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161) The ice orphan
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It's been 925 summers since the Jemen introduced zyme, a bioluminescent algae, into the world's ocean and unwittingly triggered an Ice Age that has consumed most of the planet. All but a handful of Jemen flew to the stars, but before they left, they recreated several extinct species that had thrived in the last Ice Age. After almost a thousand summers, the archaic hominins that struggle along the edges of massive glaciers are dwindling. All they...
162) Into the west
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, or for long. Trouble could follow on their heels at any moment, and there are too many people for Crescent Lake to support. Those who are willing to make a further trek by barge on into the West will follow him into a wilderness depopulated by war and scarred by the terrible magics of a thousand years ago and the Mage Wars. But the wilderness is not as empty...
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It's been fifty years since the crossroads caused the disappearance of Thomas Price and his wife, Alice, has been trying to find him and bring him home ever since, despite the increasing probability that he's no longer alive for her to find. Now that the crossroads have been destroyed, she's redoubling her efforts. It's time to bring him home, dead or alive."--
164) To each this world
Author
Series
DAW book collectors volume no. 1932
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Biologist Julie E. Czerneda's new standalone science fiction novel, To Each This World follows a desperate mission to reconnect with long lost sleeper ships, sent centuries earlier from Earth to settle distant worlds. A trio of Humans must work with their mysterious alien allies to rescue any descendants they can find on those worlds. Something is out there, determined to claim the cosmos for itself, and only on Earth will Humans be safe. Or will...
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans. With the wonders of the cosmos open to them, Thomas and Alice Price have returned to the most exciting place they could think of: home. But it's been a while, and they're out of step. What's more, trouble is brewing in New York, trouble that threatens both...
167) Defiance
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The 22nd book in the beloved Foreigner saga continues the adventures of diplomat Bren Cameron as he navigates the tenuous peace he has struck between human refugees and the alien atevi"--
"In the east, outright warfare has tied down the Assassins' Guild, and that region is in confusion. Ready to hand is an age-old feud in the west, where the Master of Ashidama Bay has long hated the Edi people of the north shore and equally hated the Aishidi'tat...
168) Dragonfall
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Long-banished dragons, revered as gods, return to the mortal realm in the first in this magical new epic fantasy trilogy from a bestselling author"--
169) The endless song
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Kindred Greyreach, at odds with a faction below the Sea, must use every power to forestall disaster, while, above, a boy named Flitch finds himself caught in a dangerous political crisis, and they must work together to save themselves, their loved ones, and the Forever Sea itself.
170) Gryphon in light
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Set in the beloved and bestselling world of Valdemar, this first book in a new trilogy returns to the tales of the majestic gryphons. On the border between Valdemar and the deadly Pelagirs Forest, the gryphon hero Kelvren returns from a near-fatal self-sacrifice that won him the approval of Valdemar's ground troops, but caused a diplomatic crisis. Frustrated by his lack of a hero's welcome, Kelvren is talked into helping with an expedition by his...
171) The innocent sleep
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Banished from the Kingdom by Titania, Faerie's Summer Queen, Mother of Illusions, Tybalt, King of Cats, to protect his people and his future, must find the woman he loves in a world designed to keep her from him and unmake the illusion she's trapped in.
172) Like thunder
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"This brand-new sequel to Nnedi Okorafor's Shadow Speaker contains the powerful prose and compelling stories that have made Nnedi Okorafor a star of the literary science fiction and fantasy space and put her at the forefront of Africanfuturist fiction"--
173) Shadow speaker
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Niger, West Africa, 2074 It is an era of tainted technology and mysterious mysticism. A great change has happened all over the planet, and the laws of physics aren’t what they used to be. Within all this, I introduce you to Ejii Ugabe, a child of the worst type of politician. Back when she was nine years old, she was there as her father met his end. Don’t waste your tears on him: this girl’s father would throw anyone under a bus to gain power....
175) Sleep no more
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"October is very happy with her life as the second daughter of her pureblood parents, Amandine and Simon Torquill. Born to be the changeling handmaid to her beloved sister August, she spends her days working in her family's tower, serving as August's companion, and waiting for the day when her sister sets up a household of her own. Everything is right in October's Faerie. Everything is perfect. Everything is a lie. October has been pulled from her...
176) FIRESPITTER
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An intimate glimpse into the life of a teenager whose coming of age will herald a new age for her world. Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, Firespitter is the first in the She Who Knows trilogy"--
177) Floating hotel
Author
Series
DAW book collectors volume no. 1958
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"This debut science fiction novel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family-and a mystery that spans the stars"--
Author
Series
DAW book collectors volume no. 1965
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A high octane sexy space heist from New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis, the first in a novella trilogy"--
Author
Series
DAW book collectors volume no. 1959
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"A creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance-from the perspective of the monster-by Nebula Award-winning debut author John Wiswell"--
"Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love. Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain...
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