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  1. The Never King

    James Abbott

    ★ 3.0 (340) average on Goodreads

    Framed and imprisoned, a disgraced commander must gather a diverse team of outcasts to escape and reclaim his kingdom from a tyrant.

  2. The Victory

    Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    ★ 4.3 (339) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    As Napoleon's shadow falls over England, the Morland family navigates war, plague, scandal, and heartbreak, from London's fashionable salons to the bloody decks of Trafalgar.

  3. A Modern Cinderella

    Louisa May Alcott

    ★ 3.5 (338) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Louisa May Alcott's collection reworks the Cinderella story and other Victorian romances. Young women overcome societal rules and find love, showing that a strong spirit could make its own happy ending, even in the 1800s.

  4. The Madwoman of Chaillot

    Jean Giraudoux

    ★ 3.8 (337) average on GoodreadsFiction

    In a whimsical Parisian fable, an eccentric duchess and her "mad" compatriots orchestrate a comically poetic trial, luring greedy prospectors to their subterranean doom and restoring joy and justice to the world.

  5. Resurrection

    Leo Tolstoy

    ★ 3.8 (335) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A prince, burdened by guilt, seeks to right a past wrong against a peasant girl, exposing the harsh realities of 19th-century Russia and embarking on a spiritual journey.

  6. Rider

    Jim Bernheimer

    ★ 3.9 (335) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A disgraced unicorn, bound to a reluctant recruit, must unlock their shared dangerous magic to unravel the mystery of his survival and reclaim his honor.

  7. Corporate Finance

    Jonathan Berk

    ★ 3.9 (334) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Understand financial valuation through the Law Of One Price, making corporate finance clear and practical.

  8. The Reckoning

    Kelley Armstrong

    ★ 4.2 (333) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A genetically engineered necromancer on the run from her creators finds her already complicated life dangerously intertwined with two brothers, one a sorcerer and the other a werewolf.

  9. Friends with Benefits

    Melody Mayer

    ★ 3.7 (332) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In the glittering world of L.A., a socialite-turned-nanny will spin a web of charming lies to claw her way back to the top, even if it means blurring the lines between friendship and a very beneficial arrangement.

  10. Torment

    Lauren Kate

    ★ 4.0 (331) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Trapped in a school for Nephilim, Luce uncovers the deceptive past of her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel, as she discovers her own power to glimpse previous lives through dangerous Shadows. She questions if their love is destined or a beautiful lie hiding a darker fate.

  11. Tooth and Claw

    James Silke

    ★ 4.0 (331) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Across a war-torn continent of savage empires and steaming jungles, the legendary Death Dealer, Gath of Baal, hunts for the mythical Noon, the beautiful Queen of Cats.

  12. Dead Reckoning

    Sarmila Bose

    ★ 3.3 (330) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Through fragmented memories from all sides, 'Dead Reckoning' reconstructs the 1971 South Asian war, dissecting partisan myths and revealing its human cost.

  13. Sons of Liberty

    Raymond Benson

    ★ 3.8 (328) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a post-Metal Gear explosion world, a rookie agent named Raiden must navigate a New York Harbor superstructure full of strange villains, resurrected legends, and a hijacked president to uncover a conspiracy and a superweapon hidden in plain sight.

  14. Thrawn Janet

    Robert Louis Stevenson

    ★ 2.9 (328) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a village where supernatural whispers chill the air, a minister confronts the terrifying secret of Thrawn Janet, a woman condemned as a witch.

  15. The Lever of Riches

    Joel Mokyr

    ★ 4.0 (326) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Mokyr explores why some societies achieve technological breakthroughs while others stagnate, providing historical lessons for future innovation.

  16. John Brown

    W.E.B. Du Bois

    ★ 4.2 (322) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    W.E.B. Du Bois brings John Brown to life, not just as a historical figure, but as the incendiary prophet whose righteous, violent struggle against slavery ignited the Civil War.

  17. Simple Justice

    John Morgan Wilson

    ★ 4.1 (322) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A disgraced, alcoholic reporter is pulled back into West Hollywood's dangerous underworld to solve a murder, forcing him to confront his past and fall for the prime suspect.

  18. Supernova

    Marissa Meyer

    ★ 4.0 (321) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    As Gatlon City teeters on the brink, Nova and Adrian must unmask a resurrected enemy and reconcile their hero-villain identities before love, loyalty, and their entire world are obliterated.

  19. Finding Forrester

    James W. Ellison

    ★ 4.0 (321) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A quiet Pulitzer-winning author's four-decade silence ends when a street-smart, basketball-playing prodigy with a hidden talent for writing accidentally enters his life, starting a mentorship that changes them both.

  20. Thought as a System

    Chris Jenks

    ★ 4.2 (321) average on Goodreads

    Chris Jenks's "Thought as a System" dissects the complex interplay between individual cognition and the societal structures that shape our thinking, revealing how our thoughts are not isolated events but products of interwoven social and intellectual frameworks.

  21. Dark Money

    Larry D. Thompson

    ★ 4.3 (321) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A pro bono lawyer dives into the murky world of dark money and political corruption after a Halloween fundraiser turns deadly, forcing him to hunt for a phantom killer to clear his friend's name.

  22. Let the Monster Out

    Chad Lucas

    ★ 4.0 (319) average on Goodreads

    In a town where dreams become nightmares and adults turn into zombies, an anxious neurodivergent boy and a Black baseball player must confront their deepest fears and a sinister corporation to save their families and community.

  23. Song of Songs

    Beverley Hughesdon

    ★ 4.3 (317) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In ancient Israel, a captivating Shulamite maiden and a powerful king navigate a passionate, yet forbidden, love story against political intrigue and societal expectations.

  24. A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

    Raman Selden

    ★ 3.8 (315) average on Goodreads

    Selden's guide explains literary theory, from basic ideas to current discussions on ecocriticism, posthumanism, and digital humanities, making complex topics clear for any reader.

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