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Gilm!

by John M. Murray

In Brian Corley’s novel "Gilm!", a high school student attempts to woo a girl by conjuring a spell with unfortunate ramifications. After moving from Houston to dreary Portland and leaving his friends and bandmates behind, Geoff feels... Read More

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The Stricken

by Clarissa Adkins

Morgan Shamy’s fantasy novel "The Stricken" introduces an atmospheric world in which people lead multiple existences. In one life, Clara’s only friend is a mysterious voice, Cael, that she’s heard in her mind her entire life. He... Read More

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River Mumma

by Julia Dillman

In Zalika Reid-Benta’s fantasy novel "River Mumma", a woman without a sense of direction reconnects to her heritage while on a quest. Alicia thought that, when she finished graduate school in New York, an opportunity in publishing... Read More

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Of Starlight and Midnight

by Isabella Zhou

A brooding, magic-wielding elf barges into a librarian’s secrets as she investigates her mother’s mysterious death in Amy Kuivalainen’s novel "Of Starlight and Midnight". After a violent war, elvish brothers Søren and Aramis are... Read More

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Sheine Lende

by Natalie Wollenzien

In Darcie Little Badger’s compassionate novel "Sheine Lende", memories live on through love. Aided by their ghost dog, Nellie, and their ancestral ability to awaken deceased animals from Below, Shane works with her mother, Lorenza, to... Read More

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House of Open Wounds

by Kristen Rabe

An engrossing, imaginative novel set around an experimental hospital unit, "House of Open Wounds" explores weighty questions about the scars upon those who heal others. In a medical tent near the Palleseen battlefields, a dozen medics... Read More

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The Wings Upon Her Back

by Kristen Rabe

After a long career as a warrior, a determined woman questions her sacrifices and unwavering obedience to a charismatic leader in "The Wings Upon Her Back", Samantha Mills’s thrilling fantasy debut. Zenya’s community is organized... Read More

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