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Mini reviews: Half a Soul, Root Magic, Midnight Blue-Light Special, Un fel de spatiu, The Lesson
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Mini reviews: Half a Soul, Root Magic, Midnight Blue-Light Special, Un fel de spatiu, The Lesson

Almost fell behind on my reviews this month, and I forgot to take notes for a bunch of these, but with this post of mini-teeny reviews, I’m back on track!

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Dawn by Octavia Butler
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Dawn by Octavia Butler

Genre: Fantasy Sci Fi Age group: Adult Pub. date: May 1987 Format: Audiobook Pages: 248 Goodreads link Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes

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Cover collage of all covers included in the post
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84 Speculative Fiction Books by Black Authors – New Releases for 2021

Last year, as part of r/fantasy‘s post series in support of Black Lives Matter, I posted 2020 SFF New Releases by Black Authors. I thought Black History Month would be

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Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Genre:  Sci Fi Age group: Adult Pub. date: June 4th 2015 Format:  Audiobook Pages: 600 Goodreads link A race for survival among the stars… Humanity’s last survivors escaped earth’s ruins

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Asian-inspired fantasy books
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Guest post by Serenity-as-ice: Happy Lunar New Year! East/Southeast Asian-inspired recommendations

My friend and fellow r/fantasy mod serenity-as-ice made a great list of East/Southeast Asian-inspired fantasy books, and since he doesn’t have a blog (yet?) I’ve asked him to guest post

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A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott
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A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott

Genre: Time Travel Age group: Young Adult Pub. date: 2009 Format: Ebook Pages: 244 Goodreads link Genna Colon desperately wants to escape from a drug-infested world of poverty, and every day

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3 Fantasy books by Black authors coming out in 2021
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Can’t Wait Wednesday: 3 Fantasy books by Black authors coming out in 2021

Can’t-Wait Wednesday, aka Waiting on Wednesday, is a weekly meme originating from Jill at Breaking the Spine and now hosted by Wishful Endings. If you’re interested in participating, stop by Wishful Endings to link

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The Conductors by Nicolde Glover - review
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The Conductors by Nicole Glover

Genre: Mystery / Historical Fantasy Age group: Adult Pub. date: March 2nd 2021 Format: Ebook – Thanks to the publisher for the ARC through NetGalley, this is my honest review

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18 Great Science Fiction and Fantasy books by Black Authors
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18 Great Science Fiction and Fantasy books by Black Authors – some recomendations

Welcome to one of my favorite kinds of posts, lists of books I love! Without any number limit. If you’re looking to read some books by Black authors this Black

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Mini reviews - The A.I. Who Loved Me, Andrei Straja and The Girl in the Tower
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Mini reviews – The A.I. Who Loved Me, Andrei Straja and The Girl in the Tower

This week on Dia was almost up-to-date with reviews but fell behind again:The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole, Andrei Straja by Miruna Calina and The Girl in the

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