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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Afrofurturism, Feminist & Queer World-Building - an invitation to step into other worlds has always been at the center of our brick-and-mortar. Our first scifi/fantasy lists were built by WisCon fans, heavy on Butler and Le Guin and the other founding women of the genre. We’ve maintained our commitment to find, read, shelve, and recommend diverse voices. Browse here and find books for middle-grade and up, as the best speculative fiction crosses ages and genres!

Emily St. John Mandel, "Station Eleven"

Emily St. John Mandel, "Station Eleven"

$18.31

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An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. 

A National Book Award FinalistA PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist

Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end.

Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten the tiny band’s existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed.

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Emily St John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility, paperback 3/28/23

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Helen Oyeyemi, "Gingerbread"

Helen Oyeyemi, "Gingerbread"

$18.36
Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings (Flesh & False Gods #1), 7/18/23

Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings (Flesh & False Gods #1), 7/18/23

$31.31
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Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning (Sixth World #1)

$19.43
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Alix E. Harrow, The Once and Future Witches

$21.59