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14 books

A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle

A High-End Finish

Fixer-Upper Mystery #1

Kate Carlisle

336 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction mystery lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Left Fur Dead by J. M. Griffin

Left Fur Dead

Jules & Bun Mystery

J. M. Griffin

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious fast-paced
Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow

Death by Bubble Tea

LA Night Market #1

Jennifer J. Chow

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

The Mountain in the Sea

Ray Nayler

464 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
When It All Syncs Up by Maya Ameyaw

When It All Syncs Up

Maya Ameyaw

291 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis

The First Sister

The First Sister Trilogy #1

Linden A. Lewis

344 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous fast-paced
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

The Kingkiller Chronicle #1

Patrick Rothfuss

661 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Malice by Heather Walter

Malice

Malice Duology #1

Heather Walter

480 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The New Voices of Fantasy by Ursula Vernon, Maria Dahvana Headley, Sofia Samatar, A.C. Wise, Peter S. Beagle, E. Lily Yu, Eugene Fischer, Carmen Maria Machado, Chris Tarry, Sarah Pinsker, Brooke Bolander, Alyssa Wong, Adam Ehrlich Sachs, Ben Loory, Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar, Neon Yang, Jacob Weisman, Hannu Rajaniemi, Usman T. Malik, Kelly Sandoval

The New Voices of Fantasy

Ursula Vernon, Maria Dahvana Headley, Sofia Samatar, A.C. Wise, Peter S. Beagle, E. Lily Yu, Eugene Fischer, Carmen Maria Machado, Chris Tarry, Sarah Pinsker, Brooke Bolander, Alyssa Wong, Adam Ehrlich Sachs, Ben Loory, Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar, Neon Yang, Jacob Weisman, Hannu Rajaniemi, Usman T. Malik, Kelly Sandoval

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous slow-paced
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin

Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

370 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced