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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Afrofurturism, Feminist & Queer World-Building - an invitation to step into other worlds has always been at the center of our brick-and-mortar. Our first scifi/fantasy lists were built by WisCon fans, heavy on Butler and Le Guin and the other founding women of the genre. We’ve maintained our commitment to find, read, shelve, and recommend diverse voices. Browse here and find books for middle-grade and up, as the best speculative fiction crosses ages and genres!

K Arsenault Rivera, "Ascendant Series"

K Arsenault Rivera, "Ascendant Series"

from $18.35

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K Arsenault Rivera’s epic fantasy Ascendant trilogy is the story of an infamous Qorin warrior, Barsalayaa Shefali, a spoiled divine warrior empress, O Shizuka, and a power that can reach through time and space to save a land from a truly insidious evil.

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Seanan McGuire, "Wayward Children" series

from $19.43
Ytasha Womack, "Afrofuturism"

Ytasha Womack, "Afrofuturism"

$18.31
A J  Hackwith, "The Library of the Unwritten"

A J Hackwith, "The Library of the Unwritten"

$18.36
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Neil Gaiman, "Coraline"

from $8.63
Claire Coleman, "Terra Nullius"

Claire Coleman, "Terra Nullius"

$18.36