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• Starling House

  Harrow, Alix E.,

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  The best descriptor we have seen for this is "Southern Gothic." Set in a small town with a haunted house and an achingly relatable heroine, this story blends fantasy, horror, romance, family drama and mystery.

• The Immortal King Rao

  a Novel

  Vara, Vauhini, 1982-

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  Blending historical fiction, literary fiction, sci-fi and speculative fiction, this story explores the possible consequences of technological capitalism.

• Patricia Wants to Cuddle

  a Novel

  Allen, Samantha,

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  Its a survival horror story but its also a reality show setting but its also a queer comedy? Mostly its just delightful!

• Absolution

  a Southern Reach Novel

  VanderMeer, Jeff,

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  VanderMeer decided to surprise fans of his original impossible-to-define series Southern Reach with a return to Area X, ten years after the last book was published. One of the original genre-bending masters is back!

• Her Body and Other Parties

  Stories

  Carmen Maria Machado

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  Another true master of the art of genre-bending is Carmen Maria Machado. This short story collection blends together everything everywhere all at once - psychological realism, sci fi, comedy, horror, fantasy and fabulism. Be sure to check out her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vampires of El Norte

  Cañas, Isabel,

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  Historical fiction set during the Mexican-American War, but don't worry because its also a supernatural thriller! Vampire vaqueros? Yes please!

• The Tea Master and the Detective

  Aliette De Bodard

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  Cozy everything is having a moment - why not cozy sci-fi? "Cozy" in this instance meaning low-stakes with no gratuitous violence or death. This one is a murder mystery set in space, inspired by Sherlock and Holmes!

• Ice Planet Barbarians

  Dixon, Ruby, 1976-

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  Do you like your sci-fi with some "spice"? This is a blend of erotica and sci-fi where the plot generally just serves as background to the explicit romance!

• Gideon the Ninth

  Muir, Tamsyn

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  Who doesn't love lesbian necromancers? Sci-fi, grimdark, fantasy, gothic - this story drops you right in the middle of the confusion and grabs ahold of you until the very end!

• This Is How You Lose the Time War

  El-Mohtar, Amal,

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  Set in an epistolary format, this tale features characters falling in love through time-travel and multiple universes - what could go wrong?

• A Psalm for the Wild-built

  Chambers, Becky,

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  What is solarpunk you ask? Its a sub-genre of sci-fi that imagines a utopian sustainable future where solar and wind power are featured, and is sometimes also referred to as hopecore. This book is gentle and optimistic story of conversations between…Read moreRead more of this annotation