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死亡万花筒 Kaleidoscope of Death by Xi Zi Xu, 西子绪
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings起初的异样，是家里的猫不让抱了。林秋石发现周围的一切都开始变得充满了不协调感。然后某一天，当他推开家中的门，却发现熟悉的楼道变成了长长的走廊。走廊的两头，是十二扇一模一样的铁门。故事由此开始。阮南烛对林秋石说，当你凝视深渊时，深渊也在凝视着你。林秋石听后陷入沉思，然后对着深渊拉下了裤子拉链……阮南烛：“……你把裤子给我好好穿上！”不皮会死病娇攻X一起皮的沉稳受，双皮奶组合，灵异风格升级流。"Kaleidoscope of Death"It started off peculiarly; first, his domestic cat refused to let him cuddle it... -
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The Golden Apple by Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNausea, then microamnesia, then the laughing jag, then sex. Be patient. The clear light comes next. Then we can discuss Truth. As if we haven't been discussing it all along. -Hagbard Celine, The Golden Apple Illuminatus! Part II, from the original and genuine trilogy of conspiracies, is performed in all its unabridged brilliance by a full ensemble cast... -
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Leviathan by Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe ultimate weapon isn't this plague out in Vegas, or any new super H-bomb. The ultimate weapon has always existed. Every man, every woman, and every child owns it. It's the ability to say No and take the consequences. - Hagbard Celine, LeviathanIlluminatus! Part III cheerfully ushers in the apocalyptic high-camp conclusion of the Illuminatus! Trilogy... -
![The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross]()
The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBob Howard, from The Laundry, secret UK agency against evil forces, narrates boarding yacht of Ellis Billington for Gravedust device that talks with dead. Ellis plans to raise Jennifer Morgue, monster from deep sea, rule world. U.S. Black Chamber sends lethal Ramona Random, in conflict with her bosses. Includes: Pimpf tale - Bob in virtual game; Afterword; Glossary... -
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![City of the Dead by S.D. Perry, Timothy Stahl]()
City of the Dead by S.D. Perry, Timothy Stahl
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLeon Kennedy, a rookie cop on a new assignment, and Claire Redfield, sister of the still-missing S.T.A.R.S. member Chris, arrive at Raccoon City to discover a necropolis. A botched attempt by the Umbrella Corporation to retrieve a devastating mutagenic weapon has resulted in a horrifying viral outbreak, transforming the city's population into the living dead. And all of them are hungry... -
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Overtime by Charles Stross
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIntroduced to readers in the novels The Atrocity Archive and The Jennifer Morgue, the Laundry is a secret British government agency charged with preventing dark interdimensional entities from destroying the human race... -
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The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsNEVER VOLUNTEER FOR ACTIVE DUTY ...Bob Howard is a low-level techie working for a super-secret government agency. While his colleagues are out saving the world, Bob's under a desk restoring lost data. His world was dull and safe - but then he went and got Noticed... -
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The Eye in the Pyramid by Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt was a deadly mistake. Joseph Malik, editor of a radical magazine, had snooped into rumors about an ancient secret society that was still alive and kicking. Now his offices have been bombed, he's missing, and the case has landed in the lap of a tough, cynical, streetwise New York detective... -
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Zero Hour by S.D. Perry
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBEFORE THE MANSION.BEFORE THE DISASTER.EVIL IS BORN.Sent to investigate a series of grisly murders in Raccoon City, S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team scrambles into action. On the way to the scene, Bravo's helicopter crashes. Although everyone survives, what they discover next is gruesome: an overturned military transport truck riddled with corpses -- and that's only the beginning of their nightmare... -
![The Brink by James S. Murray, Darren Wearmouth]()
The Brink by James S. Murray, Darren Wearmouth
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe sequel to the international bestseller (including #1 Sunday Times bestseller) Awakened, by one of the stars of TruTV’s Impractical Jokers and a bestselling science fiction author.Former NYC Mayor Tom Cafferty has been haunted by the horror of a single day. The opening of the brand new Z-train subway line beneath the Hudson River—the supposed shining moment of his tenure... -
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My Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce Coville
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSixth grade is just out of this world!Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird. But she doesn't know how weird until she catches him peeling off his face -- and realizes that "Mr. Smith" is really an alien! At first no one will believe her except Peter Thompson, the class brain. When Peter and Susan discover Mr... -
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Zombie, Ohio by Scott Kenemore
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen rural Ohio college professor Peter Mellor dies in an automobile accident during a zombie outbreak, he is reborn as a highly intelligent (yet somewhat amnesiac) member of the living dead. With society crumbling around him and violence escalating into daily life, Peter quickly learns that being a zombie isn’t all fun and brains... -
