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Crossing Boundaries: The Pleasures of Blended Genres

Books recommended by editors at Library Journal

The City & the City By Mieville, China 2010-04 - Del Rey Books 9780345497529 Check Our Catalog 2010 Hugo Award Winner-Best Novel "New York Times"-bestselling author Mieville delivers his most accomplished novel yet, an existential thriller set in a city unlike any other--real or imagined. …More

Mister Slaughter Mister Slaughter By McCammon, Robert R. Illustrator Chong, Vincent 2010-01 - Subterranean Press 9781596062764 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title The world of Colonial America comes vibrantly to life in this masterful new historical thriller by Robert McCammon. …More

Who Fears Death By Okorafor, Nnedi 2010-06 - Daw Books 9780756406172 Check Our Catalog An award-winning literary author ("The Shadow Speaker") presents her first foray into supernatural fantasy with a novel of post-apocalyptic Africa. …More

Angelology By Trussoni, Danielle 2011-02 - Penguin Books 9780143118466 Check Our Catalog Rich in history and wondrously conceived, "Angelology" blends biblical lore, the myth of Orpheus, and the Miltonic visions of "Paradise Lost" into a riveting tale of ordinary people engaged in a battle that will determine the fate of the world. …More

The Postmistress By Blake, Sarah 2011-02 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425238691 Check Our Catalog Filled with stunning parallels to today's world, "The Postmistress" is a sweeping novel about the loss of innocence of two extraordinary women--and of two countries torn apart by war. …More

The Passage By Cronin, Justin 2010-06 - Ballantine Books 9780345504968 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title "Every so often a novel-reader's novel comes along: an enthralling, entertaining story wedded to simple, supple prose, both informed by tremendous imagination. Summer is the perfect time for such books, and this year readers can enjoy the gift of Justin Cronin's "The Passage." It has the vividness that only epic works of fantasy and imagination can achieve. What else can I say? This: Read this book and the ordinary world disappears."--Stephen King. …More