Science Fiction

[fabrisse]

Does anyone have a novel, novelette, novella, or short story, newly published in 2020, that you think I really, really need to read? Now is the time to tell me. Seriously. Now.

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[siderea]

I have yet to read my copy, so I can't recommend on "really, really need to read" in the usual sense, but the anthology Recognize Fascism came out last year, which is pretty damn timely.

[greenygal]

The Empress of Salt and Fortune and When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo--Two novellas linked by the concept of a story being told to a member of a historians' order, one about the triumph of a banished empress and the other about the relationship between a scholar and a shapeshifting tiger.

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo and The Iron Will of Genie Lo by F. C. Yee--The adventures of a Chinese-American teenager when the Monkey King pops up in her life to tell her he knew her in a prior life and they've got demons to fight.

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher--A young baker with magical bread powers is reluctantly drawn into a conspiracy that threatens her city.

[fabrisse]

Hey! The last one was even on sale! The first of the two Genie Lo books was printed in 2017, but the second one qualifies. I look forward to reading them.

[fabrisse]

This could be very good. Thank you.

[siderea]

So what's with the urgency and the specific time-frame?

[dewline]

I am biased due to regular direct contact with the author, but Robert J. Sawyer's Oppenheimer Alternative might be worth a few hours of your time.

[fabrisse]

Thank you!