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How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig
A time-traveler's journey across centuries, struggling to keep his secret and find true love.
Tom Hazard is a high school history teacher who has just moved back to London. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but due to a rare condition, he has been alive for centuries. Tom was born in ... (Wikipedia)
Lord of Misrule
by Rachel Caine
A young woman navigates the dangerous world of horse racing and its seedy underbelly at a rundown track in rural Maryland.
In the college town of Morganville, vampires and humans coexist in (relatively) bloodless harmony. Then comes Bishop, the master vampire who threatens to abolish all order, revive the forces of the ... (Goodreads)
Carpe Corpus
by Rachel Caine
In the sixth book of the Morganville Vampires series, Claire and her friends fight to save their town from a deadly virus.
Read Rachel Caine's posts on the Penguin Blog In the small college town of Morganville, vampires and humans lived in (relative) peace-until all the rules got rewritten when the evil vampire Bishop ... (Goodreads)
The Humans
by Matt Haig
A man's journey of self-discovery, struggling to understand the complexities of being human.
Body-snatching has never been so heartwarming . . . The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable novel about alien abduction, mathematics, and that most interesting subject of all: ourselves. Combine ... (Goodreads)
Ghost Town
by Rachel Caine
After a devastating earthquake, a town becomes a refuge for ghosts and a battleground for the living.
Deep in the heart of Texas, Morganville is a small college town full of laid-back students and eccentric townies, not to mention the sort of creatures you wouldn't want to run into after dark. ... (Goodreads)
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
A comedic fantasy adventure full of humor, absurdities, and unexpected turns.
The story takes place on the Discworld, a planet-sized flat disc carried through space on the backs of four gargantuan elephants – Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon and Jerakeen – who themselves stand on ... (Wikipedia)
Look Who's Back
by Timur Vermes
A satirical novel about a fictional Adolf Hitler, who wakes up in modern-day Germany.
Berlin, Summer 2011. Adolf Hitler wakes up from a 66-year sleep in his subterranean Berlin bunker to find the Germany he knew entirely changed: Internet-driven media spreads ideas in minutes and ... (Goodreads)
Sorceress of Darshiva
by David Eddings
The fourth book in the Malloreon series, following Garion and his companions as they search for a magical object to defeat an evil god.
The Endless Quest... Troubles and delays continued to mount as Garion, Belgarath, Polgara, and the company pursued Zandramas across the known world. Possessed by the Dark Destiny, she had stolen ... (Goodreads)
Body Double
by Tess Gerritsen
A Hollywood double takes over the life of a famous actress, but soon realizes that someone is trying to kill her.
Returning to Boston from a business trip in Paris, Maura Isles encounters delays at Charles de Gaulle Airport , and finds upon landing in Boston that the airline has lost her luggage. When she ... (Wikipedia)
Delirium
by Lauren Oliver
A teenage girl's struggle against a dystopian society's oppressive rules in order to stay with the one she loves.
The story is set in Portland, Maine , in 2091. Civilization is concentrated in the cities that escaped the severe bombings decades earlier. Travel between the cities is highly restricted. Electric ... (Wikipedia)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
A family isolated from society, struggling to cope with prejudice and tragedy.
My name is Mary Katherine Blackwood. I am eighteen years old, and I live with my sister Constance. I have often thought that with any luck at all I could have been born a werewolf, because the two ... (Goodreads)
The Universe Versus Alex Woods
by Gavin Extence
An unlikely friendship between a young man and an elderly man, sharing an extraordinary experience.
A rare meteorite struck Alex Woods when he was ten years old, leaving scars and marking him for an extraordinary future. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, Alex ... (Goodreads)
Curse of the Bane
by Joseph Delaney
A young boy's quest to save his family and the world from an ancient evil.
Now it's the dark's turn to be afraid , The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark. Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts, and boggarts. But now there's some unfinished ... (Goodreads)
Lexicon
by Max Barry
A thrilling adventure through an underground world of secret language and mind control.
In a school in Virginia, children are taught the art of persuasion instead of usual subjects. They learn in detail how to handle the power of language to control other individuals by breaking them ... (Wikipedia)
Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold
by Terry Brooks
A man purchases a magical kingdom, and must learn how to become its ruler.
The novel begins with Ben Holiday, a trial lawyer from Chicago , lamenting the loss of his wife and unborn child in a car accident. He finds an advertisement in an upscale Christmas catalog claiming ... (Wikipedia)
One Day
by David Nicholls
A story of friendship and love, exploring the complexities of life and relationships.
