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<\/a>The Unfinished Land<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Greg Bear<\/p>\nReynard, a young apprentice, seeks release from the drudgery of working for his fisherman uncle in the English village of Southwold. His rare days off lead him to strange encounters\u2014not just with press gangs hoping to fill English ships to fight the coming Spanish Armada, but strangers who seem to know him\u2014one of whom casts a white shadow.<\/em><\/p>\n The village\u2019s ships are commandeered, and after a fierce battle at sea, Reynard finds himself the sole survivor of his uncle\u2019s devastated hoy. For days he drifts, starving and dying of thirst, until he is rescued by a galleon, also lost\u2014and both are propelled by a strange current to the unknown, northern island of Thule. Here, Reynard\u00a0 must meet his destiny in a violent clash between humans and gods.<\/em><\/p>\n _____________________________<\/p>\n The Emperor of Aria has been murdered, the Empire is in crisis, and Dead Men walk the streets…<\/em><\/p>\n But Myla, Fings, and Seth couldn’t care less. They’re too busy just trying to survive in the Sulk-struck city of Varr, committing petty violence and pettier crimes to earn their keep in the Unrulys, a motley gang led by Blackhand.<\/em><\/p>\n When the Unrulys are commissioned to steal a mysterious item to order, by an equally mysterious patron, the trio are thrust right into the bitter heart of a struggle for the Crown, where every faction is after what they have.<\/em><\/p>\n Forced to lie low in a city on lockdown, they will have to work together if they want to save their skins… and maybe just save the Empire as well.<\/em><\/p>\n _____________________________<\/p>\n The Children of D’Hara picks up immediately after the conclusion of the Sword of Truth series. This is the story of Richard and Kahlan and their children. <\/em><\/p>\n The world has been forged anew. Tyranny vanquished, the breach between the living and the dead healed, the stars themselves realigned. It is the triumph Richard Rahl and his wife Kahlan Amnell fought so hard, over so many years, for. They have vowed to bring a golden age of peace to a world shattered by terror and war. What they do not expect is a demand for their immediate, unconditional surrender. Not just their surrender, but the surrender of their entire world.<\/em><\/p>\n The Children of D’Hara picks up immediately after the conclusion of the Sword of Truth series. This is the first collected volume of the series, featuring episodes 1-5:<\/em><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0The Scribbly Man.<\/em> ______________________________<\/p>\n This innovative sci-fi novel explores the potential impact of alien infection on humankind as they traverse the stars and find themselves stranded on new and strange planets.<\/em><\/p>\n Amid the Crowd of Stars\u00a0is a grand scale science fiction novel examining the ethical implications of interstellar travel, a topic rarely addressed in science fiction novels. What responsibilities do we have to isolate ourselves from the bacteria, viruses, and other life of another world, and to prevent any of that alien biome from being brought back to Earth?<\/em><\/p>\n What happens when a group of humans are stranded for centuries on another world with no choice but to expose themselves to that world? After such long exposure, are they still Homo sapiens or have they become another species entirely?<\/em><\/p>\n These questions are at the heart of this intriguing novel, explored through the complicated lives and the viewpoints of the people who have come to rescue the stranded colony, the members of that colony, and the sentient alien life that dwells on the planet. Difficult life and death choices will be made by all involved.<\/em><\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n The empire has fallen and another rises in its place in the action-packed sequel to Devin Madson’s epic fantasy, We Ride the Storm.<\/em><\/p>\n Into Kisia’s conquered north, a Levanti empire is born.<\/em><\/p>\n Loyal to the new emperor, Dishiva e’Jaroven must tread the line between building a new life and clinging to the old. Only Gideon can lead them, but when he allies himself with a man returned from the dead it will challenge all she thinks she knows and everything she wants to believe.<\/em><\/p>\n Now empress of nothing, Miko is more determined than ever to fight for her people, yet with her hunt for allies increasingly desperate, she may learn too late that power lies not in names but in people.<\/em><\/p>\n Rah refused to bow to the Levanti emperor, but now abandoned by the Second Swords he must choose whether to fight for his people, or his soul. Will honor be his salvation, or lead to his destruction?<\/em><\/p>\n Sold to the Witchdoctor, Cassandra’s only chance of freedom is in his hands, but when her fate becomes inextricably linked to Empress Hana, her true nature could condemn them both.