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New York Times' 10 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Year – "Haunting and hopeful, precise and lingering as the pressure of a finger in a delicate, vulnerable place." – Amal El-Mohtar, New York Times Book Review – An Esquire and Literary Hub Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of the Year – An Autostraddle Best Queer Book of 2024 – A Best Pride Read by People and Brit + Co – A Parade Best New Book Release – A Best New Science Fiction Book by New Scientist – A Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Tor.com – Bustle – Literary Hub – Autostraddle – Gizmodo – IGN – and Li

This dazzling YA cli-fi written in prose and verse will speak to any reader struggling with the state of our world and how to understand their place in it. "In outer space, no one will know me as the girl with the dead sister." Seventeen-year-old self-proclaimed Goth and aspiring writer Julieta Villarreal is drowning. She's grieving her twin sister who died in a hit-and-run, her Florida home is crumbling under the weight of climate disaster, and she isn't sure how much longer she can stand to stay in a place that doesn't seem to have room for her.

The critically acclaimed Audible Original narrated by Regina Hall, with a cameo by Mindy Kaling, now available in ebook and print formats! Trinity Jordan leads a quiet, normal life: working from home for the Hive, a multifunctional government research center, and recovering from the incident that sent her into a tailspin. But the life she's trying to rebuild is plagued by mishaps when Li Wei, her neighbor's super sexy and super strange nephew, moves in and turns things upside down. Li Wei's behavior is downright odd—and the attraction building between them is even more so.

Virginia Black's No Shelter But the Stars is the space opera you've been waiting for — packed with warring worlds, romantic adventure, and larger-than-life characters. Kyran Loyal is the last heir to the lost throne of a forgotten planet, the figurehead of a nomadic people fleeing the galactic tyranny of a brutal regime. Davia Sifane is the unrecognized daughter of an imperial despot. When happenstance pits them against each other in battle, neither expects the outcome: they are the only two people to survive.

A cozy sci-fi novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood. The only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them. Grieving her best friend's recent death, neuroscientist Mariana Pineda's ready to give up everything to start anew—even her career—after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator. Except the strangest thing happens: a man stops her...and claims they've met before. Carter Cho knows who she is, why she's mourning, why she's there.

Named one of the Best Books of 2024 by the Chicago Public Library. In this sequel to The Darkness Outside Us, a Stonewall Honor Book, New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer delivers another ambitious, genre-bending novel and epic love story that spans thousands of years and the far reaches of the galaxy. Seventeen years have gone by since the Coordinated Endeavor crashed on a distant exoplanet. Ambrose Cusk and Kodiak Celius are now the devoted parents of two teenage children, Owl and Yarrow, in a hardscrabble frontier home.

This brand-new sequel to Nnedi Okorafor's Shadow Speaker contains the powerful prose and compelling stories that have made Nnedi Okorafor a star of the literary science fiction and fantasy space and put her at the forefront of Africanfuturist fiction. "An epic collision of new tech and elemental magic — suspenseful, immersive, and chillingly relevant. Another stunning feat of imagination from Nnedi Okorafor." — Leigh Bardugo — #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House. Niger, West Africa, 2077. Welcome back.

Contre les Barbares du temps momifié, l'Octogone veut mener une guerre propre. Heureusement, ses chercheurs ont mis au point une arme parfaite : l'implantation ciblée de rêves communs. Reste à trouver comment manipuler un peuple entier grâce à des songes ourdis en laboratoire militaire. Le terrorisme intérieur prendra bientôt un tout nouveau sens... Le glas du libre arbitre aurait-il sonné? L'évolution technologique serait-elle menée sans foi ni âme?

A "[d]eeply satisfying" [The New York Times Book Review] story of a father who has committed an unbelievable crime and a daughter who must then fight to save her own life. "Caribbean patois adorns this novel with graceful rhythms...Beneath it lie complex, clearly evoked characters, haunting descriptions of exotic planets, and a stirring story... [This book] ought to elevate Hopkinson to star status." —Seattle Times It's Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry.

Winner of the 2020 Locus, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Ignyte, and Brave New Words Awards. "There's nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns," proclaimed Octavia E. Butler. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book's covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings.