Adventure

The Fragile Threads of Power opens with a whirlwind of new character introductions, each chapter presenting a new setting and point of view, initially unrelated to the others.

“Written with his usual humor and panache, Tress of the Emerald Sea is an engaging story that brings another Cosmere magic system to Sanderson’s collection of adventures.”

“This is old-school epic fantasy at its best . . .”

Blake Crouch books follow a formula, of sorts: A suburban man with a family is swept up into a technological crisis that puts him on the run, alone against desperate odds, trying to save the world

“Few books strike that balance so well, delivering laughter and smiles inside a story that feels like it matters. . . .

“The time of someone’s death doesn’t exist until Sapere Aude calculates it, forcing the waveform to collapse. ‘You do the math, and it makes the math come true.’”

Fugitive Telemetry is the sixth installment in the Murderbot Diaries series, and it’s one of the better ones.

Tim Fielder’s book Infinitum tells the story of Aja Oba, an ancient African king who steals the son of his concubine and is cursed with immortality in revenge.

“With affable characters intelligently written, it is the world-building that sets this book apart from the usual fare.”

“Finna is a great story. It’s engaging, sometimes wrenching, and a complete epic in miniature.”

Matt Ruff’s novels are an eclectic tour through contemporary speculative fiction and horror. Ruff has a real affinity for identifying crucial culture influences and shaping stories around them.

“an entertainingly vivid, blood-soaked, sexually charged page turner.”