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The City We Became [GRPL Book Club]

by Jemisin, N. K.

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Join us for our Sci-Fi Book Club to discuss "The City We Became" by N.K. Jemisin on Wednesday, February 5 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm at the Main Library. Looking for more Black voices in sci-fi, spec fic, and fantasy (high, low, urban, historical, and otherwise)? Check out these great reads to satisfy your craving.

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The Perishing

The Perishing

A Novel

by Deón, Natashia

Book - 2021

Fiction. Set in a brilliantly conjured Depression-era Los Angeles, "The Perishing" follows the story of Lou, a young Black woman who wakes up in...Show more Fiction. Set in a brilliantly conjured Depression-era Los Angeles, "The Perishing" follows the story of Lou, a young Black woman who wakes up in an alleyway with no memory of how she got there or who she is - nothing but a suspicion that this isn't the first time this has happened. She tries to live a normal life, until chance brings her face to face with a man she's never met, but whose face she's been drawing for months. Haunted by dreams of a long, long life she doesn't remember living, Lou must unravel the secret of her past in order to secure her future. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. Set in a brilliantly conjured Depression-era Los Angeles, "The Perishing" follows the story of Lou, a young Black woman who wakes up in...Show more Fiction. Set in a brilliantly conjured Depression-era Los Angeles, "The Perishing" follows the story of Lou, a young Black woman who wakes up in an alleyway with no memory of how she got there or who she is - nothing but a suspicion that this isn't the first time this has happened. She tries to live a normal life, until chance brings her face to face with a man she's never met, but whose face she's been drawing for months. Haunted by dreams of a long, long life she doesn't remember living, Lou must unravel the secret of her past in order to secure her future. Available in other formats. Show less

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Riot Baby

Riot Baby

by Onyebuchi, Tochi

Book - 2020

Fiction. Ella can see the future. She knows what's in store for her brother, Kev, before he's born amid the flames and outrage of the 1992 Los Angeles Rio...Show more Fiction. Ella can see the future. She knows what's in store for her brother, Kev, before he's born amid the flames and outrage of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. She knows things aren't going to get better. She knows he'll be brutally beaten by police and imprisoned as a teen for the crime of being a young Black man. In the eight years he spends in prison, with police violence still escalating, she uses her abilities to shape what comes next, leading him toward a revolutionary future. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. Ella can see the future. She knows what's in store for her brother, Kev, before he's born amid the flames and outrage of the 1992 Los Angeles Rio...Show more Fiction. Ella can see the future. She knows what's in store for her brother, Kev, before he's born amid the flames and outrage of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. She knows things aren't going to get better. She knows he'll be brutally beaten by police and imprisoned as a teen for the crime of being a young Black man. In the eight years he spends in prison, with police violence still escalating, she uses her abilities to shape what comes next, leading him toward a revolutionary future. Available in other formats. Show less

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Black Sun

Black Sun

A Novel

by Roanhorse, Rebecca

Book - 2020

Fiction. An epic fantasy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas, "Black Sun" takes place on the eve of a prophecy fulfilled...Show more Fiction. An epic fantasy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas, "Black Sun" takes place on the eve of a prophecy fulfilled: a solar eclipse that portends the return of a god. Full of political intrigue and forbidden magic, this is a must-read for fans of Jemisin's "Broken Earth" and "Dreamblood" series. First in a trilogy. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. An epic fantasy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas, "Black Sun" takes place on the eve of a prophecy fulfilled...Show more Fiction. An epic fantasy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas, "Black Sun" takes place on the eve of a prophecy fulfilled: a solar eclipse that portends the return of a god. Full of political intrigue and forbidden magic, this is a must-read for fans of Jemisin's "Broken Earth" and "Dreamblood" series. First in a trilogy. Available in other formats. Show less

