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Consider Phlebas Iain Banks · Culture #1

Science Fiction · 1987 · 471 pages · ★ 3.6 (104 on OL)

Consider Phlebas is perhaps one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless the first, of the revelationary late Iain M. Banks' science fiction books. Consider Phlebas introduces us to the complex world of the mind-controlling, ubiquitous utopia of the Culture, which contrasts to their mortal sentient enemies. Iain Banks creates an imaginative and encapsulating premise to keep the reader hooked for more, with hints of science fiction and alien humour to liven a deadly race against an omnipotent foe.

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The Will of the Many James Islington · The Hierarchy #1

High Fantasy · 2023 · 720 pages · ★ 4.7 (10 on OL)

The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world, but they do not know everything.

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Wind and Truth Brandon Sanderson · The Stormlight Archive #5

Science Fiction & Fantasy · 2024 · 1408 pages · ★ 3.8 (6 on OL)

“Kramer and Reading continue an excellent partnership as narrators, imbuing each character with distinct, complementary voices regardless of which reader is narrating.”—Library Journal (Starred Review) "The endearing husband-and-wife team of Kate Reading and Michael Kramer continue their stunning narration of the Stormlight Archive series...The narration coupled with the fascinating fantasy epic is a must-listen for series fans—and will keep newcomers intrigued by its deep world-building."...

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab

Fiction / Fantasy / General, Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary, Fiction / Fantasy / Historical, Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, Fiction / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, Fiction / Occult & Supernatural, Fiction / Gothic · 2025 · 533 pages · ★ 4 (1 on OL)

This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.

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The Unmaking of June Farrow Adrienne Young

Fiction / Women, Fiction / Magical Realism, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense · 2023 · 352 pages · ★ 4.2 (5 on OL)

In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm—and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow’s disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors.

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Roughing It Mark Twain

Literature & Fiction · 1872 · 368 pages · ★ 4.2 (6 on OL)

In 1861, young Mark Twain found himself adrift as a tenderfoot in the Wild West. Roughing It is a hilarious record of his travels over a six-year period that comes to life with his inimitable mixture of reporting, social satire, and rollicking tall tales. Twain reflects on his scuffling years mining silver in Nevada, working at a Virginia City newspaper, being downandout in San Francisco, reporting for a newspaper from Hawaii, and more. This humorous account is a patchwork of personal...

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Slow Horses Mick Herron · Slough House #1

Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General · 2010 · 300 pages · ★ 4.5 (6 on OL)

Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who've screwed up: left a secret file on a train, blown a surveillance, or become drunkenly unreliable. They're the service's poor relations - the slow horses - and bitterest among them is River Cartwright, whose days are spent transcribing mobile phone conversations. But when a young man is abducted, and it's threatened that he'll be beheaded live on the Internet, River sees an opportunity to...

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Three Reasons for Revenge Dervla McTiernan

Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Detective, Crime · 2026 · 336 pages

"Jaw-dropping. This will keep readers up all night." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred reviewFrom the #1 internationally bestselling author of What Happened to Nina? comes a gripping high-stakes novel of suspense about three seemingly unconnected people, caught in a lethal web of deceit and unhealed wounds.Someone’s watching. Someone’s waiting. Alexis Turner walks into the police station to report an assault. By the end of the day, she is nowhere to be found.Soon after she disappears, three...

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