Books like 'Uncanny Magazine Issue 34: May/June 2020'
Readers who enjoyed Uncanny Magazine Issue 34: May/June 2020 by Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Jennifer Marie Brissett, Arkady Martine, Emma Törzs, Meg Elison, A.T. Greenblatt, Sonya Taaffe, Suzanne Walker, Ali Trotta, Valerie Valdes, T.K. Lê, Roshani Chokshi, Kelly Lagor, Fran Wilde, Ada Palmer & Khairani Barokka also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Die Welt wird brennen by Lena Kiefer
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHoffnung ist stärker als Hass, Liebe ist stärker als FurchtDie 18-jährige Ophelia Scale lebt im England einer nicht zu fernen Zukunft, in dem Technologie per Gesetz vom Regenten verboten ist. Die technikbegeisterte und mutige Kämpferin Ophelia hat sich dem Widerstand angeschlossen und wird auserkoren, sich beim royalen Geheimdienst zu bewerben... -
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Naslouchač by Petra Stehlíková
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOriginální česká fantasy z fascinujícího temného světa.Po Velké válce je svět rozdělen na dvě části, jedna je obyvatelná a druhá je zamořená jedovatými plyny. Obyvatelnou polovinu chrání štít, který čerpá energii ze zvláštního nerostu zvaného sklenit. V blízkosti štítu žije národ sklenařů, kteří jako jediní dovedou sklenit těžit. Platí však za to vysokou daň... -
![Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros]()
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDon’t miss the explosive new sequel to Rebecca Yarros’s bestselling hit, Fourth Wing... -
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Painkiller by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSienna Nealon has spent the last several years of her life working for the US government, policing people with powers beyond those of a normal human. Now she's come to the end of her government career, forced out by the powers that be...but not before she's called to Chicago to investigate one final murder. Then another... -
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![Vengeful by Robert J. Crane]()
Vengeful by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFor months, Sienna Nealon has been targeted by enemies that have hounded her at every turn, destroyed her reputation, and finally, struck at those dearest to her. Operating from the shadows, this mysterious group has never dared to show their faces in their quest for revenge against her. Until now... -
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Tormented by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSienna Nealon is a woman with powers far beyond those of a normal human. As head of the unit in charge of policing others with abilities like hers, she has fought more battles than even she can count. But after a case gone bad, Sienna ends up suspended from her job, cooling her heels on Bayscape Island, a picturesque town in southern Lake Superior, seeking a peace that she finds illusive...Categorized as:
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![Sea Change by Robert J. Crane]()
Sea Change by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen Kat Forrest is nearly killed in Los Angeles by a man with powers and a mysterious grudge, Sienna Nealon doesn't think twice before coming to save the day. But as the threat grows nearer, old tensions between Sienna and Kat rise to the surface, and caught in the middle is Scott Byerly, a former flame of both of them... -
![Grounded by Robert J. Crane]()
Grounded by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSienna Nealon is a member of an endangered species. One of the last remaining people with powers beyond those of a normal human, she has taken it upon herself to police the survivors and keep them in line with human laws. When trouble erupts in Atlanta, Georgia, it looks like it may be just another everyday problem for Sienna... -
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Nemesis by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe 27th Sienna Nealon Book and the earth-shattering finale to the Scotland Trilogy... -
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![Red Queen 4-Book Collection: Books 1-4 by Victoria Aveyard]()
Red Queen 4-Book Collection: Books 1-4 by Victoria Aveyard
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsVictoria aveyard red queen series 4 books collection set includes titles in this set :- red queen, glass sword, king's cage, war storm [hardcover]. Description:- Red Queen The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change... -
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Bermuda Triangle Blues by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew city, new chuckleheads in need of a lesson. The battles in New Orleans are all about power struggles elsewhere, and it’s time for Cali to discover the source. It’s time for her and Fyre to visit New Atlantis and find out what the fuss is all about.Both gangs in the Crescent City are fighting for control, with Cali and her friends in the middle...Categorized as:
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![Reckoning by Jena Leigh]()
Reckoning by Jena Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlexandra Parker came home from the past only to find herself in the middle of an underground war—one that could affect the fate of Variants everywhere. Fighting an all-powerful government agency is tough enough, but when a secret from John Grayson’s past comes back to haunt them all, the group’s united front begins to crumble...Categorized as:
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![A Boy Called Hawk by Kate Stradling]()
A Boy Called Hawk by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen four gifted children escape from the government-run Prometheus Institute, it's up to their classmate, 10-year-old Oliver Dunn, to bring them back. Unfortunately for him, Hawk, Hummer, Honey, and Happy West did not leave on a whim, and they have no intention of returning quietly... -
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![Steelheart Chapter Sampler by Brandon Sanderson]()
Steelheart Chapter Sampler by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first five chapters of Brandon's Sanderson's upcoming novel. Summary: At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers, and now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners-the only people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny... -
![ALABAMA FALL 2 by Katy Light, Boyd Craven Jr.]()
ALABAMA FALL 2 by Katy Light, Boyd Craven Jr.
