{"id":6311,"date":"2020-04-20T09:01:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/?p=6311"},"modified":"2020-04-20T09:01:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:01:39","slug":"new-fiction-titles-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/2020\/04\/20\/new-fiction-titles-61\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fiction Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Heart of Black Ice <\/em>by Terry\nGoodkind:<\/strong> In the wake of the brutal\nwar that swept the Old World in Siege of Stone, a new danger is forming along\nthe coast. Taken captive by their enemies, King Grieve, along with Lila and\nBannon are about to discover the terrifying force that threatens to bring\ndestruction to the Old World. With numbers greater than anyone could have\nimagined, the Norukai are poised to launch their final and most deadly war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Into the Fire <\/em>by Gregg\nHurwitz:<\/strong> Evan Smoak lives by his own code.\nOnce he was known as Orphan X, and then reinvented himself as The Nowhere Man,\na figure shrouded in mystery, known for helping the truly desperate. What seems\nlike a simple job for The Nowhere Man turns out to be anything but. Behind\nevery threat he takes out, a deadlier one emerges and Evan Smoak must put\nhimself in greater danger than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vanishing <\/em>by Jayne Ann\nKrentz:<\/strong> Decades ago in the small town of Fogg Lake, “The\nIncident” occurred: an explosion in the cave system that released unknown\ngases. The residents slept for two days. When they woke up they discovered that\nthings had changed-they had changed. Some started having visions. Others heard\nominous voices. And then the scientists from a mysterious government agency\narrived. Determined not to become research subjects of strange experiments, the\nresidents of Fogg Lake blamed the “hallucinations” on food poisoning,\nand the story worked. But now it has become apparent that the eerie effects of\nThe Incident are showing up in the descendants of Fogg Lake… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhalation <\/em>by Ted Chiang:<\/strong> In this much anticipated collection of stories, Ted\nChiang wrestles with the oldest questions on earth–What is the nature of the\nuniverse? What does it mean to be human?–and ones that no one else has even\nimagined. And, each in its own way, the stories prove that complex and\nthoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty, meaning, and\ncompassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kingdom of Copper <\/em>by S.A.\nChakraborty:<\/strong> Daevabad is\nentrenched in the dark aftermath of a devastating battle, and Nahri knows she’s\nbeing watched by a king who rules from the throne that once belonged to her\nfamily. Ali has been exiled for daring to defy his father and relies on the\nabilities which unpredictable water spirits gifted him. But in doing so, he\nthreatens to unearth a terrible secret his family has long kept buried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Scent Keeper <\/em>by Erica Bauermeister:<\/strong> Erica Bauermeister presents a moving\nand evocative coming-of-age novel about childhood stories, families lost and\nfound, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of\nour lives. The Scent Keeper explores the beauty of scent, the way it can reveal\nhidden truths, lead us to the person we seek, and even help us find our way\nback home<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gideon the Ninth <\/em>by Tamsyn\nMuir: <\/strong> The Emperor needs\nnecromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword.\nBrought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless\nskeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a\nreanimated corpse. She packs up her sword and prepares to launch her daring\nescape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free, and without Gideon’s\nsword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disappearing Earth <\/em>by Julia\nPhillips: <\/strong>Taking\nus through a year in Kamchatka, Russia, Disappearing Earth enters with\nastonishing emotional acuity the worlds of a cast of richly drawn characters,\nall connected by the crime: a witness, a neighbor, a detective, a mother. We\nare transported to vistas of rugged beauty — densely wooded forests, open\nexpanses of tundra, soaring volcanoes, and the glassy seas that border Japan\nand Alaska — and into a region as complex as it is alluring, where social and\nethnic tensions have long simmered, and where outsiders are often the first to\nbe accused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrons wishing to pick up\nmaterials may login at https:\/\/alliancelibrary.org<\/a>\nusing their patron number and phone number to browse our collection online and\nelectronically place holds on items. Patrons will be notified by staff when\ntheir items are ready, after which they may be picked up inside the West\nentrance during the following times: Monday-Friday: 10:00 to 10:15; 12:00 to\n12:15; 2:00 to 2:15; 4:00 to 4:15; 5:00 to 5:15; and Saturday: 10:00 to 10:15.\nItems placed on hold after 4 p.m. will not be available for pick up until the\nnext business day, and items placed on hold on Fridays after 4 p.m. will not be\navailable for pick up until Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Heart of Black Ice by Terry Goodkind: In the wake of the brutal war that swept the Old World in Siege of Stone, a new danger is forming along the coast. Taken captive by their enemies, King Grieve, along with Lila and Bannon are about to discover the terrifying force that threatens to bring destruction to the Old World. With numbers greater than anyone could have imagined, the Norukai are poised to launch their final and most deadly war. Into the Fire by Gregg Hurwitz: Evan Smoak lives by his own code. Once he was known as Orphan X, and\u2026 Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bookworm"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6311"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6312,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6311\/revisions\/6312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}