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A Perilous Undertaking
by Deanna Raybourn
Victorian-era murder mystery, leading a woman to unravel secrets beyond the grave.
London, 1887. At the Curiosity Club, a ladies-only establishment for daring and intrepid women, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell meets the mysterious Lady Sundridge, who begs her to take on ... (Goodreads)
A Treacherous Curse
by Deanna Raybourn
Set in 19th century Egypt, a murder investigation leads to a cursed tomb and a dangerous conspiracy.
London, 1888. As colorful and unfettered as the butterflies she collects, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell can’t resist the allure of an exotic mystery—particularly one involving her ... (Goodreads)
Discount Armageddon
by Seanan McGuire
A young cryptozoologist's adventures in a supernatural underground world.
Cryptid, noun: Any creature whose existence has not yet been proven by science. See also "Monster." Cryptozoologist, noun: Any person who thinks hunting for cryptids is a good idea. See also "idiot." ... (Goodreads)
Etiquette & Espionage
by Gail Carriger
An orphaned teen discovers a secret world of manners and espionage while attending a finishing school.
Like the Parasol Protectorate books, Etiquette & Espionage is set in an alternate history version of Victorian era Britain where supernatural creatures such as vampires and werewolves are part of ... (Wikipedia)
Meddling Kids
by Edgar Cantero
A group of former teen detectives reunite to solve a case they couldn't solve as kids, but find something much more sinister.
1990 . The teen detectives once known as the Blyton Summer Detective Club (of Blyton Hills, a small mining town in the Zoinx River Valley in Oregon) are all grown up and haven't seen each other since ... (Goodreads)
xxxHolic, Vol. 1
by CLAMP
High school student Watanuki can see spirits and is drawn into the mysterious world of the witch Yuko, who grants wishes for a price.
Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yuuko, who claims she can help. In desperation, he accepts, but realizes ... (Goodreads)
The Night Masquerade
by Nnedi Okorafor
The final installment of the Binti trilogy, as she returns to Earth to face her family and the traditions she left behind.
The Night Masquerade received a starred review from Booklist . It recommended reading Binti" and Home first, but went on to praise Okorafor's "painterly imagery" to reach a satisfying ending to the ... (Wikipedia)
Practical Magic
by Alice Hoffman
Two sisters discover their magical powers, learning to use them responsibly.
*25th Anniversary Edition*—with a New Introduction by the Author!,The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from the, New York Times, bestselling author of, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Hangman's Daughter
by Oliver Pötzsch
In 17th century Bavaria, a hangman and a physician's daughter team up to solve a series of murders.
Magdalena, the clever and headstrong daughter of Bavarian hangman Jakob Kuisl, lives with her father outside the village walls and is destined to be married off to another hangman’s son—except that ... (Goodreads)
Home
by Nnedi Okorafor
A Nigerian-American girl with magical abilities returns to Nigeria to discover her roots and confront a dangerous family legacy.
It’s been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she abandoned her family in the dawn of a new ... (Goodreads)
The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin
A world where seismic and magical disasters ravage the land, and a woman's journey to save humanity.
In a prologue, an extraordinarily powerful orogene discusses the sad state of the world and laments the oppression of his race. He then uses his enormous power to fracture the entire continent along ... (Wikipedia)
The Keeper of Lost Things
by Ruth Hogan
A story of finding solace and connection through lost memories and objects.
A charming, clever, and quietly moving debut novel of of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries that explores the promises we make and break, losing and finding ourselves, the objects that hold ... (Goodreads)
The Collapsing Empire
by John Scalzi
A daring adventure to save humanity's future in a universe connected by portals.
The Interdependency is a thousand-year-old human empire of 48 star systems connected by the Flow, a network of "streams" allowing faster-than-light travel . Each stream is one way and has an entry ... (Wikipedia)
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
A portal fantasy exploring the stories of children who have ventured through magical doorways and returned to the mundane world.
Rarely, children may find doorways which transport them to other worlds. As a child, Nancy found a doorway that led her to the land of the dead, based on the story of Persephone and Hades . When she ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Nimona
by Noelle Stevenson
A shapeshifting sidekick helps a villainous knight take on a powerful kingdom.
The graphic novel debut from rising star ND Stevenson, based on his beloved and critically acclaimed web comic, which Slate awarded its Cartoonist Studio Prize, calling it "a deadpan epic." Nemeses! ... (Goodreads)
The Time Between
by Karen White
A woman returns to her childhood home to uncover family secrets and heal old wounds. A story of love, loss, and redemption.
