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    LitStack Review: Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

    by Sharon Browning 16 May, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 16 May, 2017

    Borne Jeff VanderMeer Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date:  April 25, 2017 ISBN 978-0-3741-1524-1 Jeff…

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    LitStack Review: The Wanderers by Meg Howrey

    by Sharon Browning 10 April, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 10 April, 2017

    The WanderersMeg HowreyG. P. Putnam’s SonsRelease Date:  March 14, 2017ISBN 978-0-3995-7473-4 This book…wow. I read…

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    LitStack Review: The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley

    by Sharon Browning 29 March, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 29 March, 2017

    The Stars Are Legion Kameron Hurley Saga Press Release Date:  February 7, 2017 ISBN 978-1-4814-4793-5…

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    LitStack Review – A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky

    by Sharon Browning 9 March, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 9 March, 2017

    A City DreamingDaniel PolanskyRegan ArtsRelease Date:  October 4, 2016ISBN 978-1-68245-038-3 I knew nothing of author…

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    LitStack Review – All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

    by Sharon Browning 6 March, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 6 March, 2017

    All Our Wrong TodaysElan MastaiPenguin Random House LLCRelease Date:  February 7, 2017ISBN 978-1-1019-8513-7 Most of…

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    LitStack Review: High Stakes – A Wild Cards Novel edited by George R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass

    by Sharon Browning 8 February, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 8 February, 2017

    High Stakes:  A Wild Cards NovelGeorge R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass, editorsTor BooksRelease…

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    LitStack Review: The Burning Light by Bradley P. Beaulieu and Rob Ziegler

    by Sharon Browning 10 January, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 10 January, 2017

    The Burning Light Bradley P. Beaulieu and Rob Ziegler Tor.com Release Date:  November 1, 2016…

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    LitStack Review: Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

    by Sharon Browning 3 January, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 3 January, 2017

    Throne of the Crescent Moon Saladin Ahmed DAW Books Release Date:  February 7, 2012 ISBN…

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    LitStack Review: The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville

    by Sharon Browning 19 December, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 19 December, 2016

    The Last Days of New Paris China Miéville Del Rey Release Date:  August 9, 2016…

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    LitStack Review: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

    by Sharon Browning 30 November, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 30 November, 2016

    Crooked Kingdom Leigh Bardugo Henry Holt and Co. Release Date:  September 27, 2016 ISBN 978-1-62779-213-4…

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    LitStack Review: After Atlas by Emma Newman

    by Sharon Browning 29 November, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 29 November, 2016

    After Atlas Emma Newman Roc Release Date:  November 8, 2016 ISBN 978-0-425282-40-3 Last year, Emma…

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    LitStack Review – Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal

    by Sharon Browning 1 November, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 1 November, 2016

    Ghost TalkersMary Robinette KowalTor BooksRelease Date:  August 16, 2016ISBN 978-0-7653-7825-5 Mary Robinette Kowal is the…

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    LitStack Review – Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

    by Sharon Browning 4 October, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 4 October, 2016

    Dark MatterBlake CrouchPublisher:  CrownRelease Date:  July 26, 2016ISBN 978-1-101-90422-0 When you read in an author’s…

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    LitStack Review: Steeplejack by A. J. Hartley

    by Sharon Browning 8 September, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 8 September, 2016

    Steeplejack A. J. Hartley Tor Teen Release Date:  June 14, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8342-6 Multiculturalism is…

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    LitStack Review: The Race by Nina Allen

    by Sharon Browning 7 September, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 7 September, 2016

    The Race Nina Allen Titan Books Release Date:  July 19, 2016 ISBN 978-1-785650-36-9 Originally published…

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    LitStack Review – Icon by Genevieve Valentine

    by Sharon Browning 30 August, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 30 August, 2016

    Icon Genevieve Valentine Saga Press Release Date:  June 28, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4814-2515-5 ~ * ~…

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    LitStack Review – Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older

    by Sharon Browning 24 August, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 24 August, 2016

    Shadowshaper Daniel José Older Arthur A. Levine Books Release Date:  June 30, 2015 ISBN 978-0-545-59161-4…

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    LitStack Review: Company Town by Madeline Ashby

    by Sharon Browning 8 August, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 8 August, 2016

    Company Town Madeline Ashby Tor Books Release Date:  May 17, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8290-0 Go Jung-hwa…

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    LitStack Review: The God Wave by Patrick Hemstreet

    by Sharon Browning 2 August, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 2 August, 2016

    The God Wave Patrick Hemstreet Harper Voyager Release Date:  May 17, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-241950-7 The…

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    LitStack Review: Time Salvager by Wesley Chu

    by Sharon Browning 19 July, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 19 July, 2016

    Time Salvager Wesley Chu Tor Book Release Date:  July 7, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7718-0 (NOTE:  Why…

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    LitStack Review: The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

    by Sharon Browning 21 June, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 21 June, 2016

    The Long Cosmos Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter HarperCollins Release Date:  June 14, 2016 ISBN…

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    LitStack Review: United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas

    by Sharon Browning 7 June, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 7 June, 2016

    United States of Japan Peter Tieryas Angry Robot Release Date:  March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-85766-533-1…

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    LitStack Review: Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell

    by Sharon Browning 31 May, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 31 May, 2016

    Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? Paul Cornell Pan Books Release Date:  May 19, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4472-7326-4…

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    LitStack Review: Thursday 1:17 pm by Michael Landweber

    by Sharon Browning 23 May, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 23 May, 2016

    Thursday 1:17 pm Michael  Landweber Coffeetown Press Release Date:  May 1, 2016 ISBN 978-1-60381-357-0 Every…

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    LitStack Review: The Brotherhood of the Wheel by R. S. Belcher

    by Sharon Browning 19 May, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 19 May, 2016

