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[Cactus Chef]

The Buried Giant (Vintage International) by Kazuo Ishiguro is $2 in the US (Kobo, Amazon)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day comes a luminous meditation on the act of forgetting and the power of memory.

In post-Arthurian Britain, the wars that once raged between the Saxons and the Britons have finally ceased. Axl and Beatrice, an elderly British couple, set off to visit their son, whom they haven't seen in years. And, because a strange mist has caused mass amnesia throughout the land, they can scarcely remember anything about him. As they are joined on their journey by a Saxon warrior, his orphan charge, and an illustrious knight, Axl and Beatrice slowly begin to remember the dark and troubled past they all share.

By turns savage, suspenseful, and intensely moving, The Buried Giant is a luminous meditation on the act of forgetting and the power of memory.

[salty-horse]

Neon Hemlock are having a sale of 50% off until July 4th "in dishonor of Amazon".

Use code COMPOSITE at https://www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks

One of their latest releases is Shatter the Sun, a queer sword & sorcery anthology.

[elaysee]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Neon Hemlock are having a sale of 50% off until July 4th "in dishonor of Amazon".

Use code COMPOSITE at https://www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks

One of their latest releases is Shatter the Sun, a queer sword & sorcery anthology.

All queer, primarily novellas and anthologies.

I've read and can recommend as enjoyable
The Dragonfly Gambit by A.D. Sui
And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed

James Nicoll has a recent favorable review of
The Mystery of the Bitten Peach by Cecilia Tan

I'm going to pick up A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert, though I've lost the context on who recommended it to me.

[salty-horse]

Originally Posted by elaysee

James Nicoll has a recent favorable review of
The Mystery of the Bitten Peach by Cecilia Tan

Was also just covered by the Workers' Lit podcast.

[Cactus Chef]

The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (The Sword of Shannara) by Terry Brooks is $2 in the US (Kobo, Amazon)

For the first time in one elegant collector’s edition hardcover, and featuring an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks, here are the first three novels of that classic series: The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara, and The Wishsong of Shannara—the beginning of a phenomenal epic of good and evil.

The Sword of Shannara
Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races.

The Elfstones of Shannara
The magical Ellcrys tree is dying, loosening the spell that bars the Demons from enacting vengeance upon the land. Now Wil Ohmsford must guard the Elven girl Amberle on a perilous quest as she carries one of the Ellcrys’ seeds to a mysterious place where it can be quickened into a powerful new force. But dark on their trail comes the Reaper, most fearsome of all Demons, aiming to crush their mission at any cost.

The Wishsong of Shannara
An ancient Evil is stirring to new life, sending its ghastly Mord Wraiths to destroy Mankind. To win through the vile growth that protects this dark force, the Druid Allanon needs Brin Ohmsford—for she alone holds the magic power of the wishsong. Reluctantly Brin joins the Druid on his dangerous journey. But a prophecy foretells doom, as Evil nurses its plans to trap the unsuspecting Brin into a fate far more horrible than death.

Thus begins Terry Brooks’s thrilling Shannara epic, an unforgettable tale of adventure, magic, and myth.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Terry Brooks's The Measure of the Magic.