AN ENGLISH VILLAGE MOBILIZES after an apocalypse. Intriguing hybrid of SFF thriller and comedy of manners. B PLUS

NOT QUITE THE END OF THE WORLD (A HISTORY OF ENGLAND 2.0 (BOOK ONE))
B G Grilla
2018

A BOMB MAKER’S VENDETTA against the LAPD takes center stage in a high-tension, satisfying thriller. B PLUS

THE BOMB MAKER|HARDCOVER
Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
2018

IF SHAKESPEARE HAD A BROTHER, we hope he’d have been as roguish, clever, and passionate as the hero of Bernard Cornwell’s latest! B PLUS

FOOLS AND MORTALS
Harper
2018

A STARSHIP CREWMEMBER, HAUNTED since childhood by a voice in his head, risks everything to find out if she’s real. Engrossing premise! B PLUS

MENTAL CONTACT
Beth Martin Books
2018

A CAMUS-FLAVORED MYSTERY SET in vaguely 1980s France has a daringly unpleasant protagonist, intriguing metafictional levels. B PLUS

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ADA]LE BEDEAU : AN INSPECTOR GORSKI INVESTIGATION
Arcade Publishing
2017

IN AN ALTERNATE 1944, a world war rages in the province of Gaul and a mythical beast stalks the countryside. Intriguing premise, lots of action. B PLUS

COPPER HARVEST
Alexandra Sipe
2017

AFTER GENERATIONS IN SPACE, an “underclass” rises against the autocrats who exploit them. Deep characterization, breathtaking worldbuilding. B PLUS

AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS|PAPERBACK
Akashic Books
2017

IN AN ENGLISH WOOD, an isolated family lives off the land until a savage destiny unfolds. Hardyesque, rough, lovely. B PLUS

ELMET
Algonquin Books
2017

PIECING TOGETHER A LIFE after a strangely arbitrary apocalypse. Beautiful, odd, terrifying near-future SF. B. PLUS

THE RENDING AND THE NEST (HARDCOVER)
Bloomsbury USA
2018

TAUT, SMART MYSTERY set in a vividly drawn Asheville, NC. Note: disrespect toward trans women is depicted, so may not be for everyone. B PLUS

TO THE METAL (A PARIS OF THE SOUTH MYSTERY BOOK 1)
Kendric Neal
2017