Dexter and Emma spend the night together following their graduation from the University of Edinburgh , in 1988. They talk about how they will be once they are 40. While they do not become ... (Wikipedia)
Enchanters' End Game
by David Eddings
The final battle between good and evil, as Garion and his companions fight to save the world from destruction.
THE DRIVE OF PROPHECY The quest was over. The Orb of Aldur was restored. And once again, with the crowning of Garion, there was a descendant of Riva Iron-grip to rule as Overlord of the West. But the ... (Goodreads)
Interesting Times
by Terry Pratchett
A comedic fantasy adventure as a wizard is sent to a faraway land to prevent a war.
Two gods, Fate and the Lady, oppose each other in a game over the outcome of the struggle for the throne of the Agatean Empire on the Counterweight Continent . The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork receives ... (Wikipedia)
Soul Music
by Terry Pratchett
A young girl's adventures through a magical world of music and misadventures.
A young harpist, Imp Y Celyn from Llamedos (spelled backwards, "sod 'em all", a tribute to Llareggub in Welsh poet Dylan Thomas', Under Milk Wood, ), comes to Ankh-Morpork in hopes of becoming ... (Wikipedia)
Ruin and Rising
by Leigh Bardugo
A young woman's epic quest to save her world from dark forces.
▶, Alternative Cover Edition #1, The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the ... (Goodreads)
City of Heavenly Fire
by Cassandra Clare
Dark forces threaten the Shadowhunters, who must join forces to save the world.
Shadowhunters of the Los Angeles Institute meet to discuss the army of Endarkened Shadowhunters when the army, led by Sebastian Morgenstern , ambush the Institute, endarken some shadowhunters, and ... (Wikipedia)
Something, Maybe
by Elizabeth Scott
Hannah discovers her father is a famous politician and tries to find her place in his world while navigating first love and family secrets.
Everyone thinks their parents are embarrassing, but Hannah knows she's got them all beat. Her dad made a fortune showcasing photos of pretty girls and his party lifestyle all over the Internet, and ... (Goodreads)
City of Lost Souls
by Cassandra Clare
A group of friends must protect the world from a powerful demon in a race against time.
The book opens with Simon returning home, where he finds out that there are a lot of symbols that form a barrier so he can't enter the house. He speaks to his mother, only to feel more rejected when ... (Wikipedia)
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
A World War II love story, exploring the depths of human emotion in the midst of tragedy.
With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, ... (Goodreads)
Legend
by Marie Lu
A young hero must save her nation from the brink of destruction, using her wits and courage.
Legend is set in a future flooded, fortified Los Angeles, ruled by the totalitarian Republic. The novel centers around Day and June, two 15-year-olds on opposite sides of the economic spectrum. June ... (Wikipedia)
Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
Tale of doomed romance set against a harsh New England winter.
The novel is a framed narrative . The framing story concerns an unnamed male narrator spending a winter in Starkfield while in the area on business. He spots a limping, quiet man around the village, ... (Wikipedia)
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki
An exploration of the connections between two lives, bridging time, space and cultures.
In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there’s only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates’ bullying, but before she ends it all, Nao plans to document the life of her ... (Goodreads)
Confessions of a Domestic Failure
by Bunmi Laditan
A humorous and relatable story of a new mother struggling to balance motherhood, work, and domestic duties.
Instant Bestseller,"Freaking hilarious. This is the novel moms have been waiting for."—Jenny Lawson, ,#1 New York Times, bestselling author of, Let's Pretend This Never Happened,"Perfect for readers ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dream Dark
by Kami Garcia
A novella set in the world of Beautiful Creatures, following the story of Link and Ridley as they navigate the dangerous supernatural world.
Sixteen-year-old Ethan Wate lives in Gatlin, South Carolina, with his widowed father. Lena Duchannes is a mysterious girl with magical powers who appears in Ethan's recurring nightmares. Though she ... (Wikipedia)
The Hourglass Door
by Lisa Mangum
Abby's search for Dante leads her to a mysterious hourglass door, where she discovers secrets about her family and the power of time travel.
His past. Her future. Can love bring them together in time? Abby's senior year of high school is textbook perfect, until she meets Dante Alexander, a foreign-exchange student from Italy. Time behaves ... (Goodreads)
