Title: City of Broken MagicSeries: Chronicles of Amicae #1Author: Mirah BolenderGenre: Urban FantasyPublisher: Tor BooksFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9781250169273 Summary: Five hundred years ago, magi created a weapon they couldn’t control. An infestation that ate magic—and anything else it came into contact with. Enemies and allies were equally filling. Only an elite team of non-magical humans, known …
I really enjoyed Molly Tanzer’s Creatures of Will and Temper, so I was quite excited about the sequel Creatures of Want and Ruin. I’m happy to say that it didn’t disappoint.
Title: Empire of SandSeries: The Book of Ambha #1Author: Tasha SuriGenre: Fantasy, RomancePublisher: OrbitFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9780356512006 Summary: Mehr is a girl trapped between two cultures. Her father comes from the ruling classes of the empire, but her mother’s people were outcasts, Amrithi nomads who worshipped the spirits of the sands. Caught one night performing these …
Title: The Phoenix EmpressAuthor: K. Arsenault RiveraGenre: High Fantasy, LGBTPublisher: Tor BooksFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9780765392572 Summary: Since she was a child, the divine empress O Shizuka has believed she was an untouchable god. When her uncle, ruler of the Hokkaran Empire, sends her on a suicide mission as a leader of the Imperial Army, the horrors …
Title: The Lady Astronaut of Mars Author: Mary Robinette Kowal Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Books Format: Paperback ISBN: B07QKTNM2P Summary: On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render …
Title: A Study In Honor Author: Clare O’Dell Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Harper Voyager Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780062699305 Summary: Dr. Janet Watson knows firsthand the horrifying cost of a divided nation. While treating broken soldiers on the battlefields of the New Civil War, a sniper’s bullet shattered her arm and ended her career. Honorably …
Title: The Black God’s Drums Author: P. Djeli Clark Genre: Fantasy, Alt History Publisher: Tor Books Format: Paperback ISBN: B0791JV58Z Summary: Creeper, a scrappy young teen, is done living on the streets of New Orleans. Instead, she wants to soar, and her sights are set on securing passage aboard the smuggler airship Midnight Robber. Her …
Title: Spinning SilverSeries: Author: Naomi NovikGenre: FantasyPublisher: Del ReyFormat: eBookISBN: 0399180982 Summary: Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty–until Miryem takes matters into her own hands. Hardening her heart, the young woman sets out to claim what …
Title: Deep RootsSeries: The Innsmouth Legacy #2Author: Ruthanna EmrysGenre: FantasyPublisher: TorFormat: eBookISBN: 0765390930 Summary: Aphra Marsh, descendant of the People of the Water, has survived Deep One internment camps and made a grudging peace with the government that destroyed her home and exterminated her people on land. “Deep Roots” continues Aphra’s journey to rebuild her …
Title: BellewetherSeries: Author: Susanna Kearsley Genre: Historical FictionPublisher: Simon and Schuster CanadaFormat: PaperbackISBN: 1501116541 Summary: Some houses seem to want to hold their secrets. It’s 1759 and the world is at war, pulling the North American colonies of Britain and France into the conflict. The times are complicated, as are the loyalties of many New York merchants …
