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Iron WidowSeries
series2 books2021
Fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in secondary world.
“Xiran Jay Zhao's Iron Widow reimagines the rise of Chinese Empress Wu Zetian as a mecha-piloting heroine in Huaxia, a futuristic reinvention of Medieval China.”
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Imperial GalaxySeries
series2 books2012
Space opera, about coming of age and identity, set in space.
“Garth Nix's A Confusion of Princes follows Khemri through the empire's ruthless military, its secret intelligence service, and a deadly, decades-long competition to determine who might one day take the throne.”
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TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
About coming of age.
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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Double StarNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1956
About identity, set in mars.
“Lorenzo Smythe, the excellent yet unemployed actor, meets Dak Broadbent in a bar.”
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The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries
series9 books1987
Post-apocalyptic, about psychic powers.
“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
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Starship TroopersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959
Military science fiction, about war, set in space and other star systems.