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by Dean Koontz
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A timid teenager's fascination with his charismatic, death-obsessed best friend drags him into a escalating game of terror where the line between observer and participant blurs with every chilling act.
by Evelyn Waugh
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In Evelyn Waugh's satirical novel, an unwitting nature correspondent is mistakenly sent to cover a war in the fictional African nation of Ishmaelia, comically exposing the sensationalism and errors of Fleet Street journalism.
by Ashwin Sanghi
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A historian races to uncover Krishna's ancient legacy, battling a serial killer who believes he is the deity's final avatar, as a conspiracy threatens to reshape the Vedic Age.
by Elizabeth von Arnim
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Four Englishwomen, escaping their dreary lives for a wisteria-draped Italian castle, discover unexpected joy, self-revelation, and rekindled romance under the Mediterranean sun.
by Dan Howell
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Two internet personalities invite readers into their chaotic, hilarious, and personal world, sharing everything from awkward teenage diaries to life moments and the secrets behind their friendship.
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Trapped within the very headquarters of the oppressive Population Police, an illegal third-born child must decide whether to betray his own kind or become the unlikely spark of a rebellion from within.
by Kiera Cass
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In a world where love is a luxury, a forbidden Halloween tryst with a palace guard shatters a young woman's carefully constructed life, forcing her to confront the brutal consequences of a heart's true desire.
by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
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A raw recruit is trapped in a brutal time loop, dying and reliving the same alien invasion day after day. His only hope for escape is a legendary female soldier known as the 'Bitch of War'.
by Philipp Meyer
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Abducted by Comanches, Eli McCullough builds a brutal dynasty in Texas, forever marking his descendants with the legacy of power and ambition.
by Andy Weir
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You are every human who has ever lived, and will ever live, experiencing the universe in an endless cycle of self-discovery before you are ready to become God.
by Maria Dahvana Headley
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Aza, a girl with a lung disease, finds a sky-world where she can breathe and use power. She then faces a war between her two homes, forcing her to choose between humanity and the magical realm that gave her life.
by Sarah Prineas
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In a city where magic fades, a pickpocket immune to spells becomes a wizard's apprentice, tasked with finding the thief draining Wellmet of its magic before all power is lost.
by Anne Rice
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In pre-Civil War New Orleans, a hidden society of free people of color navigates the currents of race, desire, and identity, seeking belonging in a city that both defines and confines them.
by Tim Winton
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On the wild coast of Western Australia, two adolescent boys push the limits of their youth and the ocean's power under the guidance of a big-wave surfer, heading towards a confrontation with their own limits and their mentor's dangerous secrets.
by Sandra Dallas
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Amidst the dust bowl's despair, a Kansas quilting bee stitches together a sisterhood strong enough to unravel a newcomer's dark secret and protect their own.
by Pierre Corneille
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In 17th-century Seville, a young nobleman is torn between his passionate love for Chimène and his filial duty to avenge his father's honor, even if it means fighting her father to the death.
by Tui T. Sutherland
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A 'lazy' RainWing princess, dismissed by her own kind, must awaken her dormant venom and hidden cunning to save her disappearing tribe and drag her peaceful kingdom into a war it never saw coming.
by Brian Selznick
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A shipwrecked boy in 1766 finds his calling on the London stage. In 1990, a runaway uncovers the ghostly echoes of that theatrical family within a mysterious house. Two timelines tell a tale of family, secrets, and storytelling.
by Joseph O'Neill
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In a post-9/11 New York City, a Dutch banker adrift in the Chelsea Hotel rediscovers life and the American dream through the world of cricket and a charismatic Trinidadian friend.
by Molière
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In a 17th-century Parisian salon, the honest Alceste criticizes high society's insincerity while hopelessly in love with the flirtatious Célimène, who represents everything he dislikes.
by Jim Kjelgaard
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In the rugged Wintapi wilderness, a young boy's unbreakable bond with his magnificent Irish setter is tested against the cunning and brute strength of Old Majesty, the undisputed king of the bears.
by Shay Savage
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Stranded in a prehistoric world, a modern woman's struggle to communicate with a determined caveman who sees her as his mate sparks an unlikely romance that transcends the barriers of language and time.
by Jonathan Stroud
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When a spectral relic vanishes from a Victorian doctor's grave, London's most unusual ghost-hunting agency, Lockwood & Co., must outwit rivals and their own internal disagreements to retrieve it before its dangerous power is unleashed.
by Haruki Murakami
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A nameless narrator drifts through a hazy summer, reflecting on lost love, friendship, and the elusive nature of memory in a seaside town.