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2019 selection · Science fiction & fantasy
A Spectral Hue
A Spectral Hue by Craig Laurance Gidney appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, identity & culture, the dark side, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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