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The Last Watchman of Old Cairo: A Novel

MICHAEL DAVID LUKAS · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In this "wonderfully rich" (San Francisco Chronicle) novel, a young man journeys from California to Cairo to unravel centuries-old family secrets.Named One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018 by The Millions Joseph, a literature student at Berkeley, is the son of a Jewish...
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The Getaway God: A Sandman Slim Novel

Richard Kadrey · Harper Voyager
Format: Hardcover

Sandman Slim must save himself - and the entire world - from the wrath of some enraged and vengeful ancient gods in this sixth high-octane adventure in the New York Times bestselling series.Being a half-human, half-angel nephilim with a bad rep and a worse attitude - not to mention temporarily...
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The Pilgrims: A Novel

Will Elliott · Tor Books
Pages: 437
Format: Hardcover

Eric Albright is a twenty-six-year-old journalist living in London. That is to say he would be a journalist if he got off his backside. But this luckless slacker isn't all bad--he has a soft spot for his sometimes friend Stuart Casey, the homeless old drunk who mostly lives under the railway...
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Witchmark

C L POLK · Tor.com
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

C. L. Polk arrives on the scene with Witchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance.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...
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The Wall of Storms

Ken Liu · Saga Press
Pages: 858
Format: Print book

In the much-anticipated sequel to the "magnificent fantasy epic" (NPR) Grace of Kings, Emperor Kuni Garu is faced with the invasion of an invincible army in his kingdom and must quickly find a way to defeat the intruders.Kuni Garu, now known as Emperor Ragin, runs the archipelago...
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Acceptance: A Novel

Jeff VanderMeer · FSG Originals
Format: Print book

It is winter in Area X, the mysterious wilderness that has defied explanation for thirty years, rebuffing expedition after expedition, refusing to reveal its secrets. As Area X expands, the agency tasked with investigating and overseeing it--the Southern Reach--has collapsed on itself in confusion....
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Zen City

Eliot Fintushel · Zero Books
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

The world of ZEN CITY is a world of passionate desires: the desire for power, the desire for order, and the desire for self-transcendence. ZEN CITY is a story about the struggle and violence of people who see themselves as striving for the ultimate. Along the way, ZEN CITY presents a sly critique...
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The Epiphany Machine

David Burr Gerrard · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Everyone else knows the truth about you, now you can know it, too. That's the slogan. The product: a junky contraption that tattoos personalized revelations on its users' forearms. It's an old con, playing on the fear that we are obvious to everybody except ourselves. This particular...
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Frostbite

Joshua Bader · City Owl Press
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback

Getting hired to be a personal wizard for a billionaire may just become a death sentence. Colin Fisher is a young man with a lot of problems on his plate: a dying father, a dead car doubling as a home, and a mysteriously disappeared fiancée. You'd think with a magical inclination he'd...
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The Last Dark: The climax of the entire Thomas Covenant Chronicles

Stephen R. Donaldson · G.P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

"It will take a long time for fans or critics to digest and appreciate Donaldson's almost 40-year achievement. But in time "T he Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" will be seen as one of the self-defining works of the third millennium, our equivalent in scope and ambition...
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Relic

ALAN DEAN FOSTER · Del Rey
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The last known human searches the galaxy for companionship in a brilliant standalone novel from the legendary author of the Pip & Flinx series. Once Homo sapiens reigned supreme, spreading from star system to star system in an empire that encountered no alien life and thus knew no enemy...
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The Skaar Invasion

TERRY BROOKS · Del Rey
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Following The Black Elfstone, the second book of the epic four-part conclusion to the Shannara series from one of the acknowledged masters of the fantasy genre.Tensions in the Four Lands are high. The mysterious force that laid waste to Paranor has revealed a more human face. While some...
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River of Dreams

Lynn Kurland · Berkeley Sensation
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Lynn Kurland returns to her enchanting Nine Kingdoms saga as the epic adventure of a weaver and an elven prince continues ... Aisling of Bruadair is frantic to find both the truth about her future and a mercenary to save her country. When an offer of aid comes...
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Egg Drop Dead

Laura Childs · Berkley Pub Group
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

In Laura Childs's New York Times bestselling mystery series, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni - co-owners of the Cackleberry Club Café - are back to track down another bad egg ... Maintaining good personal relationships with their suppliers is one of the secrets of the Cackleberry Club Café's...
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Three Years with the Rat: A Novel

Jay Hosking · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

"Three Years with the Rat is a mind-warping thriller that will make you question reality as you conceive of it. One of the most assured and haunting debuts I've read in recent memory." -- Blake Crouch, author of Dark MatterAfter several years of drifting between school and go-nowhere...
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