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Remote Control

Remote Control

by Okorafor, Nnedi

Downloadable Audiobook - 2021

Fiction. A slim novel with big impact, "Remote Control" explores one of the most fundamental questions of spec-fic: what does it mean to be huma...Show more Fiction. A slim novel with big impact, "Remote Control" explores one of the most fundamental questions of spec-fic: what does it mean to be human? Penned with exquisite skill and set against a brilliant Afrofuturistic backdrop, "Remote Control" follows the adopted daughter of the Angel of Death, Sankofa, as she looks for answers about what, under Death's tutelage, she has become. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. A slim novel with big impact, "Remote Control" explores one of the most fundamental questions of spec-fic: what does it mean to be huma...Show more Fiction. A slim novel with big impact, "Remote Control" explores one of the most fundamental questions of spec-fic: what does it mean to be human? Penned with exquisite skill and set against a brilliant Afrofuturistic backdrop, "Remote Control" follows the adopted daughter of the Angel of Death, Sankofa, as she looks for answers about what, under Death's tutelage, she has become. Available in other formats. Show less

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The Prey of Gods

The Prey of Gods

by Drayden, Nicky

Book - 2017

Fiction. The future is looking up in South Africa circa 2064. Between personal robots, renewable energy, and a booming industry in genetic engineering, li...Show more Fiction. The future is looking up in South Africa circa 2064. Between personal robots, renewable energy, and a booming industry in genetic engineering, life in Port Elizabeth is almost perfect. But there's a new drug on the streets awakening powers from a more magical time, those robots are starting to think for themselves, and an ancient demigoddess is back and out for blood. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. The future is looking up in South Africa circa 2064. Between personal robots, renewable energy, and a booming industry in genetic engineering, li...Show more Fiction. The future is looking up in South Africa circa 2064. Between personal robots, renewable energy, and a booming industry in genetic engineering, life in Port Elizabeth is almost perfect. But there's a new drug on the streets awakening powers from a more magical time, those robots are starting to think for themselves, and an ancient demigoddess is back and out for blood. Available in other formats. Show less

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Crosshairs

Crosshairs

A Novel

by Hernandez, Catherine

Book - 2020

Fiction. A terrifyingly near-future dystopia, "Crosshairs" depicts a world where environmental devastation has caused widespread homelessness an...Show more Fiction. A terrifyingly near-future dystopia, "Crosshairs" depicts a world where environmental devastation has caused widespread homelessness and displacement and marginalized groups are rounded up by the government and put in labor camps. What happens next? Brown, queer, trans, and disabled folks in the camps team up... and fight back. A chilling book that's brutally honest in its depictions intersectional prejudice, with a cast of unique, multiply-marginalized characters. A powerful cautionary tale that's a difficult read but ultimately more hopeful than it sounds. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. A terrifyingly near-future dystopia, "Crosshairs" depicts a world where environmental devastation has caused widespread homelessness an...Show more Fiction. A terrifyingly near-future dystopia, "Crosshairs" depicts a world where environmental devastation has caused widespread homelessness and displacement and marginalized groups are rounded up by the government and put in labor camps. What happens next? Brown, queer, trans, and disabled folks in the camps team up... and fight back. A chilling book that's brutally honest in its depictions intersectional prejudice, with a cast of unique, multiply-marginalized characters. A powerful cautionary tale that's a difficult read but ultimately more hopeful than it sounds. Available in other formats. Show less

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The Black God's Drums

The Black God's Drums

by Clark, P. Djèlí

Book - 2018

Fiction. An Afrofuturist, steampunky alternate history set in New Orleans in 1871 which pairs a scrappy, street-smart protagonist with high flying airship...Show more Fiction. An Afrofuturist, steampunky alternate history set in New Orleans in 1871 which pairs a scrappy, street-smart protagonist with high flying airships and a generous serving of African mythos. If you're looking for a Victorianesque adventure story that ditches the Euro-centric backdrop, give this one a read. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. An Afrofuturist, steampunky alternate history set in New Orleans in 1871 which pairs a scrappy, street-smart protagonist with high flying airship...Show more Fiction. An Afrofuturist, steampunky alternate history set in New Orleans in 1871 which pairs a scrappy, street-smart protagonist with high flying airships and a generous serving of African mythos. If you're looking for a Victorianesque adventure story that ditches the Euro-centric backdrop, give this one a read. Available in other formats. Show less

