Robot Overlords

A selection of books that fit each month's Robot Overlords theme.

Updated April 22, 2026
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The adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi a novel
Chakraborty, S. A.
Paper Book
"A thrilling, transportative adventure that is everything promised--Chakraborty's storytelling is fantasy at its best." -- R.F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and The Poppy War "An exhilarating, propulsive adventure, stitched from the threads of real history, Amina's...
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Clarke, Susanna.
Paper Book
In the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world. In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared...
Agnes Aubert's mystical cat shelter
Fawcett, Heather (Heather M.)
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montréal turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series. "Absolutely magnificent!...
Adrift in currents clean and clear
McGuire, Seanan
Paper Book
Giant turtles, impossible ships, and tidal rivers ridden by a Drowned girl in search of a family in the latest in the bestselling Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning Wayward Children series from Seanan McGuire. Nadya had three mothers: the one who bore her, the country that...
Order of swans a novel
Deveraux, Jude
Paper Book
"A captivating blend of science fiction, fantasy, and fairy tale reimagining that challenges traditional genre boundaries. . . . an engaging, thought-provoking reading experience that challenges and delights in equal measure."  --Medium In this spellbinding, fantasy...
The starlight heir a novel
Howard, Amalie
Paper Book
"My newest obsession! A breathtaking, sexy romantasy full of twists and adventure." -REBECCA YARROS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing "Be ready for a deadly contest for a bride, mistaken identities, hidden magic, and secrets that will keep you guessing...
Blood on her tongue a novel
Veen, Johanna van
Paper Book
"Gothic horror for the ages...Combining shiver-inducing horror with sharp-fanged social commentary, this more that merits comparison to Dracula and other genre titans."-- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Goodreads Most Anticipated Spring Horror Novels "I'm in your blood, and...
The buffalo hunter hunter
Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972- author.
Paper Book
Selected as One of The New York Times's 100 Notable Books of the Year A Barack Obama Summer Read Libby Award for Best Horror Nebula, Bram Stoker, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award Finalist A Time, The...
The butcher of the forest
Mohamed, Premee
Paper Book
"A perfect mix of horror and fantasy."--The New York Times "The Butcher of the Forest" shows exactly why Mohamed is one of fantasy's rising stars."--The Washington Post "The Grimm brothers can't hold a candle to Premee Mohamed and her fever...
Your shadow half remains
Moraine, Sunny
Paper Book
The Last of Us meets Bird Box in Sunny Moraine's Your Shadow Half Remains, a post-apocalyptic tale where eye contact causes people to spiral into a deadly, violent rage. ONE LOOK CAN KILL. Riley has not seen a single human face in longer...
The wood at midwinter
Clarke, Susanna
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting, beautifully illustrated short story set in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. 'A church is a sort of...
The ornithologist's field guide to love
Holton, India
Paper Book
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "So riotously clever it almost defies description...an alchemy of romantic elements held in perfect harmony."--NPR Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of...
The naturalist society
Vaughn, Carrie
Paper Book
In this magical tale of self-discovery from New York Times bestselling author Carrie Vaughn, a young widow taps into the power that will change the world--if the man's world she lives in doesn't destroy her and her newfound friends first. In the summer of 1880, the death of...

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