• ForRobin,Oxfordisautopiadedicatedtothepursuit

  ofknowledge.Butknowledgeobeyspower,andasa

  ChineseboyraisedinBritain,RobinrealizesservingBabel

  meansbetrayinghismotherland.Ashisstudiesprogress,Robin

  findshimselfcaughtbetweenBabelandtheshadowyHermes

  Society,anorganizationdedicatedtostoppingimperialexpansion.When

  BritainpursuesanunjustwarwithChinaoversilver

  andopium,Robinmustdecide…
  Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
• Emilyandherfriendsthinkthey'llfindthehelpthey

  needinCielis,butsomethingisn'tright.Streetsthat

  wereoncebusyaredeserted,andthetownspeoplewho

  areleftliveincripplingfear.Emilyisescorted

  totheAcademywhereshe'sexpectedtocompetefor

  aspotontheGuardianCouncil,themostpowerful

  Stonekeepers.Butasthenumberofcompetitorsgetssmaller

  andsmaller,aterriblesecretisslowlyuncovered--asecret

  that,ifleftburied,meanscertaindestructionofeverything

  Emilyfightsfor.
  The Last Council
• EmilysurvivedthechaosoftheGuardianAcademy,butMax

  GriffinhasstolentheMotherStone.Withit,the

  ElfKingforgesnewAmuletsthatwillgivehim

  thepowertoinvadeanddestroythenationof

  Windsor.Emilyandherfriendsleadthesoldiersof

  theCielisGuardinafighttostophim,

  butMaxstandsintheirway.Emilyseeksinformation

  fromtheVoiceofherAmulet,butinsteadshe

  discoverstheVoiceismuchmoresinisterthanshe

  evercouldhaveimagined.
  Prince of the Elves
• EmilyandNavin'smotherisstillinacomafrom

  thearachnopod'spoison,andthere'sonlyoneplaceto

  findhelp:Kanalis,thebustling,beautifulcityofwaterfalls.

  ButwhenEm,herbrother,andMiskitandthe

  restoftheroboticcrewaboardthewalkinghouse

  reachthecity,theyquicklyrealizethatseekinghelp

  islookingfortrouble,dangeroustrouble.
  The Stonekeeper's Curse
• Emily,Navin,andtheircrewofresistancefighterscharteran

  airshipandsetoffinsearchofthelost

  cityofCielis,whichisbelievedtobelocated

  onanislandhighabovetheclouds.Themysterious

  LeonRedbeardistheirguide,andthere'sasurprising

  newadditiontothecrew:theElfKing'sson,

  Trellis.Butisheallyorenemy?Andwill

  Emilyeverbeabletotrustthevoiceof

  theAmulet?
  The Cloud Searchers
• LordCopper,newspapermagnateandproprietorofTheDailyBeast,

  hasalwayspridedhimselfonhisintuitiveflairfor

  spottingacereporters.Thatisnottosayhe

  hasnotmadetheoddblunder,however,andmay

  inamomentofweaknessmakeanother.Adinner

  partytipfromMrsAlgernonStitchhashimconvinced

  thathehashitonjustthechapto

  coverapromisinglittlewarintheAfricanRepublic

  ofIshmaelia.ButCopper’sgoldenboyisactuallypale,

  ineffectualWilliamBoot,editoroftheDailyBeast's'nature

  notes'column.AndforBoot,beingmistakenfora

  competentjournalistmayprovetobeafatalerror…
  Scoop
• Whenacollegegraduatewithahistoryofhaplessjobs

  (icecreamscooper,giftwrapper,laziesteverpart-timeclerk

  atThePetLibrary)readsRobertLouisStevenson’snovel

  TreasureIsland,sheisdumbstruckbythetimiddesign

  ofherlife.Whenhadsheeverdreameda

  scheme?Whenhadsheeverdoneafoolish,overbold

  act?Whenhadsheever,likeJimHawkins,broken

  fromherfriends,racedforthebeach,stolena

  boat,killedaman,andeliminatedanobstaclethat

  stoodinthewayofhergettingahunk

  ofgold?
  Treasure Island!!!
• LinusBakerisaby-the-bookcaseworkerintheDepartment

  inChargeofMagicalYouth.He'staskedwithdetermining

  whethersixdangerousmagicalchildrenarelikelytobring

  abouttheendoftheworld.ArthurParnassusis

  themasteroftheorphanage.Hewoulddoanything

  tokeepthechildrensafe,evenifitmeans

  theworldwillburn.Andhissecretswillcome

  tolight.TheHouseintheCeruleanSeais

  anenchantinglovestory,masterfullytold,abouttheprofound

  experienceofdiscoveringanunlikelyfamilyinanunexpected

  place—andrealizingthatfamilyisyours.
  The House in the Cerulean Sea
• Kazuisdead.BorninFukushimain1933,thesame

  yearastheJapaneseEmperor,hislifeistied

  byaseriesofcoincidencestotheImperialfamily

  andhasbeenshapedateveryturnbymodern

  Japanesehistory.Buthislifestoryisalsomarked

  bybadluck,andnow,indeath,heis

  unabletorest,doomedtohaunttheparknear

  UenoStationinTokyo.Kazu'slifeinthecity

  beganandendedinthatpark;hearrivedthere

  toworkasalaborerinthepreparationsfor

  the1964TokyoOlympicsandendedhisdaysliving

  inthevasthomelessvillageinthepark,traumatized

  bythedestructionofthe2011tsunamiandshattered

  bytheannouncementofthe2020Olympics.
  Tokyo Ueno Station
• Tsukiko,thirty–eight,worksinanofficeandlivesalone.One

  night,shehappenstomeetoneofherformer

  highschoolteachers,"Sensei,"inalocalbar.Tsukiko

  hadonlyevercalledhim"Sensei"("Teacher").Heis

  thirtyyearshersenior,retired,andpresumablyawidower.

  Theirrelationshipdevelopsfromaperfunctoryacknowledgmentofeach

  otherastheyeatanddrinkaloneatthe

  bar,toahesitantintimacywhichtiltsawkwardlyand

  poignantlyintolove.AsTsukikoandSenseigrowto

  knowandloveoneanother,time'spassingismarked

  byKawakami'sgentlehintsatthechangingseasons:from

  warmsaketochilledbeer,fromthebudson

  thetreestothebloomingofthecherryblossoms.

  StrangeWeatherinTokyoisamoving,funny,and

  immersivetaleofmodernJapanandold–fashionedromance.
  Strange Weather in Tokyo
• Wornoutafterdecadesofpackingsteelandraisinghell,

  Viv,theorcbarbarian,cashesoutofthewarrior’s

  lifewithonefinalscore.Aforgottenlegend,a

  fabledartifact,andanunreasonableamountofhopelead

  hertothestreetsofThune,wheresheplans

  toopenthefirstcoffeeshopthecityhas

  everseen.However,herdreamsofafreshstart

  fillingmugsinsteadofswingingswordsarehardlya

  surebet.OldfrenemiesandThune’sshadyunderbellymay

  justupsetherplans.Tofinallybuildsomethingthat

  willlast,Vivwillneedsomenewpartners,and

  adifferentkindofresolve.
  Legends & Lattes
• Itisatimeofcalamityinamajormetropolitan

  city'sDepartmentofElevatorInspectors,andLilaMaeWatson,

  thefirstblackfemaleelevatorinspectorinthehistory

  ofthedepartment,isatthecenterofit.

  Therearetwowarringfactionswithinthedepartment:

  theEmpiricists,whoworkbythebookand

  dutifullycheckforstriationsonthewinchcableand

  such;andtheIntuitionists,whoaresimplyableto

  entertheelevatorcabinquestion,meditate,andintuit

  anydefects. LilaMaeisanIntuitionistand,

  itjustsohappens,hasthehighestaccuracyrate

  intheentiredepartment.Butwhenanelevator

  inanewcitybuildinggoesintototalfreefall

  onLilaMae'swatch,chaosensues.It'san

  electionyearintheElevatorGuild,andthegood-old-boy

  Empiricistswouldlovenothingmorethantoassignthe

  blametoanIntuitionist.ButLilaMaeis

  neverwrong.
  The Intuitionist
• Afterthetragicdeathoftheirfather,EmilyandNavin

  movewiththeirmothertothehomeofher

  deceasedgreat-grandfather,butthestrangehouseprovestobe

  dangerous.Beforelong,asinistercreatureluresthekids'

  momthroughadoorinthebasement.Emand

  Navin,desperatenottoloseher,followherinto

  anundergroundworldinhabitedbystrangecreatures,robots,and

  talkinganimals.Eventually,theyenlistthehelpofasmall

  mechanicalrabbitnamedMiskit.TogetherwithMiskit,theyface

  themostterrifyingmonsterofall,andEmfinally

  hasthechancetosavesomeonesheloves.
  The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel
• NellYoung’swholelifeandgreatestpassioniscartography.Her

  father,Dr.DanielYoung,isalegendinthe

  fieldandNell’spersonalhero.Butshehasn’tseen

  orspokentohimeversincehecruellyfired

  heranddestroyedherreputationafteranargumentover

  anold,cheapgasstationhighwaymap.Butwhen

  Dr.Youngisfounddeadinhisofficeat

  theNewYorkPublicLibrary,withtheverysame

  seeminglyworthlessmaphiddeninhisdesk,Nellcan’t

  resistinvestigating.Tohersurprise,shesoondiscoversthat

  themapisincrediblyvaluableandexceedinglyrare.In

  fact,shemaynowhavetheonlycopyleft

  inexistence...becauseamysteriouscollector

  hasbeenhuntingdownanddestroyingeverylastone—along

  withanyonewhogetsintheway.
  The Cartographers
• ThetranquilityofaluxurycruisealongtheNilewas

  shatteredbythediscoverythatLinnetRidgewayhadbeen

  shotthroughthehead.Shewasyoung,stylish,and

  beautiful.Agirlwhohadeverything...

  untilshelostherlife.HerculePoirotrecalledan

  earlieroutburstbyafellowpassenger:“I’dliketo

  putmydearlittlepistolagainstherheadand

  justpressthetrigger.”Yetunderthesearingheat

  oftheEgyptiansun,nothingiseverquitewhat

  itseems.Asweepingmysteryoflove,jealousy,and

  betrayal,DeathontheNileisoneofChristie’s

  mostlegendaryandtimelessworks.
  Death on the Nile
• WhenApolloKagwa’sfatherdisappeared,helefthissona

  boxofbooksandstrangerecurringdreams.NowApollo

  isafatherhimself—andasheandhiswife,

  Emma,settleintotheirnewlivesasparents,exhaustion

  andanxietystarttotaketheirtoll.Apollo’sold

  dreamsreturnandEmmabeginsactingodd.Atfirst

  Emmaseemstobeexhibitingsignsofpostpartumdepression.

