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The Sunless Countries is the fourth novel in the Virga series of hard science fiction space opera adventures
In an ocean of weightless air where sunlight has never been seen, only the running lights of the city of Pacquaea glitter in the dark. One woman, Leal Hieronyma Maspeth, lives and dreams of love among the gaslit streets and cafés. And somewhere in the abyss of wind and twisted cloud through which Pacquaea eternally falls, a great voice has...
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Return once again to the fantastical world of A Villainous Affair, where ragtag mobs join forces to strike a blow against aristocratic tyranny.The gripping adventure reaches dizzying heights as Ruby and Nathan Darling-a dynamic duo of fashionable Victorian supervillains-continue their journey to gain unrivaled power in the underworld and beyond, all for a shot at transforming England into the social justice utopia of their dreams.After becoming queen...
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In the gritty, divided city of New Aurora, Ula Ikem leads a rebel faction seeking justice against the tyrannical upper-class Steamers who rule with an iron fist. When Ula uncovers a vast conspiracy around hoarded resources, she infiltrates facilities, gathers forbidden intel, and builds an unlikely crew of informants to help expose the government's lies.Facing off against ruthless leaders like Tribune Jamuike, who wield experimental weapons and limitless...
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By Fire Above is the rip-roaring new adventure in Robyn Bennis's Signal Airship military fantasy series that Patricia Briggs hails as "full of sass and terrific characters."
"All's fair in love and war," according to airship captain Josette Dupre, until her hometown of Durum becomes occupied by the enemy and her mother a prisoner of war. Then it becomes, "Nothing's fair except bombing those Vins to high hell."
Before she can rescue her town, however,...
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A world of endless sky, with no land, no gravity: this is Virga. Beginning in the seminal science fiction novel Sun of Suns, the saga of this striking world has introduced us to the people of stubborn pride and resilience who have made Virga their home; but also, always lurking beyond the walls of the world, to the mysterious threat known only as Artificial Nature. In The Sunless Countries, history tutor Leal Hieronyma Maspeth became the first human...
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Following his spectacularly reviewed Half-Made World duology, Felix Gilman pens a sweeping stand-alone tale of Victorian science fiction, arcane exploration, and planetary romance.
In 1893, young journalist Arthur Shaw is at work in the British Museum Reading Room when the Great Storm hits London, wreaking unprecedented damage. In its aftermath, Arthur's newspaper closes, owing him money, and all his debts come due at once. His fiancé Josephine...
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The final volume of Heather Massey's A Villainous Affair races toward a spectacular finish as revolution-hungry supervillains Ruby and Nathan Darling reach the end of their journey to gain unrivaled power in the underworld and beyond, all for a shot at transforming England into the social justice utopia of their dreams.After rising to the top of the underworld, a series of tragic losses sends Ruby tumbling down to rock bottom. Her enemies foil her...
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This historical thriller is an equal-parts cocktail of action, adventure, science-fiction and comedy. The book follows a globe-trotting President Taft and Robert Todd Lincoln in a race to solve a mystery stretching back to the Civil War and the Lincoln assassination. Based on true events, readers will find themselves swept into a vast conspiracy spanning four continents and three oceans during the turn of the century. Fascinating technologies will...
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Welcome to the world of A Villainous Affair, a sensational steampunk romance saga about villains and heroes, rich and poor, science and justice, and the breathtaking power of love.The tale begins with an unlikely pair of thieves who cross paths on one fateful day in a poverty-stricken metropolis….Once upon a time in Victorian London, lowborn thief Ruby Darling rescues Nathan Harlow, a gentleman fugitive inventor on the run from his murderous uncle....
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Japheth Mozen is your average Rattlesnake lizard anthropomorphic creature living in a desert landscape of an alternate 1920s reality. When he stumbles upon an opal on his ranch, he attempts to flee his home in search of a better life, a life where he, his mother, and younger sister can live free of his abusive father.He arrives in a town called Hellhole, a dirty city of desperados living inside of a giant, ancient volcano called the Moloch Caldera....
