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• The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

  Jemisin, N. K.,

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  After her mother’s mysterious death, Yeine is dragged to the capitol from the barbarian north to become one of the emperor’s heirs. But she’ll have to survive the vicious power struggle before she can inherit in this gripping, suspenseful fantasy.

• Sisters of the Lost Nation

  Medina, Nick,

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  This Indigenous horror novel follows Anna who is trying to find out why women and girls have started going missing, but not all the strange and sinister events have a rational explanation. Anna must delve into her people’s myths to stop the evil.

• Gods of Jade and Shadow

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia,

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  Inspired by Mexican folklore, a young woman is sent on a quest to recover the god of death’s lost belongings.

• The House of Rust

  a Novel

  Bajaber, Khadija Abdalla,

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  When Aisha's father’s boat goes missing, she refuses to give up hope. With the help of a talking cat and boat made of bones, she sails off to confront monsters and rescue her father in this gripping and evocative novel set on the Kenyan coast.

• A Psalm for the Wild-built

  Chambers, Becky,

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  In the centuries since robots gained sentience and abandoned society, humans have had to relearn how to function without their assistance. Then one day, a traveling tea monk encounters a robot who wonders, “what do people need?”

• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

  Chambers, Becky,

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  Rosemary gets a lot more than she bargained for when she joins the crew of the Wayfarer, including adventure, danger, and maybe even family in this feel-good space opera series opener.

• A Quiet Place

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  A family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival.

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