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All that stands between Alessa Li and freedom from Hellebore Technical Institute for the Ambitiously Gifted is a single carnage-filled rite of passage, or as the unspeakable teachers call it, dinner.

The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw
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The embittered Martian aerialist and the nonconformist live a thousand-plus years apart, in different solar systems. What, then, connects them?

A Rebel’s History of Mars by Nadia Afifi
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A foundling boy raised by a great snake becomes intrigued by a reclusive calligrapher living near the river snake and boy call home.

Numamushi by Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
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News that her supernatural aunt has been murdered upends a young woman's life.

Aunt Tigress by Emily Yu-Xuan Qin
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Calderhill Academy is one of Pittsburgh's most prestigious schools. Why then is there a murdered woman down in the basement?

A Quiet Teacher (Quiet Teacher, volume 1) by Adam Oyebanji
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A meagre inheritance tempts a starving art student back to the small town from which she fled years before, to which return is unwise.

The Dark We Know by Wen-Yi Lee
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Who is the dead woman, how was she murdered in a room locked from the inside, and what, if anything, does her death have to do with time travel?

The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
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A translator becomes a guide to a stalwart explorer history records as long dead.

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
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Bata's unique abilities make her powerful, valuable, but as she is only ten, not in any way autonomous. The adults around her are keen to take advantage.

Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh
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Cordelia Scott has a lot on her plate. Demons, she does not need.

Demons, Cordelia’s got.


Damned If You Do by Alex Brown
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A dragon-slayer dispatched to a far-off land proves too curious for their own (and their host kingdom's) good.

Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang
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Liu Lufeng has no desire to be the king's next bride but the arranged marriage might at least offer her the chance to accomplish a project close to her heart: murdering the groom.

A Palace Near The Wind (Natural Engines, volume 1) by Ai Jiang

 
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Who left the corpse in Professor Layla Rashid’s office? More importantly, why did they leave a corpse in Professor Layla Rashid’s office?

The Sufi Storyteller by Faiqa Mansab
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The gods promised Ambessa Medarda power and fame. Her rival Ta'Fik promises Ambessa an early grave. Can one determined warlord overcome divine will?

Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf by C. L. Clark
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A hard-working orphan and a royal heir seek a path around a state-imposed magic ban, only to be drafted into a war against demons.

Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, volume 1) by S. Jae-Jones
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Edie, unexpectedly paroled from prison, wants to leave crime behind. The former friend whose testimony sent Edie to prison has other plans for Edie and isn't willing to take no for an answer.

Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto

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