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Emilie and the Sky World, Martha Wells 30 May 2025

2014 YA gaslamp fantasy, second of a pair though it stands alone. No sooner is Emilie back from the hollow world than something strange is spotted in the sky…

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The Vampire and the Case of the Cursed Canine, Heather G. Harris and Jilleen Dolbeare 29 May 2025

2024 paranormal fantasy, fourth novel of its series. Bunny Barrington tries to track down whoever it is laying curses on the townsfolk, while coping with a visit from her domineering mother.

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Rebel, Jenny Schwartz 28 May 2025

2021 SF, third in a five-book series. Nora's new wealth has made her a political player, whether she wants it or not.

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Passing Strange, Ellen Klages 27 May 2025

2017 romance novella with fantasy elements. In the modern day, an old woman has one last thing to do before she can die, selling the last painting by the little-known pulp cover artist Haskel. In 1940, we see how that situation arose.

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The Lord Sorcier, Olivia Atwater 26 May 2025

2020 fantasy novelette, stand-alone in the Regency Faerie Tales series but best read after Half a Soul. In 1812, Albert Lowe meets Elias Wilder while marching on a road somewhere in Spain.

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The Weekly Challenge 322: The Strings Are Rank 25 May 2025

I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved formatting strings and ranking arrays. (Note that this ends today.)

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Thirsty Meeples May 2025 24 May 2025

Back to the boardgame café.

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Spellcloaked, Stephanie Burgis 23 May 2025

2021 fantasy short story, side story in the Harwood Spellbook series. After the events of the novels, Honoria Cosgrave has retired in disgrace, abandoned by her husband as well as all her former friends. But the faerie realm has not forgotten her.

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Neighbourly Games 19 May 22 May 2025 - 2 comments

More gaming with nearby friends.

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A Dangerous Collaboration, Deanna Raybourn 21 May 2025

2019 historical thriller, fourth of its series. Veronica Speedwell is invited to a castle on a Cornish island: the lord's wife vanished on her wedding day, the brother's widow is making a living as a medium, and altogether there are a lot of puzzles to be untangled.

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