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Saga, Volume 4
by Brian K. Vaughan
Intergalactic war between two species, as one family attempts to protect their child from the conflict.
The #1, New York Times, bestseller returns! Visit new planets, meet new adversaries, and explore a very new direction as Hazel becomes a toddler, while her family struggles to stay on their feet., ... (Barnes & Noble)
Saga, Volume 1
by Brian K. Vaughan
A young family from opposite sides of a galactic war fight to survive and protect their newborn child.
Each issue of Saga is titled with a numerical Chapter, such as "Chapter 1" for the debut issue. Every six chapters comprise a story arc designated as a "Volume" and are reprinted as trade paperbacks. ... (Wikipedia)
Saga, Volume 5
by Brian K. Vaughan
Intergalactic war between two opposing species, testing the limits of family loyalty.
Multiple storylines collide in this cosmos-spanning new volume. While,Gwendolyn and Lying Cat risk everything to find a cure for The Will, Marko makes an uneasy alliance with Prince Robot IV to find ... (Barnes & Noble)
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
by Marjorie M. Liu
In a world of magic and war, a young woman with a dark past seeks revenge and uncovers secrets about her own identity.
Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, ... (Goodreads)
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
by G. Willow Wilson
A teenage girl discovers her superpowers and struggles to balance her heroic and personal lives.
Marvel Comics presents the new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City — until she's suddenly empowered ... (Goodreads)
Season of Mists
by Neil Gaiman
A supernatural journey through various mythologies and realms, a quest to reclaim a lost soul.
This collection begins with an Endless family meeting, wherein Desire taunts Morpheus about his intolerant treatment of a former lover, the African queen 'Nada' ("Nada" is "Nothing" in Spanish ), ... (Wikipedia)
Akata Witch
by Nnedi Okorafor
A magical journey of self-discovery, learning to use powers to help save the world.
Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue was born in America yet lives in Nigeria. She is Black and albino. She's a great athlete, yet she can't go out in the sun to play soccer. Sunny then discovers that she ... (Wikipedia)
Brief Lives
by Neil Gaiman
A journey of self-reflection as a man discovers the power of stories and their ability to shape our lives.
Dream's youngest sister, the loopy Delirium, convinces him to go on a quest for their missing brother, Destruction. But Dream may learn that the cost of finding his prodigal sibling is more than he ... (Goodreads)
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed
by G. Willow Wilson
A teenage super hero learns to juggle her everyday life and extraordinary powers.
Kamala faces a new, terrifying threat: Excessive feelings! Love is in the air in Jersey City as Valentine’s Day arrives! Kamala Khan may not be allowed to go to the school dance, but Ms. Marvel is! ... (Goodreads)
Habibi
by Craig Thompson
A love story between a young man and woman within the context of Middle Eastern culture.
From the internationally acclaimed author of, Blankets , a highly anticipated new graphic novel. Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the ... (Goodreads)
The Kindly Ones
by Neil Gaiman
A dark fantasy featuring a morally ambiguous protagonist on a quest to save his family.
The Penultimate volume to the phenomenal Sandman series: distraught by the kidnapping and presumed death of her son, and believing Morpheus to be responsible, Lyta Hall calls the ancient wrath of the ... (Goodreads)
Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor
A journey of self-discovery for a young African girl as she confronts xenophobia, racism, and alien cultures.
A young woman named Binti is the first member of the Himba ethnic group on Earth (closely modeled on the Himba people ) , to be accepted into the prestigious intergalactic university Oomza Uni. Upon ... (Wikipedia)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
by Seth Dickinson
A young woman's struggle to free her homeland from oppressive foreign rule.
Tomorrow, on the beach, Baru Cormorant will look up from the sand of her home and see red sails on the horizon. The Empire of Masks is coming, armed with coin and ink, doctrine and compass, soap and ... (Goodreads)
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
A post-apocalyptic story of survival, hope, and the power of community.
This highly acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from award-winning author Octavia E. Butler "pairs well with, 1984, or, The Handmaid's Tale," (John Green,, New York Times,)–now with a ... (Barnes & Noble)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.
It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)
Secret History
by Brandon Sanderson
A group of magicians battle a mysterious evil force threatening their world.
