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NPR’s Best SF/F Books of 2015

Dec 152015
 

Congratulations to the DMLA clients who made NPR’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2015 list!

OF NOBLE FAMILY
by Mary Robinette Kowal

THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT
by Seth Dickinson

VERMILION
by Molly Tanzer

Review: Amish Homecoming by Jo Ann Brown

Dec 102015
 

Cover for Amish Homecoming by Jo Ann Brown. A Love Inspired Romance from Harlequin.RT Book Reviews: Leah Beiler and her twin brother left their Amish community 10 years ago. She is now returning with her orphaned niece Mandy in tow. Many in the community, including her own family, never understood their departure. Former love Ezra Stoltzfus is cautiously optimistic about Leah’s return. However, he longs to know the truth. Will Leah’s dad accept her and Mandy back into his life? Is it too late for Leah and Ezra? And how will a little dog save the day? The story is rich with relatable struggles and characters. It is easy for the reader to empathize with the difficult situation Leah is facing.

Tor.com’s Reviewers’ Choice 2015

Dec 092015
 

Congratulations to Seth Dickinson (The Traitor Baru Cormorant), Elizabeth Bear (Karen Memory), and Adam Christopher (Made to Kill) on their mentions in Tor.com’s Reviewers’ Choice 2015 list!

Review: Chapelwood by Cherie Priest

Dec 042015
 

Cover for Chapelwood by Cherie Priest. An older Lizzie Borden stands looking out a darkened window in a dark purple gown, holding a bloody ax.Locus: Most of the reviews of Cherie Priest’s new-ish Maplecroft and its just-released quasi-sequel Chapelwood focus on what her world borrows from H.P. Lovecraft. Those reviews are totally right. There are a lot of tentacles and creeping dread in these two titles. They are loving tributes to Cthulhu and all that dread lord has wrought.

But that’s only the surface, which becomes especially clear in the newer of the two books. […] Add to that smart subtext a young, female protagonist who is more than capable of rescuing herself, thank you very much, plus an ending that doesn’t fit the expected beats of a climactic ending but is incredibly satisfying ­ and Chapelwood becomes much more than a Lovecraft knock-off. It is wholly and wonderfully itself.

2015 Endeavor Award Winner

Dec 032015
 

Cover for Jay Lake's Last Plane to Heaven.Jay Lake’s final collection of stories, Last Plane to Heaven, won 2015’s Endeavor Award for a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year.

The award represents a collaboration between writers and fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy to encourage the growth of literature in the field and recognize works of excellence. It is named for H.M. Bark Endeavour, the ship of Northwest explorer Capt. James Cook.

Her Longed-For Family by Jo Ann Brown

Dec 012015
 

Cover for Her Longed-For Family by Jo Ann Brown. Two young white children play on a blue rug with old-fashioned toys, match-making babies series.Lady Caroline Trelawney Dowling has always wanted a child of her own and her wish comes true when two abandoned children are temporarily turned over to her. She’s finding new purpose and joy—even more so after the handsome baron next door requests her help in renovating his house and refining his manners.

As the new Lord Warrick, Jacob has a host of duties, including updating his estate and providing an heir. Lady Caroline’s expertise in etiquette proves invaluable, and spending time together is a delight. But as the children’s origins are finally uncovered, can he keep her newfound family intact—and unite her dreams with his own?

Review: Her Longed-For Family by Jo Ann Brown

Nov 242015
 

Cover for Her Longed-For Family by Jo Ann Brown. Two young white children play on a blue rug with old-fashioned toys, match-making babies series.RT Book Reviews: The third book in the Matchmaking Babies series opens with Lord Warrick asking Lady Caroline Trelawney Dowling for help in refining his manners in order to find a wife and provide an heir. Lady Caroline finds that she enjoys spending time with Lord Warrick. For reasons of her own, Lady Caroline has chosen not to marry. But will Lord Warrick and the two abandoned children she has been taking care of make her change her mind? Brown’s latest is a faith-filled read sure to touch hearts. Readers will be pleased to find out that the storyline about the children’s origins is resolved. In addition, previous characters are back as the story wraps up all loose ends nicely and culminates in a moving ending.

B&N’s Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2015

Nov 232015
 

Congratulations to the DMLA authors on Barnes & Noble’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2015 List!

  • The Traitor Baru Cormorant, by Seth Dickinson
  • Planetfall, by Emma Newman
  • Vision in Silver, by Anne Bishop
  • Karen Memory, by Elizabeth Bear
  • The Aeronaut’s Windlass, by Jim Butcher

2015 Goodreads Choice Nominations

Nov 202015
 

Congratulations to DMLA clients nominated for a 2015 Goodreads Choice Award!

Best Science Fiction:
Star Wars: Aftermath – Chuck Wendig

Best Fantasy:
Vision in Silver – Anne Bishop
The Aeronaut’s Windlass – Jim Butcher

Best Horror:
The Border – Robert McCammon

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