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet ready to immerse yourself in the thrilling world of Alabama Fall 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Katy Light's exciting first book.After being stranded on the highway while trailering their horses during an EMP attack and the subsequent Long Ride Home, Violet and her children face even more challenges as they try to settle into a new way of life without power...Categorized as:
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![ALABAMA FALL: The Long Ride Home by Katy Light, Boyd Craven Jr.]()
ALABAMA FALL: The Long Ride Home by Katy Light, Boyd Craven Jr.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMany of you reading in this world have asked for it, so here Katy Light brings you a compelling, completely non-military tale of a single mother suddenly faced with a world where nothing is easy. The simple things she used to take for granted seem just out of reach and people no longer act as expected...Categorized as:
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![The Book of Three by Diana G. Gallagher, Paul Ruditis]()
The Book of Three by Diana G. Gallagher, Paul Ruditis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA first-ever, completely authorized guide to Aaron Spelling's sexy, supernatural hit series features a series overview, character profiles, interviews, and fun facts about all things Charmed... -
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Blackout by Nina Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrembling in the wake of devastating treachery, can the Loxely sisters finally bring down the Royals? United in the cause of saving their kingdom and bringing their family back together, Jessa and Sasha will face their greatest tests yet. Jessa's wedding is coming at her faster than she can stop it, but it's Sasha who is running out of time... -
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Goblin Queen by D.L. Harrison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKatrina baker is a super and she was banished just three weeks ago to a world of gods, magic, and evil races. A place without plumbing, electricity, Facebook, and lattes. Things have moved fast, and she’s managed to handle two very serious problems for the goddess, and things slow down enough for her to process everything, including a reunion with her fiancé Gerard... -
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Elven Blight by D.L. Harrison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKatrina baker is a super and she was banished just two weeks ago to a world of gods, magic, and evil races. A place without plumbing, electricity, Facebook, or lattes. A lot had changed in those two weeks, and she’s already saved the world once, or the human part of it anyway... -
![The Once-Dead Girl (Shapechanger Tales) by Laer Carroll]()
The Once-Dead Girl (Shapechanger Tales) by Laer Carroll
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCheerleader Bethany Rossiter dies the day before she becomes 16. She comes back to life with superhuman powers. She remembers that in her brother's comic books superheroes come to be feared and hated no matter what good deeds they do. She tries to lead a normal life.But little by little fate conspires against this course. Bad things happen that only she can make right... -
![CINCINNATI FALL 3 by D.J. Cooper, Boyd Craven Jr.]()
CINCINNATI FALL 3 by D.J. Cooper, Boyd Craven Jr.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo months after the attack that changed their lives forever, Amanda and Jonah are more determined than ever to build a community that comes together for the safety and security of all. They navigate real-world issues amidst apocalyptic dangers and obstacles to find out that friends can exist in the apocalypse... -
![The Selection Stories: The Queen & The Favorite by Kiera Cass]()
The Selection Stories: The Queen & The Favorite by Kiera Cass
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOn December 31st Kiera confirmed that this book won't be released, instead everything will be published in the happily ever after companion book in octoberhttp://www.kieracass.com/home/2014/12.. -
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![Chosen by Shade Owens]()
Chosen by Shade Owens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne dose is all it takes to become immortal.Every year, a lottery is held for the hard-working people of Lutum.The prize? Eternal life.And everyone wants it. Well, everyone except for seventeen-year-old Silverstasia Blackwood. She doesn't think it's fair that the rich get to live luxurious lives, while the people of Lutum are enslaved, forced to work hard every day to support the immortals... -
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Ward by Wildbow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis work is a sequel, the events following that of the web serial Worm. It is not meant to be read in isolation, and would-be readers should check out the prior work first.Synopsis:The unwritten rules that govern the fights and outright wars between ‘capes’ have been amended: everyone gets their second chance...Categorized as:
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![CINCINNATI FALL by D.J. Cooper, Boyd Craven Jr.]()
CINCINNATI FALL by D.J. Cooper, Boyd Craven Jr.
