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The Locked Tomb Series #1-3The Emperor needs necromancers.The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense.Tamsyn Muir’sGideon the Ninth, first in The Locked Tomb Trilogy, unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy.Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service.Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial

Kingston Cycle #1-3WINNER of the 2019 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and a finalist for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and theLammy Award!One of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, according toTime MagazineOne of the best books of 2018, according to NPR,Publishers Weekly,BuzzFeed, theChicago Review, BookPage, and the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog.The Kingston Cycle is One of Reader's Digest Top 25 Best Fantasy Series Ever WrittenC. L. Polk arrives on the scene withWitchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance. TheNew York Timescalls it “thoroughly charming and deftly paced... an accomplished and enjoyable debut.”In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own.Magic marked Miles Singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be enslav

“Fantastical, thoughtful, and un-put-downable, I flew throughStormsongand want the third in the series NOW.” ―Elizabeth HoytA Reader's Digest Top 25 Best Fantasy Series Ever WrittenAfter spinning an enthralling world inWitchmark, the winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel that was praised as a“can't-miss debut”byBooklist, and as“thoroughly charming and deftly paced”by theNew York Times, C. L. Polk continues the Kingston Cycle inStormsong. Magical cabals, otherworldly avengers, and impossible love affairs conspire to create a book that refuses to be put down.Dame Grace Hensley helped her brother Miles undo the atrocity that stained her nation, but now she has to deal with the consequences. With the power out in the dead of winter and an uncontrollable sequence of winter storms on the horizon, Aeland faces disaster. Grace has the vision to guide her parents to safety, but a hostile queen and a ring of rogue mages stand in the way of her plans. There's revolution in the air, and

★ 亞洲宮廷權謀 × 女性復仇史詩，一部低調卻震撼的奇幻傑作★ 如 Margaret Atwood 筆觸般銳利，揉合東方歷史氛圍與神話想像★ Hugo決選、Crawford獎得主 Nghi Vo 驚豔出道之作一位被迫遠嫁的北境公主，在敵意與孤獨中，以記憶與故事為武器，悄然翻轉命運。本書以東方宮廷為背景，細膩描繪女性在權力結構中的壓抑與反擊，融合奇幻與歷史質地，既靜謐又震撼，是一部關於憤怒、愛與改寫歷史的精緻之作。With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama THE EMPRESS OF SALT AND FORTUNE is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women."Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful... The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."—NPR"Gorgeous. Cruel. Perfect."—Seanan McGuireA young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully.Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, b

Kai-Enna is the Witch King, though he hasn't always been, and he hasn't even always been Kai-Enna!After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai's magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well.But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence?Kai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions.He's not going to like the answers.A rousing tale of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose.

Prepare yourself for The Ascent to Godhood, the fourth book in JY Yang's silkpunk Tensorate series, a wide-ranging, imaginative, engaging playground that the New York Times lauded as "joyously wild."T

Greg Egan's Perihelion Summer is a story of people struggling to adapt to a suddenly alien environment, and the friendships and alliances they forge as they try to find their way in a world where the

P. Djèlí Clark returns to the historical fantasy universe of A Dead Djinn in Cairo, with the otherworldly adventure novella The Haunting of Tram Car 015.Finalist for the 2020 Hugo AwardFinalist for the 2020 Nebula AwardFinalist for the 2020 Locus AwardCairo, 1912: The case started as a simple one for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities -- handling a possessed tram car.Soon, however, Agent Hamed Nasr and his new partner Agent Onsi Youssef are exposed to a new side of Cairo stirring with suffragettes, secret societies, and sentient automatons in a race against time to protect the city from an encroaching danger that crosses the line between the magical and the mundane.

"Jane Yolen is a phenomenon: a poet and a mythmaker, who understands how old stories can tell us new things. We are lucky to have her."—Neil GaimanA young woman discovers the power to speak up and tak

"I love Murderbot!" —Ann LeckieThe fourth and final part of the Murderbot Diaries series that began with All Systems Red.Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human wh

"Prepare to fall in love with Binti."—Neil GaimanFor the first time in hardcover, the conclusion to Nnedi Okorafor's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning seriesBinti has returned to her home planet, believin

“Smart, literate, funny.” —Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians Someone is dead set to air the spy agency’s dirty laundry in The Delirium Brief, the next installment to Charles Stross’ Hugo Award-wi

Gluttony Bay is the penultimate Sin du Jour affair, Matt Wallace's funny foodie series about the New York firm that caters to the paranormal, which began with Envy of Angels.Welcome to Gluttony Bay Hi

The Bureau of Preternatural Investigations returns in Switchback, the sequel to Melissa F. Olson's Nightshades.Three weeks after the events of Nightshades, things are finally beginning to settle for t

Charlotte's magical adventures continue in Weaver's Lament, the sequel to Emma Newman's Brother's Ruin.Charlotte is learning to control her emerging magical powers under the secret tutelage of Magus H

Campbell finalist Sarah Gailey's hippo mayhem continues in Taste of Marrow, the sequel to rollicking adventure River of Teeth.A few months ago, Winslow Houndstooth put together the damnedest crew of outlaws, assassins, cons, and saboteurs on either side of the Harriet for a history-changing caper. Together they conspired to blow the dam that choked the Mississippi and funnel the hordes of feral hippos contained within downriver, to finally give America back its greatest waterway.Songs are sung of their exploits, many with a haunting refrain: "And not a soul escaped alive."In the aftermath of the Harriet catastrophe, that crew has scattered to the winds. Some hunt the missing lovers they refuse to believe have died. Others band together to protect a precious infant and a peaceful future. All of them struggle with who they've become after a long life of theft, murder, deception, and general disinterest in the strictures of the law.

