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March 13, 2026
The Best Recent Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan; The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan; Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison; Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman; Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran
TL;DR
- Neil Jordan's 'The Library of Traumatic Memory' is set in 2084 Ireland, exploring memory technology and digital resurrection.
- Cameron Sullivan's debut novel, 'The Red Winter,' reimagines the Beast of Gévaudan with a seemingly immortal narrator and demonic influence.
- Naomi Mitchison's classic fairytale 'Travel Light' features an orphaned princess adopted by bears and a dragon, who rejects traditional heroic and female roles.
- Christopher Buehlman's 'Between Two Fires' blends fantasy, horror, and historical fiction, set during the Black Death, with a disgraced knight protecting a girl who sees angels.
- Avery Curran's debut horror novel, 'Spoiled Milk,' is set in a 1928 English girls' boarding school where a series of mysterious deaths occur.
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