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Author
Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this bold hybrid collection of poetry and micro-flash fiction, the award-winning, interdisciplinary writer, and author of Side Notes from the Archivist explores what happens when god is a Black woman in a town and multiple universes in the middle of nowhere? What if god were a Black woman? What if there were other universes, and in each universe other Black woman gods? One million versions of god, and one million saints to watch over us? And what...
Publisher
Iello
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Life as a bellboy in the sumptuous, hushed corridors of Hellton Palace isn't always easy. Crucial decisions have to be made every minute. If you refuse to serve a customer, you risk irritating him and damaging the hotel's reputation. But that's not all: meeting his expectations opens the door to his over-enthusiasm, and implicitly encourages him to wreak havoc on the hotel... And when the guests are deities and legendary creatures of all kinds,...
Author
Series
Craft wars volume 2
Publisher
Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A deadly force has been unleashed into the world. With apocalypse on the horizon, a girl and a god have joined in order to turn back the coming end. Young, brash, and desperate, they are willing to destroy anything and everything that stands between them and their goals. The structures of the Craft are theirs to overturn, with billions of lives in the balance. And it is all Tara Abernathy's fault. The battle for the world of the Craft is heating...
Author
Series
Legendarios volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old twins Emma and Martín travel into a book of legends and where they must try to stop the rain god's flood.
Author
Publisher
Tachyon Publications LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Zenya was a teenager when she ran away from home to join the Mecha God's warrior sect. She was determined to earn her copper wings and protect the people and city she loved. Under the strict tutelage of a mercurial, charismatic leader, Zenya became Winged Zemolai. But after twenty-six years of service, Zemolai is disillusioned with her role as an enforcer in an increasingly fascist state. After one tragic act of mercy, she is cast out and loses everything...
Author
Series
Kingdom of three volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Zephyr, now a god in a warrior's body, faces challenges as she strives to support her lordess Xin Ren in a tumultuous political landscape, and is determined to overcome fate and make her enemies pay, even when confronting a revelation about Crow's true allegiance.
Author
Series
Ouroboros volume 2
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Gem Echols, now wielding the power of the God of Air, grapples with the unintended chaos unleashed upon the pantheon, leading them to confront the dilemma of restoring balance without sacrificing themselves.
Publisher
Inklore
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Chaos reigns in Olympus as Zeus publicly declares Persephone a traitor and issues a warrant for her arrest. But Hades defies his brother's decree, sheltering Persephone in the Underworld-and as the pair spend more time together, they are able to speak openly about their pasts. The goddess of spring admits the truth behind the bloody secret that led to Zeus's ire, and the king of the Underworld shares the trauma he suffered at the hands of his power-hungry...
Author
Series
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Heimdall and Hyrrokkin abandon their 'children' to go on holiday, Odin sends Baldur -- Thor's half brother and god of making Loki look bad -- to babysit. As Baldur and Thor bond, Loki's attempts to prove he's good start getting a bit desperate. After the drama teacher casts him as the villain in the school play, Loki starts to wonder whether there's any point in being good when everyone seems convinced of his villainy. That is until he discovers...
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