Meticulously researched, wistful and heartfelt by turns, this is a weird and lovely little book, speculating on what life might be like on other planets and what right, if any, humans have to scientific knowledge of worlds outside our own.
Ari
Giant robot gladiator fights, self-rescuing princesses, cyborg spies, patriarchy smashing... this book has it all.
Shana
Wall-E meets The Wild Robot in this adventure about five robots on a mission to rescue their inventor from the corporation that controls them all. This book is smart, funny, and will warm the cockles of your human heart.
Rebecca
This has all the space pirates and all-powerful tyrannical empires you could want, with added nuance and social commentary. This book shifts from corporate thriller to space opera with exceptional grace, and gives us the brilliant, analytical, difficult to impress Vivian Liao as our guide. Plus, it's just a ton of fun.
Shana
If you read science fiction and fantasy, you should pick up this book. Every anthology Parisien & Wolfe edit is excellent, and The Mythic Dream is no exception.
Rebecca
It’s tough to be a woman, especially in a superhero world. They tend to be casualties to the storylines of men, and it’s so common there’s a name for it: women in refrigerators. Valente gives these women a voice and the chance to take their stories back and claim their own narrative. It’s brutal, brilliant, and beautiful and even knowing the stories can’t end well, you find yourself hoping maybe this one will be different.
Shana
In a near-future Sherlock Holmes-inspired series, Dr. Janet Watson is dealing with her injuries from the ongoing civil war and also keeping tabs on Sara Holmes' secret agent maneuverings.
Sarah
Kind of like Romeo and Juliet except instead of two teens in fair Verona we have two agents from opposing futures fighting across time and space and also it's gay.
Shana
Cerebral, chilling, queer, and a quick read. Prepare for an immersive experience.
Stacey
This book will fill the gaping hole in your chest left by Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch series. One of the best science fiction debuts of 2019. Fantastic!
Rebecca
