by Ziggy Schutz
Meercat Press/ IDG
Ziggy Schutz manages to put a great deal into a very slim book. This is a moving story of freedom, responsibility, love and how incredibly important friendships can be.
I hope there are more books coming from this wonderful writer.
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The Naming Song
Jedediah Berry
Tor/Macmillan
Sept. 24, 2024
Berry creates a world of strife - warring factions include the named and the unnamed, as well as some people who fall between those groups, while tamed ghosts do most of the labor. There is a group of dramatists who work to keep stories of the past alive. And monsters - the kind you dream of hiding under your bed. In spite of the uncertainty, real friendships do grow.
This is a complex story which I hope is the beginning of a series.
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by Douglas Westerbeke
Avid Reader Press/ S&S
Aubry Tourvel is a young Parisian girl when we meet her, in 1885, about to begin an adventure that will cover the world several times over. There will be friends, lovers, enemies and the monster that is her need for constant movement. There will also be libraries and magic. Eventually Aubrey will find that there is a method to this madness.
An involving and thoughtful novel, not be missed.
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by Kaliane Bradley
Avid Reader Press/S&S
May 7, 2024
In a near future Britain all sorts of issues arise when several people are brought back from earlier times to this present. Each revived person is assigned a "bridge", a person of this time, to help them adjust to the world they now find themselves in.
Graham Gore is a sailor from the Franklin Expedition of the 1840s (look it up, it's fascinating). He is one of the more grounded of the time travelers, and believes himself ready to face the odd events coming from all sides, and the mysterious administration of The Ministry.
Philosophy, romance, espionage and more than a bit of humor. A fun read.
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