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Signos

by Yelena Furman

The human and spirit worlds exist in close proximity in Signos: A Fiction Anthology of Filipino Supernatural, with stories written in English as well as translated from several languages of the Philippines. Noting the suppression of... Read More

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Vattu

by Peter Dabbene

A girl encounters an expanding empire in Evan Dahm’s epic graphic novel "Vattu". Vattu is a rare child in her nomadic tribe, known by outsiders as the Fluters. When representatives of a neighboring empire visit, they present the... Read More

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Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies

by M. W. Merritt

A gifted girl takes to the skies, leaving her sister behind, in the richly imagined fantasy novel "Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies". In Z. Bennett Lorimer’s series-opening fantasy novel "Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies", two sisters with... Read More

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The Book of Chaos

by Brandon Pawlicki

A magical book may hold the key to a kingdom’s brighter future in "The Book of Chaos", an engrossing fantasy novel. Ray Strong’s harrowing fantasy novel "The Book of Chaos" is about a princess’s growth. Diana of Aemgarde wants... Read More

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Divergent Realms

by Michele Sharpe

Neurodivergence helps when it comes to exploring liminal places in the diverse, wondrous short story anthology "Divergent Realms". The innovative works in the dazzling short story anthology "Divergent Realms", edited by Riley Odell,... Read More

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Son of the Borderlands

by Brandon Pawlicki

Characterized by rich worldbuilding and a tortured hero, "Son of the Borderlands" is an excitement-generating fantasy series opener. In Joseph Sterk’s fantasy novel "Son of the Borderlands", a warrior with a weighted destiny grapples... Read More

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Uplift

by Karen Rigby

The notion that all creatures have the capacity to do either harm or good is exemplified in the ecoconscious novel "Uplift". In Jessica Mann’s delicate allegorical novel "Uplift", a bird living in the Anthropocene comes of age and... Read More

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Daemones Ex Machina

by Natalie Wollenzien

Demonic deals have dire consequences for a hardened community in the exciting futuristic novel "Daemones Ex Machina". In Russell Anders’s thrilling science fiction novel "Daemones Ex Machina", three corporate operatives make an... Read More

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