11) The Brass Giant
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Sometimes, even the most unlikely person can change the world
Seventeen-year-old Petra Wade, self-taught clockwork engineer, wants nothing more than to become a certified member of the Guild, an impossible dream for a lowly shop girl. Still, she refuses to give up and tinkers with any machine she can get her hands on, in between working and babysitting her foster siblings.
When Emmerich Goss-handsome, privileged, and newly recruited into the Guild-needs...
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He has always felt different. Standing on the precipice of manhood, he must decide if he will take up the burden of his magic or walk away from it all.Jamie Rizzo has always known he was different With an uncanny ability to talk to animals, and his strange ability to create new creatures out of the dust of the earth, others just don't understand him. But instead of taking over the kingdom, he just wants to lead a life of freedom and adventure. Standing...
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Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You is a story of music, obsession, violence, and madness by Scotto Moore
I was home alone on a Saturday night when I experienced the most beautiful piece of music I had ever heard in my life.
Beautiful Remorse is the hot new band on the scene, releasing one track a day for ten days straight. Each track has a mysterious name and a strangely powerful effect on the band's fans.
A curious music blogger decides to investigate...
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A past as heavy as a ballast bag requires bold decisions for the future. Especially when the present becomes something to protect.Avery Hamilton sports a great deal of knowledge about airships, a charming smile, and a carefree demeanour. Plus a rather extensive collection of heavily guarded secrets that travelled with him from Sydney to London. Revealing them could mean losing not only his position as an assistant aeronaut, but also the woman who...
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An adventure in a clockwork world, a world of magic, steam and clockwork. A world that looks like something out of Victorian London with magic . . .
In this world are Creators who make fantastical dangerous monsters resembling creatures from myths long gone. Against them stands only one person, if he can be called a person.
This is his story.
How he came to be, how he hunts and his journey through life, his new life.
A strange person in a strange...
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Pen is just a typical kid living in downtown Portland, wishing there was some way to gain approval from their parents. Instead, they simply feel invisible. Then, the world pops. In a matter of weeks, Pen finds themself in the center of a storm that will transform everything humans have ever known. Pen will discover that the unique hobby they picked up to pass the time could save their community and everything they love. Will Pen find the leader waiting...
17) Caelium
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In a race against time, Edmund Asher, Earl of Wyverstone and spymaster extraordinaire, has only one choice - to win.With one month left before the Engineers World Gathering and a powerful enemy on the loose, the odds are not favouring the Earl of Wyverstone. However, an unexpected request for help from the Engineering School in Paris could be the breakthrough he has hoped for - or The Cerulean Lady's misfortune.The return of an old acquaintance bent...
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In the face of impossible odds, can one girl stem the tides of war?
It has been six months since clockwork engineer Petra Wade destroyed an automaton designed for battle, narrowly escaping with her life. But her troubles are far from over. Her partner on the project, Emmerich Goss, has been sent away to France, and his father, Julian, is still determined that a war machine will be built. Forced to create a new device, Petra subtly sabotages the...
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Welcome back to A Villainous Affair, an enchanting realm of aether, automatons, and airships. It's a place where science is so powerful, it seems like magic.The fantastical adventure resumes as aspiring supervillains Ruby and Nathan Darling continue their journey to gain unrivaled power in the underworld and beyond, all for a shot at transforming England into the social justice utopia of their dreams.As the Darlings advance their mission in the guise...
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As a private eye closes in on her city's secrets, there are those who will go to any lengths to stop her.After the horrific events of our last chapter, Jacqui's in a medical predicament. If she wants to stay free from the Spadros crime syndicate, she has to find the cure for her condition - and time's running out.But just when Jacqui thinks she's found what she's after, she finds herself instead in a much bigger - and deadlier - situation:She's getting...
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