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IndyPL Staff Picks 2023- Best of Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Enjoy our staff members favorite scifi and fantasy reads of 2023. In between dragons and pirates and faeries, you'll also find tales of grilled cheese and talking cats. We hope you find a new favorite magical read. #IndyPLAdults #IndyPLStaffPicks

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  • "Anequs is perfectly content to live with her people on their island, too inconsequential for the Anglish to harass. Then a dragon, the first seen locally in generations, leaves an egg for her. To properly care for little Kasaqua, Anequs must attend…
    Book, 2023New York : Del Rey Books, 2023. — SF BLA
  • "This series is wonderfully creative in how it creates a large intricate world yet only disseminates it to you in bite-sized novellas. The main character Chih is an archivist of stories/history and travels around the world collecting them to record.…
    Book, 2023New York : Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group, 2023. — SF VO
  • "A notorious retired pirate, Amina, is living quietly until one last irresistible job pulls her back into a world of magic, demons, and adventure. A fun and fast-paced story centered on a middle aged woman with all the responsibilities that come…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — SF CHA
  • "Devastatingly good. It's Thunderdome/Hunger Games/Gladiators with a hard look at prisons and the entertainment industry. Prisoners can opt into the competition for their release/freedom. Brutal and like a trainwreck, sometimes even though I…
    Book, 2023New York : Pantheon Books, [2023] — FIC ADJ
  • "Everyone who reads fantasy already knows how big this book was hitting the shelves, and I went into this read with a lot of skepticism because of the hype that surrounded it. I was pleasantly surprised, and couldn't put it down. Would be great for…
    eBook, 2023Shrewsbury, PA : Red Tower Books 2023. — EBOOK LIBBY
  • "The Thick and the Lean is a sci-fi novel set in a world governed by a religion that demonizes eating and fatness, whilst sex is normalized. The story follows Beatrice, a young girl living in a cult-ish theistic corporate community who has a secret…
    Book, 2023New York : Saga Press, 2023. — SF POR
  • When Tress's friend, Charlie, is captured by a sea sorceress, it's up to her to find a ship willing to help her rescue him. "It's a fun stand alone fantasy. Perfect for fans of the Princess Bride or anyone curious about Sanderson but might not want…
    Book, 2023New York : Tor, Tor Publishing Group, 2023. — SF SAN
  • "Lady Camembert wants to be in charge of her own life, so she poses as Count Camembert-- a man who can make his own descions. While Camembert is supposed to stay off the radar in case someone realizes who she actually is, she finds it hard to do so…
    eBook, 2023New York : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2023. — EBOOK LIBBY
  • "A fascinating and re-imagined telling of the Medusa myth as experienced from the multiple perspectives of the 3 Gorgons." - IndyPL_RhondaO
    Book, 2023New York : Ace, [2023] — SF BEA
  • When Emily Wilde arrives in the small town of Hransvik to research an elusive species of faeries, she is surprised to find her academic rival Wendell Bambleby also in town "It was the perfect dark and cozy read for cold weather!" - IndyPL_JessicaF
    Book, 2023New York : Del Rey, [2023] — FIC FAW
  • "What a delightful new entry from veteran science fiction writer John Scalzi. An evil-ish uncle suddenly dies and leaves his drifting yet loyal and kind nephew Charlie a truly momentous amount of resources - including a lair on a volcanic island.…
    Book, 2023New York : Tor, Tor Publishing Group, 2023. — SF SCA
  • "Clytemnestra is not as well known as her husband, Agamemnon, or her sister, Helen of Troy, but she has a lot to say. Being born a woman in Ancient Greece offers few options, but Clytemnestra is determined to forge her own life. Through death and…
    Book, 2023Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2023] — FIC CAS
  • This prequel to Priory of the Orange Tree follows three women from different corners of the world. "Shannon is my favorite author and does a fantastic job with worldbuilding and character development! The return of a certain witch was also very…
    Book, 2023New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023. — SF SHA
  • "I rather liked this. It is sort of a "What If" version of Buffy set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future, where the sun went out and Vampires roam freely during the day. There was a fight between humans and vampires and the vampires won, and…
    Graphic Novel, 2023Los Angeles, California : BOOM! Studios, 2023. — GN GIL
  • "Riveting sci-fi fiction about the beauty and dangers of immersive virtual worlds, wherein reality and fantasy begin to blur and merge. Great commentary on the state of technological advances and our influence as a species." - IndyPL_MarissaC
    Graphic Novel, 2023Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2023. — GN WRO
  • "The story of Hades and Persephone told with a modern twist. Great story, great artwork. Warning, if you enjoy this, there are more volumes to follow." - IndyPL_RobinH
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : Del Rey, [2023] — GN SMY