Science Fiction
A variety of recently published science fiction titles recommended by our librarians. Descriptions adapted from Kirkus Review of Books and NoveList, unless otherwise attributed. (Updated November 2022)
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Station Eternity
Amateur detective Mallory Viridian's talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries.
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The Impossible Us
When one of Nick's emails accidentally pings into Bee's inbox, they decide to keep the conversation going. But when their efforts to meet in real life fail spectacularly, Bee and Nick discover that they're actually living in near-identical but parallel worlds.
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Sea of Tranquility
In order to investigate an anomaly in the North American wilderness, a detective travels hundreds of years in the past and meets a young Englishman exiled to Canada in 1912 and a famous writer who lives on a moon colony but is on a book tour on Earth in 2203.
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Ocean's Echo
A stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set in the same universe as the author's hit debut, Winter's Orbit.
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Hunt the Stars
To earn enough money to keep her bounty hunting crew together, Octavia Zarola accepts a job from her sworn enemy, a ruthless former general who ignites her anger and desire, and uncovers a peace-threatening political plot.
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The Memory Librarian
Whoever controls our memories controls the future. Whether human, A.I., or other, your life and sentience was dictated by those who’d convinced themselves they had the right to decide your fate. That was until Jane 57821 decided to remember and break free.
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Illuminations
From the imagination of the author of Watchmen and V for Vendetta, eight stories full of wonder and strangeness, which take us to the fantastical underside of reality.
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Battle of the Linguist Mages
In modern day Los Angeles, a shadowy faction led by the Governor of California develops the arcane art of combat linguistics, planting the seeds of a future totalitarian empire.
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Carlota Moreau finds her carefully constructed world falling down around her as passion is ignited in the sweltering heat of the jungle where a motley group of monstrosities await.
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Lambda
Outwardly alien arrivals from a distant sea, the lambdas are genetically human. The government has noticed them. So has a whole gamut of extremist groups.
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