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Galatea by Madeline Miller
In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the …
windchime rated L'Espirit de L'Escalier: 4 stars
L'Espirit de L'Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente
L'Espirit de L'Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente is a provocative retelling of the Greek myth, in which Orpheus, the musician …
windchime rated A Psalm for the Wild-Built: 5 stars
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
windchime rated She Who Became the Sun: 4 stars
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything
Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in …
Circe by Madeline Miller
The daring, dazzling, and highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Song Of Achilles that briliantly reimagines …
windchime rated You Have Arrived at Your Destination: 3 stars
You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles (Forward Collection, #4)
windchime rated The Psychology of Time Travel: 5 stars
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
In 1967, four female scientists worked together to build the world’s first time machine. But just as they are about …
windchime rated Summer Frost: 5 stars
Summer Frost by Blake Crouch (Forward, #2)
windchime rated The Secret Commonwealth: 4 stars
The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman, Christopher Wormell (The Book of Dust)
Ark by Veronica Roth (Forward, #1)
On the eve of Earth’s destruction, a young scientist discovers something too precious to lose, in a story of cataclysm …
windchime rated Emergency skin: 4 stars
windchime rated Project Hail Mary: 4 stars
Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary (2021, Penguin Random House)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
windchime rated Something Wicked This Way Comes: 3 stars
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic …