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The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
Synopsis: In a world without privacy, what is the cost of freedom? Sara is returning home from a conference abroad when agents from the Risk Assessment Administration pull her aside at the airport and inform her that she will commit a crime. Using data from her dreams, their algorithm has determined that she presents an…
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The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
Synopsis: Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and tucked away into an alcove in the North Reading Room of the Great Library of Alyssium. This should have been the end of her…
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The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau
Synopsis: The Witcher meets Squid Game in this Malaysian Chinese-inspired epic fantasy novel where a debt-ridden slumdog joins an illegal monster-fighting arena for some fast coin, but quickly learns the most dangerous beasts are outside the ring. Lythlet and her only friend Desil are shackled to a life of debt and poverty that she fears they will never…
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Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
Synopsis: The first in a supernatural new series from the author of Wonderland, Her Majesty’s Royal Coven follows a top-secret government department of witches and the deadly threat to the nation they must confront. Hidden among us is a secret coven of witches. They are Her Majesty’s Royal Coven. They protect crown and country from magical forces and otherworldly…
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The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Synopsis: An eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in this sparkling fantasy reimagining of the classic crime novel – from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy. In an opulent mansion at the borders of the Empire, an Imperial officer lies dead – killed when a tree…
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The Prince Without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara
Synopsis: A prince born into violence, seeking peace. Prince Ashoka is the youngest son of the tyrannical Emperor Adil Maurya. Considered an outcast by his father for his rejection of the emperor’s brutal onslaught against the witches of the empire, Ashoka longs for change. When the sudden and unexpected death of his father leaves the…
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