{"id":23805,"date":"2015-05-01T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=23805"},"modified":"2015-04-28T18:05:42","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T23:05:42","slug":"new-science-fiction-fantasy-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/new-science-fiction-fantasy-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"New Science Fiction & Fantasy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured new additions to DPL’s Science Fiction and Fantasy collections! Click on the book cover or the title to place a hold. For more new books, visit our Upcoming Releases<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"seveneves-681x1024\"<\/a><\/td>\nSeveneves<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Neal Stephenson – When a catastrophic event dooms the planet, nations around the world band together to devise an ambitious survival plan in outer space 5,000 years before their progeny organize an audacious return.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"A1Yo1fulAfL__SL1500_-697x1024\"<\/a><\/td>\nUprooted<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Naomi Novak \u2013  Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life. Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as falling to the Wood.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"TheWaterKnife-PaoloBacigalupi-687x1024\"<\/a><\/td>\n The Water Knife<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Paolo Bacigalupi  \u2013 Working as an enforcer for a corrupt developer, Angel Velasquez teams up with a hardened journalist and a street-smart Texan to investigate rumors of California\u2019s imminent monopoly on limited water supplies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"91TULqzHl3L__SL1500_-678x1024\"<\/a><\/td>\n The Book of Phoenix<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/a>– by Nnedi Okorafor \u2013 In a haunting prequel to Who Fears Death<\/em><\/a>, Phoenix, an \u201caccelerated woman\u201d whose abilities far exceed those of a normal human, becomes desperate to escape her \u201chome\u201d in New York\u2019s Tower 7 after the boy she loves, another biologically altered human, takes his own life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"the-gospel-of-loki-9781481449465_hr\"<\/a><\/td>\nThe Gospel of Loki<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Joanne Harris \u2013 The trickster god Loki (sorry, not that <\/em><\/a>Loki) describes the rise and fall of the gods of the Norse, detailing how he left Chaos to serve Odin until the fall of Asgard.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"81XbEhMuL2L__SL1500_\"<\/a><\/td>\n The Grace of Kings<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Ken Liu \u2013 The first book in this epic series, tells the story of two men who become friends through rebelling against tyranny and then turn against each other in defense of irreconcilable ideals. Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends. Once the emperor has been overthrown, however, the two find themselves the leaders of two sides with very different ideas about how the world should be run and the meaning of justice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"unnamed\"<\/a><\/td>\n Aurora<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Kim Stanley Robinson \u2013 Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for those on board. But the journey has brought unexpected changes and their best laid plans may not be enough to survive.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Of-Noble-Family\"<\/a><\/td>\nOf Noble Family<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Mary Robinette Kowal \u2013 A conclusion to the series by the award-winning author of Shades of Milk and Honey<\/em> <\/a>finds Jane and Vincent reluctantly traveling to the West Indies, where Vincent\u2019s family estate has fallen into shambles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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