    The Brotherhood of the Wheel R. S. Belcher Tor Books Release Date:  March 1, 2016…

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    LitStack Review: Morning Star by Pierce Brown

    by Sharon Browning 11 May, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 11 May, 2016

    Morning Star Pierce Brown Del Rey Release Date:  February 9, 2016 ISBN 978-0-345-53984-7 If there…

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    LitStack Review: Slow River by Nicola Griffith

    by Sharon Browning 27 April, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 27 April, 2016

    Slow River Nicola Griffith Ballantine Books Reissue date:  July 29, 2003 (released 1995) ISBN 978-0-345-39537-5…

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    LitStack Review: City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett

    by Sharon Browning 25 April, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 25 April, 2016

    City of Blades Book Two of The Divine Cities Series Robert Jackson Bennett Broadway Books…

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    LitStack Review: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

    by Sharon Browning 8 March, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 8 March, 2016

    All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders Tor Books Release Date:  January 26,…

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    LitStack Review: Ithaca Falls by Steve Thayer

    by Sharon Browning 16 February, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 16 February, 2016

    Ithaca Falls Steve Thayer Conquill Press Release Date:  April 15, 2015 ISBN 978-0-9908461-1-6 I have…

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    LitStack Review: A Daughter of No Nation by A. M. Dellamonica

    by Sharon Browning 11 February, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 11 February, 2016

    A Daughter of No Nation A. M. Dellamonica Tor Books Release Date:  December 1, 2015…

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    LitStack Review: The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

    by Sharon Browning 1 February, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 1 February, 2016

    The Fifth Season The Broken Earth:  Book One N. K. Jemisin Orbit Books Release Date: …

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  • FantasyReviews by GenreSpeculative FictionYoung Adult

    LitStack Review: Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace

    by Sharon Browning 12 January, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 12 January, 2016

    Archivist Wasp Nicole Kornher-Stace Big Mouth House Publishing Release Date:  May 5, 2015 ISBN 978-1-61873-097-8…

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    LitStack Review: Court of Fives by Kate Elliott

    by Sharon Browning 9 October, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 9 October, 2015

    Court of Fives Kate Elliott Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date:  August 18,…

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    LitStack Review: Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson

    by Sharon Browning 7 October, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 7 October, 2015

    Aurora Kim Stanley Robinson Orbit Release Date:  July 7, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-09810-6 It’s hard to…

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    LitStack Review – The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milán

    by Sharon Browning 6 October, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 6 October, 2015

    The Dinosaur Lords Victor Milán Tor Release Date:  July 28, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-3296-7 In the…

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    LitStack Review – Zer0es by Chuck Wendig

    by Sharon Browning 29 September, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 29 September, 2015

    Zer0es Chuck Wendig HARPER Voyager Release Date:  August 8, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-235155-5 Having heard of…

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    LitStack Review: Nightwise by R. S. Belcher

    by Sharon Browning 22 September, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 22 September, 2015

    Nightwise R. S. Belcher Tor Books Release Date:  August 18, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7460-8 Wow.  What…

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    LitStack Review: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

    by Sharon Browning 8 September, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 8 September, 2015

    The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Claire North Redhook Books Release Date:  October 21,…

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    LitStack Review – The Affinities by Robert Charles Wilson

    by Sharon Browning 1 September, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 1 September, 2015

    The Affinities Robert Charles Wilson Tor Books Release Date:  April 21, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-3262-2 Facebook. …

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    LitStack Review: The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster by Scott Wilbanks

    by Sharon Browning 29 July, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 29 July, 2015

    The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster Scott Wilbanks Sourcebooks Landmark Release Date:  August 4, 2015…

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    LitStack Review: Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan

    by Sharon Browning 23 July, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 23 July, 2015

    Voyage of the Basilisk – A Memoir by Lady Trent Marie Brennan Tor Books Release…

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    LitStack Review: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi

    by Sharon Browning 7 July, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 7 July, 2015

    The Water KnifePaolo BacigalupiAlfred A. KnopfRelease Date:  May 26, 2015ISBN 978-0-385-35287-1 We read the news;…

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    LitStack Review: Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson

    by Sharon Browning 2 June, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 2 June, 2015

    Europe in Autumn Dave Hutchinson Solaris Release Date:  January 28, 2014 ISBN 978-1-78108-194-5 Shortlisted for…

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    LitStack Review: The Dead Lands by Benjamin Percy

    by Sharon Browning 26 May, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 26 May, 2015

    The Dead Lands Benjamin Percy Grand Central Publishing Release Date:  April 14, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4555-2824-0…

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    LitStack Review: The Only Ones by Carola Dibbell

    by Sharon Browning 6 May, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 6 May, 2015

    The Only Ones  Carola Dibbell Two Dollar Radio Release Date:  March 10, 2015 ISBN 978-1-937512-27-9…

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    LitStack Review: The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord

    by Sharon Browning 28 April, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 28 April, 2015

    The Galaxy Game Karen Lord Del Rey Release Date:  January 6, 2015 ISBN 978-0-345-53407-1 Have…

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    LitStack Review: Persona by Genevieve Valentine

    by Sharon Browning 23 April, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 23 April, 2015

    Persona Genevieve Valentine Saga Press Release Date:  March 10, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4814-2512-4 Oh, my! I…

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    LitStack Review: The Just City by Jo Walton

    by Sharon Browning 20 April, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 20 April, 2015

    The Just City Jo Walton Tor Books Publication Date:  January 13, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-3266-0 I…

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    LitStack Review: The Severed Streets by Paul Cornell

    by Sharon Browning 8 April, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 8 April, 2015

    The Severed Streets Paul Cornell Tor Books Publication Date:  May 20, 2014 ISBN 978-0-7653-3028-4 It’s…

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