  ButbeforeApollocandoanythingtohelp,Emma

  commitsahorrificactandvanishes.ThusbeginsApollo’s

  questtofindawifeandchildwhoare

  nothinglikehe’dimagined.Hisodysseytakeshimto

  aforgottenisland,agraveyardfullofsecrets,a

  forestwhereimmigrantlegendsstilllive,andfinallyback

  toaplacehethoughthehadlostforever.
  The Changeling
• AnalienarmadalurksontheedgesofTeixcalaanlispace.

  Noonecancommunicatewithit,noonecan

  destroyit,andFleetCaptainNineHibiscusisrunning

  outofoptions.Inadesperateattemptatdiplomacy

  withthemysteriousinvaders,thefleetcaptainhassent

  foradiplomaticenvoy.NowMahitDzmareandThree

  Seagrass—stillreelingfromtherecentupheavalintheEmpire—face

  theimpossibletaskoftryingtocommunicatewitha

  hostileentity.Whethertheysucceedorfailcouldchange

  thefateofTeixcalaanforever.
  A Desolation Called Peace
• AmbassadorMahitDzmarearrivesinthecenterofthemulti-system

  TeixcalaanliEmpireonlytodiscoverthatherpredecessor,the

  previousambassadorfromtheirsmallbutfiercelyindependentmining

  Station,hasdied.Butnoonewilladmitthat

  hisdeathwasntanaccident—orthatMahitmightbe

  nexttodie,duringatimeofpoliticalinstability

  inthehighestechelonsoftheimperialcourt.Now,

  Mahitmustdiscoverwhoisbehindthemurder,rescue

  herself,andsaveherStationfromTeixcalaansunceasingexpansion—all

  whilenavigatinganalienculturethatisalltoo

  seductive,engaginginintriguesofherown,andhiding

  adeadlytechnologicalsecret—onethatmightspelltheend

  ofherStationandherwayoflife—orrescue

  itfromannihilation.
  A Memory Called Empire
• FilmcriticDanaStevenspullsthelensoutfromKeaton’s

  lifeandworktolookatconcurrentdevelopmentsin

  entertainment,journalism,law,technology,thepoliticalandsocialstatus

  ofwomen,andthepopularunderstandingofaddiction.With

  eruditionandsparklinghumor,Stevenshopscotchesamongdisciplinesto

  bringusuptothepresentday,whenKeaton’s

  breathtaking(andsometimeslife-threatening)stuntsremainmorepopularthan

  everastheycirculateontheinternetinthe

  formofviralgifs.Farmorethanabiography

  oraworkoffilmhistory,CameraManis

  awide-rangingmeditationonmodernitythatpaintsacomplex

  portraitofaone-of-a-kindartist.
  Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century
• Piranesishouseisnoordinarybuilding:itsroomsareinfinite,

  itscorridorsendless,itswallsarelinedwiththousands

  uponthousandsofstatues,eachonedifferentfromall

  theothers.Withinthelabyrinthofhallsanocean

  isimprisoned;wavesthunderupstaircases,roomsareflooded

  inaninstant.ButPiranesiisnotafraid;he

  understandsthetidesasheunderstandsthepatternof

  thelabyrinthitself.Helivestoexplorethehouse.
  Piranesi
• 1599wasanepochalyearforShakespeareandEngland.During

  thatyear,Shakespearewrotefourofhismostfamous

  plays:HenrytheFifth,JuliusCaesar,AsYouLike

  It,and,mostremarkably,Hamlet;Elizabethanssentoffan

  armytocrushanIrishrebellion,weatheredanArmada

  threatfromSpain,gambledonafledglingEastIndia

  Company,andwaitedtoseewhowouldsucceedtheir

  agingandchildlessqueen.JamesShapiroilluminatesbothShakespeares

  staggeringachievementandwhatElizabethansexperiencedinthecourse

  of1599,bringingtogetherthenewsandtheintrigue

  ofthetimeswithawonderfulevocationofhow

  Shakespeareworkedasanactor,businessman,andplaywright.
  A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599
• TillerisanaverageAmericancollegestudentwithagood

  heartbutminimalaspirations.PongLouisalarger-than-life,

  wildlycreativeChineseAmericanentrepreneurwhoseessomethingintriguing

  inTillerbeyondhisboredexteriorandtakeshim

  underhiswing.WhenPongbringshimalongon

  aboisteroustripacrossAsia,Tilleriscatapultedfrom

  ordinaryyoungmantotalentedprotégé,andpulledinto

  aseriesofevermoreextremeandeye-openingexperiences

  thattransformhisviewoftheworld,ofPong,

  andofhimself.
  My Year Abroad
• Ataleofgods,kings,immortalfame,andthehuman

  heart,TheSongofAchillesisadazzlingliterary

  featthatbrilliantlyreimaginesHomersenduringmasterwork,TheIliad.

  Anaction-packedadventure,anepiclovestory,amarvelously

  conceivedandexecutedpage-turner,Millersmonumentaldebutnovelhas

  alreadyearnedresoundingacclaimfromsomeofcontemporaryfictions

  brightestlights—andfansofMaryRenault,BernardCornwell,Steven

  Pressfield,andColleenMcCulloughsMastersofRomeserieswill

  delightinthisunforgettablejourneybacktoancientGreece

  intheAgeofHeroes.
  The Song of Achilles
• Inthewakeofanunexpectedhomecoming,Jasonquestionsif

  thereisstillaplaceforhiminthe

  worldheleftbehind.Forcedtoconfrontwhathe

  hasbecomeinhistimeaway,hefeelsmore

  alienthanever.Buthisoldworldishiding

  secretsthatheneverknew.Ashestartsto

  unravelwhathasbeenhiddenfromhimhisentire

  life,hediscoversthatnotonlymighthefit

  inbetterthanever,buthemaybeexactly

  whattheworldneeds.
  He Who Fights with Monsters 4
• AttheScholomance,El,Orion,andtheotherstudentsare

  facedwiththeirfinalyear--andtheloomingspecterof

  graduation,adeadlyritualthatleavesfewstudentsalive

  initswake.Elisdeterminedthatherchosen

  groupwillsurvive,butitisaprospectthat

  islookingharderbythedayasthesavagery

  oftheschoolrampsup.UntilElrealizesthat

  sometimeswinningthegamemeansthrowingoutallthe

  rules.
  The Last Graduate
• Galadriel"El"Higgins,ahalf-Welsh,half-Indiansorceress,mustsurviveto

  graduationwhilecontrollingherdestructiveabilitiesatthefabled

  schoolofblackmagic,theScholomance,aschoolfor

  themagicallygiftedwherefailuremeanscertaindeath.
  A Deadly Education
• IthasbeenawhilesinceDocSportellohasseen

  hisex-girlfriend.Suddenlysheshowsupwithastory

  aboutaplottokidnapabillionairelanddeveloper

  whomshejusthappenstobeinlovewith.

  Itisthetailendofthepsychedelicsixties

  inL.A.,andDocknowsthat"love"isanother

  ofthosewordsgoingaroundatthemoment,like

  "trip"or"groovy,"exceptthatthisoneusuallyleads

  totrouble.
  Inherent Vice
• FortwelvethousandyearstheGalacticEmpirehasruledsupreme.

  Nowitisdying.ButonlyHariSeldon,creator

  oftherevolutionaryscienceofpsychohistory,canseeinto

  thefuture—toadarkageofignorance,barbarism,and

  warfarethatwilllastthirtythousandyears.Topreserve

  knowledgeandsavehumankind,Seldongathersthebestminds

  intheEmpire—bothscientistsandscholars—andbringsthemto

  ableakplanetattheedgeofthegalaxy

  toserveasabeaconofhopeforfuture

  generations.HecallshissanctuarytheFoundation.
  Foundation
• WhenWeCeasetoUnderstandtheWorldisabook

  aboutthecomplicatedlinksbetweenscientificandmathematicaldiscovery,

  madness,anddestruction.FritzHaber,AlexanderGrothendieck,WernerHeisenberg,

  ErwinSchrödinger—thesearesomeofluminariesintowhosetroubled

  livesBenjamínLabatutthruststhereader,showingushow

  theygrappledwiththemostprofoundquestionsofexistence.

