Book Recommendations: New Science Fiction
Where it Rains in Color by Denise Crittendon
Lileala has just been named the Rare Indigo – beauty among beauties – and is about to embrace her stardom, until something threatens to change her whole lifestyle and turn the planet of Swazembi upside down.
Colonized by the descendants of Earth’s West African Dogon Tribe, the planet of Swazembi is a blazing, color-rich utopia and famous vacation center of the galaxy. No one is used to serious trouble in this idyllic, peace-loving world, least of all the Rare Indigo.
But Lileala’s perfect, pampered lifestyle is about to be shattered. The unthinkable happens and her glorious midnight skin becomes infected with a mysterious disease. Where her skin should glisten like diamonds mixed with coal, instead it scabs and scars. On top of that, she starts to hear voices in her head, and everything around her becomes confusing and frightening.
Lileala’s destiny, however, goes far beyond her beauty. While searching for a cure, she stumbles upon something much more valuable. A new power awakens inside her, and she realizes her whole life, and the galaxy with it, is about to change…
The Last Feather by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou
Twenty-two-year-old Cassia's sister is dying, and she doesn't know why. Soon after, Cassia wakes up in another realm, not only does she find her missing best friend, Lucas, but he knows how to save her sister.
Meanwhile Lucas is part of a community of Reborns, people who were born on earth and after death, were reborn in this realm with magical abilities. The original beings of the realm, the Firsts, rule over them.
But, to keep the Reborn numbers manageable, the king of the Firsts releases a curse to cull them and Cassia finds herself in the middle of it. She needs to break the curse before her time runs out, otherwise she will be trapped there forever.
This is the first volume in “The Selene Trilogy.”
Flint and Mirror by John Crowley
As ancient Irish clans fought to preserve their lands and their way of life, the Queen and her generals fought to tame the wild land and make it English.
Hugh O'Neill, lord of the North, dubbed Earl of Tyrone by the Queen, is a divided man: the Queen gives to Hugh her love, and her commandments, through a little mirror of obsidian which he can never discard; and the ancient peoples of Ireland arise from their underworld to make Hugh their champion, the token of their vow a chip of flint.
Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth
Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the Archive, where the genes of the dead are stored, humanity will end.
Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but Antigone’s parents were murdered, leaving her father’s throne vacant. As her militant uncle Kreon rises to claim it, all Antigone feels is rage. When he welcomes her and her siblings into his mansion, Antigone sees it for what it really is: a gilded cage, where she is a captive as well as a guest.
But her uncle will soon learn that no cage is unbreakable. And neither is he.
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
Destry is a top network analyst with the Environmental Rescue Team, an ancient organization devoted to preventing ecosystem collapse. On the planet Sask-E, her mission is to terraform an Earthlike world, with the help of her taciturn moose, Whistle. But then she discovers a city that isn't supposed to exist, hidden inside a massive volcano. Torn between loyalty to the ERT and the truth of the planet's history, Destry makes a decision that echoes down the generations.
Centuries later, Destry's protege, Misha, is building a planetwide transit system when his worldview is turned upside-down by Sulfur, a brilliant engineer from the volcano city. Together, they uncover a dark secret about the real estate company that's buying up huge swaths of the planet―a secret that could destroy the lives of everyone who isn't Homo sapiens. Working with a team of robots, naked mole rats, and a very angry cyborg cow, they quietly sow seeds of subversion. But when they're threatened with violent diaspora, Misha and Sulfur's very unusual child faces a stark choice: deploy a planet-altering weapon, or watch their people lose everything they've built on Sask-E.
