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New For You - Fantasy & Sci-Fi - May 2024

An eclectic mix of Fantasy and Sci-fi fiction. Filled with epic otherworldly tales, there’s something for everyone.

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  • Two earths exist in parallel, the only people who can cross over are shifters, Canna and Lily shift effortlessly between worlds and families, soon they will experience final shift, but how do they decide which family will never see them…
    BookNew York : Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group, 2024. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • Harriet's move to Bentwood doesn't go as planned. Drawn to the town's enigmatic group of women selling wellness in the form of Serenitea, with their perfect hair, flawless skin, and piercing eyes. Harriet sinks deeper into Serenitea, it…
    BookAustralia : Slashic Horror Press, 2024. — HORROR
  • An engrossing dystopian novel set in a near-future America where mandatory identification wristbands turn second-generation immigrants into second-class citizens. Iris is a proud second-generation Mexican American, and is now of…
    BookNew York : Avid Reader Press, 2023. — FICTION
  • A Letter to the Luminous Deep is a whimsical epistolary fantasy set in a mystical underwater world with mystery and heart-warming romance. Perfect for fans of A Marvellous Light and TJ Klune.
    BookNew York : Orbit, 2024. — FANTASY
  • Rooted in Middle Eastern mythology, Rania Hanna deftly weaves subtle, yet breathtaking, magic through this vivid and compelling story that has at its heart the universal human desire to, somehow, outmaneuver death.
    BookCairo, Egypt : Hoopoe, 2024. — FANTASY
  • Sequel to the bestselling The Space Between Us, The Collapsing Wave is an exquisite, epic first-contact novel, laced with peril and populated by unforgettable characters, and the awe-inspiring book we all need right now.
    eBookLondon : Orenda Books, 2024. — DIGITAL
  • The devastating, nerve-shattering prequel to the critically acclaimed thriller The Forcing, a story of survival, hope, and the power of the human spirit in a world torn apart by climate change.
    BookLondon : Orenda Books, 2024. — FICTION
  • The Demeter and Persephone legend, placed in a modern setting with constant tension exploring love and control
    BookNew York : Scribner, 2024. — FICTION
  • Professor Arton Daghdev has been charged with political activism and exiled to Kiln, a planet filled with monstrous alien life. Death stalks him on a daily basis but the world of Kiln holds a wondrous, terrible secret that could set him…
    BookLondon : Tor, 2024. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • Nelah seems to have it all- fame, wealth, and a long-awaited daughter growing in a government lab. But, trapped in a loveless marriage to a policeman who uses a microchip to monitor her every move, Nelah’s perfect life is precarious.…
    BookNew York : Erewhon, [2024] — SCIENCE FICTION