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There’s plenty more books we couldn’t fit in. We’re told Margaret Atwood fans should appreciate Kelly Barnhill’s feminist fantasy WHEN WOMEN WERE DRAGONS (out now, Hot Key). It’s set in an alternate ’50s America where repressed housewives spontaneously transform into dragons. And a “Mass Dragoning” is coming which will change everything… Suitable for ages 12+, Ann Sei Lin’s REBEL SKIES (out now, Walker) is inspired by Asian culture and explores themes of empire and slavery. It’s set in a world of flying ships and sky cities, where chosen ones have the ability to bring paper to life. “American Gods meets The Dark Tower” is the sell for Max Gladstone’s latest, LAST EXIT (out now, Titan). Blending post-apocalypse, horror and road movie, it centres on a bunch of college friends who learned how to travel to alternate realities using mathematics, and get back together to save the world from a semi-intelligent black rot – just your average Thursday, then. Gillian McAllister’s WRONG PLACE, RIGHT TIME (out now, Michael Joseph) puts a time travel twist on the crime thriller. A woman’s son is arrested for murdering a stranger. Each time she subsequently wakes up, it’s a day earlier – another day before the murder. Can she prevent it from happening? Finally, time travel and romance are the themes of SOMEONE IN TIME (out now, Solaris). This new anthology includes 16 tales by the likes of Catherynne M Valente, Zen Cho, Margo Lanagan, Alix E Harrow and Seanan McGuire – 14 of them original to this collection.