The 5 SFF books I plan to read afterwards … probably

A princess, who is believed to have a useless magical talent, is sent to quests from her evil stepmother, and quests always end in her almost death. During her latest accident, while she is about to meet her husband, she is rescued by twelve masked men. Then comes the speaking lion, more attempts to kill and increasing attraction to the sister of his buds. What should a princess do? This is a retelling of Twelve hunterA Tale of the Grimm Brothers … that I have never read. Now the question is, should I read the story before I read the novel or not? Also, we do not learn what a useless magical talent is from the description of the jacket, so I have to find that.

This one is also placed in the kingdom, but instead of a princess, the main character is a killer. Anji is a washing machine in the castle, working for a terrible king. He is so terrible that one day she gets the chance, she kills him. Forced to run after she killed the King, Angie was chased by a group of mercenaries. But when a person finally catches her, he prefers to keep her alive and gather the prize for himself. Now they have to flee from the other mercenaries in his group in the hope of doing it through their ordeal alive.

A young girl decides to leave her job on a small desert moon in this science fiction novella. August is dissatisfied with the direction her life goes, so she decides to get a job in the hanging gardens. Here she makes new friends, reorienting her life and receives a surprising visitor from her past. I know I added this novel to my TBR list not too long ago, but I have already forgotten who recommended it to me. Sounds great!

A young black fool in Boston in the 1970s struggled with the lack of representation of blacks in his favorite genre, science fiction. His mother has always claimed to be from space, but he never believed that this was true until strange men began to look at him and his parents, former members of the Black and Silly group during the civil right era. (This may turn out to be in the neighborhood, but it sounds great and I say it counts.)

Finally, I plan to read this YA Start of Fantasy Duilology for a young girl in California, which saves another student from drowning and opens their world. When Jolie Lam rescues Houng Fam, their relationship unlocks the abilities that girls did not know, including telepathy and premonitions. These mystical powers show them that they have connections with powerful figures from ancient Vietnam. In order to understand their visions and forces, they will have to pass dreams and portals before being discovered and struck by ancient enemies.