  Theyhavestrokesofunparalleledgenius,alienatefriendsand

  lovers,descendintoisolationandinsanity.Someoftheir

  discoveriesreshapehumanlifeforthebetter;otherspave

  thewaytochaosandunimaginablesuffering.Thelines

  areneverclear.Atabreakneckpaceandwith

  awealthofdisturbingdetail,Labatutusestheimaginative

  resourcesoffictiontotellthestoriesofthe

  scientistsandmathematicianswhoexpandedournotionsofthe

  possible.
  When We Cease to Understand the World
• Atahualpa,thelastIncaemperor,arrivesinEuropeinthe

  shipsstolenfromColumbus.Hefindsacontinentdivided

  byreligiousanddynasticquarrels,theSpanishInquisition,Luthers

  Reformation,capitalism,themiracleoftheprintingpress,endless

  warmongeringbetweentherulingmonarchies,andconstantthreatfrom

  theTurks.Butmostofallhefindsdowntrodden

  populationsreadyforrevolution.Fortunately,hehasarecent

  bestsellerasaguidebooktoacquiringpower—MachiavellisThePrince.

  ThestageissetforaEuroperuledby

  IncasandAztecs,andforagreatwarthat

  willchangehistoryforever.
  Civilizations: A Novel
• Thousandsofyearshence,manyracesinhabitauniversewhere

  potentialisdeterminedbyitslocationinspace-

  fromsuperintelligententitiesintheTranscend,tothelimited

  mindsoftheUnthinkingDepths,whereonlysimplecreatures

  andtechnologycanfunction.Nobodyknowswhatstrangeforce

  partitionedspaceintothese"zonesofthought",butwhen

  thewarringStraumlirealmuseanancientTranscendentartefact

  asaweapon,theyunwittinglyunleashanawesomepower

  thatdestroysthousandsofworldsandenslavesallnatural

  andartificialintelligence.
  A Fire Upon the Deep
• Touchthepastorwashitaway?Guiisa

  professionalcleaneratAFreshStart,scrubbingawaythe

  unpleasantlayersofmemorythatbuilduponthe

  personalobjectsofhiscustomers.Memory-blindhimself,hecannot

  feelthosewounds.Claracan,andsheprefersthem

  irretrievable.Untilhersister,Beatrice,ultrasensitivetomemory,raises

  onethatcouldchangehermind.ForGui,the

  pastisgone.ForClaraandBeatrice,decidingwhat

  torememberreachestotheheartoftheirshared

  history.
  The Cleaners
• RedSchuhartisastalker,oneofthoseyoungrebels

  whoarecompelled,inspiteofextremedanger,to

  ventureillegallyintotheZonetocollectthemysterious

  artifactsthatthealienvisitorsleftscatteredaround.His

  lifeisdominatedbytheplaceandthethriving

  blackmarketinthealienproducts.Butwhenhe

  andhisfriendKirillgointotheZonetogether

  topickupa"fullempty",somethinggoeswrong.

  Andthenewshegetsfromhisgirlfriendupon

  hisreturnmakesitinevitablethathewillkeep

  goingbacktotheZone,againandagain,until

  hefindstheanswertoallhisproblems.
  Roadside Picnic
• WarhasengulfedtheKnownWorld,andMaikaHalfwolfis

  atitsepicenter.Assheandherfriendsgrapple

  withtheconsequencesoftheiractions,long-buriedsecretsand

  long-awaitedreunionsthreatentochangeeverything.
  Monstress, Volume 6: The Vow
• CaptainMalikandthecrewofthespaceshiptheVihaan

  IIareinsearchoftheonlyresourcesthat

  matter--andcanonlybefoundbyharvesting

  thegiantcorpsesofaliengodsthatarefound

  ontheedgeofhumanspace.Whileotherautopsy

  shipsandexplorersracetosalvagethemeat,minerals,

  andmetalsthatsustainthehumanrace,Maliksees

  anopportunitytofinallybreakfreefromthissystem:

  bybeingthefirsttofindalivinggod.

  Buthisobsessionwiththegodswillpushhis

  crewintothedarkestreachesofspace,bringingthem

  facetofacewithathreatunlikeanythingthey

  everimagined,unlesstherogueagentontheirtrail

  canstopthemfirst.
  We Only Find Them When They're Dead Vol. 1
• Whilehispersonalenemiesmakeplans,thegreaterfoesplaguing

  hisnewhomehavebeenpushedtothebrink.

  Withonepowerfulcardlefttoplay,theyare

  onacollisioncoursewithJasonandhisteam.

  Withnoonetohelpandmorethantheir

  livesontheline,Jasonandhiscompanionsmust

  fightwithmoremonstersthaneverintherace

  togrowstronger.Withaninvincibleenemyalreadyanticipating

  them,theywilllearnthatsometimeswinningthebattle

  ismoreimportantthansurvivingit.
  He Who Fights with Monsters 3
• Abreathtakingfreefallintothelong-buried(andfictional)history

  ofautopianerainAmericanlighter-than-airtravel,as

  toldbyitsdeath-defying,aero-acrobaticheroes.ELADATLtellsthe

  storyofthislittle-knownperiodofAmericanairtravel

  inaseriesofoverlappingnarrativestoldbykey

  figures,accompaniedbyanumberofhistoricphotographsand

  recentlydiscoveredartifacts,withappendicesprovidedtofillin

  themissinglinks.Thestoryoftheriseand

  fallofthisill-fatedairshipmovementinvestigatesitslong-buried

  history,repletewithheroes,villains,andmomentsofastonishing

  derring-doandterrifyingdisaster.
  ELADATL: A History of the East Los Angeles Dirigible Air Transport Lines
• PlutofollowstheEuropolrobotdetectiveGesichtinhisattempts

  tosolvethecaseofastringofrobot

  andhumandeathsaroundtheworldwhereallthe

  victimshaveobjectsshovedintoorpositionedbytheir

  heads,imitatinghorns.Thecasebecomesmorepuzzlingwhen

  evidencesuggestsarobotisresponsibleforthemurders,

  whichwouldmakeitthefirsttimearobot

  haskilledahumanineightyears.Allseven

  ofthegreatrobotsoftheworld,themost

  scientificallyadvancedwhichhavethepotentialtobecomeweapons

  ofmassdestruction,seemtobethekillerstargets,

  andthemurderedhumansareconnectedtopreservingthe

  InternationalRobotLawswhichgrantrobotsequalrights.
  Pluto
• WhenMelisandeStokes,anexpertinlinguisticsandlanguages,accidently

  meetsmilitaryintelligenceoperatorTristanLyonsinahallway

  atHarvardUniversity,itisthebeginningofa

  chainofeventsthatwillaltertheirlivesand

  humanhistoryitself.Theyoungmanfromashadowy

  governmententityapproachesMel,alow-levelfacultymember,with

  anincredibleoffer.Theonlycondition:shemustsign

  anondisclosureagreementinreturnfortheratherlarge

  sumofmoney.TristanneedsMeltotranslatesome

  veryolddocuments,which,ifauthentic,areearth-shattering.They

  provethatmagicactuallyexistedandwaspracticedfor

  centuries.Butthearrivalofthescientificrevolutionand

  theAgeofEnlightenmentweakeneditspowerandendangered

  itspractitioners.Magicstoppedworkingaltogetherin1851,at

  thetimeoftheGreatExhibitionatLondon’sCrystal

  Palace—theworld’sfaircelebratingtheriseofindustrialtechnology

  andcommerce.Somethingaboutthemodernworld"jams"the

  "frequencies"usedbymagic,andit’suptoTristan

  tofindoutwhy.
  The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
• EveryoneknowsthestoryofAbrahamLincolnsassassinationin1865,

  butfewareawareoftheoriginalconspiracyto

  killhimfouryearsearlierin1861,literallyon

  hiswaytoWashington,D.C.,forhisfirstinauguration.

  TheplotwasinvestigatedbyfameddetectiveAllanPinkerton,

  whoinfiltratedthegroupwithundercoveragents,includingKate

  Warne,oneofthefirstfemaleprivatedetectivesin

  America.
  The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--and Why It Failed
• Eachdisparateobjectdescribedinthisbook—aCasparDavidFriedrich

  painting,aspeciesoftiger,avillainRome,

  aGreeklovepoem,anislandinthePacific—shares

  acommonfate:itnolongerexists,exceptas

  thedeadendofapapertrail.Recallingthe

  worksofW.G.Sebald,BruceChatwin,andRebecca

  Solnit,AnInventoryofLossesisabeautifulevocation

  oftwelvespecifictreasuresthathavebeenlostto

  theworldforever,andthat,takenasawhole,

  openmesmerizingnewvistasofhowtothinkabout

  extinctionandloss.
  An Inventory of Losses
• CordeliaVorkosigansplansforapeacefulmarriedlifeareshattered

  whenapoisongasattack,intendedforherhusband

  Aral,leavesherillandherunbornchilddamaged.