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the blink of an eye it all ended.When Amanda Thomlin finds herself face to face with the reality that she may never see her mother again, the overwhelming uncertainty nearly immobilizes her. A kind father figure steps up and takes her under his protection, bringing her into his family... -
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Silver World by Cliff McNish
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMillions huddle in Coldharbour, waiting for the huge and terrifying Roar. Milo, the silver child, is the first line of the Earth’s defence. Under his wings, Helen probes the Roar’s mind, while the twins, Emily and Freda, struggle to free the mysterious Protector. Walter’s task is the hardest of all - keeping the others alive for long enough to find a weapon to defeat the Roar... -
![Faceless by Jus Accardo]()
Faceless by Jus Accardo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Brandt Cross, and I died. Again… I'm living in the body of a Six named Douglass Cain, a certifiable scumbag whose ability is on Zendean Industries—AKA Denazen's—most wanted list. There’s some serious bad going down, and Ginger, the leader of the Underground, sent me undercover to obtain information because people are dying... -
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The Cost For Surviving by W.J. May
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs it really living when you spend your life in a cage… The wait is over, the dust has settled, and the captives have finally been claimed. Elise thought the deadly game was finished, but the more time she spends in the palace, the more she begins to fear the real game has only just begun. In the aftermath of the ceremony, each of the friends try to adjust to their new life... -
![Love and other Nightmares by Jessica Gadziala]()
Love and other Nightmares by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings* “Love and other Nightmares” is a romantic and steamy short story with a HEA *You’d think a global zombie apocalypse and watching everyone you know get brutally murdered, leaving you the only living person in town, would be the worst thing that could happen to a girl.But, as it turns out, things could get worse.Like finally running into another living, breathing, non-brain-eating soul... -
![Virus Attack by Andy Briggs]()
Virus Attack by Andy Briggs
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe villain Basilisk is back, and his nefarious plan to infiltrate Hero.com and take it offline has worked-leaving Toby, Pete, Lorna, and Emily as the only Downloaders left on the planet! It's up to the four friends to stop Basilisk before his computer virus completely destroys the Hero Foundation . .Categorized as:
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![The Wild Girls by Ursula K. Le Guin]()
The Wild Girls by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWinner of: Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, National Book Foundation Newly revised and presented here in book form for the first time, this Nebula Award-winning story tells of two captive "dirt children" in a society of sword and silk, whose determination to find a glimpse of justice leads to a violent and loving end... -
![The Last Superheroes by Logan Jacobs]()
The Last Superheroes by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe bad guys won.Earth’s most powerful superheroes are dead, and the victorious supervillains have taken over the planet and are systematically killing those with the super-gene to prevent anyone who can oppose their ironclad rule from ever rising up against their totalitarian rule... -
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Silver City by Cliff McNish
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the desolate reaches of space, the Roar has smelled the children of Earth and her hunger knows no bounds. Children from all over the world are rushing to Coldharbour. Here, Milo, a silver boy the size of cities, has emerged as the first great defender against the Roar. But where will the second generation come from?Six special children hold the key, but their strength is dwindling... -
![The Ethereal Vision by Liam Donnelly]()
The Ethereal Vision by Liam Donnelly
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJane has always suppressed her dormant paranormal abilities: telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis. The only significant thing that she connects them to is a devastating accident that occurred in her childhood... -
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Wordless by AdriAnne Strickland
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The Gods made their Words into flesh, giving privileged individuals the powers of creation...”In Eden City, a member of the illiterate wordless class would never dream of meeting the all-powerful Words ... much less of running away with one... -
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Mind Games by Teri Terry
