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Snuff
by Terry Pratchett
A Discworld novel featuring a comedic murder mystery set in a world of wizards, witches, and trolls.
Commander Vimes is persuaded by his wife and Lord Vetinari to take a family holiday back to Sybil's roots in the countryside; Willikins, Vimes's thug-turned-butler, accompanies them. As Vimes arrives ... (Wikipedia)
The Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
A young girl's fantastical journey to save her brother, with the help of a mischievous gang of tiny blue-clad warriors.
Tiffany Aching is a 9-year-old girl who literally sees things differently from others. While playing by the river near her home, she sees two tiny blue, kilted men who warn her of a "green heid" in ... (Wikipedia)
I Shall Wear Midnight
by Terry Pratchett
A young witch must battle a malicious presence threatening her beloved land.
Tiffany is working as the Chalk 's only witch in a climate of growing suspicion and prejudice. When the local Baron (for whom she had been caring) dies of poor health, she is accused of murder. ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
by H.P. Lovecraft
A collection of horror and science fiction stories that explore the unknown and the terrifying, often featuring cosmic entities and ancient gods.
The weird fiction short stories of H.P. Lovecraft from 1917-1935. Excludes collaborations. The eBook’s table of contents is listed below. It includes the year each story was written. The Tomb (1917) ... (Goodreads)
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
A mysterious journey through a hidden realm of London, filled with danger and unexpected allies.
Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew and his trials and tribulations in London. At the start of the story, he is a young businessman, recently moved from Scotland and with a normal life ahead. ... (Wikipedia)
The Truth
by Stephen Briggs
A man's quest to uncover secrets of his family's past, uncovering truths that will change his life.
William de Worde is the black sheep of an influential Ankh-Morpork family, scraping out a humble lifestyle as a common scribe and making extra pocket money by producing a gossipy newsletter for ... (Wikipedia)
How the Marquis Got His Coat Back
by Neil Gaiman
The Marquis de Carabas searches for his stolen coat in the magical underworld of London.
Paterson Joseph stars as the Marquis de Carabas in this brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Neil Gaiman's spin-off short story, set in the magical world of Neverwhere . Returning us to ... (Barnes & Noble)
Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All
by Jonas Jonasson
A hitman, a receptionist, and a priest team up to start a revenge-for-hire business. Chaos ensues.
A madcap new novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window, and, The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, Hitman Anders, recently out of ... (Goodreads)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson
An adventurous old man escapes a nursing home for an unexpected journey of self-discovery.
Allan Karlsson is about to celebrate his hundredth birthday, and his retirement home in Malmköping is planning to throw a party. Allan is not interested. Instead, he climbs out the window and ... (Wikipedia)
Fortunately, the Milk
by Neil Gaiman
A wild and wacky journey through time and space, involving pirates and dinosaurs.
An absolute delight of a madcap story for the young (and young-at-heart) by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with equal parts pirates and piranhas, adventure and aliens, oddity and ... (Barnes & Noble)
We Need New Names
by NoViolet Bulawayo
A young girl's journey from Zimbabwe to America, encountering the struggles of adapting to a different culture.
The novel begins by following a group of mostly pre-teen children - the central character Darling and her friends Stina, Chipo, Bastard and Godknows - living in tin shacks in Zimbabwe after their ... (Wikipedia)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.
It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)
The Nine Tailors
by Dorothy L. Sayers
A murder-mystery set in rural England, featuring an amateur detective and a series of perplexing clues.
Stranded after a car accident in the Fenland village of Fenchurch St. Paul on New Year's Eve, Lord Peter Wimsey helps ring a nine-hour peal on the church bells overnight after William Thoday, one of ... (Wikipedia)
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
by David Eagleman
A collection of imaginative stories exploring life after death.
At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and ... (Goodreads)
The Masque of the Red Death - an Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
by Edgar Allan Poe
A prince and his courtiers attempt to outwit death, only to be brought to their ultimate end.
The story takes place at the castellated abbey of the "happy and dauntless and sagacious" Prince Prospero. Prospero and 1,000 other nobles have taken refuge in this walled abbey to escape the Red ... (Wikipedia)
Sharpe's Tiger
by Bernard Cornwell
A young British officer fights against the forces of the Indian ruler Tippoo Sultan during the 1799 siege of Seringapatam.
