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Best Battle-Ready Indie Sci-fi and Fantasy of 2014

FICTION

Grimoire of Stone

by Keith Harvey

An unsettling, profound and richly conceived fable for fans of complex, intellectual fantasy. Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

NEW HOPE

by Steve Hobbs

’Salem’s Lot meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with incredible results. Full review >

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FICTION

SLEEPING GIANTS

by Sylvain Neuvel

Like the giant alien artifact in the story, this novel is so much more than the sum of its parts—a page-turner of the... Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

TAKING JENNY HOME

by Carolyn Kane

A multilayered blend of suspense, mythology and the supernatural, anchored by a thoughtful, young heroine. Full review >

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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

THE BLACK PHOENIX

by Allan Kemp

An exquisitely detailed, fantastic realm of wizards, witches, vampires and werecreatures that’s begging for a series. Full review >

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Masters' Mysterium

by R. R. Reynolds

One of the best paranormal fantasy releases of this year—a self-publishing benchmark. Full review >

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Grooveworld

by Jeremy Gray

A visually powerful, angst-ridden and sometimes funny story set in a world of killer DJs and smuggled soul music. Full review >

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