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by Knut Hamsun
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Johannes and Victoria, childhood sweethearts from different social classes, are kept apart by duty and circumstance, their enduring love only revealed in Victoria's dying confession.
by Anonymous
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In a world of cursed treasure, reforged swords, and Valkyrie wisdom, Sigurd the dragon-slayer navigates princely jealousy and fated vengeance, echoing the ancient sagas that inspired epics from Attila to Tolkien.
by John Saul
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A century-old rumor of a vengeful spirit named Nathaniel becomes a chilling reality for young Michael Hall, who is drawn by an insidious voice into an old barn, beyond the edge of terror.
by William Beckford
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A Caliph, driven by curiosity and dark magic, enters an opulent, infernal palace to claim forbidden knowledge, finding eternal torment for himself and his followers.
by Mark Russinovich
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As global critical systems fail from coordinated cyberattacks, a former analyst races to expose the enemy before society collapses.
by Karen Healey
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A guitar-playing teen activist from 2027 awakens a century later in a dystopian future, forcing her to choose between personal survival and reigniting the fight for justice she died defending.
by Nikki Gemmell
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A wife disappears, leaving a diary that shows her shift from a content spouse to a woman exploring her desires through an old manuscript, all while living a dangerous double life.
by Henrik Ibsen
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A charming, wild peasant travels the world, encountering trolls and emperors, only to find meaning and a hidden truth in the lasting love he left behind.
by Katherine Rundell
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In snow-covered revolutionary Russia, a girl trained to return tamed wolves to the wild must now unleash her own fierce spirit to survive the Russian Army's pursuit and protect everyone she cares about.
by Megan Crane
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Nearing 30, Gus's perfect life falls apart when her boyfriend cheats with her friend, making her question if she wants her old life back or a more genuine future.
by Michelle Cohen Corasanti
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A brilliant Palestinian boy seeks to free his imprisoned father and restore his family's hope in a village scarred by occupation, finding triumph and spiritual renewal amid escalating conflict.
by Anthony Doerr
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Anthony Doerr tells stories of forgotten pasts, lingering ghosts, and the human search for meaning and connection across continents and through history.
by Danielle Steel
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Orphaned and exiled to an Iowa farm, a young woman's dream of reclaiming her French château leads her into a treacherous marriage built on deceit, forcing her to take a desperate leap of faith to save herself and her children.
by Mary E. Pearson
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Two centuries after a catastrophic accident, two disembodied minds awaken in new bodies to a future where everyone they knew is gone, except for the mysterious third friend who vanished from their digital prison.
by Monks of New Skete
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Learn the Monks of New Skete's wisdom for turning a new puppy into a well-behaved, loving companion through understanding, respect, and early training.
by Philip Reeve
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When an unexpected visitor upends their isolated, orbital life, young Art and his sister Myrtle are launched on an adventure across the cosmos to battle ancient evils and save the universe, all from their sprawling, sentient spaceship home, Larklight.
by Spencer Quinn
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by Juliet Dark
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A folklore professor's sensual dreams turn terrifyingly real when she discovers her nightly demon lover is an incubus seeking to consume her, forcing her to choose between forbidden passion and her very life amidst Fairwick College's hidden world of witches and fairies.
by William Faulkner
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In the decaying grandeur of the Old South, the reclusive Emily Grierson holds a grotesque secret, a symbol of lost love and human desperation.
by Walter Kaufmann
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Kaufmann explores the anxieties and freedoms of existential thought through the writings of Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, and Sartre.
by Robin Brande
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A high school scientist experiments on herself to transform her body and outsmart her rival, only to find the human heart is the most unpredictable variable.
by Chinua Achebe
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In a 1920s Nigerian village, an Ibo chief, torn between his priestly duties to an ancient deity and the encroaching British colonial power, inadvertently sacrifices his own son to the clash of worlds.
by Jonathan Coe
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A dying woman's cassette tapes unravel a sixty-year saga of family secrets, betrayal, and the enduring, often tragic, legacy of motherhood across three generations of English women.
by Julie Berry
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Seven Victorian schoolgirls, fearing their academy's closure after their headmistress and her brother are poisoned, conspire to hide the murders amidst a farcical web of mistaken identities and outrageous antics.