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The Magnus Archives: Season 5 by Johnathan Sims
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrates the stories in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly-appointed head archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute; an institution based in London centred on research into the paranormal... -
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA classic science fiction novel by one of the greatest writers of the genre, set in a future world where one man's dreams control the fate of humanity. In a future world racked by violence and environmental catastrophes, George Orr wakes up one day to discover that his dreams have the ability to alter reality. He seeks help from Dr...Categorized as:
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Solitary by Alexander Gordon Smith
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFurnace Prison ...Where death is the least of your worries.Escape is just the beginning ...We thought we’d made it, we thought we were free. But we should have known there was no way out of Furnace.All we did was slip deeper into the guts of the prison: into solitary confinement, where the real nightmares live - the warden, the Wheezers, and something much, much worse.The clock’s ticking...Categorized as:
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Wayward by Blake Crouch
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsWelcome to Wayward Pines, population 461. Nestled amidst picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town is a modern-day Eden...except for the electrified fence and razor wire, snipers scoping everything 24/7, and the relentless surveillance tracking each word and gesture.None of the residents know how they got here. They are told where to work, how to live, and who to marry...Categorized as:
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The Wicked We Have Done by Sarah Harian
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvalyn Ibarra never expected to be an accused killer and experimental prison test subject. A year ago, she was a normal college student. Now she’s been sentenced to a month in the compass room—an advanced prison obstacle course designed by the government to execute justice. If she survives, the world will know she’s innocent... -
Lexicon by Max Barry
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsAt an exclusive school somewhere outside of Arlington, Virginia, students aren't taught history, geography, or mathematics--at least not in the usual ways. Instead, they are taught to persuade. Here the art of coercion has been raised to a science...Categorized as:
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নি by Humayun Ahmed
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsমবিনুর রহমানকে হাজতে ঢোকানোর তিন ঘন্টার ভেতর থানার চারপাশে দু’তিন হাজার মানুষ জমে গেল। তারা হৈ চৈ, চিৎকার কিছু করছেনা। চুপচাপ দাঁড়িয়ে আছে। সবাই শান্ত। এই লক্ষণ ভালো না। খুব খারাপ লক্ষণ। এরা থানা আক্রমণ করে বসতে পারে। থানায় আগুন লাগিয়ে দিতে পারে। থানায় টেলিফোন আছে- অতিরিক্ত ফোর্স চেয়ে টেলিফোন করা যায়। কিন্তু টেলিফোন গত এক সপ্তাহ থেকে... -
This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIt's the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won't stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn't sound so bad... -
The Hollow City by Dan Wells
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMichael Shipman is paranoid schizophrenic; he suffers from hallucinations, delusions, and complex fantasies of persecution and horror. That’s bad enough... -
Dreamfall by Amy Plum
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCata Cordova suffers from such debilitating insomnia that she agreed to take part in an experimental new procedure. She thought things couldn’t get any worse...but she was terribly wrong.Soon after the experiment begins, there’s a malfunction with the lab equipment, and Cata and six other teen patients are plunged into a shared dreamworld with no memory of how they got there... -
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCan you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to – someone who is light years away?Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity amongst the stars... -
Rabbits: A Novel by Terry Miles
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsConspiracies abound in this surreal and yet all-too-real technothriller in which a deadly underground alternate reality game might just be altering reality itself, set in the same world as the popular Rabbits podcast. It's an average work day. You've been wrapped up in a task, and you check the clock when you come up for air—4:44 pm...Categorized as:
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Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany, William Gibson
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA mysterious disaster has stricken the midwestern American city of Bellona, and its aftereffects are disturbing: a city block burns down and is intact a week later; clouds cover the sky for weeks, then part to reveal two moons; a week passes for one person when only a day passes for another. The catastrophe is confined to Bellona, and most of the inhabitants have fled... -
Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsJane Charlotte has been arrested for murder.She tells police that she is a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil; her division is called the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons—"Bad Monkeys" for short...Categorized as:
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Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus
Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLiv Fleming's father went missing more than two years ago, not long after he claimed to have been abducted by aliens. Liv has long accepted that he's dead, though that doesn't mean she has given up their traditions... -
Dark Eden by Patrick Carman
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFifteen-year-old Will Besting is sent by his doctor to Fort Eden, an institution meant to help patients suffering from crippling phobias. Once there, Will and six other teenagers take turns in mysterious fear chambers and confront their worst nightmares—with the help of the group facilitator, Rainsford, an enigmatic guide...Categorized as:
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A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson, Jeff Rovin
Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe first novel from iconic X-Files star Gillian Anderson and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Rovin: a science fiction thriller of epic proportions.Renowned child psychologist Caitlin O’Hara is a single mom trying to juggle her job, her son, and a lackluster dating life...Categorized as:
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Nod by Adrian Barnes
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsDawn breaks over Vancouver and no one in the world has slept the night before, or almost no one. A few people, perhaps one in ten thousand, can still sleep, and they’ve all shared the same golden dream. After six days of absolute sleep deprivation, psychosis will set in. After four weeks, the body will die... -
In Bloom by Paul Tremblay
Rated: 3.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThere’s something in the water in this hallucinatory short story by Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of The Cabin at the End of the World and The Beast You Are. Journalist Heidi Cohen is in Cape Cod investigating the sources of recurring toxic algae blooms along the coast. A local named Jimmy has his own theory for her... -
[Oshi No Ko], Vol. 8 by Aka Akasaka, 赤坂アカ
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter a major revelation, the flames of vengeance have died down in Aqua’s heart. At the same time, B Komachi is set to have their first music video (and boost their YouTube channel). Aqua is also headed to a vacation with the cast of the 2...
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