Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fourth Wing: #1 of The Empyrean

by Rebecca Yarros

available now, hardcover, Entangled: Red Tower Books

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders. Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.

Fractal Noise : A Fractalverse Novel

by Christopher Paolini

available now, Tor Books, hardcover

This immersive, suspenseful page-turner from Paolini is the latest book in the Fractal Universe. Follow along as a scouting crew stumbles across an inexplicable formation on an empty planet, choosing to investigate the oddity, for better or worse. Impressivelyresearched with diverse and cantankerous characters, this compelling curiosity will have you hooked! –Chloe

The Weaver and the Witch Queen

By Genevieve Gornichec

available in July, hardcover, Ace

The lives of two women—one desperate to save her missing sister, the other a witch destined to become queen of Norway—intertwine in this spellbinding, powerful novel of Viking Age history and myth from the acclaimed author of The Witch’s Heart.

Perilous Times

by Thomas D. Lee

available now, hardcover, Ballantine Books

Titanium Noir

by

Nick Harkaway

available now, hardcover, Knopf

Clearly Harkaway’s muse in voice and tone is Raymond Chandler for this new book. Terse, hard-bitten sentences throw you in medias res to a not-so-distant future with a 20’s/30’s era vibe. Fans of William Gibson or Bladerunne r would enjoy this one. Reading through the first few pages, I wasn’t sure I could adjust to Sounder’s storytelling voice, but I soon realized I couldn’t stop turning the pages. A fun and quick summer read. –Erin

The Road to Roswell

by Connie Willis available in June, hardcover, Del Rey

When Francie arrives in Roswell, New Mexico, for her college roommate’s UFO-themed wedding, she can’t help but roll her eyes at all the wide-eyed talk of aliens, which obviously don’t exist. Imagine her surprise, then, when she gets abducted by one! Can Francie, stuck in a lime green bridesmaid’s dress, save the world and still make it back for the wedding?

Silenced

by Ann Claycomb

available now, paperback, Titan Books

This dark and chilling modern fairytale had me hooked from the very first page. Ann Claycomb has captured feminine rage in a brand-new way using tales as old as time. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, this deeply powerful story of strong and courageous women is a mustread for fairytale-loving feminists, as we follow four fierce and angry women determined to free themselves from the curses that silence them and prevent them from seeking justice. –Anne

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Being reborn as an immortal defender of the realm gets awfully damn tiring over the years—or at least that’s what Sir Kay’s thinking as he claws his way up from beneath the earth, yet again. Kay fought at Hastings, and at Waterloo, and in both World Wars. After a thousand years, he thought he was used to dealing with a crisis. But now he finds himself in a strange new world where oceans have risen, armies have been privatized, and half of Britain’s been sold. The dragon that’s running amok, that he can handle. The rest? He’s not so sure.