Looking for stories about aliens, space warfare or time travel? Check out these new science fiction titles hot off the presses and available at the library:
Conquest: The Chronicles of the Invaders by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard. A first entry in a planned trilogy depicts a world where humanity has been conquered by oppressive alien forces and where a group of increasingly powerful young rebels is assisted by an alien ruler's daughter, who risks her life after falling in love with a human. By the author of The Wrath of Angels.
Like a Mighty Army by David Weber: Awakening in the form of a warrior from the time when the Earth was lost to a powerful alien race, cybernetic avatar Merlyn Athrawes assists the island empire of Charis to gain independence from the controlling Church that has forbidden technology and human development. (Book 7 in the Safehold Series following Off Armageddon Reef, By Schism Rent Asunder, By Heresies Distressed, A Mighty Fortress, How Firm a Foundation, and Midst Toil and Tribulation)
Honor's Knight by Rachel Bach: After a mysterious attack left her short several memories and one partner, she's determined to keep her head down, do her job, and get on with her life. But even though Devi's not actually looking for it -- trouble keeps finding her. She sees things no one else can, the black stain on her hands is growing, and she is entangled with the cook she's supposed to hate. (Book 3 in the Paradox Series following Fortune's Pawn and Heaven's Queen)
Orfeo by Richard Powers: In Orfeo, Powers tells the story of a man journeying into his past as he desperately flees the present. Composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology lab—the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find music in surprising patterns—has aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security. Panicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive. As an Internet-fueled hysteria erupts, Els—the "Bioterrorist Bach"—pays a final visit to the people he loves, those who shaped his musical journey. Through the help of his ex-wife, his daughter, and his longtime collaborator, Els hatches a plan to turn this disastrous collision with the security state into a work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around them.
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