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• Victories Greater Than Death

  Anders, Charlie Jane,

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  Tina Mains is more than your average teenager. She also happens to be the keeper of an interplanetary rescue beacon that will one day activate. When it does? All her dreams of saving worlds, defeating terrible intergalactic evils, and adventuring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fable for the End of the World

  Reid, Ava,

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  In a debt-ruled dystopia, taxidermist Inesa is forced into a televised hunt while elite assassin Melinoe chases her across the wasteland. It’s predator vs. prey until both start questioning the system that made them. Brutal, breathless, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Starstrike

  Lee, Yoon Ha,

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  Teen mecha ace Hwa Young defects to the rebel clanners after stopping an imperial super-weapon, only to find their politics as ruthless as the Empire’s. As she plots a risky rescue for her imprisoned best friend Geum, shifting loyalties and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Infinity Particle

  Xu, Wendy

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  On Mars, engineer Clementine lands her dream job with an AI pioneer, but she never expected sparks to fly with Kye, the lab’s eerily human android. As their connection deepens, Clem confronts her mentor and the ethics of sentience, risking…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Weight of the Stars

  Ancrum, K. (Kayla), 1991-

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  Trailer-park dreamer Ryann and guarded loner Alexandria are thrown together after an accident, uncovering a fragile connection bound by late-night rooftop attempts to catch radio messages from Alex’s astronaut mother on a one-way mission. As…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cinder

  Meyer, Marissa.,

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  Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg living in New Beijing, has no idea that the fate of the world hinges on her alone. A second-class citizen in a world where humans and androids live side-by-side, she will need to uncover the secrets of her past…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Honor Among Thieves

  Caine, Rachel

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  For street-smart Zara Cole, it’s either jail or joining up with the Honors, and jail just isn’t an option. Unexpectedly bonding with sentient alien starship, Nadim, Zara discovers the thrill of deep space, and the dangerous secrets that could cost…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Jetsons. Volume 1

  Palmiotti, Jimmy,

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  In an unexpected new graphic-novel-twist on a classic cartoon, readers will be surprised by the delightful reimagining of George Jetson and his futuristic family as they navigate the complexities of a post-digital world.

• The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

  James, Lauren

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  Alone on a deep-space ship after her parents’ deaths, teen astronaut Romy lives for the brief messages she trades with J, the captain of a vessel racing to meet her. But as the other ship draws near, unsettling truths surface, turning a hopeful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Skyward

  Sanderson, Brandon

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  On a besieged world where pilots are heroes, fierce and funny Spensa longs to fly. However, her late father’s disgrace brands her a coward’s daughter. When she stumbles on a long-buried secret that could change everything, she finally gets a shot at…Read moreRead more of this annotation