Deep Question of Great World Significance

So far this month: amnesiac with uncanny psychic powers explores the City of the Gods; Marine officer in training, Afghanistan, and Iraq; Soviet biowarfare scientist defects from Russia c.1991; black lesbian feminist poet reweaves her experiences of childhood and coming of age.

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ETA: Yes, I'm going to read both; I am asking which one fits the Secret February Theme, and should be read first.