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10 best books of May: the Monitor's picks

Excellent narrative lines 鈥 both real and invented 鈥 lift these 10 new May releases above the pack.

9. 'October,' by China Mi茅ville

Well-known British sci-fi and fantasy author China Mi茅ville may seem an unusual choice to write a sprawling book about the Russian Revolution, but Mi茅ville鈥檚 talent at creating new worlds and his academic background prepared him well for the task of sifting through the complicated, violent, and often-byzantine story of how Lenin and his comrades took over a nation. You can read the Monitor's full review of "October" here.

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