  Resistingenormouspressuretoabortherson,Cordeliastruggles

  tokeepherunbornchild--transferredtoauterinereplicator--alive

  whilethwartingplansbyaruthlessopponenttomurder

  theyoungemperorandassumeabsolutepoweroverall

  ofBarrayar.OnceagainCordeliadisplayshercourageand

  herremarkablecombatandleadershipskills.
  Barrayar
• WhenCordeliaNaismithandhersurveycrewareattackedby

  arenegadegroupfromBarrayar,sheistakenprisoner

  byAralVorkosigan,commanderoftheBarrayanshipthat

  hasbeentakenoverbyanambitiousandruthless

  crewmember.AralandCordeliasurvivecountlessmishapswhile

  theirmutualadmirationandevenstrongerfeelingsemerge.
  Shards of Honor
• Humanshavebeenperfectingalcoholproductionfortenthousandyears,

  butscientistsarejuststartingtodistillthechemical

  reactionsbehindtheperfectbuzz.Inaspiritedtour

  acrosscontinentsandcultures,AdamRogerstakesusfrom

  bourboncountrytotheworldstopgene-sequencinglabs,introducing

  ustothebars,barflies,andevolvingscienceat

  theheartofboozytechnology.Hechasesthephysics,

  biology,chemistry,andmetallurgythatproducealcohol,andthe

  psychologyandneurobiologythatmakeuswantit.If

  you’veeverwonderedhowyourdrinkarrivedinyour

  glass,orwhatitwilldotoyou,Proof

  makesanunparalleleddrinkingcompanion.
  Proof: The Science of Booze
• Thepathfromretailmiddlemanagementtointerdimensionalwizardadventurer

  wasnoteasy,butJasonAsanoissettlinginto

  hisnewlife.Now,acontestdrawsyoungelites

  tothecityofGreenstone,competingforagrand

  prize.Jasonmustgatherabandofcompanionsif

  heistostandachanceagainstthebest

  theworldhastooffer.Whiletheyoungadventurers

  arecaughtupincompetition,thecityleadersdeal

  withrevelationsofbetrayalasavastandterrible

  enemyisrevealed.AlthoughJasonseemsuninvolved,hehas

  unknowinglycrossedtheenemyspathbefore.Friendsandfoes

  madealongthewaywillleadhimtocross

  itagainasinevitableconflictlooms.
  He Who Fights with Monsters 2
• Jasonwakesupinamysteriousworldofmagicand

  monsters.Itisnoteasymakingthecareerjump

  fromoffice-supplies-storemiddlemanagertoheroicinterdimensionaladventurer.At

  least,Jasontriestobeheroic,butitis

  hardtobegoodwhenallyourpowersare

  evil.Hewillfaceoffagainstcannibals,cultists,wizards,

  monsters...andthatisjustonthefirstday.He

  isgoingtoneedcourage,heisgoingto

  needwit,andheisgoingtoneedsome

  magicpowersofhisown.Butfirst,heis

  goingtoneedpants.
  He Who Fights with Monsters
• InanunnamedMiddleEasternsecuritystate,thehackerAlif

  discoversthathisloveinterestIntisarisenteringan

  arrangedmarriagewithanotherman.Hecreatesacomputer

  program,TinSari,toidentifyIntisarsdigitalfootprintand

  blockherfromseeinghimonline.Alifscomputeris

  attackedbyTheHand,aprincewhoseeksto

  identifyandimprisondissidents.TheHandisalsoIntisars

  fiancé.UnabletocontactAlifonline,Intisarsendshim

  abook.
  Alif the Unseen
• RylandGraceisthesolesurvivoronadesperate,last-chance

  mission—andifhefails,humanityandtheearthitself

  willperish.Exceptthatrightnow,hedoesnot

  knowthat.Hecannotevenrememberhisownname,

  letalonethenatureofhisassignmentorhow

  tocompleteit.Allheknowsisthathe

  hasbeenasleepforavery,verylongtime.

  Andhehasjustbeenawakenedtofindhimself

  millionsofmilesfromhome,withnothingbuttwo

  corpsesforcompany.
  Project Hail Mary
• Dr.Jensisabouttodiscoveranastonishingmystery:two

  ships,oneancientandonenew,lockedina

  deadlyembrace.Thecrewissufferingfromanunknown

  ailmentandtheshipmindistrappedinaninadequate

  body,muchofhermemoryparedaway.
  Machine: A White Space Novel
• Cairo,1912:ThoughFatmael-Sha’arawiistheyoungestwomanworking

  fortheMinistryofAlchemy,EnchantmentsandSupernaturalEntities,

  sheiscertainlynotarookie,especiallyafterpreventing

  thedestructionoftheuniverselastsummer.Sowhen

  someonemurdersasecretbrotherhooddedicatedtooneof

  themostfamousmeninhistory,al-Jahiz,AgentFatma

  iscalledontothecase.Al-Jahiztransformedtheworld

  fortyyearsagowhenheopeneduptheveil

  betweenthemagicalandmundanerealms,beforevanishinginto

  theunknown.Thismurdererclaimstobeal-Jahiz,returned

  tocondemnthemodernageforitssocialoppressions.

  Hisdangerousmagicalabilitiesinstigateunrestinthestreets

  ofCairothatthreatentospilloverontothe

  globalstage.
  A Master of Djinn
• Thebusinessofvideogamesisbothaprestigeindustryand

  anopaqueone.Basedondozensoffirst-handinterviews

  thatcoverthedevelopmentoflandmarkgames--Bioshock

  Infinite,EpicMickey,DeadSpace,andmore--on

  totheshockingclosuresofthestudiosthatmade

  them,PRESSRESETtellsthestoriesofhowreal

  peopleareaffectedbygamestudioshutdowns,andhow

  theyrecover,moveon,orescapetheindustryentirely.
  Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
• Atturnsnonchalantlyhipandcharminglyderanged,Suzukissingularslant

  onspeculativefictionwouldbeechoedincountlesslater

  works,fromMargaretAtwoodandHarumiMurakami,toBlack

  MirrorandExMachina.Inthesedarklyplayfuland

  punkystories,thefantasticalelementsarealwaysearthedby

  theuniversalpettinessofstrifebetweenthesexes,and

  thegrittyrealityoflifeonthelowerrungs,

  whateverplanetthatladdermightbeon.
  Terminal Boredom: Stories
• Fromthewindowofthestoreinwhichsheis

  forsale,Klaralearnsabouttheworldoutside,and

  watchesthesunwhichshealwaysreferstoas

  "he"andtreatsasalivingentity.Asa

  solar-poweredAF,thesunsnourishmentisofgreatimportance

  toher.Ononeoccasionshenoticesthata

  beggarandhisdogarenotintheirusual

  position;theyarelyinglikediscardedbagsanddo

  notmoveallday.ItisobvioustoKlara

  thattheyhavedied,andsheissurprisedthe

  nextmorningtoseethattheyarelivingand

  thatthesunhaswithhisgreatkindnesssaved

  themwithaspecialkindofnourishment.
  Klara and the Sun
• Whenaseparatistattackkillstheadultsonboarda

  colonyshipindeepspace,theon-boardA.I.VALARIE

  musthelptheshipschildrensurvivetheperilsof

  space.Butastheyarepursuedbydangerousforces,

  canValeriebecomemorethanwhatshewasprogrammed

  tobe-asaviortothesechildren?
  Sentient
• NewYorkCitygirlClaudia,ameremonthshyof

  beingatwelve-year-old,hasresolvedtorunawayfrom

  homewithheryoungerbrother,Jamie.Sheknowsthat

  shecouldneverpullofftheclassicspur-of-the-momentdeparture

  withoutadestination(inevitablyinvolvinghavingtoeatoutside

  withtheinsects,andcupcakesmeltinginthesun);

  sosheplanseverythingtoperfection,includingtheirdestination:

  thegrand,elegant,beautiful,all-encompassingMetropolitanMuseumofArt.

  However,nosoonerhaveClaudiaandJamiesettledinto

  theirnewhome,thantheyarecaughtupin

  themysteryofanangelstatueboughtbythe

  museumforthebargainpriceof$225.
  From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
• CuriosityjustmightbethedeathofMrs.Murphy--andher

  humancompanion,MaryMinorHaristeen.Smalltownsarelike

  families:Everyonelivesveryclosetogether...andeveryonekeeps

  secrets.Crozet,Virginia,isatypicalsmalltown-untilits

  secretsexplodeintomurder.Crozetsthirty-somethingpost-mistress,MaryMinor

  Haristeen,hasatigercat(Mrs.Murphy)anda

  WelshCorgi(Tucker),apendingdivorce,andabad

  habitofreadingpostcardsnotaddressedtoher.When

  Crozetscitizensstartturningupmurdered,Harryremembersthat

  eachreceivedacardwithatombstoneonthe

  frontandthemessage"Wishyouwerehere"on

  theback.
  Wish You Were Here: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
• Bythetimehewastwenty-sevenyearsold,KwameOnwuachi

  hadopened—andclosed—oneofthemosttalkedaboutrestaurants

  inAmerica.HehadsolddrugsinNewYork

  andbeenshippedofftoruralNigeriato"learn

  respect."Hehadlaunchedhisowncateringcompanywith

  twentythousanddollarsmadefromsellingcandyonthe

  subwayandstarredonTopChef.
  Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir
• WhenanelderlycustomerataSwedishbigboxfurniture

  storeslipsthroughaportaltoanotherdimension,it’s

  uptotwominimum-wageemployeestotrackheracross

  themultiverseandprotecttheircompany'sbottomline.Multi-dimensional

  swashbucklingwouldbehardenough,butthosetwounfortunate

  soulsbrokeupaweekago.Tofindthe

  missinggranny,AvaandJuleswillbravecarnivorousfurniture,

  swarmsofidenticalfurniturespokespeople,andthedeepresentment

  simmeringbetweenthem.Canfriendshipblossomfromtheashes

  oftheirrelationship?Ininfinitedimensions,allthingsare

  possible.
  Finna
• Inaremotehouseonahilltop,alonelyboy

  witnessesaprofoundlytraumaticevent.Hetries—andfails—toflee.