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Caul Baby

Caul Baby

A Novel

by Jerkins, Morgan

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Fiction. A story about motherhood, grief, and family, with a little touch of magic. Hallow has never quite felt like she belonged. The woman she calls her...Show more Fiction. A story about motherhood, grief, and family, with a little touch of magic. Hallow has never quite felt like she belonged. The woman she calls her mother seems only to care that she was born with a caul - an intact amniotic sac - that her family sells for its healing properties. The new district attorney is cracking down hard on the family - but there's more to her vendetta against the Melancons than their dubious business practices. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. A story about motherhood, grief, and family, with a little touch of magic. Hallow has never quite felt like she belonged. The woman she calls her...Show more Fiction. A story about motherhood, grief, and family, with a little touch of magic. Hallow has never quite felt like she belonged. The woman she calls her mother seems only to care that she was born with a caul - an intact amniotic sac - that her family sells for its healing properties. The new district attorney is cracking down hard on the family - but there's more to her vendetta against the Melancons than their dubious business practices. Available in other formats. Show less

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Rosewater

Rosewater

by Thompson, Tade

Book - 2018

Fiction. Nigeria, 2066. The city of Rosewater has risen up around an alien biodome, which opens once a year to heal the sick gathered outside. Kaaro is a ...Show more Fiction. Nigeria, 2066. The city of Rosewater has risen up around an alien biodome, which opens once a year to heal the sick gathered outside. Kaaro is a government agent with a criminal past. He's also a psychic. When something inside the dome starts killing other sensitives, it's up to him to find answers - no matter the cost. Available in other formats. First in a trilogy, for all your sci-fi, psychic detective, neo-noir, alien-invasion needs. Show less

Fiction. Nigeria, 2066. The city of Rosewater has risen up around an alien biodome, which opens once a year to heal the sick gathered outside. Kaaro is a ...Show more Fiction. Nigeria, 2066. The city of Rosewater has risen up around an alien biodome, which opens once a year to heal the sick gathered outside. Kaaro is a government agent with a criminal past. He's also a psychic. When something inside the dome starts killing other sensitives, it's up to him to find answers - no matter the cost. Available in other formats. First in a trilogy, for all your sci-fi, psychic detective, neo-noir, alien-invasion needs. Show less

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The Summer Prince

The Summer Prince

by Johnson, Alaya Dawn

Downloadable Audiobook - 2013

Teen Fiction. Set in a high-tech, futuristic, tradition-steeped Brazil, "The Summer Prince" is the dazzling, doomed love story you didn't know w...Show more Teen Fiction. Set in a high-tech, futuristic, tradition-steeped Brazil, "The Summer Prince" is the dazzling, doomed love story you didn't know what you wanted. June Costa is an artist poised to be legendary. Gil, the best friend fated to stay one step behind her. And Enki, the newly elected Summer Prince? He's handsome, charismatic, seductive, and about to tip the city's fragile balance between cybernetics and custom - a custom that says, for the sake of the city, the Summer Prince has to die. Show less

Teen Fiction. Set in a high-tech, futuristic, tradition-steeped Brazil, "The Summer Prince" is the dazzling, doomed love story you didn't know w...Show more Teen Fiction. Set in a high-tech, futuristic, tradition-steeped Brazil, "The Summer Prince" is the dazzling, doomed love story you didn't know what you wanted. June Costa is an artist poised to be legendary. Gil, the best friend fated to stay one step behind her. And Enki, the newly elected Summer Prince? He's handsome, charismatic, seductive, and about to tip the city's fragile balance between cybernetics and custom - a custom that says, for the sake of the city, the Summer Prince has to die. Show less

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Everfair

Everfair

[a Novel]

by Shawl, Nisi

Book - 2016

Fiction. "Everfair" rewrites the oft-overlooked history of Belgium's colonization of the Congo, exploring how events might have differed if the ...Show more Fiction. "Everfair" rewrites the oft-overlooked history of Belgium's colonization of the Congo, exploring how events might have differed if the native people had already harnessed steam power. Part alternate history, part Afro-steampunk, Nisi Shawl repaints the Congo as a safe haven and Utopia, exploring the "what ifs" through a multiplicity of voices that were largely silenced from history. Show less

Fiction. "Everfair" rewrites the oft-overlooked history of Belgium's colonization of the Congo, exploring how events might have differed if the ...Show more Fiction. "Everfair" rewrites the oft-overlooked history of Belgium's colonization of the Congo, exploring how events might have differed if the native people had already harnessed steam power. Part alternate history, part Afro-steampunk, Nisi Shawl repaints the Congo as a safe haven and Utopia, exploring the "what ifs" through a multiplicity of voices that were largely silenced from history. Show less