<\/em><\/p>\n There is no calm after the storm.<\/em><\/p>\n ________________________________<\/p>\n With\u00a0Soulstar, C. L. Polk concludes her riveting Kingston Cycle, a whirlwind of magic, politics, romance, and intrigue that began with the World Fantasy Award-winning\u00a0Witchmark. Assassinations, deadly storms, and long-lost love haunt the pages of this thrilling final volume.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n For years, Robin Thorpe has kept her head down, staying among her people in the Riverside neighborhood and hiding the magic that would have her imprisoned by the state. But when Grace Hensley comes knocking on Clan Thorpe\u2019s door, Robin\u2019s days of hiding are at an end. As freed witches flood the streets of Kingston, scrambling to reintegrate with a kingdom that destroyed their lives, Robin begins to plot a course that will ensure a freer, juster Aeland. At the same time, she has to face her long-bottled feelings for the childhood love that vanished into an asylum twenty years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n Can Robin find happiness among the rising tides of revolution? Can Kingston survive the blizzards that threaten, the desperate monarchy, and the birth throes of democracy? Find out as the Kingston Cycle comes to an end.<\/em><\/p>\n _____________________________<\/p>\n Sidra didn\u2019t murder her husband. Yet even a jinni can\u2019t wish away a wrongful imprisonment. Determined to prove her innocence, she returns to her adopted home\u2014a French village renowned for its perfume witches\u2014with her friends Elena and Yvette by her side. Here is where Sidra\u2019s true destiny awaits, but danger also lurks in the village\u2019s narrow lanes.<\/em><\/p>\n On her trail is Jamra, another jinni, who\u2019s after more than revenge for the murder of his brother. He also seeks vengeance for the indignities inflicted on jinn by mortals over the centuries. When he learns of an ancient relic capable of unleashing chaos on the world, and that the weapon is in the hands of his murderous sister-in-law, he vows to destroy Sidra to get it.<\/em><\/p>\n Relying on a sisterhood of magic, a mysteriously faithful dog, and a second-rate sorcerer, Sidra defends herself using the village\u2019s greatest asset: its perfume. It\u2019s as beguiling a lure as it is a formidable shield. But is it enough for Sidra to protect herself and those she loves from powers yet to be released?<\/em><\/p>\n _______________________________<\/p>\n Firuzeh and her brother Nour are children of fire, born in an Afghanistan fractured by war. When their parents, their Atay and Abay, decide to leave, they spin fairy tales of their destination, the mythical land and opportunities of Australia.<\/em><\/p>\n As the family journeys from Pakistan to Indonesia to Nauru, heading toward a hope of home, they must rely on fragile and temporary shelters, strangers both mercenary and kind, and friends who vanish as quickly as they\u2019re found.<\/em><\/p>\n When they arrive in Australia, what seemed like a stable shore gives way to treacherous currents. Neighbors, classmates, and the government seek their own ends, indifferent to the family\u2019s fate. For Firuzeh, her fantasy worlds provide some relief, but as her family and home splinter, she must surface from these imaginings and find a new way.<\/em><\/p>\n _______________________________<\/p>\n This is not the story you think it is. These are not the characters you think they are. This is not the book you are expecting.<\/em><\/p>\n In an alternate 1880s London, angels inhabit every public building, and vampires and werewolves walk the streets with human beings under a well-regulated truce. A fantastic utopia, except for a few things: Angels can Fall, and that Fall is like a nuclear bomb in both the physical and metaphysical worlds. And human beings remain human, with all their kindness and greed and passions and murderous intent.<\/em><\/p>\n Jack the Ripper stalks the streets of this London too. But this London has an Angel. The Angel of the Crows.<\/em><\/p>\n This book is also available in the following format:<\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n Award-winning author Aliette de Bodard returns with a powerful romantic fantasy that reads like\u00a0The Goblin Emperor\u00a0meets\u00a0Howl\u2019s Moving Castle\u00a0in a pre-colonial Vietnamese-esque world.<\/em><\/p>\n Fire burns bright and has a long memory\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n Quiet, thoughtful princess Thanh was sent away as a hostage to the powerful faraway country of Ephteria as a child. Now she\u2019s returned to her mother\u2019s imperial court, haunted not only by memories of her first romance, but by worrying magical echoes of a fire that devastated Ephteria\u2019s royal palace.