Rosewater – Tade Thompson
In a near-future Nigeria, beneath the emergence of a strange alien dome, a psychic working for the government sets out to find why others of his kind are dying.
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Station Eleven – Emily St. John Mandel
An ambitious novel spanning decades, Station Eleven look at human relationships before and after an apocalyptic flu epidemic levels society and decimates the population. Don’t miss it.
Europe at Midnight – Dave Hutchinson
A return to Hutchison’s balkanized Europe, a near-future police procedural that follows two narratives that converge at an alternate universe.
Embassytown – China Miéville
Avice Benner Cho returns to Embassytown, home of the enigmatic Hosts and soon to be a flashpoint as cultures, factions, and even languages come into conflict.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang – Kate Wilhelm
In the face of a looming eco-apocalypse, a small band of survivalist scientists turn to cloning to preserve the human race. The clones, of course, have other goals in mind.
Roadside Picnic – Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Red Schuhart is a stalker, meaning he sneaks into the guarded Zone of Alienation where extraterrestrials once landed, grabbing the aliens’ left-behinds and selling them on the black market.
