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Ah'dan by Nikki Clarke
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeft by his soulmate and forced to watch his brothers build lives with their true loves, Ah'dan finds new promise in the beautiful eyes of a human woman, Niya. Still bound to his lehti for life, Ah'dan hopes he isn't too broken for another kind of happiness... -
The Wraith : Guerrilla Warfare by Jeffery H. Haskell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen the Hunter becomes the Hunted… Madisun Dumas is on a roll. She kicked ISO-1 out of Detroit, and then New Orleans. The people who killed her family are six feet under. Now, it’s time to go after their bosses, but not everything is as simple as it appears… Something sinister is brewing within ISO-1. Drugs, corruption, and human trafficking are all just a cover for something far more horrific... -
M Archive: After the End of the World by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollowing the innovative collection Spill, Alexis Pauline Gumbs's M Archive—the second book in a planned experimental triptych—is a series of poetic artifacts that speculatively documents the persistence of Black life following a worldwide cataclysm. Engaging with the work of the foundational Black feminist theorist M... -
Craving Carla: A Dark Vampire Romance by Tessa Stone
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world of supernatural fate, their love breaks every rule. AmariFor centuries, I've walked this earth, a vampire king with golden eyes and ancient power, waiting for the one soul destined to be mine. When I found Carla—the Mother of Spiders, feared even in Wintermoon—I knew my search was over... -
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Zahara's Alpha: A Vampire Shifter Romance by September Knight
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZahara Nightthorn is a vampire princess. She's bold, dangerous, and absolutely uninterested in the idea of mates. Vampires don’t have mates. So when the commanding and infuriatingly gorgeous Alpha Malachi "Kai" Rivers claims she’s his, she does what any self-respecting vampire would do. She runs.Kai has spent a lifetime at the top... -
Snowed In with an Exiled Alpha by Elle Madearis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter centuries without a mate, Enzo's luck is running dry. When his younger brother finds his mate first, the Orange Moon Pack turns against Enzo, resulting in his exile. Isolated and forced to begin anew, Enzo's hope is fading.For Seven, marriage means submitting to the will of a stranger... -
Horatio by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn October 15, 1979, two men take to the road, leaving their town behind, waiting for the peanut farmer president to come onto the radio to make an important announcement about the future of all mankind. In the hours leading up to the broadcast, Jamie and Harry will look back on their relationship, and what it means to live in defiance like there's no tomorrow... -
Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWin “Coal” Keegan has just landed in his latest foster home, with a big, noisy, slightly nosy family named the McKays. They seem eager to welcome Coal, but he’s wary of trusting them. So, he doesn’t tell them that he went for a walk with chalk in his pocket to cover a nearby street with his art. He doesn’t tell them that a neighbor found Coal drawing, pulled a gun on him, and fired it...Categorized as:
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Snowed In With A Beta by Elle Madearis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you think blind dates are bad, imagine your date is a werewolf. Ayira Jones doesn’t spend much time around anyone—human or werewolf—so when her date claims that they’re mates, she reacts like any person would. By panicking.Chozen isn’t looking for a mate. As firstborn to the Alpha, he’s busy training and protecting his pack as he prepares for the responsibility of a lifetime... -
Snowed In With The Grumpy Shifter by Tessa Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a car crash leaves her stranded in his cabin during a snowstorm, Maya discovers her fated mate is a grumpy shifter who's determined to never let her go. KaiI've been a lone wolf since leaving my pack, avoiding both Alphas vying for my loyalty in Shadow Wolf Creek. Then I catch her scent—sweet strawberries that drive my wolf wild... -
La invención de Morel / El gran Serafín by Adolfo Bioy Casares
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEl argentino Adolfo Bioy Casares, nacido en 1914, tiene en su haber una larga y consistente labor literaria finalmente reconocida al concedérsele el Premio Cervantes en 1990. En el presente volumen se ofrecen dos de sus obras más características, la novela La invención de Morel y la colección de cuentos cortos El gran Serafín... -
Aye, and Gomorrah by Samuel R. Delany
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA father must come to terms with his son's death in the war. In Venice an architecture student commits a crime of passion. A white southern airport loader tries to do a favor for a black northern child... -
Report from Planet Midnight by Nalo Hopkinson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInfused with feminist, Afro-Caribbean views of the science fiction and fantasy genres, this collection of offbeat and highly original works takes aim at race and racism in literature... -
Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories by Vandana Singh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn her first North American collection, Vandana Singh’s deep humanism and scientific background intersect in stories that celebrate characters who are trying to make sense of the people they meet, what they see, and the challenges they face in this world and others. In “Requiem”, a woman goes to Alaska to try and make sense of her aunt’s disappearance... -
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Dark Reflections by Samuel R. Delany