<\/em><\/p>\n Thanh\u2019s new role as a diplomat places her once again in the path of her first love, the powerful and magnetic Eldris of Ephteria, who knows exactly what she wants: romance from Thanh and much more from Thanh\u2019s home. Eldris won\u2019t take no for an answer, on either front. But the fire that burned down one palace is tempting Thanh with the possibility of making her own dangerous decisions.<\/em><\/p>\n Can Thanh find the freedom to shape her country\u2019s fate\u2014and her own?<\/em><\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n I\u2019m embarrassed, still, by how long it took me to notice. Everything was right there in the open, right there in front of me, but it still took me so long to see the person I had married.<\/em><\/p>\n It took me so long to hate him.<\/em><\/p>\n Martine is a genetically cloned replica made from Evelyn Caldwell\u2019s award-winning research. She\u2019s patient and gentle and obedient. She\u2019s everything Evelyn swore she\u2019d never be.<\/em><\/p>\n And she\u2019s having an affair with Evelyn\u2019s husband.<\/em><\/p>\n Now, the cheating bastard is dead, and both Caldwell wives have a mess to clean up.<\/em><\/p>\n Good thing Evelyn Caldwell is used to getting her hands dirty.<\/em><\/p>\n This book is also available in the following formats:<\/p>\n _________________________________<\/p>\n A princess with a powerful and dangerous secret must find a way to save her country from ruthless invaders in this exciting debut fantasy, the first novel in a thrilling duology packed with heroism, treachery, magic, and war.<\/em><\/p>\n Askia became heir to the Frozen Crown of Seravesh because of her devotion to her people. But her realm is facing a threat she cannot defeat by sheer will alone. The mad emperor of the Roven Empire has unleashed a horde of invading soldiers to enslave her lands. For months, her warriors have waged a valiant, stealth battle, yet they cannot stop the enemy\u2019s advancement. Running out of time, she sets sail for sun-drenched Vishir, the neighboring land to the south, to seek help from its ruler, Emperor Armaan.<\/em><\/p>\n A young woman raised in army camps, Askia is ill-equipped to navigate Vishir\u2019s labyrinthine political games. Her every move sinks her deeper into court intrigues which bewilder and repel her, leaving her vulnerable not only to enemies gathering at Vishir’s gates, but to those behind the palace walls.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n And in this glittering court, where secrets are worth more than gold, Askia fears that one false step will expose her true nature. For Askia is a witch gifted with magical abilities\u2014knowledge that could destroy not only her life but her people. As her adversaries draw closer, Askia is forced to make an impossible choice\u2014and no matter what she decides, it may not be enough to prevent Seravesh\u2019s fall.<\/em><\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n While the Iskat Empire has long dominated the system through treaties and political alliances, several planets, including Thea, have begun to chafe under Iskat’s rule. When tragedy befalls Imperial Prince Taam, his Thean widower, Jainan, is rushed into an arranged marriage with Taam’s cousin, the disreputable Kiem, in a bid to keep the rising hostilities between the two worlds under control.<\/em><\/p>\n But when it comes to light that Prince Taam’s death may not have been an accident, and that Jainan himself may be a suspect, the unlikely pair must overcome their misgivings and learn to trust one another as they navigate the perils of the Iskat court, try to solve a murder, and prevent an interplanetary war… all while dealing with their growing feelings for each other.<\/em><\/p>\n ______________________________<\/p>\n Modesitt continues his bestselling Saga of Recluce with his twenty-second book in the long-running series.\u00a0Fairhaven Rising\u00a0is the first book in a new character arc, and follows\u00a0The Mage-Fire War.<\/em><\/p>\n Sixteen years have passed since the mage Beltur helped to found the town of Fairhaven, and Taelya, Beltur’s adopted niece, is now a white mage undercaptain in the Road Guards of Fairhaven.<\/em><\/p>\n Fairhaven’s success under the Council has become an impediment to the ambition of several rulers, and the mages protecting the town are seen as a threat.<\/em><\/p>\n Taelya, a young and untried mage, will find herself at the heart of a conspiracy to destroy her home and the people she loves, and she may not be powerful enough to stop it in time.<\/em><\/p>\n __________________________________<\/p>\n Dreamwalker Paige Mahoney has eluded death again. Snatched from the jaws of captivity and consigned to a safe house in the Scion Citadel of Paris, she finds herself caught between those factions that seek Scion’s downfall and those who would kill to protect the Rephaim’s puppet empire.