  Leftalonewithhisincreasinglyderangedparent,hedreams

  ofsafety,ofjoiningtheotherchildreninthe

  townbelow,ofescape.Whenatlastastranger

  knocksathisdoor,theboysensesthathis

  daysofisolationmightbeover.Butbywhat

  authoritydoesthismankeepthemeticulousrecordshe

  carries?Whatisthepurposebehindhisquestions?Is

  hefriend?Enemy?Orsomethingelsealtogether?
  This Census-Taker
• Thelong-dreadedwarbetweentheFederationandArcanicsisabout

  toexplode.Maikamustchoosehernextsteps:will

  shehelpherfriends,orstrikeoutonher

  own?Setinanalternatematriarchal1900’sAsia,in

  arichlyimaginedworldofartdeco-inflectedsteampunk,Monstress

  tellsthestoryofateenagegirlwhois

  strugglingtosurvivethetraumaofwar,andwho

  sharesamysteriouspsychiclinkwithamonsterof

  tremendouspower,aconnectionthatwilltransformthemboth.
  Monstress, Vol. 5: Warchild
• Aswelearnthereasonsthateachpersonisattending

  theBigOaklandPowwow—somegenerous,somefearful,somejoyful,

  someviolent—momentumbuildstowardashockingyetinevitableconclusion

  thatchangeseverything.JacquieRedFeatherisnewlysober

  andtryingtomakeitbacktothefamily

  sheleftbehindinshame.DeneOxendeneispulling

  hislifebacktogetherafterhisuncle’sdeathand

  hascometoworkatthepowwowtohonor

  hisuncle’smemory.OpalViolaVictoriaBearShieldhas

  cometowatchhernephewOrvil,whohastaught

  himselftraditionalIndiandancethroughYouTubevideosandwill

  toperforminpublicfortheveryfirsttime.

  Therewillbegloriouscommunion,andaspectacleof

  sacredtraditionandpageantry.Andtherewillbesacrifice,

  andheroism,andloss.
  There There
• Inthepastyear,thenarratorof10:04hasenjoyed

  unexpectedliterarysuccess,beendiagnosedwithapotentiallyfatal

  heartcondition,andbeenaskedbyhisbestfriend

  tohelpherconceiveachild.Now,ina

  NewYorkofincreasinglyfrequentsuperstormsandpoliticalunrest,

  hemustreckonwithhisbiologicalmortality,thepossibility

  ofaliteraryafterlife,andtheprospectof(unconventional)

  fatherhoodinacitythatmightsoonbeunder

  water.Lerner'snewnovelchartsanexhilaratingcoursethrough

  thecontemporarylandscapeofsex,friendship,memory,artand

  politics,andcaptureswhatisliketobealive

  rightnow.
  10:04
• Overhisfour-decadecareer,SidMeierhasproducedsomeof

  theworld’smostpopularvideogames,includingSidMeier’s

  Civilization,whichhassoldmorethan51millionunits

  worldwideandaccumulatedmorethanonebillionhoursof

  play.SidMeier’sMemoir!isthestoryofan

  obsessiveyoungcomputerenthusiastwhohelpedlaunchamultibillion-dollar

  industry.Writingwithwarmthandironichumor,Meierdescribes

  thegenesisofhisinfluentialstudio,MicroProse,foundedin

  1982afteratriptoaLasVegasarcade,

  andrecountsthedevelopmentoflandmarkgames,fromvintage

  classicslikePirates!andRailroadTycoon,toCivilizationand

  beyond.
  Sid Meier's Memoir!
• AfterabruisingattempttoescapefromtheplanetSampson,

  AndyfindshimselfintheclutchesoftheMilitia,

  whichmeansthemurderousMothercannotbefarbehind.

  Meanwhile,hisdaughterMilahasbookedpassageona

  shippilotedbynoneotherthantheirascibleCaptain

  Telsa.AndwhileVampiresmayrulethisstrangegalaxy,

  theyarenomatchforKanto,theBloodScrapper—the

  mostbadassvampirehunterintheuniverse!
  Ascender, Vol. 2: The Dead Sea
• TheKingisUndead.LonglivetheKing.Whena

  groupofNationalistsuseanancientartifacttobring

  avillainfromArthurianmythbackfromthedead

  togainpower,ex-monsterhunterBridgetteMcGuireescapesher

  retirementhomeandpullsherunsuspectinggrandsonDuncan,a

  museumcurator,intoaworldofmagicandmysticism

  todefeatalegendarythreat.BestsellingwriterKieronGillen

  (Die,StarWars)andRussManningAward-winningartistDan

  Mora(BuffyTheVampireSlayer,Klaus)explorethemysteries

  ofthepast,thecomplicatedtruthsofourhistory

  andthepoweroffamilytosavetheday…especially

  ifthatfamilyhassecretbunkersofancientweapons

  anddecadesofexperiencehuntingthegreatestmonstersin

  Britain’shistory!
  Once & Future, Vol. 1: The King is Undead
• JourneyintoanunknownregionthatwasoncetheUnited

  StatesofAmerica—alandthat’sbecomeshroudedinmystery

  andliterallywalledofffromtherestofthe

  worldforwelloveracentury.Twosmallexpeditions

  entertheformerUSsimultaneously—onefromtheeast,one

  fromthewest—andtravelinward,eachseekingtheirown

  formoftruthastheystruggletosurvivein

  thisstrangeanddeadlylostcontinent.
  Undiscovered Country, Vol. 1: Destiny
• WhenRinacedtheKeju—theEmpire-widetesttofindthe

  mosttalentedyouthtolearnattheAcademies—itwas

  ashocktoeveryone:tothetestofficials,who

  couldn’tbelieveawarorphanfromRoosterProvincecould

  passwithoutcheating;toRin’sguardians,whobelievedthey’d

  finallybeabletomarryheroffandfurther

  theircriminalenterprise;andtoRinherself,whorealized

  shewasfinallyfreeoftheservitudeanddespair

  thathadmadeupherdailyexistence.Thatshe

  gotintoSinegard—themostelitemilitaryschoolinNikan—was

  evenmoresurprising.Butsurprisesaren’talwaysgood.
  The Poppy War
• ThemostdangerousmaninHitlerscabinet,ReinhardHeydrichwas

  knownasthe"ButcherofPrague."Hewasfeared

  byallandloathedbymost.Withhiscold

  Aryanfeaturesandimplacablecruelty,Heydrichseemedindestructible—untiltwo

  men,aSlovakandaCzechrecruitedbythe

  Britishsecretservice,killedhiminbroaddaylighton

  abustlingstreetinPrague,andthuschangedthe

  courseofHistory.Whowerethesemen,arguablytwo

  ofthemostdiscreetheroesofthetwentiethcentury?

  InLaurent-Binetscaptivatingdebutnovel,wefollowJozefGabcik

  andJanKubišfromtheirdramaticescapeofNazi-occupied

  CzechoslovakiatoEngland;fromtheirrecruitmenttotheirharrowing

  parachutedropintoawarzone,fromtheirstealth

  attackonHeydrichscartotheirownbrutaldeath

  inthebasementofaPraguechurch.
  HHhH
• NightSkywithExitWoundsisa2016collectionof

  poetrybyVietnameseAmericanpoetandessayistOceanVuong.

  ThebookwontheT.S.EliotPrizein

  2017.VuongandhisfamilyimmigratedtotheUnited

  StatesfromVietnamwhenhewastwoyearsold.

  Manyofthepoemsinthecollectiontakethe

  VietnamWarastheirsubject,including"AubadeWithBurning

  City"whichdealswiththeFallofSaigon."Untitled

  (Blue,Green,andBrown)",namedforaMarkRothko

  painting,isaboutthe9/11attacksandVuongsexperience

  thatday.
  Night Sky with Exit Wounds
• InnocentsAbroadpresentsitselfasanordinarytravelbookbased

  onanactualvoyageinaretiredCivilWar

  ship(theUSSQuakerCity).Theexcursionwasbilled

  asaHolyLandexpedition,withnumerousstopsand

  sidetripsalongthecoastoftheMediterraneanSea.

  Twainrecordedhisobservationsandcritiquesofthevarious

  aspectsofcultureandsocietywhichheencounteredon

  thejourney,somemoreseriousthanothers.Manyof

  hisobservationsdrawacontrastbetweenhisownexperiences

  andtheoftengrandioseaccountsincontemporarytravelogues,which

  wereregardedintheirowntimeasindispensableaids

  fortravelingintheregion.Inparticular,helampooned

  WilliamCowperPrimesTentLifeintheHolyLand

  foritsoverlysentimentalproseanditsoftenviolent

  encounterswithnativeinhabitants.Twainalsomadelightof

  hisfellowtravelersandthenativesofthecountries

  andregionsthathevisited,aswellashis

  ownexpectationsandreactions.
  The Innocents Abroad
• WhereverHellooks,NewYorkCityisbothreassuringlyfamiliar

  andterriblywrong.Asoneofthethousandswho

  fledtheoutbreakofnuclearwarinanalternate

  UnitedStates―analternatetimeline―shefindsherselflivingasa

  refugeeinourownnot-so-parallelNewYork.Theslang

  andtechnologyareforeigntoher,thepoliticsand

  artunrecognizable.Whileothers,likeherpartnerVikram,attempt

  toassimilate,Helrefusestoreclaimherformercareer

  orcreateanewlife.Instead,sheobsessivelyrereads

  Vikram’scopyofThePyronauts―asciencefictionmasterworkin

  herworldthatnowonlyexistsasasingle

  flimsypaperback―andbecomesdeterminedtocreateamuseumdedicated

  topreservingtheremainingartifactsandmemoriesofher

  vanishedculture.
  Famous Men Who Never Lived
• JernauMoratGurgeh,afamouslyskillfulplayerofboardgames

  andothersimilarcontests,livesonChiarkOrbital,and

  isboredwithhissuccessfullife.TheCulturesSpecial

  Circumstancesinquiresabouthiswillingnesstoparticipateina

  longjourney,thoughwontexplainfurtherunlessGurgehagrees

  toparticipate.Whileheisconsideringthisoffer,one

  ofhisdronefriends,Mawhrin-Skel,whichhadbeenejected

  fromSpecialCircumstancesduetoitsunstablepersonality,convinces

  himtocheatinoneofhismatchesin

  anattempttowininanunprecedentedperfectfashion.

