The following books are being considered for our reading list:
Contemporary
- Control! by Raj Agrawal (382 pp) A revolutionary weather-commanding system threatens a high-stakes presidential election. When a public demo turns catastrophic, investigators must uncover a traitor before global disaster strikes.
- Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan (465 pp) Dying and offered a magical bargain, Rae enters her favorite fantasy novel only to find she is the story’s destined villainess. Unfazed, she unites a rogue gallery of villains to outsmart doom and survive.
- The House Witch by Delembach (472 pp) A royal chef secretly practices witchcraft while juggling court intrigue, magical mishaps, and romance—alongside his cat familiar.
- The Ganymedan by R.T. Ester (424 pp) After murdering the creator of all sentient tech, mixologist Verden Dotnet flees with a galaxy-shattering secret. Stranded, he hitches a ride on a sentient cargo ship suspicious of his crime.
- Acts of God by Kanan Gill (410 pp) A PI faces worldwide existential cataclysms caused by godlike scientist from future. Humorous and philosophical.
- The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (309 pp) Una Everlasting, once an orphan girl, became a knight and Dominion’s greatest hero. Her legend continues to inspire, but details of her real life fade. Centuries later, scholar Owen Mallory falls in love with her story and digs deep to find her truth. His search eventually takes him to the past, where he finds a chance to prevent a tragedy.
- The Resisters by Gish Jen (320 pp) Part dystopian satire, part family drama, this novel follows a gifted young pitcher whose talent makes her a symbol of resistance in a deeply divided future America.
- The Queen’s Witch by Nancy Kress (324 pp) Set in Tudor England, Anne Boleyn’s rise to power is seen through the eyes of Alysoun Rowe, a hedge witch bound to her royal kinswoman. There is magic, court intrigue, and a dangerous bid for the crown.
- Rich Man’s Sky by Wil McCarthy (496 pp) In a future where billionaires run space, rival governments and private empires clash across the Solar System in a battle for humanity’s future.
- Mills of the Gods by Tim Powers (336 pp) Secret societies, reincarnation, ancient gods, and literary icons collide in 1920s Paris as two unlikely heroes uncover a dangerous supernatural conspiracy.
- What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed (336 pp) John Maraintha is stranded on Scythia—a lethal alien desert. To build a new life among locals with strange customs, John must adapt, discovering that true survival demands personal transformation.
- The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-Ran (298 pp) A Korean police officer investigates mysterious hospital deaths that may point toward vampire involvement.
- Moss’d in Space by Rebecca Thorne (304 pp) An ex-smuggler buys a rundown alien starship and discovers its resident moss is a sarcastic computer with abandonment issues.
Older Titles
- Ancient of Days by Michael Bishop (420 pp) A prehistoric human discovered in 1920s Georgia upends a community’s beliefs, forcing a collision of faith, science, and identity.
- The Time of the Dark by Barbara Hambly (310 pp) A graduate student and her friend are pulled into a besieged fantasy realm where monstrous forces spread darkness.
- Agent of Change by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (240 pp) A runaway spy and a tough ex-mercenary navigate space adventure, danger, and romance.