![Awakened by James S. Murray, Darren Wearmouth]()
Awakened by James S. Murray, Darren Wearmouth
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter years of waiting, New York's newest subway line is finally ready -- an express train that connects the city with the burgeoning communities across the Hudson River. The shining jewel of this state-of-the-art line is a breathtaking visitors’ pavilion beneath the river... -
![怪獣8号 6 [Kaijū 8-gō 6] by Naoya Matsumoto, 松本直也]()
怪獣8号 6 [Kaijū 8-gō 6] by Naoya Matsumoto, 松本直也
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratings怪獣9号と遭遇した日比野カフカだったが変身できずピンチに。そこに現れた四ノ宮キコルと共同で怪獣9号と対峙するが、変身出来ない理由はカフカ自身の怖れによることだと悟る。一方、鳴海隊長の前にも現れた怪獣9号は、戦いの中で進化して…!?... -
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![Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 7 by Naoya Matsumoto, 松本直也]()
Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 7 by Naoya Matsumoto, 松本直也
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation... -
![Dandadan, Vol. 5 by Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸]()
Dandadan, Vol. 5 by Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t... -
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Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Gail Carriger, Rem
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSettling into her new life as the Lady Woolsey, Alexia finds her days quite challenging. Whether it is a regiment of supernatural soldiers camped out on her front lawn or the demands of being the Queen’s “muhjah,” there never seems to be a want of new hurdles to overcome...Categorized as:
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Dandadan, Vol. 14 by Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs Momo and the others fight desperately against the alien invaders, a recovering Okarun finally comes to and is able to join them. Unfortunately for him, it’s Tuesday, and that means one thing—the Evil Eye wants to fight! Thankfully, the Evil Eye’s focus is quickly diverted to the invaders when they get in the way of his match, and with his help, the team begins to crush the enemy... -
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Dandadan, Vol. 13 by Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt is revealed that Vamola, the girl found inside the kaiju suit, is actually a member of the once thriving Sumerian race from deep space! Unfortunately, her home world was attacked by the aliens presently targeting Earth, leaving her people scattered... -
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Dandadan, Vol. 11 by Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t... -
![Dandadan, Vol. 10 by Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸]()
Dandadan, Vol. 10 by Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTo avoid being late for school on Vamola’s first day, Momo takes the mysterious kaiju girl on a shortcut through some off-limits ruins. But the spell she performs with Vamola for protection doesn’t work, and she runs into the slit-mouthed woman who resides there! The two narrowly escape, and it’s only later that Momo realizes the real danger they were in... -
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Dandadan, Vol. 9 by Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA seemingly unbeatable kaiju is on the attack! Okarun hits on the idea of revisualizing the nanoskin that repaired Momo’s house into a form they can use to counterattack, but he lacks the visual abilities needed, so it’s Kinta Sakata—aka Erosuke—to the rescue! The nerd uses his vast knowledge of sci-fi to transform Momo’s house into…a giant Buddha... -
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Dandadan, Vol. 7 by Yukinobu Tatsu
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t... -
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Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 3 by Gail Carriger
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCondemned by society and her werewolf husband due to a pregnancy she cannot explain, Alexia Maccon - preternatural, tea aficionado - seeks an explanation for this "infant inconvenience" so as to cleanse her sullied reputation and prove her fool of a husband wrong...Categorized as:
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![Dandadan, Vol. 12 by Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸]()
Dandadan, Vol. 12 by Yukinobu Tatsu, 龍幸伸
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t... -
![Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 1 by Gail Carriger, Rem]()
Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 1 by Gail Carriger, Rem
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe life of a spinster in Victorian London isn't an easy one on the best of days, but such a life becomes infinitely more complicated when said spinster is "soulless" - a preternatural bridging the gap between the natural and supernatural worlds...Categorized as:
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とある科学の超電磁砲 6 by Kazuma Kamachi, Motoi Fuyukawa
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City... -
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Dandadan, Vol. 3 by Yukinobu Tatsu
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t... -
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Dandadan, Vol. 6 by Yukinobu Tatsu
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t... -
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