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Characters: TV Shows
Ackley Bridge
A:Razia, Nasreen, Kaneez, Missy, Hayley, Grandmother Paracha, Rashid, Saleem, Tahira, Amina,
B: Alya, Zain, Mo, Waqar, Clint,Amin, Jake, Shannon, Candice, Mandy, Kacey/Spud, Rukhsana, Chloe,Freya,Marianna, Mandy, Samir,
C:Jordon, Riz, Nell, Naveed, Kayla, Samantha, Martin, Emma,
D: Dan,
E: Nadine, Ken,
F: Iqball,Kyan, Adam, Sian,
Almost Never
A:Nate
B: Harry, Elenour, Chloe, Sasha, Lola,Tara, Fabio, Jordon,
C:Oakley, AJ,
D:
E:
F:
Chiefs
A:
B: Nigella Lawson,Gordon Ramsey, Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood,
C:
D: Ina Garton, Ree Drummond,
E:Jamie Oliver
Cobra Kai, The Karate Kid
A:Miyagi, Bobby, Miguel, Carmen, Rosa, Aisha, Moon, Kimiko, Jimmy, Alison, Amanda, , Lucile,Bert
B: Samantha, Tory, Eli, Chris, Mitch, Robbie, Chozen,Lucille, Daniel, Tommy, Dirk, Frank, Abe, Doug, Mikey, Nate, Edwin, Little Red, Big Red, Stiven, Piper, Dieter, Paul, Anosh, Betsy, Sato, Laura,Johnny,
C:Demetri,Yasmine, Louis, Lynn, Nester, Anthony, Kenny, Séan, Dutch,
D: Kyler, Brucks, Raymond/Stingray, Armand, John Kresse, Terry Sliver,
E:Mike Barnes, Sid,
F: Kreese's and Sliver's Captain,
How to train your dragon
A: Astrid, Snotlout, Heather, Stoick, Gobber, Gothi,the dragons
B:Hiccup, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Fishlegs, Alvin, Atali, Minden,
C:Dagar, Mala,Thorik,
D:Valka, Spitelout, Viggo, Ryker, Johan,
E:Krogan,
F:Drago
Holly Hobbie
A: Piper, Amy, Holly, Grand mother Helen,
B: Heather,
C: Savannah, Levi, Robbie, Leia, Tyler, Oscar,
D:
E:
F: Jason Ryan Reeves
Fireman Sam
A: Sam, Penny, Helen, Hannah, Sarah, Mandy, James, Lion,Radar,
B:Norris Steal,Ellie, Arnold, Malcolm, Tom, Moose, Charlie,Dills, Trevor, Derek, Chief Boise,
C: Elvis,
D: Mike, Joe,
E:Norman,
F:
Jamie Johnson
A: Molly, Zoé, Alba, Ruby, Dylan, Karen, Nancy, Harry,
B: Dawn, Becky, Joanne, Boggy,Jess, Jamie, Mike, Hansard, Aisha, Freddie, Eric, Katya, Tayo, Jake, Michel,
C: Jackie, Bex, Liam,
D:
E:
F: Ian
Masha and the bear
A: Bear, Rosie, Penguin, Panda,
B: Female Bear, Rabbit/Hare, Wolves, Goat, Dog, Dasha, Squirrels,
C:
D: Masha, Other Male Bear,
E:
F: Masha's Parents
Mustangs FC/Mightey Mustangs
A: Danny, Ruby, Marnie, Liv, Bella, Anusha, Laura, Hanifer, Freya,Hamit, TJ
B: Jenifer,Cindy, Jas, Zee, Summer, Georgie, Jasper,
C:Mikayla, Terri, Gabe,
D:
E:Tom,
F:
Legacies:
A: Hope
Secret life of Boys
A: Roberta, Robbie, Ginger, Corey, Matt, Ethan, Heba,
B: Daisy,Penny
C: Chris, Bob, Tabitha,
D:Jimothey,
E:
F:
Tracy Beaker Series:
My mother Tracy Beaker/Beaker Girls
A: Tracy, Justine, Jess, Flo,
B: Camilla, Mary, Tyrone, Jordon
C:Peter,
D:
E: Carly Beaker
