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• An Unkindness of Ghosts

  Solomon, Rivers

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  In Solomon's debut novel, the HSS Starship Matilda is speeding towards a murky vision of a Promised Land in the wake of Earth's destruction. Over generations, a harsh social stratification has developed on board the ship where white supremacy reigns…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Annie Bot

  a Novel

  Greer, Sierra

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  A unique read following the perspective of Annie, an artificial intelligence robot created to serve her human boyfriend Doug. All she wants is to make him happy. But as Annie begins to experience human emotions, she wonders if there is more to life.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Thick and the Lean

  a Novel

  Porter, Chana, 1984-

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  Beatrice grows up in a religious town where refraining from eating food is the norm as it brings one closer to God, and pleasure from eating food is offensive. But she holds a secret: she loves both eating and cooking food. Reiko is an outsider, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Camp Zero

  a Novel

  Sterling, Michelle Min, 1982-

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  Set in a dystopian future ruined by climate change, Michelle Min Sterling's debut novel takes place in and around Camp Zero, a supposedly safe haven from the devastation outside. The story tackles multiple perspectives - a young woman who has become…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Memory Librarian

  and Other Stories of Dirty Computer

  Monáe, Janelle

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  Janelle Monáe (actress, singer-songwriter, and now author) has collaborated with a cohort of esteemed writers expanding on themes from her 2018 album Dirty Computer, and creating this collection of stories that delve deep into the experiences of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Girl One

  Murphy, Sara Flannery

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  A thrilling dystopian novel where a social experiment sees nine 'miracle babies' created without male DNA in a commune created called the 'Homestead'. But when a disaster claims the lives of two of the 'Homesteaders,' the group disband across…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Femlandia

  Dalcher, Christina

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  Femlandia, a safe haven or so it seems. This women-only colony, one that is isolated and self-sufficient, finally appeals to a mother whose partner has abandoned her and their daughter to a world of potential danger and violence. But the colony is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Luminous Dead

  a Novel

  Starling, Caitlin

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  A young woman falsifies her credentials in order to embark on a highly paid exploratory caving expedition on a distant planet. Turns out it's highly paid for a reason—the risks are high and many previous cavers have perished. She's kitted out in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red Clocks

  Zumas, Leni, 1972-

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  Published in 2018, Leni Zumas' sci-fi dystopian "Red Clocks" feels alarmingly contemporary. After the passing of a 'Personhood Amendment', fetuses are given the same rights as citizens. Abortion is now illegal, and in-vitro fertilisation has been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Joan

  a Novel

  Yuknavitch, Lidia, 1963-

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  After a geo-catastrophe on Earth, survivors live on a suborbital platform known as CIEL, hovering over the 'dirt clod' that Earth has become. Ruled over by a tyrannical dictator, these humans have rapidly devolved in the new environment - becoming…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Power

  Alderman, Naomi, 1974-

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  What if we lived in a world in which men lived in fear of the physical power of women? In Alderman's vision of such an alternate world, young women develop 'skeins' in their collarbones with the power to conduct electricity, which can be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fifth Season

  Jemisin, N. K., 1972-

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  This is the first book in the incredible 'Broken Earth' series by N.K. Jemisin, who is a master of world-building and one of the most celebrated Sci-Fi writers working today. The eponymous 'fifth season' refers to the apocalyptic flux that this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ancillary Justice

  Leckie, Ann, 1966-

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  If you want an interspace saga jammed full of adventure and mystery, look no further. 'Ancillary Justice' follows the main character Breq, an ancillary, who happens to be a human body that has been ‘slaved’ into the intelligence of a giant…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Woman on the Edge of Time

  Piercy, Marge, 1936-

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  A classic of utopian speculative feminist novel, Marge Piercy's 'Woman on the Edge of Time' follows the story of Connie Ramos, a Mexican-American woman in her mid-thirties who has been declared insane. Committed to a psychiatric institution, Connie…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Handmaid's Tale

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  Fuelled by the wildly popular TV series of the same name and by new political attempts to control women's bodies and reproductive rights, 'The Handmaid's Tale' has again come to the fore of the collective consciousness as a dark, dystopian portent.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Left Hand of Darkness

  Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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  On Gethen, 'the King was pregnant.' So discovers Ekuman envoy Genly Ai on a diplomatic mission to the planet. Ursula K. Le Guin is a formidable figure in the sci-fi canon, and in 'The Left Hand of Darkness' she brings all her remarkable literary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Herland and the Yellow Wallpaper

  Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935

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  Author of the wonderful short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper,' Charlotte Perkins Gilman, imagines a world without men in this utopian novel, 'Herland'. Three men land on a far-flung planet and to their disbelief encounter an egalitarian and peaceful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dawn

  Butler, Octavia E., 1947-2006

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  After a century-long slumber, Lilith awakens on an alien spaceship, the last remnant of a dying Earth. The Oankali, an enigmatic alien race, saved humanity by placing survivors into deep hibernation, but their vision for the future comes at a cost.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Future of Another Timeline

  Newitz, Annalee, 1969-

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  In 1992, this story stars with a group of teenagers girls realising, after an abusive boyfriend winds up dead, that their safety as women is never assured. Thirty years later, Tess is on a mission to protect the fragile progress of women's rights…Read moreRead more of this annotation