<\/em><\/p>\n The mysterious Domino Program has plans for Paige, but she has ambitions of her own in this new citadel. With Arcturus Mesarthim-her former enemy-at her side, she embarks on an adventure that will lead her from the catacombs of Paris to the glittering hallways of Versailles. Her risks promise high reward: the Parisian underworld could yield the means to escalate her rebellion to outright war.<\/em><\/p>\n As Scion widens its bounds and the free world trembles in its shadow, Paige must fight her own memories after her ordeal at the hands of Scion. Meanwhile, she strives to understand her bond with Arcturus, which grows stronger by the day. But there are those who know the revolution began with them-and could end with them.<\/em><\/p>\n _________________________________________________<\/p>\n Perfect for monster slayers and dungeon crawlers everywhere,\u00a0Voidbreaker\u00a0is the final book in the unmissable new fantasy series from USA Today bestselling author David Dalglish.<\/em><\/p>\n Monsters have begun retaking the capital city of Londheim and claiming it for themselves. Humanity, fearful of being pushed out for good, has reacted with violence and destruction. Peace between the two races seems all but impossible.<\/em><\/p>\n Devin will need to bring all his skills to bear in order to protect his friends and family amid the chaos. But the greatest threat to humanity’s safety may well be closer than he expects. His sister is the most powerful priestess the world has ever seen . . . and she’s fighting for the monsters.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Looking for a new science fiction title to read? This blog post is full of new science fiction titles pulled right from the shelves at our Fairmount branch! If you want to read any of them, click the link or contact the library. 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<\/a>The Moonsteel Crown<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Stephen Deas (Dominion #1)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/children-of-dhara.jpg?resize=256%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Children of D’Hara<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Terry Goodkind<\/p>\n
\n2.\u00a0Hateful Things.<\/em>
\n3.\u00a0Wasteland.<\/em>
\n4.\u00a0Witch’s Oath.<\/em>
\n5.\u00a0Into Darkness.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/amid-the-crowd-of-stars.jpg?resize=264%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Amid the Crowd of Stars<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Stephen Leigh<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/we-lie-with-death.jpg?resize=266%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>We Lie With Death<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Devin Madson (The Reborn Empire #2)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/soulstar.jpg?resize=248%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Soulstar<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by C.L. Polk (The Kingston Sycle #3)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-conjurer.jpg?resize=267%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Conjurer<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Luanne G. Smith (The Vine Witch #3)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/on-fragile-waves.jpg?resize=257%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>On Fragile Waves<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by E. Lily Yu<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-angel-of-the-crows.jpg?resize=258%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Angel of the Crows<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Katherine Addison<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>Fireheart Tiger<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Aliette de Bodard<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-echo-wife.jpg?resize=263%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Echo Wife<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Sarah Gailey<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>The Frozen Crown <\/a><\/strong><\/em>by Greta Kelly (The Frozen Crown #1)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/winters-orbit.jpg?resize=258%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Winter’s Orbit<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Everina Maxwell<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fairhaven-rising.jpg?resize=263%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Fairhaven Rising<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by L.E. Modesitt Jr. (The Saga of Recluce #22)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-mask-falling.jpg?resize=263%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Mask Falling\u00a0 <\/a><\/strong><\/em>by Samantha Shannon (The Bone Season #4)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/voidbreaker.jpg?resize=256%2C400&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Voidbreaker<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by David Dalglish (The Keepers #3)<\/p>\n