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The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy, Book 8: The Shadows of War by Claire Youmans

A sprawling, heady, engrossing tale… Azuki grapples with mysterious happenings, secrets, and the tumultuous meanings of what it means to stand for one’s family, friends, and nation in the eighth installment of Youmans’s addictive, layered historical fantasy series. Japan, 1877.…
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Chimera Conflict: A Boston Brain in a Uyghur Body by W Morgan, Robert

Highly intriguing and engaging… a persuasive tale of scientific intrigue. Robert spins an exquisitely clever blend of speculative fiction and medical science, sparkling densely with elements of a fast-paced thriller. When a horrific car accident in Tibet leaves Roger Scully,…
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A Twist of Fae (Finding Fae trilogy #2) by El Holly

Deliciously captivating and wholly enthralling… Evocative prose, atmospheric detail, and superbly rendered characters elevate this engrossing second volume in the Finding Fae Trilogy from Holly. Shuffling between humans and the fae realm, Evelyn “Eevee” Acker is learning the ways of…
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The Uniform by G. Gruen

A crackling historical thriller that’s one to savor… Gruen brings to life the WWII era to life in this taut, atmospheric tale of a Jewish labor camp prisoner’s attempt to escape from captivity. Life is hard, but it is his…
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The Omega Variant (The Apocalyptic Series Book 3) by Sean O’Neil

An intriguing tale of hope, faith, and survival… O’Neal’s engrossing latest combines elements of fast-paced thriller with an unsettling sci-fi what-if scenario of a pandemic variant of lethal COVID-19 wreaking havoc in America. It’s late 2025. The world is still…