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by Dean Koontz
3.9(44,455)
Haunted by apocalyptic visions, the psychic fry cook Odd Thomas is drawn to a sinister California coastal town where official power and ancient evil converge, forcing him to confront shattering revelations that will redefine his understanding of reality and destiny.
by Frank Miller
4.0(44,440)
Facing Persian invasion, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans make a stand, their strength and will the last defense against tyranny.
by Vi Keeland
4.2(44,425)
A heartbroken bride selling her unworn gown discovers a poignant love letter in a vintage dress, only to find the romantic author is her new, cynical boss, leading to a fiery quest to uncover his past and rewrite their future.
by Kelly Rimmer
4.5(44,326)
A young Polish woman's wartime lie about her marriage becomes a lifelong secret. It echoes through generations as she searches for her vanished love amidst loss and the slow, brutal unraveling of her world.
by Alastair Reynolds
4.0(44,320)
A reclusive scientist unearths a nine-hundred-thousand-year-old galactic genocide, forcing him into a perilous alliance with a cybernetic starship crew to prevent humanity from suffering the same enigmatic, universe-shattering fate.
by Joseph Campbell
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Explore the classic stories that shape human experience, from old rituals to modern love, as Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers show how myths reveal life's deepest truths.
by Rae Carson
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Queen Elisa, newly crowned, faces a perilous quest through ancient catacombs and treacherous seas with a spy, a traitor, and her forbidden love to unlock her destiny's full power and confront threats to her reign.
by Cynthia Hand
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A part-angel torn between two loves and a looming destiny, Clara must accept her supernatural fate to protect those she cares about, even if it means betrayal and sacrifice.
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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A story of self-destruction and disillusionment, following an aristocratic couple in the Jazz Age as their pursuit of pleasure and inheritance unravels.
by Sarah Waters
3.5(44,156)
A country doctor visits a crumbling Georgian estate in post-war England, uncovering a chilling mystery where a family's decline blurs with a sinister, unseen presence that threatens to destroy them.
by Susan Meissner
4.2(44,141)
An American scholar uncovers the WWII secrets of an elderly British woman, revealing a story of two sisters separated by the Blitz, ambition, and the cost of survival.
by Ian McEwan
3.4(44,115)
Two men, former lovers of a deceased woman, make a pact that unravels their lives and threatens a powerful politician's future.
by Charles Portis
4.1(44,075)
A determined 14-year-old girl with a steely will hires a boisterous, one-eyed U.S. Marshal to track down her father's killer deep in the unforgiving 1870s American West.
by James Patterson
4.0(44,037)
As Detective Alex Cross prepares to leave the force, his partner pulls him into a high-stakes military murder mystery, forcing them to navigate army justice and confront a personal crisis with Nana Mama.
by Leigh Bardugo
4.2(44,031)
A king battles to rebuild his nation and forge alliances while confronting the dark magic threatening to consume his kingdom and soul.
by Audrey Wood
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A wakeful flea's tiny bite hilariously unravels a towering pile of slumbering creatures, transforming a moonlit napping house into a burst of sunlit chaos.
by Sandhya Menon
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A web developer who avoids tradition finds her arranged-marriage match in a romantic at a summer program, challenging their ideas about love and destiny.
by Mark Lawrence
4.3(43,969)
To claim the emperorship by vote, the ruthless King Jorg must outmaneuver a legendary necromancer and harness lost technology, all while battling the intensifying demons of his past and the specter of his father's revenge.
by Louise Penny
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Chief Inspector Gamache must face his past and the dark secrets within the police academy he now leads, all while investigating a murdered professor, a cryptic antique map, and suspicions that point directly at him.
by Bill Clinton
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From his difficult Arkansas childhood to the White House and impeachment, Bill Clinton openly discusses his life, showing a charming but flawed man dealing with public successes, private struggles, and the constant effort of political maneuvering.
by Dav Pilkey
4.1(43,920)
Two mischievous fourth-graders accidentally unleash an army of weaponized toilets led by the monstrous Turbo Toilet 2000. Only their tighty-whitey-clad superhero, Captain Underpants, can save the school from a porcelain-pocalypse.
by Jessica Simpson
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Jessica Simpson's memoir details her journey from childhood abuse and public scrutiny to finding empowerment and building a billion-dollar business, moving beyond her pop star image.
by Isaac Asimov
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An Eternal who alters time risks everything when he rewrites history for a forbidden love.
by John Grisham
3.5(43,813)
After a spectacularly disastrous NFL performance, a disgraced American quarterback finds an unexpected last chance at redemption, and a taste of la dolce vita, leading a ragtag football team in the heart of Parma, Italy.