Last Call (Fault Lines, #1)
By: Tim Powers
4.00
Format: 126 pages,
Set in Las Vegas, Last Call concerns the fate of Scott Crane, former professional gambler, recent w…
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1. The Story of the Stone (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #2)
By: Barry Hughart
4.12
Format: 289 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In the valley of Sorrows, a monk is brutally murdered for a worthless manuscript, and the abbot of … read more
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- speculative fiction
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"Occasionally a moderately intelligent thought misses a turn and accidentally enters my mind"-Barry Hughart, The Story of the Stone (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #2)
"To cherish perfection is to commit creative suicide, and every true artist knows that a masterpiece is an accident that should be burned."-Barry Hughart, The Story of the Stone (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #2)
"A fool will study for twenty or thirty years and learn how to do something, but a wise man will study for twenty or thirty minutes and become an expert. In this world, it isn't ability that counts, b…"-Barry Hughart, The Story of the Stone (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #2)
"Our senses are woefully limited. Our brains are but tiny candles flickering in an infinity of darkness. Our only wisdom is to admit that we cannot understand, and since we cannot understand we must d…"-Barry Hughart, The Story of the Stone (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #2)
2. The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)
By: Anthony Ryan
4.05
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling Raven’s Shadow Trilogy was a perfect read for “fans of broadscale ep… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
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"Curiosity is also my worst vice, and once stirred one not to be denied."-Anthony Ryan, The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)
"I did wonder if I'd have cause to rue my action. Now I believe it can safely be filed under Necessary Regrets."-Anthony Ryan, The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)
"I've survived revolution, war, and over a decade on this continent," the Burgrave reflected. "But by all the ghosts of the hundred emperors, I think fatherhood will finally do me in."-Anthony Ryan, The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)
3. Kraken
By: China Miéville
3.62
Format: 509 pages, Hardcover
With this outrageous new novel, China Miéville has written one of the strangest, funniest, and flat… read more
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- urban fantasy
- science fiction fantasy
- fiction
- horror
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
"My Google-fu is strong."-China Miéville, Kraken
"The bullets are gun-eggs,"-China Miéville, Kraken
"Death isn't what it used to be"-China Miéville, Kraken
"Any moment called now is always full of possibles."-China Miéville, Kraken
4. Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
By: David Brin
4.04
Format: 458 pages, Mass Market Paperback
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever writ… read more
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- science fiction fantasy
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
"Tormentas de estrellas Sobre el fragor de las olas... ¿Nos mojaremos, amor?"-David Brin, Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
"Even in dying, a Thennanin ship was reputed to be not worth putting out of its misery. In battle they were slow, unmaneuverable—and as hard to disable permanently as a cockroach."-David Brin, Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
"The propensity of Earthlings to get into trouble, and to learn thereby, was the reason my owners agreed to this mad venture – although no one expected such a chain of unusual calamities as befell thi…"-David Brin, Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
5. Tunnel in the Sky
By: Robert A. Heinlein
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A classic novel from the mind of the storyteller who captures the imagination of readers from aroun… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
- fantasy
- fiction
6. The Twenty Days of Turin
By: Giorgio De Maria , Ramon Glazov
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the spare wing of a church-run sanatorium, some zealous youths create "the Library," a space whe… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
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- horror
7. Only Forward
By: Michael Marshall Smith
4.18
Format: 213 pages, Paperback
Michael Marshall Smith's surreal, groundbreaking, and award-winning debut which resonates with wild… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
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- horror
8. This Census-Taker
By: China Miéville
4.15
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
For readers of George Saunders, Kelly Link, and Karen Russell, This Census Takeris the poignant and… read more
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- fiction
- horror
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- fantasy
9. American Elsewhere
By: Robert Jackson Bennett
3.85
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
Some places are too good to be true. Under a pink moon, there is a perfect little town not found on… read more
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- urban fantasy
- fiction
- horror
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- fantasy
10. The Europeans
By: Henry James , Tony Tanner , Patricia Crick
4.21
Format: None pages, Paperback
Eugenia, the daughter of American expatriates, is the morganatic wife of a German prince, who is be… read more
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- fiction
11. Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In
By: Joe R. Lansdale , Andres Guinaldo
4.00
Format: 117 pages, Paperback
