Aliette de Bodard, Angry Robot (Random, dist.), $7.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-85766-076-3
Political intrigue and rivalry among a complex pantheon of divinities drive this well-paced murder mystery set at the height of the Aztec Empire in the late 15th century. De Bodard reintroduces the series hero Acatl, high priest of the dead,...
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Aliette de Bodard. Subterranean, $40 (96p) ISBN 978-1-59606-864-3
De Bodard revisits her far-future Xuya universe setting with this gripping novella about damaged characters driven to search for the truth. The Shadow’s Child, a sentient spaceship who was traumatized by her war experiences as a troop transport,...
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Aliette de Bodard. Subterranean, $40 (384p) ISBN 978-1-59606-952-7
These 14 deeply culture-bound tales, set in the universes of de Bodard’s Xuya and Dominion of the Fallen series, evoke heartbreak from sacrifice, the price of peace, and memories lost. “The Shipmaker” and “The Waiting Stars” tell of mindships that...
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Aliette de Bodard. Subterranean, $40 (176p) ISBN 978-1-59606-976-3
With this lush, immersive sci-fi tale, de Bodard (The House of Sundering Flames) delves into a world as gritty as it is ethereal. Vân, a tutor, hides the fact that her memory implant is a fake from her wealthy employers. The device is meant to...
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Aliette de Bodard. Tor.com, $13.99 trade paper (112p) ISBN 978-1-250-79326-3
De Bodard (Seven of Infinities) crafts a high-stakes lesbian love triangle in this tightly plotted fantasy novella. The land of Ephteria sends guns and silver to Bình Hải in exchange for a series of increasingly bold demands: first exclusive...
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Edited by Yanni Kuznia. Subterranean
(subterraneanpress.com), $20 (152p) ISBN 978-1-59606-767-7
This short anthology collects riveting fantastical stories from four of fantasy’s glowing stars. Kevin Hearne’s “Goddess at the Crossroads” is a delightful adventure in his Iron Druid world, featuring a rare trip into the past of series hero Atticus.
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Aliette de Bodard. Roc, $26.95 (416p) ISBN 978-0-451-47738-5
Nebula-winner de Bodard makes her big-house debut (following the Obsidian and Blood trilogy, published by Angry Robot) with a gripping tragedy of forlorn individuals caught up in an angelic version of the Cold War. In this rendition of history,...
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Aliette de Bodard. Ace, $27 (368p) ISBN 978-0-451-47739-2
Meddling gleefully in the affairs of devils and dragons, this affective sequel to 2015’s The House of Shattered Wings touches the heart as often as it cuts throats. In this alternate timeline, the Great War of the early 20th century was fought by...
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Aliette de Bodard. Tordotcom, $20.99 (176p) ISBN 978-1-250-32488-7
This magnificent space opera from Nebula Award winner de Bodard (A Fire Born of Exile) is simultaneously electric and heartwarming, full of breathless queer romance, shifting clan politics, and many cups of tea. Young misfits from each of the four...
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