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Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

108 pages • first pub 1872 (editions)

5.0villagebooksmith's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings

A Song of Ice and Fire #2

George R.R. Martin

784 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0villagebooksmith's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

835 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0villagebooksmith's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler

Bloodchild and Other Stories

Octavia E. Butler

214 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0villagebooksmith's review
fiction literary science fiction short stories challenging dark reflective fast-paced
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Lathe of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin

176 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

5.0villagebooksmith's review
fiction classics dystopian fantasy science fiction reflective medium-paced
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park #1

Michael Crichton

449 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0villagebooksmith's review
fiction science fiction thriller adventurous tense fast-paced
Spear by Nicola Griffith

Spear

Nicola Griffith

184 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0villagebooksmith's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer

Acceptance

Southern Reach #3

Jeff VanderMeer

341 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0villagebooksmith's review
fiction horror science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

Authority

Southern Reach #2

Jeff VanderMeer

341 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0villagebooksmith's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America by Greg Grandin

The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America

Greg Grandin

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0villagebooksmith's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced