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Dragon's Kin
by Anne McCaffrey
A young girl and her father struggle to raise and train a clutch of mischievous dragons.
The story tells how the people of the planet Pern discover the special abilities of the watch-whers or whers, a distant relative of the dragons. Subsequently, these beasts are used in mines to warn ... (Wikipedia)
Man from Mundania
by Piers Anthony
A man from a magical land is transported to a mundane world and must navigate its complexities to return home.
For a bored, young princess of Xanth, there's nothing more exciting than a Quest. Especially when all you do is sit around Castle Roogna. But when Ivy uses the Heaven Cent, it takes her not to the ... (Goodreads)
Children of God
by Mary Doria Russell
Follows the struggles of a religious family in the face of a mysterious alien race.
Father Emilio Sandoz is a Jesuit priest who has returned to Earth and is recovering from his experiences on the planet Rakhat (detailed in The Sparrow ). He is exposed to Father Vincenzo Giuliani's ... (Wikipedia)
House Atreides
by Brian Herbert
Prequel to the Dune series, follows the rise of House Atreides and the events leading up to their betrayal.
The novel begins 35 years before the events of the original, Dune, . There are three interconnected narrative threads revolving around heir-apparent to House Atreides Leto , acting governor of ... (Wikipedia)
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
by Orson Scott Card
Time travelers use the past to prevent a destructive future, and rewrite history in the process.
Sometime in the future, humanity invents a series of machines which allow them to view events in their past. Tagiri is a researcher at Pastwatch, the organization in charge of these machines. Her ... (Wikipedia)
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart
A dystopian future where a powerful corporation controls everything, including its employees' lives. Two workers uncover the company's dark secrets.
Cloud isn’t just a place to work. It’s a place to live. And when you’re here, you’ll never want to leave.Paxton never thought he’d be working for Cloud, the giant tech company that’s eaten much of ... (Goodreads)
Timescape
by Gregory Benford
Scientists send a message back in time to warn of ecological disaster, but the message may not be received in time to prevent it.
The story is written from two viewpoints, equidistant from the novel's publication in 1980. The first thread is set in a 1998 ravaged by ecological disasters such as algal blooms and diebacks on the ... (Wikipedia)
The Gate Thief
by Orson Scott Card
Danny North has the power to steal gates from other mages, but he must keep his abilities hidden from those who would use him for their own gain.
In this sequel to The Lost Gate , bestselling author Orson Scott Card continues his fantastic tale of the Mages of Westil who live in exile on Earth in The Gate Thief , a novel of the Mither Mages. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Gregor the Overlander Box Set
by Suzanne Collins
Follow Gregor and his sister as they journey to the Underland, a world beneath New York City, where they encounter giant rats, bats, and cockroaches.
Gregor the Overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, and Gregor and the Marks of Secret. ... (Goodreads)
House Harkonnen
by Brian Herbert
Epic fantasy of galactic struggle, where the fate of millions hangs in the balance.
Eighteen years have passed since Shaddam IV succeeded his father as Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe. However, his rule is precarious as his wife Anirul has been instructed by her Bene Gesserit ... (Wikipedia)
Virtual Light
by William Gibson
Cyberpunk thriller, exploring the effects of technology on future societies.
The plot centers around Chevette Washington, a young bicycle messenger who lives in the ad hoc , off-the-grid community that has grown on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the aftermath of a ... (Wikipedia)
Path of Destruction
by Drew Karpyshyn
Epic space opera, involving space pirates, gods, and a galactic war.
Genesis
by Bernard Beckett
A young woman's quest to understand the power of free will, told through a captivating game of philosophy.
The entirety of the novel consists of Anaximander, a new candidate for The Academy, participating in a gruelling auditory entrance exam. The Academy consists of the most elite class in society and ... (Wikipedia)
Storm Rising
by Mercedes Lackey
A young mage must navigate political intrigue and magical threats to save her kingdom from a devastating storm.
In Storm Rising , mysterious mage-storms are wreaking havoc on Valdemar, Karse, and all the kingdoms of the West, plaguing these lands not only with disastrous earthquakes, monsoons, and ice storms, ... (Goodreads)
A Dance of Cloaks
by David Dalglish
A young assassin seeks to prove himself in a world of political intrigue and magic, but his loyalty is tested when he discovers a dark secret.
From USA Today bestselling author David Dalglish The Underworld rules the city of Veldaren. Thieves, smugglers, assassins... they fear only one man. In book #1 of the Shadowdance series, Thren ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Fated Sky
by Mary Robinette Kowal
In an alternate history, a group of astronauts embark on a mission to Mars, facing challenges and personal struggles along the way.
