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• Another Life

  Ulibarri, Sarena

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  In this new science fiction offering, the founder of a desert utopia finds out that she is the reincarnation of a man whose actions are reprehensible to the community's members.

• Future Home of the Living God

  a Novel

  Erdrich, Louise

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  In this indigenous dystopian novel, an apocalyptic event results in a high percentage of birth mutations, and all pregnant women are corralled into government-run birthing centers.

• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

  Clarke, Susanna

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  Susanna Clarke offers an alternative version of England during the Regency period in this hefty, ironic, and witty tome, with a fantastical bent. For fans of "Babel".

• Ninth House

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  For fans of Babel. A troubled young woman who discovers that she can see ghosts becomes attached to a secretive and powerful society based at Yale University and tasked with overseeing the activities of the eight other secret societies on campus.

• Our Missing Hearts

  a Novel

  Ng, Celeste

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  A work of dystopian fiction in which the US government enacts legislation opposing foreign cultural influence, and begins to seize custody of children whose parents are “un-American”. Bird’s father instructs his son, who is a bi-racial Asian, to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rosewater

  Thompson, Tade

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  Winner of the 2019 Arthur C. Clarke Award. "In addition to providing a gritty and intricately plotted science fiction mystery, Thompson’s opening of the Wormwood Trilogy considers what it means to be human." — Booklist. For fans of Broken Earth…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sabriel

  Nix, Garth

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  Though a YA book, this 1st in the Old Kingdom series will appeal to fans of His Dark Materials. It is a coming of age fantasy as Sabriel, a necromancer, must save her father who is trapped in death.

• The Song of Achilles

  [a Novel]

  Miller, Madeline

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  This mythological fantasy features Achilles and Patroclus's bond of love and loyalty being tested on the battlefield during the Trojan War.

• Trail of Lightning

  Roanhorse, Rebecca

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  "This exciting post-apocalyptic debut, with its heady combination of smartly drawn characters, Wild West feel, and twisty plot, is a must-read for fantasy enthusiasts." - Library Journal. Winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel. Book 1 in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Underground Railroad

  a Novel

  Whitehead, Colson, 1969-

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  In this book of alternate history and fantasy, Cora runs away from the plantation where she is a slave and makes her way to the Underground Railroad, which is a secret network of tunnels and trains under the earth.

• Wolf by Wolf

  Graudin, Ryan

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  In this alternate history, the Third Reich and Imperial Japan won World War II. Endowed with superhuman abilities after enduring medical experimentation by Nazi doctors, 17-year-old Ya-el is determined to win the Axis Tour, a motorcycle race across…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Worlds of Exile and Illusion

  Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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  Contains 3 novels from a great science fiction writer. These classic works of science fiction are recommended for fans of Broken Earth series.