Science fiction/fantasy

摘要

Growing up, we are marked and shaped by the environment (and its history) in which we are raised. For sf/fantasy protagonists, that means being molded and changed by some unusual landscapes, whether far-off lands or across the galaxy. Take Nora O'Reilly, the heroine of Jodi McIsaac's Bury the Living, who grew up during Northern Ireland's Troubles and whose past plays a role in shaping her time-traveling future. Or the vampires of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Certain Dark Things, who have evolved to suit their environments. In the near-future world of Mira Grant's Feedback, the protagonists are part of the generation that came of age with the zombie apocalypse. Librarian Irene of Genevieve Cogman's The Masked City hops from world to world for her work, but the Library is the place that forms and guides her actions. And Kate Daniels, star of Ilona Andrews's Magic Binds has been resisting her family's legacy of magic for her whole life, but she finally realizes she must embrace it to fight her father and protect the city that she has made home.