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The West Passage (2024, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom) 4 stars

When the Guardian of the West Passage died in her bed, the women of Grey …

The West Passage

4 stars

This is eldritch horror without the Cthulhu. It is weird and obscure and extremely obsessed with architectural minutiae. It rambles quite a bit in the middle, but that's honestly consistent with the tone of the world.

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (Tordotcom) 4 stars

Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to …

The Deep Sky (2023, Flatiron Books) 4 stars

Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi thriller debut about a mission …

The Deep Sky

4 stars

A great combination scifi thriller / space whodunit. It's much more Serious than The Stardust Grail, but explores some similar themes, e.g. betrayal and loss.

Archive Undying (2023, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom) 4 stars

War machines and AI gods run amok in The Archive Undying, national bestseller Emma Mieko …

The Archive Undying

4 stars

The Archive Undying is a kind of postapocalyptic fantasy kaiju novel that (d?)evolves into a philosophical treatise on the nature of the self. It's entertaining and extremely well written, but I got plot twist exhaustion after a while.

Stardust Grail (2024, Flatiron Books) 4 stars

Save one world. Doom her own.

From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes …

The Stardust Grail

4 stars

A story about friendship, betrayal, and the aftereffects of colonization (in space!) with heists.

The aliens are alien, there's some interesting exploration of wormholes and first contact dynamics, and the action is engaging and unpredictable.

Automatic Noodle (2025, Tor Publishing Group) No rating

From sci-fi visionary and acclaimed author Annalee Newitz comes Automatic Noodle, a cozy near-future novella …

COVER REVEAL! It's my next book, "Automatic Noodle," a cozy, near-future story about a group of food service bots in an abandoned ghost kitchen who take over their own delivery app account. They rebrand as a neighborhood lunch spot, and start making tasty hand-pulled noodles. Set in San Francisco after a horrible war, this is about rebuilding and finding love after political disaster.

Coming 8.5.25!⁣ Please pre-order! us.macmillan.com/books/9781250357465/automaticnoodle ⁣> Art by Eric Nyquist ⁣ Design by Christine Foltzer

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Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew (EBook, 2024, Witch Key Fiction) 4 stars

Luxorian is a dragon without a rider, and that's a problem.

Since ancient times, dragons …

Practicing New Worlds (2023, AK Press) No rating

Practicing New Worlds explores how principles of emergence, adaptation, iteration, resilience, transformation, interdependence, decentralization and …

AK Press has made 6 e-books free to download for a limited period: www.akpress.org/featured-products/featured-topic-free-ebook.html

  • Practicing New Worlds - Abolition and Emergent Strategies
  • Street Rebellion - Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence
  • No Pasarán! - Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis
  • The Operating System - An Anarchist Theory of the Modern State
  • Joyful Militancy - Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times
  • Emergent Strategy - Shaping Change, Changing Worlds

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A Bit of Murder Between Friends (EBook, White Hart Fiction) No rating

Every day, Baz, Peggy, Carole, and Madge get together to knit, drink tea, and dole …

I don't know about you, but I'm finding everything really hard right now.

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If you need a dash of hope, then maybe The Left Hand of Dog will bring you joy. www.whitehartfiction.co.uk/products/left-hand-ebook

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The Left Hand of Dog (Paperback, 2021, White Hart Fiction) No rating

I don't know about you, but I'm finding everything really hard right now.

So today I come to you with free books. No code. No minimum purchase. No secret handshake. Just free books.

If you need a dash of hope, then maybe The Left Hand of Dog will bring you joy. www.whitehartfiction.co.uk/products/left-hand-ebook

If you'd prefer a story of women getting justice through any means necessary, then A Bit of Murder Between Friends might be what the doctor ordered. www.whitehartfiction.co.uk/products/between-ebook

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