A stunning new novel of betrayal and forgiveness from, The New York Times, bestselling author. Thirty-four-year-old Eleanor Murray is consumed with guilt for causing the accident that paralyzed her ... (Goodreads)
Loki: Where Mischief Lies
by Mackenzi Lee
Follow the young Loki as he navigates his way through Asgard and Jotunheim, discovering secrets and forging his own path.
An instant, New York Times, best seller! , *"This deft, nuanced examination of identity, destiny, and agency is a surprisingly tender addition to the Marvel canon."—,Kirkus Reviews, starred review , ... (Barnes & Noble)
Men at Arms
by Terry Pratchett
A group of misfits join forces to save a kingdom from a sinister plot.
Edward d'Eath, an Assassin and son of a down-and-out noble family, becomes convinced that the restoration of the Ankh-Morpork monarchy will solve the social change in the city which he blames for his ... (Wikipedia)
Equal Rites
by Terry Pratchett
Mage battles gender prejudice to prove that girls can wield magic too.
The wizard Drum Billet knows that he will soon die and travels to a place where an eighth son of an eighth son is about to be born. This signifies that the child is destined to become a wizard ; on ... (Wikipedia)
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
A mysterious journey through a hidden realm of London, filled with danger and unexpected allies.
Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew and his trials and tribulations in London. At the start of the story, he is a young businessman, recently moved from Scotland and with a normal life ahead. ... (Wikipedia)
Sawkill Girls
by Claire Legrand
Three girls on an island where girls have been disappearing for decades. A haunting tale of friendship, power, and the monsters that lurk within us.
“Reader, hang on for dear life. Sawkill Girls is a wild, gorgeous, and rich coming-of-age story about complicity, female camaraderie, and power.” —Sarah Gailey, author of River of Teeth “An eerie, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Lost and Found Sisters
by Jill Shalvis
After the death of her sister, Quinn discovers a family secret that leads her to a new life and unexpected love.
They say life can change in an instant…, ,, After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, chef Quinn Weller is finally getting her life back on track. She appears to have it all: a loving ... (Barnes & Noble)
Fall of Night
by Rachel Caine
A small town is quarantined after a deadly virus outbreak, and a group of survivors must fight to stay alive against both the infected and the power-hungry leaders.
THANKS TO ITS UNIQUE COMBINATION OF HUMAN AND VAMPIRE RESIDENTS, MORGANVILLE, TEXAS, IS A SMALL COLLEGE TOWN WITH BIG-TIME PROBLEMS. WHEN STUDENT CLAIRE DANVERS GETS THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE LIFE ON ... (Goodreads)
Batgirl, Volume 1: The Darkest Reflection
by Gail Simone
Barbara Gordon returns as Batgirl, facing a new villain who knows her every move. Can she overcome her own doubts and fears to save Gotham?
As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, Barbara Gordon is finally back as Batgirl! The nightmare-inducing brute known as Mirror is destroying the lives of Gotham City ... (Goodreads)
Bitter Blood
by Rachel Caine
A young girl discovers she is a vampire and must navigate the dangerous world of vampire politics and power struggles.
For years, the human and vampire residents of Morganville, Texas, have managed to co-exist in peace. But now that the threat to the vampires has been defeated, the human residents are learning that ... (Goodreads)
The Unidentified Redhead
by Alice Clayton
A 30-something actress moves to LA and falls for a younger, struggling actor. They navigate their age difference and Hollywood's ups and downs.
The first in, USA TODAY, bestselling author Alice Clayton’s Redhead series is a playful and erotic romance between an aspiring actress and Hollywood’s hottest new leading man. When Grace Sheridan ... (Goodreads)
The Man With a Load of Mischief
by Martha Grimes
A murder mystery set in a quaint English village, where secrets and lies unravel as the investigation progresses.
At the Man with a Load of Mischief, they found the dead body stuck in a keg of beer. At the Jack and Hammer, another body was stuck out on the beam of the pub’s sign, replacing the mechanical man who ... (Goodreads)
The Old Fox Deceiv'd
by Martha Grimes
A murder mystery set in a quaint English village, where Inspector Jury must solve the case before the killer strikes again.
It is a chilly and foggy Twelfth Night, wild with North Sea wind, when a bizarre murder disturbs the outward piece of Rackmoor, a tiny Yorkshire fishing village with a past that proves a tangled maze ... (Goodreads)
The Dark Days Club
by Alison Goodman
In Regency London, Lady Helen discovers she is a Reclaimer, destined to fight supernatural beings. But can she balance her duty and society's expectations?
London, April 1812. On the eve of eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall’s presentation to the queen, one of her family’s housemaids disappears-and Helen is drawn into the shadows of Regency London. ... (Goodreads)
