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• A Season of Monstrous Conceptions

  Rather, Lina,

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  In 17th-century London, unnatural babies are being born, with eyes made for the dark and webbed digits suited to the sea. Sarah Davis is intimately familiar with such strangeness―having hidden her uncanny nature all her life and fled to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cursebreakers

  a Novel

  Nakamura, Madeleine,

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  Adrien Desfourneaux, professor of magic, must survive his own failing mental health and a tenuous partnership with a dangerous ally in order to save the city of Astrum from a spreading curse. Adrien Desfourneaux, professor of magic and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Godkiller

  Kaner, Hannah,

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  Gods are forbidden in the kingdom of Middren. Formed by human desires and fed by their worship, there are countless gods in the world—but after a great war, the new king outlawed them and now pays “godkillers” to destroy any who try to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Water Outlaws

  Huang, S. L.,

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  In the jianghu, you break the law to make it your own. Lin Chong is an expert arms instructor, training the Emperor's soldiers in sword and truncheon, battle axe and spear, lance and crossbow. Unlike bolder friends who flirt with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The First Bright Thing

  Dawson, J. R. (Omaha teaching artist),

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  Ringmaster — Rin, to those who know her best — can jump to different moments in time as easily as her wife, Odette, soars from bar to bar on the trapeze. And the circus they lead is a rare home and safe haven for magical misfits and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Witch King

  Wells, Martha,

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  After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai's magic to his own advantage. That was never going to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Day of Fallen Night

  Shannon, Samantha, 1991-

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  In A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon sweeps readers back to the universe of Priory of the Orange Tree and into the lives of four women, showing us a course of events that shaped their world for generations to come. Tunuva Melim is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Even Though I Knew the End

  Polk, C. L. (Chelsea L.),

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  A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery, intrigue, romance, magic, or all of the above. An…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Unbalancing

  a Birdverse Novel

  Lemberg, R. B.,

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  Beneath the waters by the islands of Gelle-Geu, a star sleeps restlessly. The celebrated new starkeeper Ranra Kekeri, who is preoccupied by the increasing tremors, confronts the problems left behind by her predecessor. Meanwhile, the poet…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• House of Hunger

  Henderson, Alexis,

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  Marion Shaw grew up in the slums, working as a maid to make rent and feed her brother. When an opportunity arises to leave her current life behind with the possibility of an early, well-paid retirement, Marion does not hesitate—even though…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Taste of Gold and Iron

  Rowland, Alexandra,

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  The Prince of Arast, Kadou, knows that the biological father of the queen's new child does not like him, and a tragic encounter places him at dire odds with the court ambassador and his sister. As reparation, Kadou takes on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bruising of Qilwa

  Jamnia, Naseem,

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  Firuz-e Jafari was able to escape the slaughter of traditional blood magic practitioners by immigrating to the city-state of Qilwa. But now a terrible disease is spreading through the city, and Firuz believes it comes from ineptly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Broken Blade

  Blair, Melissa, 1995-

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  Keera is a killer. As the king's Blade and his most gifted assassin, she is called upon to hunt down a mysterious figure called the Shadow who is moving against the Crown. She tracks the Shadow into the magical lands of the Fae, but the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Strange and Stubborn Endurance

  Meadows, Foz,

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  Being forced into an arranged, diplomatic marriage to a girl from Tithena, Velasin vin Aaro reveals his preference for men and finds himself engaged to his intended’s brother instead, despite such relationships being forbidden.

• Saint Death's Daughter

  Cooney, C. S. E. (Claire S. E.),

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  Lanie Stones, the daughter of the Royal Assassin and Chief Executioner of Liriat, has never led a normal life. Born with a gift for necromancy and a literal allergy to violence, she was raised in isolation in the family’s crumbling mansion…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Gods, No Monsters

  Turnbull, Cadwell, 1987-

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  One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother has been shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger. Monsters are real. And they want everyone to know it.

• Light From Uncommon Stars

  Aoki, Ryka,

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  Transgender violinist Katrina Nguyen runs away from an abusive household and stumbles into the mentorship of “the Queen of Hell,” infamous teacher Shizuka Satomi. Satomi made a deal years ago with a toad-faced demon, and now she has one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sistersong

  Holland, Lucy,

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  Riva, Keyne and Sinne—three siblings entangled in a web of treachery and heartbreak, who must fight to forge their own paths. Riva can cure others, but can’t seem to heal her own deep scars. Keyne battles to be accepted for who he truly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The King of Infinite Space

  Faye, Lyndsay,

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  In this lush, magical, queer, and feminist take on Hamlet in modern-day New York City, a neuro-atypical physicist, along with his best friend Horatio and artist ex-fiancé Lia, are caught up in the otherworldly events surrounding the death…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Watchful City

  Lu, S. Qiouyi

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  Anima (who uses æ/ær pronouns) takes over the minds and bodies of creatures around the city of Ora in order to help preserve order and maintain life. But even as Anima fights to use the Gleaming to forge change, to catch convicts, to…Read moreRead more of this annotation