*The Last Contract of Isako, Fonda Lee (5 May). Corporate samurai space opera.
Death’s Daughter, SA Barnes (5 May). Death’s daughter Jocasta is quietly attending university undercover when he names her as his successor and makes her a target.
Platform Decay, Martha Wells (5 May). The latest book in the Murderbot series, and a full novel.
*The Girl with a Thousand Faces, Sunyi Dean (5 May). Hong Kong gothic about a young woman confronting a powerful ghost. My review.
Radiant Star, Ann Leckie (12 May). A planet on the brink of being absorbed by the Raadchai empire allows one last man to be mummified as a living saint, which has unexpected political consequences.
We Dance Upon Demons, Vaishnavi Patel (12 May). A reproductive health care worker fights both human attacks on her clinic and supernatural attacks after she develops mysterious powers. My review.
Make Me Better, Sarah Gailey (12 May). Horror novel about a vulnerable woman pulled into a community that promises an end to loss.
*Vile Lady Villains, Danai Christopoulou (12 May). The Klytemnestra x Lady Macbeth book. My review.
All Hail Chaos, Sarah Rees Brennan (12 May). Sequel about a young terminal cancer patient who is transported into her favorite series as a minor villain.
The Tapestry of Fate, Shannon Chakraborty (19 May). Second Amina al-Sirafi pirate book.
Palaces of the Crow, Ray Nayler (19 May). A band of children and suspicious crows surviving in Lithuania during World War I.
Mortedant’s Peril, RJ Barker (19 May). A cleric who reads the memories of the dead must solve a mystery where he himself is the main suspect. My review.
Startup Hell, Caitlin Rozakis (19 May). A young witch is just trying to make it in the corporate world when she discovers her boss dead in the process of summoning a demon.
The Fake Divination Offense, Sara Raasch (19 May). m/m fantasy romance about a half giant fantasy sportsball player fake dating a cheerleader.
Bone of My Bone, Johanna van Veen (26 May). Sapphic nun relic road trip in war-torn seventeenth century Europe. My review.
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