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#SFFSaturday THE DASTARDLY MISS LIZZIE by Viola Carr "My love for the Electric Empire series is immeasurable, and the newest installment is now out! Get reunited with forensic scientist Dr. Eliza Jekyll and her deliciously diabolical other half, Lizzie Hyde. It's an exciting, action-packed caper through a supernatural Edwardian London. Good luck trying to stay one step ahead of this dueling "duo" as they race to catch a murderer!" - Kelly #sffsat #sff #thedastardlymisslizzie #violacarr #electricempire #edwardian #supernatural #london #jekyllandhyde #stafffav #bookrecommendations #sciencefiction #fantasy (at Bookshop Santa Cruz)

#SFFSaturday A CLOSED AND COMMON ORBIT by Becky Chambers "I loved The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet so much. Where its predecessor was more vignette, this sequel is more focused on two specific characters, Lovey and Pepper. Identity is a strong theme that more that one of the characters struggles with. I love that even in space, even hundreds of years from now, with all our technological advances we still struggle with who we are." - Karena #sff #saturday #sciencefiction #aclosedandcommonorbit #beckychambers #space #technology #identity #serices #scifi #bookrecommendations #stafffav #sffsat (at Bookshop Santa Cruz)

#SFFResist "You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere." #SFFSaturday #sff #resist #revolution #sciencefiction #fantasy #scifi #betherevolution #sffsat #bookrecommendations #whatareyoureadingnow (at Bookshop Santa Cruz)

#BlackHistoryMonth Octavia E. Butler and her novel KINDRED "I owe all of my conceptions about the limitless world of science fiction, horror, and psychological thrillers to Octavia Butler. I feel indebted to her in a thousand way. I believe the only way I could ever pay her back for her gift is to increase the readership of her seminal work, Kindred. A modern-day woman, Dana, is catapulted into the Antebellum South to save a boy, Rufus, from drowning. Dana is repeatedly brought back in time to save Rufus, and each stint grows longer and more dangerous. Dana begins to question why she must continually save Rufus, drawing connections between his fate and hers that stem from a legacy of injustice that has stained the American psyche. An eerie, though-provoking thriller you'll definitely want to discuss with others." - Louise #blackhistory #blackauthors #octaviaebutler #kindred #sff #sciencefiction #fantasy #ushistory #afrofuturism #sffsat #thriller #psychological #timetravel #antebellumsouth #stafffav #bookrecommendations #whatareyoureadingthismonth (at Bookshop Santa Cruz)

#SFFSaturday Karena and a.c. couldn't be more excited for PHANTOM PAINS, the sequel to the staff favorite debut BORDERLINE, just released this week by Mishell Baker "Uraban fantasy hasn't really been done in this way before. This is a female protagonist that is not like any other protagonist. I'm looking forward to seeing where she's taking us this time." - Karena "Mishell Baker is going to not only keep delivering fantastic stories and world building, but also unique characters we don't see in urban fantasy - or anywhere. I'm tempted to call Millie things like a badass and bold, but that isn't it. She's just deeply fractured and complex like all human beings are. While also being a badass. She's a double-amputee with borderline personality disorder, but doesn't let that hold her back. We don't get that in urban fantasy - or anywhere. To see someone as funny and angry as she is from the anterior - I want to know more about the story, but every exchange makes me want to know more about her." - a.c. #sff #saturday #bookrecommendations #urbanfantasy #mishellbaker #borderline #phantompains #fantasy #worldbuilding #uniquecharacters #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #amputee #badass #bold #funny #stafffav #sffsat (at Bookshop Santa Cruz)

It's fall now, with leaves on the ground (even in California), misty mornings, and a hint of a chill at night. Time to wrap up with something, dare we say...atmospheric? Our staff has some suggestions... #sffsat #blokesincloaks #fallreading #sffsaturday #fantasy #bookrecommendations #blokes #cloaks #dudeswearingcloaks #cloaksinfantasy #accuratecovers #seasonalreading #whatareyoureadingthisfall (at Bookshop Santa Cruz)

This month, we explore and recommend some of our favorite books in the Science Fiction and Fantasy section - and beyond - that have tapped into the power of these stories - our offering of Folk and Fairy Tales to get you through the last of winter, and into the transformation of spring.

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