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Pride month

Science fiction and fantasy is rich with explorations of identity, gender, sexuality and humanity from the depths of space to the corners of our history that could have been. Join these authors who tell these LGTBQIA+ tales with pride. #HillsboroLibrary #WCCLS

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  • An atmospheric and compelling novel involving a pandemic apocalypse and time travel. This atmospheric narrative follows characters across time periods, and even features familiar faces from Mandel’s previous novels.
    Book, 2022New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. — FSF MANDEL Emily St. John
  • A Desolation Called Peace- A first contact story, intricately plotted with complex world building. This is the follow up novel to the Hugo Award winning “A Memory Called Empire”.
    Book, 2021New York : Tor, 2021. — FSF MARTINE Arkady
  • “The Jasmine Throne features multiple points of view and strong supporting characters in a lavishly realized setting inspired by the history and epics of India. Tackling the subjects of imperialism, the roles of women, religion, morality, and…
    Book, 2021[New York, New York] : Orbit, 2021. — SURI, T.
  • “Fresh from winning the Hugo and Nebula Awards, Max Gladstone weaves elements of American myth--the muscle car, the open road, the white-hatted cowboy--into a deeply emotional tale where his characters must find their own truths if they are to…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Tom Doherty Associates, [2022] — FSF GLADSTONE, MAX
  • The Memory Librarian

    and Other Stories of Dirty Computer

    Monáe, Janelle,
    A thought-provoking collection of Afrofuturism short stories by musician Janelle Monae. A LibraryReads favorite for April 2022.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Harper Voyager, [2022] — FSF MONAE Janelle
  • Set in Edwardian England, this steamy and suspenseful historical fantasy follows a government employee and a magical liaison as they try to remove a dangerous curse and solve a mystery.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Tom Doherty Associates, 2021. — FSF MARSKE Freya
  • Set in China during a time of violence and famine, we follow the story of a starving orphan girl who assumes the identity of her brother in order to join a monastery. How far will she go in order to seize the destiny of another?
    Book, 2021New York : Tor, 2021. — PARKER-CHAN, SHELLEY
  • “The Goblin Emperor meets "Magnificent Century" in Alexandra Rowland's A Taste of Gold and Iron, where a queer central romance unfolds in a fantasy world reminiscent of the Ottoman Empire.”- Publisher
    Book, 2022Tordotcom 08/30/2022
  • In this action-packed yet moving epic military fantasy, we follow two women: a soldier and a princess as they struggle for peace and freedom in a war-torn dessert kingdom.
    Book, 2021New York : Orbit, 2021. — FSF CLARK C. L.
  • When the ideal corporate employee takes his first-ever sick day, he is punished with a transfer to a warehouse where he hunts defective “sentient” furniture while meeting alternate versions of himself. This is a follow-up to the Hugo and Nebula…
    Book, 2021New York : Tordotcom, 2021. — CIPRI, NIN
  • “One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother has been shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger. Monsters are real. And they want everyone to know it.” -…
    Book, 2021Ashland, Oregon : Blackstone Publishing, 2021. — FSF TURNBULL Cadwell