Auckland Council Libraries: New and recent sci-fi

New and recent sci-fi

Looking for fresh science fiction? We've got diverse space operas, aliens both nice and nasty, speculative climate change fiction and short reads for days of distraction.

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The genesis of misery

Neon Yang

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A space opera twist on Joan of Arc, full of high-tech space battles, political machinations and a queer and diverse array of pilots, princesses, and prophetic heirs. A story about the nature of truth and belief in the stories we tell ourselves.

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Lark ascending

Silas House

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A riveting story of survival and hope. As fires devastate the United States, Lark and his family are refugees, heading to Ireland by boat. It is the last country not yet overrun by extremists. But can any community provide the safety that they seek?

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Stars and bones

Gareth Powell

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75 years from now, the human race wander the stars in a vast fleet of arks. When Eryn’s sister disappears while responding to a mysterious alien distress call, she must seek out a legendary recluse who may just hold the key to humanity's survival.

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Goliath

Tochi Onyebuchi

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In 2050, Earth has begun to empty. Those left behind salvage what they can while, brick by brick, their houses are sent to the wealthy space colonies. A rich mosaic about race, class, gentrification, and who is allowed to be the hero of any history.

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The way spring arrives and other stories

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Explore the richly complicated past and vivid future of Chinese science fiction and fantasy with this groundbreaking collection from an award-winning team of female and non-binary authors and translators. Time travel to meet old gods and new heroes.

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How high we go in the dark

Sequoia Nagamatsu

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One for fans of Station Eleven. Dr Miyashiro discover a virus newly unearthed from melting permafrost that reshapes life on earth for generations. Yet even while struggling, humanity stubbornly persists in myriad moving and ever inventive ways.

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Shards of Earth

Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Humanity is on the brink of extinction. Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, formerly forgotten hero Idris possesses something that many would kill to have. An extraordinary space opera from the award-winning author of 'Children of Time'.

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A psalm for the wild-built

Becky Chambers

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The peaceful life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot on a mission. It cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. Becky Chambers's new series asks: when people have what they want, does having more matter?

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The daughter of Doctor Moreau

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Carlota Moreau is the daughter of a genius - or a madman. Montgomery assists Dr Moreau with his scientific experiments. The hybrids are a motley group of part-human, part-animal monstrosities. In the sweltering heat of the jungle passions may ignite.

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Lost in time

A. G. Riddle

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The woman Dr. Sam Anderson loves has been murdered. He and daughter Adeline are accused of the crime. Thanks to a machine Sam helped invent, criminals are now exiled to the dawn of time. Sam confesses to save his daughter, but Adeline won't lose him.

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The employees

Olga Ravn

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Both the born and the made employees of the Six-Thousand Ship find themselves becoming deeply attached to strange objects and aching for the same things: warmth and intimacy. A stunning critique of a life governed only by work and productivity.

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Book list by:

Anne Coppell.

Annie

LibrarianHelensville Library

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