  Theattemptfails,butMawhrin-Skelusesitsrecordingof

  theeventtoblackmailGurgehintoacceptingtheoffer,

  butonlyontheconditionthatMawhrin-Skelbeadmitted

  backintoSpecialCircumstancesaswell.
  The Player of Games
• TheCultureandtheIdiranEmpireareatwarin

  agalaxy-spanningconflict.ACultureMind,fleeingthedestruction

  ofitsshipinanIdiranambush,takesrefuge

  onScharsWorld.TheDraAzon,godlikeincorporealbeings,maintain

  ScharsWorldasamonumenttoitsextinctcivilisation,

  forbiddingaccesstoboththeCultureandtheIdirans.

  Horza,ashape-changingmercenary,isrescuedfromexecutionby

  theIdiranswhobelievetheDraAzonguardianmaylet

  himontotheplanetasinthepasthe

  waspartofasmallgroupofChangerswho

  actedasstewards.Theyinstructhimtoretrievethe

  Mind.
  Consider Phlebas
• InTheSeventhFunctionofLanguage,Laurent-Binetspinsamadcap

  secrethistoryoftheFrenchintelligentsia,starringsuchluminaries

  asJacquesDerrida,UmbertoEco,GillesDeleuze,MichelFoucault,

  JudithButler,andJuliaKristeva—aswellasthehapless

  policedetectiveJacquesBayard,whosenewcasewillplunge

  himintothedepthsofliterarytheory(startingwith

  theFrenchversionofRolandBarthesforDummies).Soon

  Bayardfindshimselfinsearchofalostmanuscript

  bythelinguistRomanJakobsononthemysterious“seventh

  functionoflanguage.”
  The Seventh Function of Language
• Attheturnofthetwenty-secondcentury,scientistsmakea

  breakthroughinhumanspaceflight.Througharevolutionarymethodknown

  assomaforming,astronautscansurviveinhostileenvironmentsoff

  Earthusingsyntheticbiologicalsupplementations.Theycanproduceantifreeze

  insubzerotemperatures,absorbradiationandconvertitfor

  food,andconvenientlyadjusttothepullofdifferent

  gravitationalforces.Withthefragilityofthebodyno

  longeralimitingfactor,humanbeingsareatlast

  abletojourneytoneighboringexoplanetslongknownto

  harborlife.
  To Be Taught, If Fortunate
• Gideon,CityofDuels,isbustlingwithlife!Agreat

  celebrationisunderway,andagrandduelisabout

  totakeplace.AtAzuritesbehest,RayaccompaniesXunyu

  onanescortmissiontothegreatCityof

  Duels.MeanwhileHannya,thedevilishberserker,isfinallyfreed

  fromtheGaol.Shehasonlyonethingon

  hermind:visitingherbeloved(andoblivious)Figaro!Thus

  Gideonbecomesthebackdroptotheconvergenceofmany

  stories,andmanyforms,oflove.
  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 12
• HeadLopperisacomicbookcreatedbywriterand

  artistAndrewMacLean,currentlypublishedbyImageComics.The

  storyfollowstheexploitsoftheVikingwarriorNorgal

  (or"headlopper"assomecallhim)andthe

  severedheadofAgathatheBlueWitch.
  Head Lopper
• TheUnderwaterWelderisaCanadiangraphicnovelghoststory

  publishedbyTopShelfProductionswrittenanddrawnby

  Jeff-Lemire.Themaincharacter,JackJoseph,isanoffshore

  oilrigworkerresponsibleforscuba-divingandrepairingthe

  rig.Onshore,hiswifeispregnantwiththeir

  unbornsonandJackfeelsthepressureofimpending

  fatherhood.Ononedive,Jackencountersasupernaturalpresence

  atthebottomoftheseathatputshim

  incontactwiththeghostofhisownfather.

  Thestoryexploresthemesdealingwiththerelationshipbetween

  fatherandsonsandmemoryandreality.
  The Underwater Welder
• TheRemainsoftheDayisa1989novelby

  theNobelPrize-winningBritishauthorKazuoIshiguro.Theprotagonist,

  Stevens,isabutlerwithalongrecordof

  serviceatDarlingtonHall,astatelyhomenearOxford,

  England.In1956,hetakesaroadtripto

  visitaformercolleague,andreminiscesabouteventsat

  DarlingtonHallinthe1920sand1930s.Butlurking

  inhismemoryaredoubtsaboutthetruenature

  ofLordDarlingtons"greatness,"andmuchgraverdoubtsabout

  thenatureofhisownlife.
  The Remains of the Day
• 1997.ShannonMossoftheNavalCriminalInvestigativeServiceis

  assignedtosolvethemurderofaNavySEALs

  family-andtolocatethesoldiersmissingteenage

  daughter.WhenMossdiscoversthattheSEALwasan

  astronautaboardthespaceshipU.S.S.Libra-aship

  assumedlosttothedarkestcurrentsofDeepTime

  -shecomestobelievethattheSEALsexperience

  withthefutureissomehowrelatedtothisviolence.

  Determinedtofindthemissinggirlanddrivenby

  atroublingconnectiontoherownpast,Mossmust

  travelforwardintimetoseekevidencethatwill

  uncoverthetruth.Toherhorror,thefuturereveals

  thatitisnotonlythefateofa

  familythathingesonherwork;forwhatshe

  witnessesistheTerminus:theterrifyingandcataclysmicend

  ofhumanityitself.
  The Gone World
• TheMarbleFaun:Or,TheRomanceofMonteBeni,also

  knownbytheBritishtitleTransformation,wasthelast

  ofthefourmajorromancesbyNathanielHawthorne,and

  waspublishedin1860.TheMarbleFaun,writtenon

  theeveoftheAmericanCivilWar,isset

  inafantasticalItaly.Theromancemixeselementsof

  afable,pastoral,gothicnovel,andtravelguide.Miriam

  isabeautifulpainterwithanunknownpast.Miriam

  ispursuedbyamysterious,threateningmanwhois

  her“evilgenius”throughlife.Hildaisaninnocent

  copyist.
  The Marble Faun
• MirroringthestructureofGabrielGarcíaMárquezsChronicleofa

  DeathForetold,thenovelgoesbackintime,recounting

  theeventswhichledtoLaMatosa’switch’smurder

  fromseveralperspectives.
  Hurricane Season
• Thisaccountoftheseventeenth-centuryvagabondperformerandtricksterTyll

  Ulenspiegelbeginswhenhesascrawnyboygrowingup

  inaquietvillage.Whenhisfather,amiller

  withasecretinterestinalchemyandmagic,is

  foundoutbythechurch,Tyllisforcedto

  fleewiththebakersdaughter,Nele.Theyfindsafety

  andcompanionshipwithatravelingperformer,whoteachesTyll

  histrade.Andsobeginsajourneyofdiscovery

  andperformanceforTyll,ashetravelsthrougha

  continentdevastatedbytheThirtyYearsWarandencounters

  alongthewayahangman,afraudulentJesuitscholar,

  andtheexiledKingFrederickandQueenElizabethof

  Bohemia.
  Tyll
• Asamagicalrevolutionremakesacity,anancientevil

  isawakenedinabrilliantnewnovelfromthe

  Hugo-nominatedauthorofFoundrysideandtheDivineCitiestrilogy.

  CrasedesMagnushimself,thefirstofthelegendaryhierophants,

  isabouttobereborn.Andifhereturns,

  Tevannewillbejustthefirstplacetofeel

  hiswrath.Likeitornot,it’supto

  Sanciatostophim.
  Shorefall
• Emma,byJaneAusten,isanovelaboutyouthfulhubris

  andromanticmisunderstandings.Itissetinthefictional

  countryvillageofHighburyandthesurroundingestatesof

  Hartfield,Randalls,andDonwellAbbeyandinvolvestherelationships

  amongpeoplefromasmallnumberoffamilies.The

  novelwasfirstpublishedinDecember1815,withits

  titlepagelistingapublicationdateof1816.As

  inherothernovels,Austenexplorestheconcernsand

  difficultiesofgenteelwomenlivinginGeorgian–RegencyEngland.
  Emma
• Dendrogram.TheunstoppableTri-ZenithDragonemergesfromthemountains.It

  isabringerofdeath,wieldingamiasmaof

  desolationinitswake.ThecitizensofAltarcan

  donothingbutwatchasdoomdescendsuponthem.

