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Brown Girl In the Ring

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Brown Girl in the Ring (Paperback)

By Nalo Hopkinson
$17.99
ISBN: 9780446674331
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - July 1st, 1998

Who was the first Black woman to be named a "Grand Master" of sci-fi by the Sceince Fiction Writers of America? Nope, not Octavia Butler, but the lesseer-known Hopkinson who kicked off her literary career with this tale of Afro-Caribbean magic, women's herbal wisdom, the strains of motherhood, and the cycle of trauma, set in a post-apocalyptic Toronto. Slow-stewing but meaty.

Rachael

The Left Hand of Darkness (Penguin Galaxy Edition)

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The Left Hand of Darkness (Penguin Galaxy) (Hardcover)

By Ursula K. Le Guin, Neil Gaiman (Introduction by)
$26.00
ISBN: 9780143111597
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Published: Penguin Classics - October 25th, 2016

This book is my favorite out of all of Ursula K LeGuin's works, now in a gorgeous new edition with an introduction by Neil Gaiman. LeGuin's story of a Terran (Earthly) ambassador to a world where the people change gender several times over the course of their lives. It's a story of both political relations and understanding, as well as one about the human (and alien) capacity for love, and is perfect for new and old fans of LeGuin alike.

Annie

The Atlas Paradox

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The Atlas Paradox (Atlas Series #2) (Hardcover)

By Olivie Blake
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250855091
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Published: Tor Books - October 25th, 2022

The very anticipated sequel to The Atlas Six, The Atlas Paradox is rich with (increasingly) feral characters, chaos, moral decay, and corruption. It's a perfect early holiday gift for that friend or foe who was talking your ear off about it last year.

Engel

Leech

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Leech (Hardcover)

By Hiron Ennes
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250811189
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Published: Tordotcom - September 27th, 2022

This is just such a phenomenally well developed and frightening allegory about self and identity. Complex world building details add to a growing atmosphere of internal and external dystopia and dysphoria. The horror and violence end up cresting and create space - amazingly - for some hope. It's horror with a heart, and my heart loves it.

Stacey

Into the Dark

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Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark (Hardcover)

By Claudia Gray
$17.99
ISBN: 9781368057288
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Published: Disney Lucasfilm Press - February 2nd, 2021

Claudia Gray has been one of the best Star Wars writers since the debut of the new canon and her win streak continues here. I am so excited about the High Republic launch and you will be too after Into The Dark, which will be both familiar and fresh to Star Wars fans new or old!

Caleb

The Arrest

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The Arrest: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Jonathan Lethem
$27.99
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ISBN: 9780062938787
Published: Ecco - November 10th, 2020

I loved this book! It's witty and sharp, and probably exactly what Maine would look like in an apocalypse. The main character, Journeyman, is a wayward soul who found himself in Maine at the time that all technology died. His life is interrupted when a person from his past arrives in a "supercar", and chaos ensues.

Heather

Hench

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Hench: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Natalie Zina Walschots
$27.99
ISBN: 9780062978578
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Published: William Morrow - September 22nd, 2020

 

The Incredibles meets...data analytics. Anna works as a data cruncher for supervillains, an exceptionally boring occupation until she's injured on the job by a superhero. When the police decline to investigate, she takes matters into her own hands to uncover the true cost of "heroics," and discovers that the difference between villains and heroes may be more a question of good PR than morality. Thoughtful and extremely funny.

Rebecca

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