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December 2024

 

Haere mai, welcome to our Fantasy & Science fiction newsletter.

Whether you like your fiction fuelled by magic or advanced technology, you'll find great new reads in this newsletter.

 

Staff List

New For You - Sci Fi & Fantasy - December 2024

Whether you like your fiction fuelled by magic or advanced technology, you'll find great new reads in this list.

 

New Books

New Fantasy

"The Astral Library" by Quinn, Kate, 1981-
"Rites of the Starling" by Perry, Devney
"This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me" by Andrews, Ilona
"Nonesuch" by Spufford, Francis, 1964-
"Lady Tremaine" by Hochhauser, Rachel
"The Elsewhere Express" by Sotto, Samantha
"Rites of the Starling" by Perry, Devney
"Nonesuch" by Spufford, Francis, 1964-
More new Fantasy

New Fantasy eBooks

"Accomplice to the Villain" by Maehrer, Hannah Nicole
"The Shadow of Wings" by Davie, C. C.
"Every Lifetime After" by Ross, Jennifer
"Heliacle Rising" by Davie, C. C.
"The Heir of Vasilica" by Davie, C. C.
"The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy"
"The Shadow of Wings" by Davie, C. C.
"Heliacle Rising" by Davie, C. C.
More Fantasy eBooks

New Science fiction

"The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances" by Dixon, Glenn, 1957-
"Piper at the Gates of Dusk" by Ness, Patrick, 1971-
"The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch" by Dick, Philip K., 1928-1982
"Hell's Heart" by Hall, Alexis J.
"Celestial Lights" by Pin, Cecile
"Nightfall" by Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992
"Piper at the Gates of Dusk" by Ness, Patrick, 1971-
"Hell's Heart" by Hall, Alexis J.
More new Science fiction

New Science fiction eBooks

"The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy"
"Only Forward" by Smith, Michael Marshall
"Opposite World" by Martins, Elizabeth Anne
"Ce" by Dukaj, Jacek, 1974-
"Ghosts of War" by Taylor, Brad, 1965-
"One of Us" by Day, Elizabeth, 1978-
"Only Forward" by Smith, Michael Marshall
"Ce" by Dukaj, Jacek, 1974-
More Science fiction eBooks
 

For younger fans...

Blog Post

Day of Dragons at Shirley Library - 17 January 2025

If you and your children are looking for some dragon-filled fun in these holidays, explore the Day of Dragons programmes at Shirley library!

 

Coming soon

Our fiction selector has picked out the best of the newest crop of sci-fi and fantasy titles. These aren't in libraries yet so get your holds on now or add them to your For Later shelf.

The Bell Witches by Lindsey Kelk

If you like Practical Magic, you’ll adore this. After her father’s death, Emily discovers her family’s dark magical secret that could cost her everything.

 

Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang

For fans of Leigh Bardugo - Sciona fought her way into the High Magistry only to discover her mysterious assistant holds a secret that could unravel magic itself.

 

The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton

Cleo and her friends steal a spaceship to uncover a long-lost mystery but when the engine powers up, they’re thrust into deep space. Secrets unravel, and a dangerous connection ignites.

 

The West Wind by Alexandria Warwick

If you like Greek myths - Brielle’s quiet life is shattered when she helps an injured stranger Zephyrus, the West Wind. Drawn into the deadly realm of Under, she must choose between forbidden love and survival.

 

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