by Becky Chambers (2021)
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered into the wilderness, never to be seen again. One day, the life of a traveling tea monk named Dex is upended by the arrival of a wild robot who has come to ask a single question: "What do people need?"
Sangu Mandanna
Mika Moon is one of the few witches in Britain. Accustomed to the strict rules of magical isolation, she posts lighthearted "pretend" witchcraft videos online. When an invitation arrives begging her to come to Nowhere House to tutor three unruly young witches, Mika finds herself wrapped in the embrace of a delightfully chaotic found family.
Emily Rodda
Bravest heart will carry on when sleep is death, and hope is gone. Rowan doesn't believe he has a brave heart. But when the river that supports his village of Rin runs dry, he must join a dangerous journey to its source in the forbidden Mountain. To save Rin, Rowan and his companions must conquer not only the Mountain's many tricks, but also the fierce dragon that lives at its peak.
Dan Simmons
On the eve of armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims embark on a final voyage to Hyperion to seek the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope—and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands. A towering epic of literary space opera.
Ursula K. Le Guin
Shevek, a brilliant physicist from the arid anarchist world of Anarres, risks everything by traveling to the lush, capitalist home world of Urras to complete his General Temporal Theory. Le Guin crafts an unforgettable portrait of an ambiguous utopia, contrasting the hunger and freedom of collective life against the wealth and corruption of property.