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Brown Girl in the Ring

Brown Girl in the Ring

by Hopkinson, Nalo

Book - 1998

Fiction. This 1998 novel pre-dates the big dystopia craze of the last few years, with more magic than science and a hefty dose of Afro-Caribbean mythology...Show more Fiction. This 1998 novel pre-dates the big dystopia craze of the last few years, with more magic than science and a hefty dose of Afro-Caribbean mythology that sets it apart even years later in an often crowded market. "Brown Girl in The Ring" is set in a future Toronto that's been abandoned and barricaded by the government and wealthy elite, where inner city residents have returned to the old ways: farming, bartering, and herbalism. But when the rich find themselves in need of human organs? One young woman turns to the ancient gods for the power to protect the people the rich would harvest for parts. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. This 1998 novel pre-dates the big dystopia craze of the last few years, with more magic than science and a hefty dose of Afro-Caribbean mythology...Show more Fiction. This 1998 novel pre-dates the big dystopia craze of the last few years, with more magic than science and a hefty dose of Afro-Caribbean mythology that sets it apart even years later in an often crowded market. "Brown Girl in The Ring" is set in a future Toronto that's been abandoned and barricaded by the government and wealthy elite, where inner city residents have returned to the old ways: farming, bartering, and herbalism. But when the rich find themselves in need of human organs? One young woman turns to the ancient gods for the power to protect the people the rich would harvest for parts. Available in other formats. Show less

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The Water Dancer

The Water Dancer

A Novel

by Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Book - 2019

Fiction. "The Water Dancer" is historical fiction with a touch of magical realism. Young Hiram Walker has a gift - one that's saved his life and...Show more Fiction. "The Water Dancer" is historical fiction with a touch of magical realism. Young Hiram Walker has a gift - one that's saved his life and ignited a fire in him to escape from the only existence he's ever known: as a slave on a Virginia plantation. A bold adventure story that ranges from South to North and back again, this novel explores the atrocities of America's past while setting an enslaved Black man as the powerful hero of his own story. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. "The Water Dancer" is historical fiction with a touch of magical realism. Young Hiram Walker has a gift - one that's saved his life and...Show more Fiction. "The Water Dancer" is historical fiction with a touch of magical realism. Young Hiram Walker has a gift - one that's saved his life and ignited a fire in him to escape from the only existence he's ever known: as a slave on a Virginia plantation. A bold adventure story that ranges from South to North and back again, this novel explores the atrocities of America's past while setting an enslaved Black man as the powerful hero of his own story. Available in other formats. Show less

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Ring Shout

Ring Shout

by Clark, P. Djeli

Downloadable Audiobook - 2020

Fiction. I'm going to lead with the full title: "Ring Shout, Or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times". A dark historical fantasy with a dash of h...Show more Fiction. I'm going to lead with the full title: "Ring Shout, Or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times". A dark historical fantasy with a dash of horror, this book puts a supernatural twist on the KKK, then tasks a rag-tag team of hunters with sending the Klan demons straight back to Hell. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. I'm going to lead with the full title: "Ring Shout, Or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times". A dark historical fantasy with a dash of h...Show more Fiction. I'm going to lead with the full title: "Ring Shout, Or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times". A dark historical fantasy with a dash of horror, this book puts a supernatural twist on the KKK, then tasks a rag-tag team of hunters with sending the Klan demons straight back to Hell. Available in other formats. Show less

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Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

by James, Marlon

Book - 2019

Adult Fiction. At its most reductive, this book is about a mercenary hired to find a missing boy. But it is so, so much more than that. Clocking in at ove...Show more Adult Fiction. At its most reductive, this book is about a mercenary hired to find a missing boy. But it is so, so much more than that. Clocking in at over 600 pages of extremely dense, complex prose (often depicting graphic violence and sexual content), "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" is a challenging read that's definitely not for everyone. That said, if you want an ambitious, more-epic-than-epic fantasy rooted in African history and mythology, with dozens of characters and a twisting mystery at it's core (and are willing to work for it!), give this trilogy a chance. Available in other formats. Show less