F:Séan
The Dumping Ground
A: Chloe, Kazima, Charlie, Carmen, Tee Sasha,Gina, May Li, Mo, Lily, Noah, Billie, Toni, Faith, Ryan, Jody, Tracy, Alice Wang, George, Sapphire, Henry Morris, Jack O Donovan, Dave O Donovan,
Alice Peters,Finn,
B: Gus, Jacob, Johnny, Bailey, Taz, Joseph, Viv, Sid, Floss, Bec, Ruby, Katy, Max, Nazzer, Elektra, Liam, Frank, Alex, Courtney, Lauren, Ivy, Shona, Fred/Dudley, Harry, Archie, Jake, Iona,
C: Mike, Tyler, Piper, Rick, Peader, Melissa, Ross, Aileen Peters, Grandmother Wang, Luke Jackson, Janice Umbellbey, Luke, Freya,
D: Murphy, Dexter, Scott,
E: Sarah Reeves,Blake, Melanie Morris, Lucy Taylor, Sally Lewis, Kelly Bellman, Helen Howle, Carly Beaker, Denise Jackson, Kingsley Jackson, Peter Umbellbey,
F: Reggie Wallis, Keith Taylor,
Tracy Beaker returns
A: Carmen, Tee, Gina,Lily, Sapphire, Tracy, Jody, Justine,
B: Camilla, Johnny, Harry, Liam O' D, Frank, Mandy/Elektra, Kitty,
C: Mike, Tyler, Rick, Melissa, Luke Jackson,
D: Poppy, Rosie,
E: Helen Howle, Carly Beaker, Denise Jackson, Kingsley Jackson, Lizanne,
F: Keith Taylor, Dennis,
The Story of Tracy Beaker
A: Justine, Tracy, Jackie, Liam/Crash, Adele, Duke, Jenny, Chantal,
B: Camilla,Bouncer/Bradley, Shelly, Elaine, Rio, Roxy, Layla, Hayley,Louise,
C:Lol/Lawrence, Amber, Marco, Wolfie, Dolly, Marco,
D: Mike, Nathan, Michael,
E: Carly Beaker
F:
Thomas and Friends
A:Hiro,Paxton, Edward, Toby, Ryan, Mavis, Nia, Percy,Norman,Sidney, Shankar, Jonbow, Norjan, Salty,
B: Marion,Ashima, Rex, Burt, Mike, Thomas, Gordon, James, Daisy, Diesel, Harry and Bert the Diesels, Radviv, Conner, Caitlin, Belle, Finn, Crankey, Captain, Rocky, Judy, Jerome, Skipp, Duck, Oliver, Donald, Douglas, Porter,
C: Bill, Ben, Spencer,Diesel 10,
D:
E:
F:
13 reasons why
A:Jessica, Tony,
B:Sherry, Hannah, Clay, Justin, Zach, Alex,Tyler,
C:
D:
E:
F:
The Four O Clock Club
A:Agnes,Fleur, Eleesha, Polly, Molly, Zoé Marie, Violet, Clem, Nathan,
B: Nero, Katie, Owen, Eli,Josh, Ryan, Ash,Amber, Darnish,
C:CJ,
D:
E:
F:
The Next Step
A:Michelle, Richelle, Amy, Izzy, Rachel, Eva, Beth, West,
B:Emily, Chloe, Thalia, Mary,Male Jude,Giselle,Noah, Heath, Winnie, Henry, Summer,Clara, John, Female Jude, Amanda, Sloane, Kenzie, Presley,
C: Ozzy, Jacquie, Davis, Kingston, Lily Nick, Piper, Phoebe,James, Riley, Eldon, Latroy, Abi, Skylar, Cierra, Max, Gabi, Abbey, Chamel, Theo, Leia, Luke, Cleo, Stephaine, Tiffany,
D:Finn, Kate, Angelia, Alfie, Maggie,
E:Tess, Shontelle,
F: Elliot, Lucien,
Whitney Fat Girl Dancing/My Big Fat Fablous life:
A:Babs, Glen, Heather, Ashley, Jessica,Tal, Todd, Will
B: Whitney,#
C:
D:
E:Buddy, Chase, Ryan
F: Avi
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