{"id":29227,"date":"2016-09-10T15:34:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T20:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=29227"},"modified":"2016-09-13T18:23:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T23:23:50","slug":"new-science-fiction-fantasy-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/new-science-fiction-fantasy-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"New Science Fiction & Fantasy in September"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a big month for SF&F! We’ve got new series installments in Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty\u00a0<\/em>and Fran Wilde’s Bone Universe,<\/em> the final volume in Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past\u00a0<\/em>series Death’s End<\/em> is out,\u00a0and new titles from award-winning authors\u00a0N K Jemisim and Connie Willis. Plus, TWO illustrated volumes of\u00a0Welcome to Night Vale<\/em> episodes!<\/p>\n

As always, if there\u2019s a title you would like to read, please send us a purchase suggestion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"25430248\"Crosstalk<\/em> by Connie Willis<\/a><\/strong> – \u00a0In the not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure to increase empathy between romantic partners has become all the rage. And Briddey Flannigan is delighted when her boyfriend, Trent, suggests undergoing the operation prior to a marriage proposal – to enjoy better emotional connection and a perfect relationship with complete communication and understanding. But things don’t quite work out as planned, and Briddey finds herself connected to someone else entirely–in a way far beyond what she signed up for. A Library Reads October pick<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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\"fjuhobw1qz0krg4vuqv2\"The Wall of Storms<\/em> by Ken Liu <\/strong><\/a>– In the much-anticipated sequel to The\u00a0Grace of Kings<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Kuni Garu, now known as Emperor Ragin, runs the archipelago kingdom of Dara, but struggles to maintain progress while serving the demands of the people and his vision. Then an unexpected invading force from the Lyucu empire in the far distant west comes to the shores of Dara – and chaos results. \u00a0But Emperor Kuni cannot go and lead his kingdom against the threat himself with his recently healed empire fraying at the seams, so he sends the only people he trusts to be Dara’s savvy and cunning hopes against the invincible invaders: his children.<\/p>\n

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\"cloudbound_comp1-1-678x1024\"Cloudbound<\/em> by Fran Wilde<\/strong><\/a> – After the dust settles, the City of Living Bones begins to die, and more trouble brews beneath the clouds in this stirring companion to\u00a0Updraft<\/a><\/em>. When Kirit Densira left her home tower for the skies, she gave up many things: her beloved family, her known way of life, and her dreams of flying as a trader for her tower. Kirit set her City upside down, and fomented a massive rebellion at the Spire, to the good of the towers – but months later, everything has fallen to pieces. With the Towers in disarray, without a governing body or any defense against the dangers lurking in the clouds, daily life is full of terror and strife. Nat, Kirit’s wing-brother, sets out to be a hero in his own way – sitting on the new Council to cast votes protecting Tower-born, and exploring lower tiers to find more materials to repair the struggling City. But what he finds down-tier is more secrets – and now Nat will have to decide who to trust, and how to trust himself without losing those he holds most dear, before a dangerous myth raises a surprisingly realistic threat to the crippled City, in Cloudbound .<\/p>\n

\"9781466853454_p0_v1_s1200x630\"Death’s End<\/em> by Cixin Liu <\/a><\/strong>–\u00a0Liu’s epic trilogy Remembrance of Earth’s Past\u00a0<\/em><\/a>concludes with Death’s End . Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has also made humanity complacent. Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the early 21st century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings with her knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the beginning of the Trisolar Crisis, and her very presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle?<\/p>\n

\"jemisin_obeliskgate_tp\"The Obelisk Gate<\/em> by N K Jemisim<\/a><\/strong> –\u00a0 This is the way the world ends, for the last time. The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. In the sequel to Hugo Award for Best Novel,\u00a0The Fifth Season<\/a><\/em>, Essun – once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger – has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request. But if Essun does what he asks, it would seal the fate of the Stillness forever. \u00a0Far away, her daughter Nassun is growing in power – and her choices will break the world.<\/p>\n

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\"wtnv\"Mostly Void, Partially Stars: Welcome to Night Vale, Volume 1<\/a><\/strong><\/em> & The Great Glowing Coils of the Universe: Welcome to Night Vale, Volume 2<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor – From the authors of the New York Times bestselling novel Welcome to Night Vale<\/em><\/a> and the creators of the #1 international podcast<\/a> of the same name, comes a collection of episodes from seasons one and two featuring an introduction by the authors, behind-the-scenes commentary, and original illustrations. Mostly Void, Partially Stars<\/em> introduces us to Night Vale, a town in the American Southwest where every conspiracy theory is true, and to the strange but friendly people who live there. Also included is the full script from the first Welcome to Night Vale live show, “Condos.”\u00a0In The Great Glowing Coils of the Universe<\/em> we witness a totalitarian takeover of Night Vale that threatens to forever change the town and everyone living in it. Volume two also includes the full script from the live show “The Debate.” ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY\u00a0GLOW CLOUD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s a big month for SF&F! We’ve got new series installments in Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty\u00a0and Fran Wilde’s Bone Universe, the final volume in Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past\u00a0series Death’s End is out,\u00a0and new titles from award-winning authors\u00a0N K Jemisim and Connie Willis. Plus, TWO illustrated volumes of\u00a0Welcome to[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[742,3814,774,3815],"class_list":["post-29227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-reference","tag-fantasy","tag-hugo-award","tag-science-fiction","tag-welcome-to-night-vale"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-7Bp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29227"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29348,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29227\/revisions\/29348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}