Adult Fiction. At its most reductive, this book is about a mercenary hired to find a missing boy. But it is so, so much more than that. Clocking in at ove...Show more Adult Fiction. At its most reductive, this book is about a mercenary hired to find a missing boy. But it is so, so much more than that. Clocking in at over 600 pages of extremely dense, complex prose (often depicting graphic violence and sexual content), "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" is a challenging read that's definitely not for everyone. That said, if you want an ambitious, more-epic-than-epic fantasy rooted in African history and mythology, with dozens of characters and a twisting mystery at it's core (and are willing to work for it!), give this trilogy a chance. Available in other formats. Show less

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Gingerbread

Gingerbread

A Novel

by Oyeyemi, Helen

Book - 2019

Fiction. There's something magical about gingerbread - from candy houses to sentient cookie-people - and Harriet Lee's recipe is special. Part intergenera...Show more Fiction. There's something magical about gingerbread - from candy houses to sentient cookie-people - and Harriet Lee's recipe is special. Part intergenerational family story, part magical realism with a drop of fractured fairytale, "Gingerbread" follows Perdita Lee's search for her mother's childhood best friend, Gretel, and depicts modern London through a dreamy, abstract fairy-tale lens. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. There's something magical about gingerbread - from candy houses to sentient cookie-people - and Harriet Lee's recipe is special. Part intergenera...Show more Fiction. There's something magical about gingerbread - from candy houses to sentient cookie-people - and Harriet Lee's recipe is special. Part intergenerational family story, part magical realism with a drop of fractured fairytale, "Gingerbread" follows Perdita Lee's search for her mother's childhood best friend, Gretel, and depicts modern London through a dreamy, abstract fairy-tale lens. Available in other formats. Show less

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The Ballad of Black Tom

The Ballad of Black Tom

by LaValle, Victor

Downloadable Audiobook - 2016

Fiction. Longing for a little Lovecraftian horror that isn't deeply steeped in racism? "The Ballad of Black Tom" is a retelling of H.P.'s "...Show more Fiction. Longing for a little Lovecraftian horror that isn't deeply steeped in racism? "The Ballad of Black Tom" is a retelling of H.P.'s "The Horror at Red Hook," written from the perspective of a Black man with the power to summon the Old Ones. Genuinely chilling in its own right, this portrait of Jazz Age New York turns the xenophobia of its predecessor on its head. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. Longing for a little Lovecraftian horror that isn't deeply steeped in racism? "The Ballad of Black Tom" is a retelling of H.P.'s "...Show more Fiction. Longing for a little Lovecraftian horror that isn't deeply steeped in racism? "The Ballad of Black Tom" is a retelling of H.P.'s "The Horror at Red Hook," written from the perspective of a Black man with the power to summon the Old Ones. Genuinely chilling in its own right, this portrait of Jazz Age New York turns the xenophobia of its predecessor on its head. Available in other formats. Show less

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Parable of the Sower [GRPL Book Club]

Parable of the Sower [GRPL Book Club]

by Butler, Octavia E.

Book Club Kit - 2000

Fiction. Originally penned in 1993 and set in the unimaginably distant future of the year 2025, "Parable of the Sower" is a near-future dystopia...Show more Fiction. Originally penned in 1993 and set in the unimaginably distant future of the year 2025, "Parable of the Sower" is a near-future dystopia that's aged... uncomfortably well. Written as a series of diary entries, the story chronicles the protagonist's fraught journey from a fragmented and insular Los Angeles to safety in Northern California. Butler's predictions of economic and social crisis and devastating climate change are more poignant than ever, and make this modern Odyssey a powerful read nearly three decades later. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. Originally penned in 1993 and set in the unimaginably distant future of the year 2025, "Parable of the Sower" is a near-future dystopia...Show more Fiction. Originally penned in 1993 and set in the unimaginably distant future of the year 2025, "Parable of the Sower" is a near-future dystopia that's aged... uncomfortably well. Written as a series of diary entries, the story chronicles the protagonist's fraught journey from a fragmented and insular Los Angeles to safety in Northern California. Butler's predictions of economic and social crisis and devastating climate change are more poignant than ever, and make this modern Odyssey a powerful read nearly three decades later. Available in other formats. Show less

