The Pacific Northwest has always been a little different, as these wildly imaginative recent Fantasy and Science Fiction titles by NW authors attest.
Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton.
Facing a battle in Seattle against a mutant horde, Cheeto loving crow S.T. takes Dee, the sole surviving human, under his wing, in the hilarious sequel to Hollow Kingdom.
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century: stories by Kim Fu
Startling and surreal, delightful and disturbing, these edgy short fictions brilliantly capture 21st Century life through an dazzling range of original SF and Fantasy scenarios.
Revelator by Daryl Gregory
Tennessee bootlegger Stella wants to leave her kinfolk's strange folk beliefs in the past, but the dark force they call Ghostdaddy - the God in the Mountain - may have different ideas. A Southern Gothic thrill ride.
Spear by Nicola Griffith
In this queer retelling of Arthurian legend, Peretur, a girl raised in a cave by a protective mother, is drawn to battle and adventure—while love and fate offer their own irresistible pull.
Night Shift by Eileen Gunn
An escaped tapir on the run; a flight delay that lasts for decades; a dreary late shift saving the world: even the Twilight Zone was never quite this strange. Visionary tales and essays from Nebula winner Gunn.
A Little Too Familiar by Lish McBride
Sure, rent is high in Seattle, but is that reason enough for a witch and a werewolf to become roommates? Louise and Declan are about to find out in this fun, swoony paranormal romance.
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire
Part of the beguiling Wayward Children series, this portal fantasy sends Antsy through into a dusty shop in another world to escape the malign intentions of her menacing stepfather, but at what cost?
Ordinary Monsters by J. M. Miro
Hunted by a man made of smoke, orphans with uncanny powers find refuge in Cairndale Institute among those even stranger than themselves, in this enthralling Victorian fantasy adventure.
The Heavenly Sword by Alice Poon
Only one thing could prevent a goddess in the earthly form of the young warrior Sai'er from vanquishing the usurping tyrant Zhu Di and his henchmen: love. A lyrical martial arts saga.
The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
Eldritch horrors compete with the all-too-real horrors of racism at the dawn of the Civil Rights era, in this mordant and moving sequel to Ruff's award-winning Lovecraft Country.
Our Fruiting Bodies by Nisi Shawl
Eighteen diverse tales ranging from reimagined fairy tales to Afrofuturist visions to unsettling horror take readers on an unpredictable and socially resonant odyssey.
Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson
A Texas billionaire's improbable solution to global warming just might work, but can more human meddling really heal our environment? The law of unanticipated consequences suggests not.
Rain Music by Patrick Swenson
Listen - can you hear it? Deep within our verdant coastal rainforest lies the source of a mystic melody, and a power hungry mage in thrall to a magical drug called moss.
The Deer Kings by Wendy N. Wagner
He thought it was a phase, just kids messing around in the woods, but years later Gary finds that the evil they summoned has taken up residence in his Oregon home town.
Jewel Box: Stories by E. Lily Yu
Winner of the Washington State Book Award for her debut novel On Fragile Waves, Yu's extraordinary speculative fiction with its deft prose and singular focus shines in this collection.
Find all these titles are more on our list in the catalog.
~ Posted by David W. & Misha S.
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