  However...Therearethreewhomaybeupto

  thechallenge.ThreeMasterswho,iftheymanagedto

  workasone,couldstoptheimminentdesolationof

  thelandtheycallhome.Butwithsomuch

  glorytogain,whatcouldtheystandtolose?
  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 11
• Fromthetitlestorysfantasticalinter-dimensionalassassinstothesteampunk

  dystopiaof"GreyRabbit,CrimsonMare,CoalLeopard"burrowing

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  whatitistobehuman,andwhatit

  isliketoabandonortranscendthat.Thiscollection

  confirmsKenLiu,authoroftheastonishingandmulti-award

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  ofspeculativefictionsgreatestshortstorywriters.
  The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
• ThevillagersofChippingCleghorn,includingJaneMarple,areagog

  withcuriosityoveranadvertisementinthelocalgazette

  whichread:Amurderisannouncedandwilltake

  placeonFridayOctober29th,atLittlePaddocksat

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  A Murder is Announced
• ApairofmysteriouscreaturesfromJapanesefolklorebecomea

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  sweetandoriginaltale.Thetenguattachthemselvesto

  Tsukikoandbegintofollowhereverywhere.Wheredid

  theycomefromandwhyaretheyhere?And

  whatotherinvisibleandunacknowledgedforcesareactingupon

  Tsukiko’sseeminglypeacefulworld?
  Parade: A Folktale
• SpaceInvadersisthestoryofagroupofchildhood

  friendswho,inadulthood,arepreoccupiedbyuneasymemories

  andvisionsoftheirclassmateEstrellaGonzálezJepsen.In

  theirdreams,theycatchglimpsesofEstrella’sbraids,hear

  echoesofhervoice,andreadoldlettersthat

  eventually,mysteriously,stoppedarriving.OneoftheleadingLatin

  Americanwritersofhergeneration,NonaFernándezeffortlesslybuilds

  achoralandconstantlyshiftingimageofyounglife

  inthewaningyearsofthedictatorship.
  Space Invaders
• ForcenturiesthekingdomofIradenhasbeenprotectedby

  agodknownastheRaven.Butintheir

  hourofneed,theRavenspeaksnothingtoits

  people.Itisintothisunrestthatthewarrior

  Eolo-aidetothetrueheirtothe

  throne-arrives.Inseekingtohelphismaster

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  holdsasecret.Itsfoundationsconcealadarkhistory

  thathasbeenwaitingtorevealitself...andto

  setinmotionachainofeventsthatcould

  destroyIradenforever.
  The Raven Tower
• Theworkofamasterfulnovelistandtranslatorcollidein

  thisvisionaryandhilariousdebutfromacclaimedFrenchwriter

  BriceMatthieussent.RevengeoftheTranslatorfollowsTrad,who

  istranslatingamysteriousauthorsbook,TranslatorsRevenge,from

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  plot.
  Revenge of the Translator
• hechaosatQuartierlatinsubsides,andthekingdombeginsto

  menditsrelationshipwiththeMasters.Afteravery

  longweekend,Reijireturnstocollegetoworkon

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  thelocalmafia...InInfiniteDendrogram,thestormsnever

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  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 10
• RaysarrivalatTornecoincideswiththebeginningofthe

  WindstarFestival,ajoyousoccasionthatcommemoratesthedefeat

  ofanancientevil.Butthemischievoushandsof

  fatetwistthecelebrationintoabirthday.Theonce-slumbering

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  unleashchaos,suffering,anddespairuponallinsight.

  Naturally,RayStarlingisnotamanwhocan

  allowsuchacreaturetoexist.
  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 7
• HavingmaxedouthisPaladinrank,Rayconsiderswhatjob

  totakeandlevelnext.Ashedoesso,

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  goingouttomaketheswitch.Butofcourse

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  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 8
• Thebattlesaroundtheruinsareintensifying.Twoagentsfrom

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  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 9
• ThankstoRayandhisallies,thechaosinthe

  cityofduelsisgraduallyabating.However,GigaProfessor

  Franklinisfartooobsessedwithvictorytolet

  itendsoeasily...“PlanC!”hecries,as

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  manmovesouttoshowtheGigaProfessorthe

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  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 5
• CollegewillsoonbeginandsetalimitonReiji

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  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 6
• Thecityofduelsissuddenlybesiegedbyoneof

  theDryfeImperium’sSuperiors.Mr.Franklin,theGigaProfessor.

  Bothadmirablycunningandincorrigiblyheinous,thesadisticscientist

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  Asluckwouldhaveit,Ray,Marie,andRook

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  toretaliate.Theyhavethespirit,nodoubt,but

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  FranklinsGame?
  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 4
• Intheyear2043,InfiniteDendrogram,theworldsfirstsuccessful

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  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 1
• Afteranunexpectedlychallengingjourney,Rayandhispartyfinally

  arriveatGideon,TheCityofDuels. Themeresight

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  citycastagreat,darkshadow.Thenameof

  thisshadowistheGouz-Maisegang—aloathsome

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  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 2
• ThedayafterRayandHugofacedoffagainstthe

  vileGouz-MaiseGang,thecityofGideonwasfar

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  Altaratitsmostvulnerable?Moreimportantly,whowill

  survivetheClashoftheSuperiors?
  Infinite Dendrogram: Volume 3
• HernameisBinti,andsheisthefirstof

  theHimbapeopleevertobeofferedaplace

  atOomzaUniversity,thefinestinstitutionofhigherlearning

  inthegalaxy.Buttoaccepttheofferwill

  meangivingupherplaceinherfamilyto

  travelbetweenthestarsamongstrangerswhodonot

  shareherwaysorrespecthercustoms.
  Binti
• On21June1922,CountAlexanderRostov–recipientof

  theOrderofSaintAndrew,memberoftheJockey

  Club,MasteroftheHunt–isescortedout

  oftheKremlin,acrossRedSquareandthroughthe

  elegantrevolvingdoorsoftheHotelMetropol.
  A Gentleman in Moscow
• AdamGordonisabrilliant,ifhighlyunreliable,youngAmerican

  poetonaprestigiousfellowshipinMadrid,strugglingto

  establishhissenseofselfandhisrelationshipto

  art.
  Leaving the Atocha Station
• 1992:Afteraconfrontationatariotgrrlconcert,seventeen-year-old

  Bethfindsherselfinacarwithherfriends

  abusiveboyfrienddeadinthebackseat,agreeingtohelp

  herfriendshidethebody.ThismurdersetsBeth

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  andvengeanceastheyrealizemanyotheryoungwomen

  intheworldneedprotectingtoo.2022:Determinedto

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  historyandfightingforchange.Butrewritingthetimeline

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  AndjustwhenTessbelievesshehassfounda

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  encountersagroupofdangeroustravelersbentonstopping

  heratanycost.
  The Future of Another Timeline
• Beaisontherun.Andthen,sherunsinto

  Lou.Thischanceencountersendsthemonajourney

  throughWestTexas,wherestrangethingsfollowthemwherever

  theygo.
  Are You Listening?
• Ducks,Newburyportisa2019novelbyBritishauthorLucy

  Ellmann.Thenoveliswritteninthestreamof

  consciousnessnarrativestyle,andconsistsofmostlyasingle

  sentence,runningovermorethan1000pages.
  Ducks, Newburyport
• Inasprawlingmansionfilledwithpeculiartreasures,JanuaryScaller

  isacuriosityherself.Asthewardofthe

  wealthyMrLocke,shefeelslittledifferentfromthe

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  Abookthatcarriesthescentofotherworlds

  andtellsataleofsecretdoors,oflove,

  adventureanddanger.Eachpagerevealsmoreimpossibletruths

  abouttheworld,andJanuarydiscoversastoryincreasingly

  entwinedwithherown.
  The Ten Thousand Doors of January
• WhilesearchingAthoekStationsslums,FleetCaptainBreqfindssomeone

  whoappearstobeanancillaryfromaship

  thathasbeenhidingbeyondtheRadchsreachfor

  threethousandyears.Meanwhile,TranslatorZeiat,amessengerfrom

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  Breqsenemy,thereactionaryfactionofthedividedAnaander

  Mianaai–rulerofanempireatwarwith

  herself.
  Ancillary Mercy
• Amongtheashesofadyingworld,anagentof

  theCommandantfindsaletter.Itreads:Burnbefore

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  thefuture.Exceptthediscoveryoftheirbondwould

  meandeathforeachofthem.Thereisstill

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  towinthatwar.Thatiathishowwarworks.

  Right?
  This is How You Lose the Time War
• In1967,fourfemalescientistsworkedtogethertobuildthe

  world’sfirsttimemachine.Butjustastheyare

  abouttodebuttheircreation,oneofthemsuffers

  abreakdown,puttingthewholeproject—andfutureoftime

  travel—injeopardy.Toprotecttheirinvention,onememberis

  exiledfromtheteam—erasinghercontributionsfromhistory.
  The Psychology of Time Travel
• IvyGamblehasneverwantedtobemagic.Sheis

  perfectlyhappywithherlife.Shehasanalmost-sustainable

  careerasaprivateinvestigator,andanemptyapartment,

  andaslightdrinkingproblem.Itsagreatlife

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  sister,themagicallygiftedprofessorTabitha.
  Magic for Liars
• Astarryrectangleofouterspace.Adark-hairedgirl,her

  faceambivalent.Afish-shapedspaceshipflyingtowardagothic

  tower.ThesearethefirstthreepanelsofOn

  aSunbeam,Tillie-Walden’snewgraphicnovel—thetaleofa

  girlandherinterplanetaryjourney.
  On a Sunbeam
• AnaanderMianaai,theLordoftheRadch–orthe

  partofherpersonalitythatopposesfurthermilitantexpansion

  oftheempire–adoptsBreqintoherhouse,

  appointsherFleetCaptain,putsherincommandof

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  herself.AfterBreqrecognizesTisarwatasanancillaryof

