Spring Forward – we’ve lost an hour. Friday, March 20 is the first day of spring. We’ve already had some pretty hot days, some windy, others have been real chilly. The theme for this list is something along the line of losing an hour of time, science fiction, and the likes. To make up for the lack of cloudy days, you’ll be able to find all of these on CloudLibrary as an eBook or eAudiobook. Some are also available at our branch locations.
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First up, Red Star Rebels by Amie Kaufman
Print copy coming soon: Red Star Rebels print copy
CloudLibrary eBook copy of Red Star Rebels
The year is 2067 and somehow that is too close to our timeline, but still relatively far away. Imagine this…41 years from now, a rich, rich family has settled on Mars and transformed it to a colony of homes that only the really rich can afford to get a one-way ticket for. Now imagine you’re at a Space base – an emergency evacuation sends everyone away and you’re left behind. The story places (rich boy) Hunter and (poor girl) Cleo at this base, stranded, fighting for their lives. They’ll have 8 hours to work together to stop mercenaries from destroying the base.
Subjects: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Romance, Space, Adventure
A Love Story from the End of the World by Juhea Kim
Print copy coming soon: A Love Story from the End of the World print copy
CloudLibrary eBook copy of A Love Story from the End of the World
A collection of 10 short stories that explores life on Earth as we know it and as we don’t know it just yet. It reflects on individual choice, man-made apocalypse, and the themes that come with everyday life in a world that becomes less and less ideal for human conditions balanced with empathy, tenderness, and grace.
Subjects: Adult/fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Anthologies
The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell
In print: The White Octopus Hotel print copy
CloudLibrary eBook copy of The White Octopus Hotel
“Have you travelled a long way?” she asked carefully..
A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. “Well, yes,” he said slowly. “Yes, you could say that. But it was worth the wait.”
This time traveling romance takes place in both 2015 London and World War I, The White Octopus Hotel, 1935.
Subjects: Adult/fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Time Travel, Romance, Magical Realism, Historical, Mystery
Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel
In print: Lightbreakers print copy
CloudLibrary eBook copy of Lightbreakers
This is a story about love, loss, memory, and time. It explores time travel and grief through both a scientific lens and an artistic lens. Noah is a quantum physicist given an opportunity to participate in experiments that could reveal the secrets of time travel to him. He might be able to see his daughter again. Meanwhile, Maya, an artist, journeys back to her own past in Japan to a formative lover who once broke her heart. However, they soon discover that the experiments might not be exactly what it seems. time will always heal, but it also takes.
Subjects: Adult/Fiction, Family Life, Time Travel, Literary, Science Fiction
Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr.
In print: Archive of Unknown Universes print copy
CloudLibrary eBook copy of Archive of Unknown Universes
In this world, there exists an experimental device that allows you to look at alternate versions of your life. What you see could change the trajectory of your life or influence decisions about your present life.
“Ruben Reyes Jr.’s dual timeline debut novel is an epic, genre-bending journey through inverted worlds—one where war ends with a peace treaty, and one where it ends with a decisive victory by the Salvadoran government. What unfolds is a stunning LGBTQ romance and a story of displacement and belonging, of loss and love. It’s both a daring imagining of what might have been and a powerful reckoning of our past.” – read more in the CloudLibrary description of this Novel.
Subjects: Adult/fiction, Hispanic & Latino, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Romance, Literary
Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto
CloudLibrary eBook copy of Hammajang Luck
After serving 8 years behind bars because her former partner Angel, sold Edie out, she is done with both Angel and crime, or is she? A love letter to Hawai’i, a romance, a queer science fiction heist— this novel is chaotic and beautiful. The plot could be the tech billionaire heist, or, it could be the enemies-to-lovers style romance, you decide. This story explores identity, found family, resilience, trust, and betrayal.
Subjects: Adult/fiction, Space Opera, Crime, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Action & Adventure, Cultural Heritage, Cyberpunk, Romance
The Midnight Club by Margot Harrison
CloudLibrary eBook copy of The Midnight Club
A group of estranged friends, each holding secrets of their own, receive an invitation that pulls them back to Vermont, and back to The Midnight Club they had created twenty-five years prior. They had spent their college nights together, until one day, their friend Jennet died. There, their host provides them with a secret substance that helps them not only remember but relive the past. The more they question each other, the deeper they dive into their own memories, the more they understand that nothing they thought they knew is true.This novel explores our want to revisit the past- our first loves, mistakes, the creation of our own identities.
Subjects: Coming of Age, Adult/fiction, Mystery & Detective, Psychological, Dark Academia, Thriller, Small Town & Rural, Time Travel, Science Fiction
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
In print: How to Stop Time print copy
CloudLibrary eBook copy of How to Stop Time
This story is about a man who has lived for centuries but has had to follow one rule given to him by The Albatross Society (the secret group that protects him): Never fall in love. He has performed with Shakespeare, explored the seas with Captain Cook, shared cocktails with Fitzgerald, and is now ready to live an ordinary life. He settles down in London, his hometown, and becomes a high school history teacher. On his first day at school, he meets a French teacher who seems fascinated by him. Will he remain lost in time, or will he break this one rule and settle into the present time?
Subjects: Adult/Fiction, Time Travel, Historical, Literary, Science Fiction