gives her unique insight into the seemingly random murder of a young student.

• Peace Talks

  Butcher, Jim, 1971-

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  In the latest in the Dresden Files, wizard Harry Dresden settles into a sweet place in his personal life when the Chicago underworld rises against him in this humorous, action-filled noir.

• King of the Rising

  Callender, Kacen

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  Winner of the 2020 World Fantasy Award, this sequel to Queen of the Conquered plunges into the midst of a rebellion where former slave Loren Jannik leads the battle against tyranny and oppression.

• The Empire of Gold

  Chakraborty, S. A.

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  The final installment of this epic trilogy finds Nahri and Ali in 18th century Egypt, where the actions and secrets of their ancestors are finally brought to light, forcing both to reckon with their pasts and make crucial decisions about their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ring Shout

  Or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times

  Clark, P. Djèlí

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  Cosmic horror abounds in this novella about Ku Kluxes, demonic KKK members, and the resourceful band of Black women, fresh from their undercover stint with the Harlem Hellfighters, who fight them.

• Piranesi

  Clarke, Susanna

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  Trapped in a labyrinthian house composed of infinite rooms, Piranesi assists the Other, the house’s second occupant, who is obsessed with A Great and Secret Knowledge. When Piranesi is contacted by a third person, it threatens to unseat the balance…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Magic for Liars

  Gailey, Sarah

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  PI Ivy Gamble has a twin she hasn’t spoken to for years, but when a murder occurs at the magic school where her sister teaches, their paths cross again with dramatic and unexpected consequences.

• The Archive of the Forgotten

  Hackwith, A. J.

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  In this high-concept sequel to The Library of the Forgotten, damaged books in the Library of the Unwritten have leaked their collective ink into a deep pool of tremendous power.

• Master of Poisons

  a Novel

  Hairston, Andrea

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  The lands of the Arkhysian Empire are being destroyed by an ever-expanding poison desert and the very survival of its people depend on a young griot and the Emperor’s second in command.

• The Once and Future Witches

  Harrow, Alix E.

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  In 1893 New Salem, three sisters join the suffragist movement and find themselves simultaneously and inextricably drawn toward the magic that is long thought to have been eradicated from the world.

• Woven in Moonlight

  Ibañez, Isabel (Novelist)

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  Ximena, a royal decoy, is married into the enemy’s court to stave off war and quickly becomes a political pawn but she is not without power and becomes a formidable enemy with one goal: revenge.

• The City We Became

  Jemisin, N. K.

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  Across the boroughs of New York, six people awaken with a deep, omniscient awareness of their city, but they must find each other before an ancient enemy destroys them one by one.

• Trouble the Saints

  Johnson, Alaya Dawn, 1982-

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  Phyllis LeBlanc, an assassin with supernatural abilities, is swept up in racial tensions and disturbing visions as America enters WWII.

• The House in the Cerulean Sea

  Klune, TJ

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  Linus Baker works for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (DICOMY) where he evaluates orphanages for children with magical abilities. When he is tasked to visit an institution swathed in warnings, Linus must do more than consult his manual to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Burning God

  Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.)

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  The third in the Poppy War trilogy, a fantasy based on Chinese history and the interrogation of mythos, war, and radicalization, culminates with Rin preparing for a battle against the Dragon Republic.

• The Four Profound Weaves

  Lemberg, R. B.

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  A novella in the Birdverse world tells the story of two transgender elders who learn to weave fatal strands together in a race against death.

• House of Earth and Blood

  Maas, Sarah J.

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  After her best friend is killed by a demon, half-human, half-Fae Bryce Quinlan reluctantly joins forces with a fallen Angel to find the murderer.

• Middlegame

  McGuire, Seanan

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  Roger and Dodger, twins raised apart and unaware of one another, start communicating telepathically in this dark fantasy about twins, math, and a nefarious plot hundreds of years in the making. Because McGuire is so extra she also penned the story…Read moreRead more of this annotation