  Anaander,shehasherancillaryimplantsremoved,allowingTisarwat

  todevelopanindependentpersonality.
  Ancillary Sword
• AncillaryJusticeisaspace-operasetthousandsofyearsin

  thefuture,wheretheprimarygalacticpowerofhuman-occupied

  planetsistheexpansionistRadchempire.Theempireuses

  spaceshipsthatareAIsandalsocontrolhuman

  bodiesthatareusedassoldiers,thoughregularhumans

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  pronounsforeverybody,andbyhavingtheRadchaaimain

  characterguesswronglywhenshehastouselanguages

  withgender-specificpronouns.
  Ancillary Justice
• Hassanhasasecret—hecandrawmapsofplaceshe’s

  neverseenandbendtheshapeofreality.When

  representativesofthenewlyformedSpanishmonarchyarriveto

  negotiatethesultan’ssurrender,Fatimabefriendsoneofthe

  women,notrealizingthatshewillseeHassan’sgift

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  Withtheirfreedomsatstake,whatwillFatimarisk

  tosaveHassanandescapethepalacewalls?As

  FatimaandHassantraverseSpainwiththehelpof

  acleverjinntofindsafety,TheBirdKing

  asksustoconsiderwhatloveisandthe

  priceoffreedomatatimewhentheWest

  andtheMuslimworldwerenotyetseparate.
  The Bird King
• Exhalation:StoriesisacollectionofshortstoriesbyAmerican

  writerTedChiang.Thebookwasinitiallyreleasedon

  May7,2019byAlfredA.Knopf.Thisis

  TedChiangssecondcollectionofshortworks,afterthe

  2002bookStoriesofYourLifeandOthers.
  Exhalation: Stories
• AmrapaliAnnaSinghisanhistorianandanalystcapableof

  discerningthemostcrypticandtrivialdetailsfromaudio

  recordings.Oneday,amysteriousmanappearsather

  officeinDutchHarbor,Alaska,havingtraveledagreat

  distancetobringherthreeTypeIVaudiocassettes

  thatbearthestampofalibraryinBuenos

  Airesthatmayormaynotexist.
  Found Audio
• Cairo,1912:Thecasestartedasasimpleonefor

  theMinistryofAlchemy,EnchantmentsandSupernaturalEntities—

  handlingapossessedtramcar.Soon,however,AgentHamed

  NasrandhisnewpartnerAgentOnsiYoussefare

  exposedtoanewsideofCairostirringwith

  suffragettes,secretsocieties,andsentientautomatonsinarace

  againsttimetoprotectthecityfromanencroaching

  dangerthatcrossesthelinebetweenthemagicaland

  themundane.
  The Haunting of Tram Car 015
• Aroutinesalvagemissionuncoversevidenceofaterriblecrime

  andrelicsofapowerfulancienttechnology,justas

  Haimeyandhersmallcrewrunafoulofpirates

  attheouterlimitsoftheMilkyWayand

  findthemselvesbothontherun,andinpossession

  ofancient,universe-changingtechnology.
  Ancestral Night
• WrittenbyNaokiHigashidawhenhewasonlythirteen,this

  remarkablebookprovidesarareinsightintotheoften

  bafflingbehaviourofautisticchildren.Usingaquestionand

  answerformat,Naokiexplainsthingslikewhyhetalks

  loudlyorrepeatsthesamequestions,whatcauseshim

  tohavepanicattacks,andwhyhelikesto

  jump.Healsoshowsthewayhethinksand

  feelsabouthisworld-otherpeople,nature,time

  andbeauty,andhimself.Abundantlyprovingthatpeoplewith

  autismdopossessimagination,humourandempathy,healso

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  The Reason I Jump
• GustavoHighwaySánchezisamanwithamission:he

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  unsightlyteeth.Hehasafewskillsthatmight

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  cookies,hecanstandanegguprightona

  table,andhecanfloatonhisback.And,

  ofcourse,heistheworldsbestauctioncaller

  -althoughotherpeoplemightnotrealisethis,because

  heis,bynature,verydiscreet.
  The Story of My Teeth
• ElleBurnsisaformerslavewithapassionfor

  justiceandaneideticmemory.Tradinginherlife

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  ofslaveryintheSouth—tospyfortheUnion

  Army.
  An Extraordinary Union: An Epic Love Story
• 1242.Onadarknight,travelersfromacrossFrancecross

  pathsataninnandbegintotellstories

  ofthreechildren.Theiradventurestakethemona

  chasethroughFrance:theyaretakencaptivebyknights,

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  beingburned,theirquestdrivesthemforwardtoa

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  toquestionifthesechildrencanperformthemiracles

  ofsaints.
  The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
• Inaprofoundworkthatpivotsfromthebiggestquestions

  aboutAmericanhistoryandidealstothemostintimate

  concernsofafatherforhisson,Ta--Nehisi-Coatesoffers

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  allproportion.Whatisitliketoinhabita

  blackbodyandfindawaytolivewithin

  it?Andhowcanweallhonestlyreckonwith

  thisfraughthistoryandfreeourselvesfromitsburden?
  Between the World and Me
• OnacoolJuneeveningin2009,afterperforminga

  concertatLondonsRoyalAcademyofMusic,twenty-year-oldAmerican

  flautistEdwinRistboardedatrainforasuburban

  outpostoftheBritishMuseumofNaturalHistory.Home

  tooneofthelargestornithologicalcollectionsinthe

  world,theTringmuseumwasfullofrarebird

  specimenswhosegorgeousfeatherswereworthstaggeringamountsof

  moneytothemenwhosharedEdwinsobsession:the

  Victorianartofsalmonfly-tying.Onceinsidethemuseum,

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  150yearsearlierbyacontemporaryofDarwins,Alfred

  RusselWallace,whodriskedeverythingtogatherthem--andescaped

  intothedarkness.
  The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
• Whatwouldyoudoifatimemachinehurledyou

  thousandsofyearsintothepast...and

  thenbroke?Howwouldyousurvive?Couldyouimprove

  onhumanitysoriginaltimeline?Andhowhardwouldit

  betodomesticateagiantwombat?Withthisbook

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  inEarthshistory.
  How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
• TheSwanBookissetinthefuture,withAboriginals

  stilllivingundertheInterventioninthenorth,in

  anenvironmentfundamentallyalteredbyclimatechange.Itfollows

  thelifeofamuteteenagercalledOblivia,the

  victimofgang-rapebypetrol-sniffingyouths,fromthedisplaced

  communitywhereshelivesinahulk,ina

  swampfilledwithrustingboats,andthousandsofblack

  swansdrivenfromotherpartsofthecountry,to

  hermarriagetoWarrenFinch,thefirstAboriginalpresident

  ofAustralia,andherelevationtothepositionof

  FirstLady,confinedtoatowerinaflooded

  andlawlesssoutherncity.
  The Swan Book
• Thefirstinstallmentofthetrilogy,NinefoxGambit,centerson

  disgracedcaptainKelCheris,whomustrecapturetheformidable

  FortressofScatteredNeedlesinordertoredeemherself

  infrontoftheHexarchate.
  Ninefox Gambit
• Thebookisdividedintofourchapters,andeachchapter

  servesadifferentpurpose.Dealswithadifferentpain.

  Healsadifferentheartache.milkandhoneytakesreaders

  throughajourneyofthemostbittermomentsin

  lifeandfindssweetnessinthembecausethereis

  sweetnesseverywhereifyouarejustwillingtolook.
  Milk and Honey
• Januaryisadyingplanet-dividedbetweenapermanently

  frozendarknessononeside,andblazingendlesssunshine

  ontheother.Humanityclingstolife,spreadacross

  twoarchaiccitiesbuiltinthesliverofhabitable

  dusk.Butlifeinsidethecitiesisjustas

  dangerousasthewastelandsoutside.Sophie,astudentand

  reluctantrevolutionary,issupposedtobedead,afterbeing

  exiledintothenight.Savedonlybyformingan

  unusualbondwiththeenigmaticbeastswhoroamthe

  ice,Sophievowstostayhiddenfromtheworld,

  hopingshecanheal.
  The City in the Middle of the Night
• Egypt,1912.InanalternateCairoinfusedwiththeotherworldly,

  theMinistryofAlchemy,EnchantmentsandSupernaturalEntitiesinvestigate

  disturbancesbetweenthemortalandthe(possibly)divine.What

  startsoffasanoddsuicidecaseforSpecial

  InvestigatorFatmael-Sha’arawileadsherthroughthecity’sunderbelly

  assheencountersrampagingghouls,saucyassassins,clockworkangels,

  andaplotthatcouldunraveltimeitself.
  A Dead Djinn in Cairo
• Foxisthestoryofliteraryfootnotesand“minor”characters—unnoticed

  peoplepropelledintotimelessnessthroughthebiographiesandnovels

  ofothers.WithUgresic’scharacteristicwit,Foxtakesus

  fromRussiatoJapan,throughBalkanminefieldsandAmerican

  roadtrips,andfromthe1920stothepresent,

  asitexploresthepowerofstorytellingandliterary

  invention,betrayal,andtherandomnessofhumanlives.
  Fox
• FromEdCatmull,co-founder(withSteveJobsandJohnLasseter)

  ofPixarAnimationStudios,comesanincisivebookabout

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  Pink,TomPeters,andChipandDanHeath.Creativity,

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  tripintothenervecenterofPixarAnimation.
  Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
• InthemadnessofWorldWarII,adutifulRussian

  soldieriswrongfullyconvictedoftreasonandsentencedto

  tenyearsinaSiberianlaborcamp.Sobegins

  thismasterpieceofmodernRussianfiction,aharrowingaccount

  ofamanwhohasconcededtoallthings

  evilwithdignityandstrength.Firstpublishedin1962,

  OneDayintheLifeofIvanDenisovichis

  consideredoneofthemostsignificantworkseverto

  emergefromSovietRussia.Illuminatingadarkchapterin

  Russianhistory,itisatonceagraphicpicture

  ofworkcamplifeandamovingtributeto

  man’swilltoprevailoverrelentlessdehumanization.
  One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
• HerBodyandOtherPartiesisa2017shortstory

  collectionbyCarmenMariaMachado,publishedbyGraywolfPress.

  ItwontheShirleyJacksonAward,andwasa

  finalistfortheNationalBookAwardforFiction.The

  story"TheHusbandStitch"wasnominatedfortheNebula

  AwardforBestNovelette.
  Her Body and Other Parties