Richard Sharpe is a private in the 33rd Regiment of Foot in the British army. The British invade Mysore and advance on the Tippoo Sultan 's capital city of Seringapatam . Sharpe is contemplating ... (Wikipedia)
Crossroads of Twilight
by Robert Jordan
Epic fantasy adventure featuring a cast of characters fighting for control of a powerful magical artifact.
In the tenth book of The Wheel of Time from the New York Times #1 bestselling author Robert Jordan, the world and the characters stand at a crossroads, and the world approaches twilight, when the ... (Goodreads)
The Emperor's Soul
by Brandon Sanderson
A master of forging faces a seemingly impossible task to restore an emperor's soul in a single night.
Shai is a thief and practitioner of magical forgery who has been arrested and sentenced to death. The Emperor's corrupt advisors offer to free her if she agrees to forge a new soul for the Emperor, ... (Wikipedia)
Little Dorrit
by Charles Dickens
A tale of injustice, exploring the social and economic inequalities of Victorian England.
The novel begins in Marseilles "thirty years ago" (c. 1826), with the notorious murderer Rigaud telling his prison cellmate John Baptist Cavalletto how he killed his wife, just prior to being ... (Wikipedia)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce
An elderly man's unexpected quest of faith, discovering the power of hope and love.
Harold Fry, 65, has cut the lawn outside his home at Kingsbridge on the south coast of Devon when he receives a letter. A colleague of twenty years ago, Queenie Hennessy, has cancer and is in a ... (Wikipedia)
The Cry of the Icemark
by Stuart Hill
A young queen must lead her people in a war against an invading army of werewolves and vampires.
The Polypontian Empire has conquered much of the known world in recent years, much thanks to its fearsome general, Scipio Bellorum. Bellorum has finally decided to invade his small neighbor to the ... (Wikipedia)
Golden Buddha
by Clive Cussler
A thrilling adventure to find a lost statue of immense value, leading to a dangerous chase across the globe.
In Golden Buddha , Juan Cabrillo embarks on his first mission in, The Oregon Files, (although it is made clear that this is not the first mission for the team through references to other missions and ... (Wikipedia)
The Magicians of Caprona
by Diana Wynne Jones
Two rival magical families in Caprona must unite to save their city from a powerful enemy.
Tonino is the only person in the famous Montana household who wasn't born with an instinct for creating spells, but he has other gifts. His ability to communicate with cats just might help defend the ... (Goodreads)
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes
An exploration of memory and its impact on the present, looking at the choices we make in life.
By an acclaimed writer at the height of his powers, The Sense of an Ending extends a streak of extraordinary books that began with the best-selling Arthur & George and continued with Nothing to Be ... (Goodreads)
My Notorious Life
by Kate Manning
A young girl rises from poverty to become a controversial midwife in 19th century New York City.
A brilliant rendering of a scandalous historical figure, Kate Manning's My Notorious Life is an ambitious, thrilling novel introducing Axie Muldoon, a fiery heroine for the ages. Axie's story begins ... (Goodreads)
A Storm of Swords 2: Blood and Gold
by George R.R. Martin
Epic fantasy adventure of an intense struggle for power and survival.
A Storm of Swords picks up the story slightly before the end of its predecessor, A Clash of Kings . The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros are still in the grip of the War of the Five Kings , , wherein ... (Wikipedia)
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
by Max Brooks
A comprehensive guide to surviving a zombie apocalypse, from preparation to combat.
The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you ... (Goodreads)
What Really Happened in Peru
by Cassandra Clare
A short story about Magnus Bane's misadventures in Peru, where he accidentally causes a supernatural disaster.
Fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices know that Magnus Bane is banned from Peru—and now they can find out why. One of ten adventures in The Bane Chronicles. There are good reasons ... (Goodreads)
The Murderer's Son
by Joy Ellis
A detective returns to his hometown to investigate a murder that hits close to home, uncovering dark secrets and facing his own troubled past.
What if your mother was a serial killer? A BLOODY KILLER SEEMS TO HAVE RETURNED TO THE LINCOLNSHIRE FENS A gripping new crime series by the best-selling author of the Nikki Galena series. Twenty ... (Goodreads)
Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
A quest to save the Galactic Empire from destruction, featuring advanced science and politics.
The first half of the book, titled "The General", tells how the enterprising General Bel Riose of the Galactic Empire launches an attack against the Foundation. The Empire still retains far more ... (Wikipedia)
