BESTSELLERS in EDUCATION Shop All Education Books.The sequel, The Phoenix Empress continues the story of the powerful Empress O Shizuka as she bands together with fierce warrior Shefali to fight off immortal and seemingly unbeatable demons threatening their lands. Her talent has been compared to Patrick Rothfuss and Naomi Novik. Now she’s the last-and only-sweeper standing between the city and a massive infestation.Ībout The Phoenix Empress: Arsenault Rivera’s epic fantasy debut The Tiger’s Daughter was recently published to much critical acclaim and was named to the October 2017 Indie Next List. Laura, a new team member, has stayed alive longer than most. Only an elite team of non-magical humans, known as sweepers, can defuse and dispose of infestations before they spread. Five hundred years ago, magi created a weapon they couldn’t control: an infestation that ate magic-and anything else it came into contact with. The International Aerospace Coalition draws on every available talent to colonize space before the earth becomes uninhabitable - and Elma York, a WASP pilot and mathematician, makes sure women have the opportunity to become astronauts too.Ībout City of Broken Magic (due out November 2018): If you think of The Hurt Locker, but replace bombs with magical weapons, you’ll have a sense of City of Broken Magic, the distinctive debut novel from Mirah Bolender. Blending elements of adrenaline-charged military thrillers with immersive and atmospheric fantasy like City of Stairs, debut author Mirah Bolender submerges readers in a world where non-magical humans battle ancient weapons not of their own making. The Calculating Stars introduced Kowal’s alternate 1950’s America where a meteorite causes a climate cataclysm. Three of the most exciting and, of course, fearless women writing today discuss the state of writing (and reading) Science Fiction and Fantasy.Ībout The Calculating Stars & The Fated Sky: Perfect for fans of the hit book and movie Hidden Figures, this new duology from Mary Robinette Kowal expands on her Hugo Award-winning novelette “Lady Astronaut of Mars.” Following The Calculating Stars, The Fated Sky brings the mathmetician, pilot, and “lady astronaut” Elma York all the way to Mars on her new mission. ***Mary Kowal is no longer able to attend this year's Wisconsin Book Festival due to illness***
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