Cassandra Khaw returns with A Song for Quiet a new standalone Persons Non Grata novella from the world of Hammers on Bone, which Kameron Hurley called "a long leap into the gory, the weird, and the fantastic."Deacon James is a rambling bluesman straight from Georgia, a black man with troubles that he can't escape, and music that won't let him go. On a train to Arkham, he meets trouble — visions of nightmares, gaping mouths and grasping tendrils, and a madman who calls himself John Persons. According to the stranger, Deacon is carrying a seed in his head, a thing that will destroy the world if he lets it hatch.The mad ravings chase Deacon to his next gig. His saxophone doesn't call up his audience from their seats, it calls up monstrosities from across dimensions. As Deacon flees, chased by horrors and cultists, he stumbles upon a runaway girl, who is trying to escape the destiny awaiting her. Like Deacon, she carries something deep inside her, something twisted and dangerous. Together,

The thrilling sequel to Marie Brennan's Cold-Forged Flame.

The year is 1850 and Great Britain is flourishing, thanks to the Royal Society of the Esoteric Arts. When a new mage is discovered, Royal Society elites descend like buzzards to snatch up a new appren

Showing that truth is stranger than fiction, Neuvel weaves a scfi thriller reminiscent of Blake Crouch and Andy Weir, blending a fast moving, darkly satirical look at the 1960s space race with an expl

A lowly fire mage finds herself entangled in an empire-spanning conspiracy on her way to discovering her true power.“An absolute gem of a story... I loved it.” ―S. A. ChakrabortyThey choose their laws

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terrorIN AMERICA, DEMONS W

A fun, queer story about low-wage workers traveling through wormholes to find a missing grandmother, and themselves.“A magical anti-capitalist adventure.” —Annalee NewitzFinna is a rambunctious, touch

One of the best books of 2018, according to Kirkus Reviews, the Chicago Review of Books, and BookRiot.Campbell Award finalist Malka Older's State Tectonics concludes The Centenal Cycle, the cyberpunk

New York Times bestselling and Alex, Nebula, and Hugo-Award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces readers to a world of amoral alchemy, shadowy organizations, and impossible cities in the standalon

Alice Payne Rides is the thrilling sequel to Kate Heartfield's Alice Payne Arrives.After abducting Arthur of Brittany from his own time in 1203, thereby creating the mystery that partly prompted the v

Award-winning author Sylvain Neuvel explores an immigration dystopia in The TestBritain, the not-too-distant future.Idir is sitting the British Citizenship Test.He wants his family to belong.Twenty-fi

Robert Jackson Bennett's Vigilance is a dark science fiction action parable from an America that has permanently surrendered to gun violence.The United States. 2030. John McDean executive produces "Vi

"Cole weaves a fantasy world that feels comfortably familiar, then goes to places you’d never expect. You won’t stop turning pages until the stunning finish." —Peter V. Brett on The Armored SaintMyke

"Cole weaves a fantasy world that feels comfortably familiar, then goes to places you’d never expect. You won’t stop turning pages until the stunning finish." —Peter V. BrettMyke Cole, star of CBS's H

Brian McClellan, author of the acclaimed Powder Mage series, introduces a new universe, new armies, and new monsters in War CryTeado is a Changer, a shape-shifting military asset trained to win wars.

Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many moral dilemmas?Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is flo

JY Yang continues to redefine the limits of silkpunk fantasy with their Tensorate novellas, which the New York Times lauded as "joyously wild." In this third volume, an investigation into atrocities c

"Prepare to fall in love with Binti." —Neil GaimanFor the first time in hardcover, the winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award!With a new foreword by N. K. JemisinHer name is Binti, and she is t

The thrilling sequel to the Hugo and Nebula-winning Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, and a finalist for the 2018 Hugo and Nommo AwardsIt’s been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year

Bestselling British master of science fiction Adrian Tchaikovsky brings readers a new, mind-expanding science fantasia in The Expert System's BrotherAfter an unfortunate accident, Handry is forced to

In 2017 Sarah Gailey made her debut with River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow, two action-packed novellas that introduced readers to an alternate America in which hippos rule the colossal swamp that was

"I love Murderbot!" —Ann LeckieThe follow-up to the hugely popular science fiction action and adventure All Systems RedIt has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that cause

Jeremy Shipp brings you THE ATROCITIES, a haunting gothic fantasy of a young ghost's educationWhen Isabella died, her parents were determined to ensure her education wouldn't suffer.But Isabella's par

With seven books for seven sins, Taste of Wrath is the adrenaline-fuelled finalé to Matt Wallace's Sin du Jour series, which Chuck Wendig calls "a raucous, riotous tale of culinary madness"!Bronko and