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLuna is a no-hoper with a secret: in a world of illusion, she can see what is real. But can she see the truth before it is too late? Luna has always been able to exist in virtual and real worlds at the same time, a secret she is warned to keep. She hides her ability by being a Refuser: excluded by choice from the virtual spheres others inhabit... -
![Twelve Fair Kingdoms by Suzette Haden Elgin]()
Twelve Fair Kingdoms by Suzette Haden Elgin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe answer to a Challengeis a Quest,and if you want to stop Mischiefthen Magic is... -
![How to Move Spheres and Influence People by Marko Kloos]()
How to Move Spheres and Influence People by Marko Kloos
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpowered people in an alternate history. In Marko Kloos's short story "How to Move Spheres and Influence People" an outcast learns how to fit in at her school and much more...T. K. hates a lot of things, but at the moment, it's how she becomes the #1 target during dodgeball at gym...Categorized as:
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![Shine Light by Marianne de Pierres]()
Shine Light by Marianne de Pierres
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIxion. The island of ever-night. If she had a choice, Naif wouldn’t go back. But her friends will die if she doesn’t find a cure for the badges that are slowly killing them, and her brother is there, fighting against the Ripers who hold everyone in thrall. And Naif has knowledge that might save them all.First she must solve the mystery of Ixion’s eternal night... -
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Alchemist Academy Book 1 by Matt Ryan
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAllie Norton never believed she was anyone special, why would she? She was an outsider on all accounts, even her stepfamily didn't want her. But when Allie meets her new next door neighbor, Mark Duval, he opens her eyes to the hidden world of alchemy.When a recruiter for the Alchemist's Academy comes calling, Allie is more than thrilled to answer... -
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The Dissent by Leah Vernon
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom author Leah Vernon comes the action-packed second installment in the Union series about a young woman’s battle for power in a racially divided futuristic world.A thousand years into the future, a Black elite class reigns while the underclass toils at their feet. With her society’s future hanging in the balance, young Avi Jore enters into an arranged marriage...Categorized as:
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Damselfly by Jennie Bates
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 2065, the Lilliput Project created Lina - the first six-inch-tall winged girl - as the solution to a worldwide energy and food crisis. Isolated in a compound amidst the forests of Denmark, Lina has grown up aware of only one purpose: learn how to survive in a world filled with hawks, bumblebees, and loneliness... -
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![Flames Like Vines by Sara Raasch]()
Flames Like Vines by Sara Raasch
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a companion story to ICE LIKE FIRE, the sequel to SNOW LIKE ASHES. It parallels the beginning events of ICE LIKE FIRE."She was part of Summer, and Summer was part of her, and this land wouldn't abandon her too."Ceridwen Preben, princess of Summer, has spent her life plotting against her brother, Simon, the Summerian king... -
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True Fire by Gary Meehan
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSixteen-year-old Megan is pregnant. As she prepares to tell her family, the unthinkable happens. Her village is razed by soldiers: her grandfather murdered, her twin sister taken. On a desperate mission to rescue her beloved Gwyneth, Megan discovers a terrifying truth - that the destruction of her old life is inextricably linked to her unborn child... -
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Beginnings by Logan Byrne
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if a single touch could change your fate forever? What if moving to a new school meant your entire world would be turned upside down? Juliet LaVoe is a normal 17-year-old girl with a not-so-normal life. She lives in a world where vampires, werewolves, and androidians roam the streets as the tyrannical government attempts to capture and exterminate them... -
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The Girl Born of Smoke by Jessica Billings
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Aurora is thrust into a world torn apart by war, she realizes she is the magically gifted child everyone is searching for. Haunted by the guilt of her sister's accidental death and terrified of being found out, she swears never to use her powers. But all that changes when her best friend is mistaken as the wizard and kidnapped...
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