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The latest additions to The Library's collection
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Advance Reader Copy (ARC)
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Of Wind and Wolves | J. M. Elliott | Ancient Historical Fiction (N) (ARC)
When Anaiti reluctantly agrees to marry the aging king of the Skythian nomads to forge an alliance, she never expects the price of peace will be an enemy’s scalp—or that she’ll have to take it with her own hands. Trained since youth in riding and archery, her education was cut short, and she's never faced true combat. Though she has no taste for bloodshed, her desire to remain free outweighs her fear. Thrown into the lawless wilderness, she joins a ruthless warband whose loyalties and suspicions are as fierce as the unforgiving steppe. There, her skills and courage are tested to the edge, and she forms an intense bond with their commander—a formidable warrior who believes Anaiti possesses a rare gift. Determined to evade her fate, Anaiti devises a daring plan to stay with the warband. But as her defiance threatens the pact between kingdoms, she must decide if her longing for freedom is worth the cost—of countless lives, perhaps her own. Of Wind and Wolves is the first volume in The Steppe Saga, a haunting and subversive retelling of events recorded by Herodotus. Set against a backdrop of astonishing beauty and brutality, it reveals the lost wisdom, traditions, and beliefs of the Scythian people, whose powerful women once inspired Greek myths of the Amazons.
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From the Stacks
Featuring a different, randomly-selected book every week.
Thriller & Mystery
The Spring | Annie Wilson | Crime Procedural (N) (I) (F)
November 1, 2014: The discovery of a body at a sacred spring in The Presidio of San Francisco launches an investigation that crosses federal and city jurisdictions. Was it teenagers getting rowdy on Halloween or something more nefarious? US Park Police Officer Paco Mayfield is joined by FBI Agent Mark Greenberg and SFPD rookie officer Jeannie Hagen to help solve the question of what happened to the victim, a teen girl. The three investigators form an unlikely team, venturing into the world of elite prep schools and affluent families where truths and consequences are difficult to unravel. Inspired by the natural landscape of The Presidio in San Francisco as well as classic British procedurals, The Spring is a serialized novel with new chapters published on Tuesdays and Fridays. Text is entirely free.
Literary
Beyond the Pale | Ben Woestenburg | Literary (NA) (C) (F)
It’s a rather long short story meant for reading in bed, drinking a cup of coffee and listening to the rain against the window. It’s an inter-racial love story set during the turmoil of Congo’s Independence from Belgium in 1960. Above all, it is a love story between two different people. One is a recent widow, an English schoolteacher whose husband dies on what can only be called a working honeymoon; and Livingstone, a general handyman at Bulongo Station.
Fantasy
Murder Among Mages | Carolyn McBride | Fantasy of Manners (NT) (I) (F)
In a city where magic is both a gift and a burden, there exists a library tucked away in an opulent, ancient manor. Zimmerman House. A mage named Elara stumbles upon this manor after losing her mentor to murder. She is given the opportunity of a lifetime in exchange for silence and dedication to a woman claiming to be an ancient goddess. Their magical world is a combination of England’s aristocracy & manners, and our modern world of technological wonders. Dangerous, dirty, and full of secrets. Bridgerton meets modernity -- a murder mystery mixed with magic. Elara is tasked with unearthing her former mentor’s killer. The sentient Zimmerman library challenges her understanding of right and wrong, forcing her to question the nature of sacrifice and the true meaning of loss. In the end, Elara must confront the ultimate question as she faces her mentor’s murderer: Is the power to rewrite fate worth the price of losing one's humanity?
Super helpful curating. Thank you.
Of Wind and Wolves sounds like a very interesting book. I can’t wait to read it!