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Speculative Fiction for the Reluctant Reader

Books for readers who think they don't like science fiction, fantasy and horror. Books that cross genres, inspire thought, provoke humor, etc.

• Fledgling
  Author: Butler, Octavia E.
  Publisher: Seven Stories $ 24.95 ISBN: 1583226907 Date: 2005
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  Butler's first new novel in seven years is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire.
  Updated 10.24.05
• Anansi Boys
  Author: Gaiman, Neil
  Publisher: Morrow $ 26.95 ISBN: 006051518x Date: 2005
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  Charlie's dad wasn't just any dad. He was Anansi, a trickster god, the spirit of rebellion able to overturn the social order, create wealth out of thin air, and baffle the devil. When he dies on a karaoke stage, things get very interesting for Charlie.
  Suggested Reading: All Stars | Legendary Characters
  Updated 8.15.05
• The Tooth Fairy
  Author: Joyce, Graham
  Publisher: Tor Books $ 22.95 ISBN: 031286261X Date: 1998
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  The award-winning author of Requiem returns with a blackly comic, disturbingly erotic tale of an ordinary boy named Sam - and the unearthly being only he can see. Is she real - or is she just a figment of his turbulent imagination? All Sam knows, as he grows from childhood to adolescence, is that she is never very far away.
  
• The Historian
  Author: Kostova, Elizabeth
  Publisher: Little Brown $ 25.95 ISBN: 0316011770 Date: 2005
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  In this riveting debut novel, a young girl discovers her father's darkest secret and embarks on a harrowing journey across Europe to complete the quest he never could--the quest to find history's most legendary fiend: Dracula.
  Suggested Reading: All Stars
  Updated 4.25.05
• Magic for Beginners
  Author: Link, Kelly
  Publisher: Small Beer $ 24 ISBN: 1931520151 Date: 2005
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  Cult favorite Kelly Link unfurls a second engaging, funny, and magical selection of stories, with riffs on marriage, cannons, convenience stories, superheroes, zombies, and apocalyptic poker parties.
  Updated 6.6.05
• Son of a Witch
  Author: Maguire, Gregory
  Publisher: Regan $ 26.95 ISBN: 0060548932 Date: 2005
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  Ten years after the publication of Wicked, the author returns to the land of Oz to follow the story of Liir, the adolescent boy left hiding in the shadows of the castle when Dorothy killed the Witch.
  Updated 7.7.05
• The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear
  Author: Moers, Walter
  Publisher: Overlook $ 26.95 ISBN: 1585677248 Date: 2005
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  Captain Bluebear tells the story of his first 13-1/2 lives spent on the mysterious continent of Zamonia, where intelligence is an infectious disease, water flows uphill, and dangers lie in wait for him around every corner.
  Updated 8.2.05
• The Necessary Beggar
  Author: Palwick, Susan
  Publisher: Tor $ 24.95 ISBN: 076531097x Date: 2005
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  A compelling new contemporary fantasy novel from the award-winning author of Flying in Place.
  Suggested Reading: All Stars
  Updated 10.24.05
• Poison Study
  Author: Snyder, Maria V.
  Publisher: Luna $ 19.95 ISBN: 0373802307 Date: 2005
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  About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace--and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of ixia. And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster.
  Updated 10.11.05