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The Talented Ribkins

The Talented Ribkins

A Novel

by Hubbard, Ladee

Book - 2017

Fiction. Ribkins kids are born with powers. Not super-ones, not hero-ones, but a little something different. In his day, 72-year-old Johnny Ribkins used ...Show more Fiction. Ribkins kids are born with powers. Not super-ones, not hero-ones, but a little something different. In his day, 72-year-old Johnny Ribkins used his ability to draw precise maps of any space (seen or unseen) to make a buck or two. But now he's in deep with the mob and only has a week to settle up. Inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois’s famous essay “The Talented Tenth,” "The Talented Ribkins" is a ticking clock not-quite-heist story about race, class, family, and the unusual ties that bind us together. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. Ribkins kids are born with powers. Not super-ones, not hero-ones, but a little something different. In his day, 72-year-old Johnny Ribkins used ...Show more Fiction. Ribkins kids are born with powers. Not super-ones, not hero-ones, but a little something different. In his day, 72-year-old Johnny Ribkins used his ability to draw precise maps of any space (seen or unseen) to make a buck or two. But now he's in deep with the mob and only has a week to settle up. Inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois’s famous essay “The Talented Tenth,” "The Talented Ribkins" is a ticking clock not-quite-heist story about race, class, family, and the unusual ties that bind us together. Available in other formats. Show less

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Noor

Noor

by Okorafor, Nnedi

Downloadable Audiobook - 2021

Fiction. In the eyes of the world, Anwuli Okwudili was born "wrong." She disagrees. She goes by AO - Artificial Organism - and celebrates her he...Show more Fiction. In the eyes of the world, Anwuli Okwudili was born "wrong." She disagrees. She goes by AO - Artificial Organism - and celebrates her heavily augmented body. But it's easy to paint her as a villain. After an incident at a grocery store, she goes on the run, eventually joining up with with a Fulani herdsman who's being pursued for a crime he didn't commit. In an always-online world with eyes everywhere, the chase that ensues is streamed live, 24/7, where the media recasts the pair as near-future Nigeria's Bonnie and Clyde. A slim sci fi novel packed with big world building and Okorafor's laser sharp social commentary. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. In the eyes of the world, Anwuli Okwudili was born "wrong." She disagrees. She goes by AO - Artificial Organism - and celebrates her he...Show more Fiction. In the eyes of the world, Anwuli Okwudili was born "wrong." She disagrees. She goes by AO - Artificial Organism - and celebrates her heavily augmented body. But it's easy to paint her as a villain. After an incident at a grocery store, she goes on the run, eventually joining up with with a Fulani herdsman who's being pursued for a crime he didn't commit. In an always-online world with eyes everywhere, the chase that ensues is streamed live, 24/7, where the media recasts the pair as near-future Nigeria's Bonnie and Clyde. A slim sci fi novel packed with big world building and Okorafor's laser sharp social commentary. Available in other formats. Show less

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The World Doesn't Require You

The World Doesn't Require You

Stories

by Scott, Rion Amilcar

Book - 2019

Fiction. A collection of interconnected short stories that culminate in a novella, "The World Doesn't Require You" is a book that defies easy de...Show more Fiction. A collection of interconnected short stories that culminate in a novella, "The World Doesn't Require You" is a book that defies easy definition. The stories are bound by their setting: the fictional town of Cross River, Maryland, which was founded by America's only successful slave revolt and sits adjacent to all-white Port Yooga. But the collection isn't precisely an alternate history; the stories range widely in time, tone, and perspective, blending satire, magical realism, and sly, purposeful absurdism. A brilliant, experimental piece of literary fiction if you're in the mood for something a little weird. Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. A collection of interconnected short stories that culminate in a novella, "The World Doesn't Require You" is a book that defies easy de...Show more Fiction. A collection of interconnected short stories that culminate in a novella, "The World Doesn't Require You" is a book that defies easy definition. The stories are bound by their setting: the fictional town of Cross River, Maryland, which was founded by America's only successful slave revolt and sits adjacent to all-white Port Yooga. But the collection isn't precisely an alternate history; the stories range widely in time, tone, and perspective, blending satire, magical realism, and sly, purposeful absurdism. A brilliant, experimental piece of literary fiction if you're in the mood for something a little weird. Available in other formats. Show less

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Lilith's Brood

Lilith's Brood

Dawn; Adulthood Rites; Imago

by Butler, Octavia E.