The Fated Sky continued the grand sweep of alternate history begun in The Calculating Stars. It is 1961, and the International Aerospace Coalition has established a colony on the moon. Elma York, the ... (Goodreads)
Dragon on a Pedestal
by Piers Anthony
A young woman must rescue a dragon from a pedestal to save the land of Xanth from destruction.
When the book begins, the Good Magician Humfrey, and his son Hugo, run into the Gap dragon while filling a vial with water from the Fountain of Youth. Humpfrey tells Hugo to douse the dragon with the ... (Wikipedia)
Gridlinked
by Neal Asher
Agent Cormac is sent to investigate a rogue AI, but uncovers a conspiracy that threatens humanity's future.
Gridlinked is a science fiction adventure in the classic, fast-paced, action-packed tradition of Harry Harrison and Poul Anderson, with a dash of cyberpunk and a splash of Ian Fleming added to spice ... (Goodreads)
Perfect State
by Brandon Sanderson
A tale of a world with perfect order and a ruler who strives to maintain it.
From the author of Legion and the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive comes an action-filled novella about privilege, culture clash, and expectations. God-Emperor Kairominas is lord of ... (Goodreads)
The Need
by Helen Phillips
A mother is forced to confront her deepest fears when a stranger breaks into her home and claims to be her doppelganger.
***LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION*** “An extraordinary and dazzlingly original work from one of our most gifted and interesting writers” (Emily St. John Mandel, author of, The ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness
by Anne Bishop
A dark fantasy trilogy following a young witch as she navigates a world of political intrigue, power struggles, and magic.
Seven hundred years ago, a Black Widow witch saw an ancient prophecy come to life in her web of dreams and visions.Now the Dark Kingdom readies itself for the arrival of its Queen, a Witch who will ... (Goodreads)
Crazy House
by James Patterson
In a dystopian society, twins Becca and Cassie are torn apart and sent to separate prisons for their nonconformity. Becca must fight to save her sister.
NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER, A B&N'S BEST BOOK OF 2017,There were no charges. There was no trial. There will be no escape. Becca Greenfield was snatched from her small hometown. She was thrown into a ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Gifted School
by Bruce Holsinger
The cutthroat competition among parents to get their children into a new gifted school leads to secrets, betrayals, and moral dilemmas.
Smart and juicy, a compulsively readable novel about a group of friends and families that is nearly destroyed by their own competitiveness when an exclusive school for gifted children opens in the ... (Goodreads)
Adulthood Rites
by Octavia E. Butler
A tale of two alien species, their struggles and conflicts, and the coming of age of one of the species.
In this sequel to Dawn, Lilith Iyapo has given birth to what looks like a normal human boy named Akin. But Akin actually has five parents: a male and female human, a male and female Oankali, and a ... (Goodreads)
The Butlerian Jihad
by Brian Herbert
A space-faring adventure of galactic civil war and the battle against an oppressive force.
The Butlerian Jihad introduces a generation of characters whose families will later become the most significant in the universe: the Atreides , the Corrinos and the Harkonnens . Serena Butler , ... (Wikipedia)
The Water Cure
by Sophie Mackintosh
Three sisters are raised on an isolated island by their parents, who teach them to fear men. When men arrive, their world is turned upside down.
The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Virgin Suicides in this dystopic feminist revenge fantasy about three sisters on an isolated island, raised to fear men. King has tenderly staked out a territory for his ... (Goodreads)
Glasshouse
by Charles Stross
An exploration of a future world where technology has created a new form of government.
When Robin wakes up in a clinic with most of his memories missing, it doesn’t take him long to discover that someone is trying to kill him. It’s the twenty-seventh century, when interstellar travel ... (Goodreads)
The Midwich Cuckoos
by John Wyndham
A mysterious event in a small English village leads to the birth of telepathic children.
Ambulances arrive at two traffic accidents blocking the only roads into the (fictional) British village of Midwich, Winshire. Attempting to approach the village, one ambulanceman becomes unconscious. ... (Wikipedia)
The Way of Kings, Part 1
by Brandon Sanderson
Epic fantasy story of a young man's quest for justice and redemption in a dark and troubled world.
The story rotates between the points of view of Kaladin, Shallan Davar, Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Dalinar Kholin, and several other minor characters, who lead seemingly unconnected lives. Szeth, a Shin ... (Wikipedia)
Faith
by Jennifer Haigh
A family's faith is tested when a priest is accused of sexual abuse. The novel explores the complexities of belief, loyalty, and forgiveness.
"[Haigh is] an expertnatural storyteller with an acute sense of her characters' humanity." — NewYork Times "We have the intriguing possibility that the next great American author is already in ... (Barnes & Noble)