When a group of friends decided to spend a day at the world's largest Drive-In theater horror fest,… read more
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- horror
12. The Legion of Flame (The Draconis Memoria #2)
By: Anthony Ryan
3.00
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Empires clash and a fell power stakes its claim in the second in a new series from the New York Tim… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
13. Last Call (Fault Lines, #1)
By: Tim Powers
4.00
Format: 126 pages,
Set in Las Vegas, Last Call concerns the fate of Scott Crane, former professional gambler, recent w… read more
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- urban fantasy
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- fiction
- horror
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
14. Beyond Redemption (Manifest Delusions, #1)
By: Michael R. Fletcher
3.40
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Faith shapes the landscape, defines the laws of physics, and makes a mockery of truth. Common knowl… read more
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15. Little, Big
By: John Crowley
4.20
Format: 488 pages, Paperback
John Crowley's masterful Little, Bigis the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who… read more
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16. The War Hound and the World's Pain (Von Bek, #1)
By: Michael Moorcock
3.78
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Lured to the dead kingdom while traveling Europe's ravaged landscape, the War Hound von Bek is entr… read more
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17. The Hunter (Parker, #1)
By: Richard Stark
4.12
Format: 440 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Double-crossed, shot, and left for dead -- by his wife. The thriller that introduces Parker. "A bri… read more
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18. The Urth of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun, #5)
By: Gene Wolfe
4.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
The long awaited sequel to Gene Wolfe's four-volume classic, The Book of the New Sun. We return to … read more
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19. Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber #1)
By: Roger Zelazny
3.75
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Amber, the one real world, wherein all others, including our own Earth, are but Shadows. Amber burn… read more
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20. The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time
By: None
4.06
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
- One of the author's sources for this book is a member of the illustrious and mysterious "Corporat… read more
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21. Viriconium
By: Neil Gaiman , M. John Harrison
4.13
Format: None pages, Paperback
This landmark collection gathers four groundbreaking fantasy classics from the acclaimed author of … read more
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22. The Books of Magic
By: Neil Gaiman , Roger Zelazny , John Bolton , Charles Vess , Paul Johnson , Scott Hampton
4.05
Format: 12 pages, Paperback
A quartet of fallen mystics dubbed the "TrenchCoat Brigade" is introduced in this first collection … read more
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23. The Book of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun #1-4 omnibus)
By: Gene Wolfe
4.00
Format: 131 pages, Hardcover
Recently voted the greatest fantasy of all time, after The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Gene W… read more
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24. Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga [Publication] #5.1-5.3)
By: Lois McMaster Bujold
3.81
Format: None pages, Paperback
Limited edition volume. Contents: Frame story that follows Miles' time on Earth in Brothers in Arms… read more
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25. Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)
By: Alastair Reynolds
4.36
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
From the king of modern space opera comes a new adventure in the Prefect Dreyfus series— Machine Ve… read more
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"A small request like that, who am I to turn it down? There is something you can do for me in return, though, especially now that you’re practically on our doorstep."-Alastair Reynolds, Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)
26. Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12)
By: Lois McMaster Bujold
4.53
Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition
A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorce… read more
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27. The Innocent Sleep (October Daye, #18)
By: Seanan McGuire
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
For one bright, shining moment, Tybalt, King of Cats, had everything he had ever wanted. He was soo… read more
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28. Scanlines
By: Todd Keisling
3.83
Format: 83 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1987, Congressman Benjamin Hardy III died by suicide on live television amidst accusations of po… read more
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- fiction
- horror
29. Maxwell's Demon
By: Steven Hall
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Fourteen years after the monumental publication of the international bestseller The Raw Shark Texts… read more
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30. The Empire of Ashes (The Draconis Memoria, #3)
By: Anthony Ryan
4.18
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
For hundreds of years, the Ironship Trading Syndicate was fuelled by drake blood–and protected by t… read more
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31. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)
By: Lois McMaster Bujold
4.62
Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition
When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more
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