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Ferryman institute

Colin Gigl · Gallery Books
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

In this stunning, fantastical debut novel from a bold new voice in the bestselling traditions of Christopher Moore and Jasper Fforde, a ferryman for the dead finds his existence unraveling after making either the best decision or the biggest mistake of his immortal life.Ferryman Charlie...
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The Philosopher Kings: A Novel

Jo Walton · Tor Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed, award-winning author Jo Walton: Philosopher Kings, a tale of gods and humans, and the surprising things they have to learn from one another. Twenty years have elapsed since the events of The Just City. The City, founded by the time-traveling goddess Pallas Athene, organized...
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The Iron Assassin

Ed Greenwood · Tor Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In Ed Greenwood's The Iron Assassin, Victoria never ascended the throne; the House of Hanover held England only briefly before being supplanted by the House of Harminster. It is a time of gaslamps and regularly scheduled airship flights, of trams and steam-driven clockwork with countless...
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Joe Steele

Harry Turtledove · Roc
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove's thought-provoking forays into the past have produced such intriguing "what-if" novels as Ruled Britannia, Days of Infamy, and Opening Atlantis. Now "the maven of alternate history" (The San Diego Union-Tribune)...
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Red Tide: The Chronicles of the Exile, Book Three

Marc Turner · Tor
Pages: 544
Format: Print book

Red Tide, the third volume in Marc Turner's The Chronicles of the Exile, following When the Heavens Fall and Dragon Hunters
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The Long Cosmos: A Novel

Terry Pratchett · Harpercollins
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

The thrilling conclusion to the internationally bestselling Long Earth series explores the greatest question of all: What is the meaning of life?2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day, a new society continues to evolve in the Long Earth. Now, a message has been received: "Join...
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Firewalk

Chris Roberson · Night Shade Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A modern-day supernatural crime thriller set in a fictional west coast city, from the "New York Times" bestselling author and co-creator of the comic book-turned hit TV show "iZombie. " Izzie Lefevre was the newest investigator for the FBI s Behavioral Analysis Unit...
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The Murdstone Trilogy

Mal Peet · Candlewick Press
Pages: 313
Format: Print book

How hard can it be to write a fantasy trilogy? From Carnegie Medalist Mal Peet comes an outrageously funny black comedy about an impoverished literary writer who makes a pact with the devil.Award-winning YA author Philip Murdstone is in trouble. His star has waned. The world is leaving...
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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016

Joe Hill · Mariner Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

"A great, fun, romping collection of stories." - San Francisco Book Review "This volume's diverse list of well-known and rising stars . . . makes it a welcome addition to the 'Best American' series." - Washington Post "A powerful collection that is worth your...
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Shikisai o motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to kare no junrei no toshi.

Haruki Murakami · Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Pages: 386
Format: Print book

"The new novel--a book that sold more than a million copies the first week it went on sale in Japan--from the internationally acclaimed author, his first since IQ84"--
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Up from the Grave

Jeaniene Frost · Avon; 1st edition
Format: Print book

The Grave Ends Here.Lately, life has been unnaturally calm for vampires Cat Crawfield and her husband Bones.  They should have known better than to relax their guard, because a shocking revelation sends them back into action to stop an all-out war...A rogue CIA agent is involved in horrifying...
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Black Wave

Michelle Tea · Feminist Press at CUNY
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

"I was unable put down Black Wave, suddenly afraid and unsure of what was out there beyond my reading. This bad fairytale-come-true is destabilizing and palpable, and it's Michelle Tea's most fearless book. It's a radically honest, scary, and wonderful place that she's...
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Spells of Blood and Kin: A Dark Fantasy

Claire Humphrey · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Where we love, we ruin ... Some families hand down wealth through generations; some hand down wisdom. Some families, whether they want to or not, hand down the secret burdens they carry and the dangerous debts they owe.Lissa Nevsky's grandmother leaves her a big, empty house, and a legacy...
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Crosstalk

Connie Willis · Del Rey
Pages: 498
Format: Print book

Science fiction icon Connie Willis brilliantly mixes a speculative plot, the wit of Nora Ephron, and the comedic flair of P. G. Wodehouse in Crosstalk - a genre-bending novel that pushes social media, smartphone technology, and twenty-four-hour availability to hilarious and chilling extremes...
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Channel Blue

Jay Martel · Head of Zeus
Format: Paperback

Alien Execs are planning a disastrous finale to their Big Brother style show, in which earth is the star. Only one man can save our planet, and he's hardly a likely hero. Earth used to be Galaxy Entertainment's most lucrative show. The inhabitants of the Western Galaxy—the...
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