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MAGICAL REALIST MARS: IAN MCDONALD’S ‘DESOLATION ROAD’

‘Desolation Road’ is a magic realist science fiction novel. Everything in it makes literal science fictional and technological sense, but everything feels like magical realism and makes sense on an emotional and mystical level. There’s a fair bit of science fiction that feels like fantasy, and vice versa, but Desolation Road is the only book I know that holds this particular balance.

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VAMPIRE BUZZ BITE IN KIRKLAND

Amidst a vampire buzz in popular culture, local author Richelle Mead has taken the furor by storm.

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling urban fantasy author for both adults and teens recently launched her fourth book, “Blood Promise,” in her young adult series “Vampire Academy.” And fans are talking.

“I see excitement from all of my fans,” said the 33-year-old Juanita author, adding how her younger fans show up at book readings wearing t-shirts in support of their favorite romantic triangle in the books. “It’s amazing to see how into it they get.”

A former junior high school teacher, Mead is no stranger to her young audience.

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COVERT ART: JES BATTIS’ ‘INHUMAN RESOURCES’ AND RACHEL CAINE’S ‘KISS OF DEATH’

Check out the cover art for these two books.

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