Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. Now, one returns to ask a tea monk: âWhat do people need?â They donât have an answer yet, but together, theyâre determined to find one. In a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?
The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune
Itâs the spring of 1995, and Nate Cartwright has lost everything. Retreating to his familyâs cabin in Oregon after hitting rock bottom, he expects solitudeâuntil he finds a man named Alex and a girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. And Artemis is anything but ordinary. As cultists and agents close in, Nate must choose: stay lost in the past or fight for a future he never saw coming.
Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
After losing her job and fiancĂŠ, Shell Pine moves back home and starts working at a flower shop in the mall. The flowers lift her spiritsâand so does Neve, the alluring and secretive shop manager. But something sinister grows behind the scenes: a sentient orchid with a taste for manipulation, a hunger that canât be sated, and a plan that could uproot them all.
But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo
The old keeper of the keys is dead, and the creature who ate her? Anatema, an enormous humanoid spider with a taste for laudanum and human brides. Now her protĂŠgĂŠe, DĂĄlia, must tend to Anatemaâs memory drawers and uncover the truth behind her mentorâs execution. But thereâs one problem: Anatema canât resist a beautiful woman, and she eventually devours every single bride that crosses her path.
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
On a remote, gas-wreathed outpost of a human colony on Jupiter, a man goes missing. Investigator Mossa follows his trail to Valdegeld, home to the colonyâs universityâand to her former girlfriend, Pleiti, a scholar of Earthâs pre-collapse ecosystems. As Mossa enlists Pleitiâs help, the two embark on a twisting path where the future of life on Earthâand their future togetherâmay hang in the balance.
The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch
Will they conjure love or evoke chaos? Two rival wizards are about to find out.
Ali Hazelwood meets Dungeons & Dragons in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy academia romcom where rival grad student wizards are forced to work together without killingâor falling forâeach other.
Sandymancer by David Edison
Caralee Vinnet lives in a world of dust, where water is rare and the elements are tightly controlled. She has a secret: magic in her bones that lets her command the sand. But when she uses it, she summons the god-king who broke the world 800 years agoâŚand whoâs now wearing her best friendâs body. Caralee will risk everything to save her friendâif her new companion doesnât kill her first.
Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
Four years ago, an unthinkable disaster struck. In what became known as the Low-Probability Event, 8 million people died in bizarre, improbable ways. Vera, a former statistics professor, lost everything that day. But when a special agent arrives, investigating an impossibly lucky casino, Vera realizes she may be the only one who can stop another deadly improbability from happening again.
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