After being killed by the Lord Ruler, Kelsier meets Preservation as he is about to pass on to the spiritual realm. Kelsier refuses to do so and races to the Well of Ascension at the heart of the Lord ... (Wikipedia)
Mort
by Terry Pratchett
A Discworld fantasy novel about a young man's journey to save a princess from a magical kingdom.
As a teenager, Mort has a personality and temperament that makes him unsuited to the family farming business. Mort's father Lezek takes him to a local hiring fair in the hope that Mort will land an ... (Wikipedia)
Blankets
by Craig Thompson
A young man's journey of faith, love, and growing up in a rural Wisconsin town.
Wrapped in the landscape of a blustery Wisconsin winter, Blankets explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers. ... (Goodreads)
Deadly Class, Volume 1: Reagan Youth
by Rick Remender
Marcus Lopez, a homeless teenager, is recruited into a secret school for assassins. He must navigate the dangerous world of high school while learning to kill.
It’s 1987. Marcus Lopez hates school. His grades suck. The jocks are hassling his friends. He can’t focus in class. But the jocks are the children of Joseph Stalin’s top assassin, the teachers are ... (Goodreads)
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 4: Last Days
by G. Willow Wilson
A superhero's journey of self-discovery and finding her place in the world.
From the moment Kamala put on her costume, she's been challenged. But nothing has prepared her for this: the last days of the Marvel Universe. Lucky she's got the help of Carol "Captain Marvel" ... (Goodreads)
Akira, Vol. 1
by Katsuhiro Otomo
A post-apocalyptic tale of two teenage biker gangs, battling for control of a mysterious power.
On December 6, 1982 (1992 in the English version), a nuclear explosion destroys Tokyo and starts World War III . By 2019 (2030 in the English version), a new city called Neo-Tokyo has been built on ... (Wikipedia)
The Three-Body Problem
by Liu Cixin
A science fiction novel exploring the consequences of first contact with an alien civilization.
The story takes place in flash-forwards, flashbacks, and the present time. Below is a chronological plotline. During the Cultural Revolution , Ye Wenjie, an astrophysics graduate from Tsinghua ... (Wikipedia)
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler
A post-apocalyptic tale of survival, exploring themes of faith and power.
Parable of the Talents is told from the points of view of Lauren Oya Olamina and her daughter Larkin Olamina/Asha Vere. The novel consists of journal entries by Lauren and passages by Asha Vere. Four ... (Wikipedia)
Akata Warrior
by Nnedi Okorafor
Sunny Nwazue continues her journey as a Leopard Person, fighting against a powerful and evil force threatening her community.
A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. As she began to develop her magical powers, Sunny learned that she had been chosen to lead ... (Goodreads)
Anya's Ghost
by Vera Brosgol
A young girl's adventure of self-discovery, finding friendship with a mysterious ghost.
Annushka Borzakovskaya , (Anya) is a Russian émigré living in the United States with her mother and brother (Sasha). Unpopular at her New England , private school, Anya skips school and walks through ... (Wikipedia)
The Apocalypse Suite
by Gerard Way
A dark, mysterious exploration of a post-apocalyptic world, told through comics and music.
The first issue, "The Day the Eiffel Tower Went Berserk", was released on September 19, 2007. The inside front cover features notes made by Sir Reginald Hargreeves on his seven adopted children, ... (Wikipedia)
Seconds
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
A woman's journey of self-improvement, with the help of a mysterious restaurant with magical powers.
Katie is the founding owner of a popular restaurant named Seconds. Katie inhabits a room in Seconds and is woken up one night by a mysterious, white-haired girl named Lis, who gives Katie a notepad, ... (Wikipedia)
The Churn
by James S.A. Corey
A rag-tag crew on a mission to save humanity from an ancient alien threat.
From New York Times bestselling author James S.A. Corey... Before his trip to the stars, before the Rocinante , Amos Burton was confined to a Baltimore where crime paid you or killed you. Unless the ... (Goodreads)
Uprooted
by Naomi Novik
A young woman's battle to save her home from a magical force, while uncovering secrets of her past.
“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human ... (Goodreads)
The Dark Forest
by Liu Cixin
Humanity faces a daunting challenge when an alien race threatens the existence of our species.
This is the second novel in "Remembrance of Earth’s Past", the near-future trilogy written by the China's multiple-award-winning science fiction author, Cixin Liu. In The Dark Forest , Earth is ... (Goodreads)