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArnold Hawley, a gay, African–American poet, has lived in NYC for most of his life. Dark Reflections traces Hawley's life in three sections — in reverse order. Part one: Hawley, at 50 years old, wins the an award for his sixth book of poems. Part two explores Hawley's unhappy marriage, while the final section recalls his college days... -
Event Factory by Renee Gladman
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA “linguist-traveler” arrives by plane to Ravicka, a city of yellow air in which an undefined crisis is causing the inhabitants to flee. Although fluent in the native language, she quickly finds herself on the outside of every experience. Things happen to her, events transpire, but it is as if the city itself, the performance of life there, eludes her... -
The Barbarian's Treasure by Eva O'Hare
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA group of friends get together for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation on a chartered cruise only to find themselves lost at sea, at least so they think. They come upon an island full of mystery, wonder, and love... -
Feeder by Patrick Weekes
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLori Fisher hunts monsters. Not with a sword or a gun, but with an interdimensional creature called Handler. Together they take down “feeders”—aliens who prey on mankind. When Lori touches a feeder, Handler’s impossibly large jaws appear and drag the beast into another dimension... -
The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad by Minister Faust
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHamza and Yehat are The Coyote Kings' best friends, one a disgruntled dishwasher and the other a video store clerk, but each brilliant in his own right. Yehat builds prototypes of space-age inventions in his spare time, while Hamza, a former English honors student who was kicked out of the university, writes lush, lyrical poems when he's not blocked--which, these days, is nearly always... -
Ancient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura Salaam
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stories in Kiini Ibura Salaam's debut collection, Ancient, Ancient, from feminist science fiction publisher Aqueduct Press, are imbued with the urgency and expansive scope of imagination that we've come to expect from the best of science fiction... -
Take Us To Your Chief And Other Stories by Drew Hayden Taylor
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA forgotten Haudenosaunee social song beams into the cosmos like a homing beacon for interstellar visitors. A computer learns to feel sadness and grief from the history of atrocities committed against First Nations. A young Native man discovers the secret to time travel in ancient petroglyphs. Drawing inspiration from science fiction legends like Arthur C... -
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 3 by James Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe crew of the Lost Light finally reach Crystal City, home to the mysterious Circle of Light, as the origins of the Knights of Cybertron are revealed in "Primus... -
The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith Something Is Killing the Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics—now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago... -
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye (2011-2016) Vol. 4 by James Roberts, Brendan Cahill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHADOWLAND CONCLUDES! And it’s the end of an era when, on pre-war CYBERTRON, enemies close in on all sides and Orion Pax—the future OPTIMUS PRIME—selects a team of AUTOBOTS to help him pull off the ultimate heist—with the fate of the planet hanging in the balance! Collects issues #12–15... -
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The Doom Patrol Omnibus by Grant Morrison, Rian Hughes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe new Doom Patrol puts itself back together after nearly being destroyed, and things start to get a lot weirder for everybody. The Chief leads Robotman, the recently formed Rebis and new member Crazy Jane against the Scissormen, part of a dangerous philosophical location that has escaped into our world and is threatening to engulf reality itself...Categorized as:
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The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 2 by James Roberts, Josh Burcham
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRatchet, Hot Rod, The Decepticon Justice Division, and Grimlock all take turns on the center stage as the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons transitions into a new phase... -
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 10 by James Roberts, Alex Milne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMegatron has rejected his past, but that doesn't keep him safe from the Decepticon Justice Division. Meanwhile, Getaway is staging a mutiny on the Lost Light, all leading to a climactic showdown, and not everyone will come out the other side. Collects issues #50-55... -
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Volume 6 by James Roberts, Alex Milne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMEGATRON assumes control of the quest to find the Knights of Cybertron—a quest that has never been so urgent, so personal, and so likely to end in tears. But, the crew of the Lost Light isn't so eager to follow his orders and, as is always the case, past decisions will come back to bite them. Collects issues #28–33... -
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 5 by James Roberts, Josh Burcham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMORE THAN MEETS THE EYE's first full-blown epic moves into high gear as RODIMUS leads his crew to the gates of heaven—or hell. But larger forces are closing in and an ancient plan is reaching fruition—and as an old friend calls time on the AUTOBOTS' quest, one thing becomes clear: the LEGISLATORS are on the march. Collects issues #17–22... -
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 7 by James Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDays of Deception begins. No conflict, no sadness, no angst. Collects issues #34-38...
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