eBook - 2012

Fiction. The complete Xenogensis Trilogy from Octavia Butler, "Lilith's Brood" is the epic adventure of one man (and the whole human species) st...Show more Fiction. The complete Xenogensis Trilogy from Octavia Butler, "Lilith's Brood" is the epic adventure of one man (and the whole human species) struggling to survive an Earth that humankind has rendered uninhabitable. Contrasted with the highly-intelligent tentacled Oankali - aliens that have brought the surviving humans into their care for study - Butler tackles questions of adaptation, evolution, the obsession with genetic purity, and the cost of survival in this brilliant exploration of what it means to be human. Available in other formats and individual volumes. Show less

Fiction. The complete Xenogensis Trilogy from Octavia Butler, "Lilith's Brood" is the epic adventure of one man (and the whole human species) st...Show more Fiction. The complete Xenogensis Trilogy from Octavia Butler, "Lilith's Brood" is the epic adventure of one man (and the whole human species) struggling to survive an Earth that humankind has rendered uninhabitable. Contrasted with the highly-intelligent tentacled Oankali - aliens that have brought the surviving humans into their care for study - Butler tackles questions of adaptation, evolution, the obsession with genetic purity, and the cost of survival in this brilliant exploration of what it means to be human. Available in other formats and individual volumes. Show less

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Futureland

Futureland

by Mosley, Walter

Book - 2001

Fiction? A twenty year old near future sci-fi set between nowish and 2040, "Futureland" is a collection of nine intertwined short stories that's...Show more Fiction? A twenty year old near future sci-fi set between nowish and 2040, "Futureland" is a collection of nine intertwined short stories that's getting more uncomfortably prescient by the day. Tackling issues like the privatization of prisons, government surveillance, widespread unemployment, and a lease-by-lease corporate-owned existence, "Futureland" is a bleak, powerful read with one big upside: not *everything* Mosley predicted has come true... yet. Show less

Fiction? A twenty year old near future sci-fi set between nowish and 2040, "Futureland" is a collection of nine intertwined short stories that's...Show more Fiction? A twenty year old near future sci-fi set between nowish and 2040, "Futureland" is a collection of nine intertwined short stories that's getting more uncomfortably prescient by the day. Tackling issues like the privatization of prisons, government surveillance, widespread unemployment, and a lease-by-lease corporate-owned existence, "Futureland" is a bleak, powerful read with one big upside: not *everything* Mosley predicted has come true... yet. Show less

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The Psychology of Time Travel

The Psychology of Time Travel

A Novel

by Mascarenhas, Kate

Book - 2019

Fiction. Think: "Hidden Figures", but it's about time travel and everything goes wrong. It's 1967 and four female scientists are working togethe...Show more Fiction. Think: "Hidden Figures", but it's about time travel and everything goes wrong. It's 1967 and four female scientists are working together to build the world's first time machine. When one of them has a breakdown, she's kicked off the team and erased from the project - and from history. Fifty years later, her granddaughter receives a newspaper clipping, sent back through time, that seems to portend Granny's imminent murder. But is there still time to stop the future? Available in other formats. Show less

Fiction. Think: "Hidden Figures", but it's about time travel and everything goes wrong. It's 1967 and four female scientists are working togethe...Show more Fiction. Think: "Hidden Figures", but it's about time travel and everything goes wrong. It's 1967 and four female scientists are working together to build the world's first time machine. When one of them has a breakdown, she's kicked off the team and erased from the project - and from history. Fifty years later, her granddaughter receives a newspaper clipping, sent back through time, that seems to portend Granny's imminent murder. But is there still time to stop the future? Available in other formats. Show less

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Black Sci-fi Short Stories

Black Sci-fi Short Stories

Anthology of New & Classic Tales

Book - 2021

Anthology of short fiction. This collection of short stories features exclusively Black authors, pairing classic voices in the genre with new up-and-comi...Show more Anthology of short fiction. This collection of short stories features exclusively Black authors, pairing classic voices in the genre with new up-and-coming writers. Tackling topics from cloning to colonization and dystopias both real and imagined, this anthology is another excellent option for getting to know oft-neglected voices in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Show less

Anthology of short fiction. This collection of short stories features exclusively Black authors, pairing classic voices in the genre with new up-and-comi...Show more Anthology of short fiction. This collection of short stories features exclusively Black authors, pairing classic voices in the genre with new up-and-coming writers. Tackling topics from cloning to colonization and dystopias both real and imagined, this anthology is another excellent option for getting to know oft-neglected voices in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Show less

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