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by Jay Anson
3.9(106,812)
In a house where a family was murdered, the Lutz family's new beginning turns into a 28-day nightmare of paranormal terror, forcing them to leave their home and face the truth that evil has a new address.
by Alan Brennert
4.2(106,793)
Exiled to the leper colony of Kalaupapa, a Hawaiian girl's dreams are broken, only to bloom again among outcasts who make a home on Moloka'i's isolated shores.
by Robert Louis Stevenson
4.0(106,767)
A respected doctor's chilling transformation into a monstrous alter-ego reveals the Victorian era's darkest worries about human nature, science, and hidden depravity.
by Scott Turow
4.1(106,662)
After a prosecutor's affair ends in his colleague's murder, he faces trial, fighting to prove his innocence against a relentless system and his own hidden truths.
by Virgil
3.8(106,523)
Haunted by a goddess's wrath and driven by destiny, Aeneas braves stormy seas, tragic love, and the underworld to forge a new empire from Troy's ashes.
by Frank Herbert
3.9(106,443)
On a greening Arrakis, nine-year-old twins with their father's prescient burden navigate a galactic empire that both craves and fears their messianic destiny amidst whispers of rebellion.
by Haruki Murakami
3.9(106,227)
Haruki Murakami reflects on his life through long-distance running, sharing the discipline, insights, and quiet struggles that shaped him into a celebrated novelist.
by Noelle Stevenson
4.2(106,139)
A mischievous shapeshifter teams up with a disgraced supervillain to expose the kingdom's heroes, only to discover her own powers are more dangerous and mysterious than anyone imagined.
by Scott McCloud
4.0(106,125)
by Henrik Ibsen
3.7(106,062)
Nora Helmer's realization that her marriage is a 'doll's house' leads her to leave her family, challenging 19th-century expectations for women.
by John Grisham
3.9(106,005)
A dying billionaire's shocking will, leaving his fortune to an unknown missionary in the Brazilian jungle, thrusts a disgraced lawyer into a perilous quest where greed, danger, and a woman's secret converge.
by Andrzej Sapkowski
4.1(105,997)
As a continent descends into racial war, the Witcher Geralt must protect a prophesied child whose growing power could save or doom their world from those who want to use her.
by J.R. Ward
4.1(105,984)
Bound by an ancient duty to procreate, a scarred vampire warrior must choose between the cold comfort of tradition and the fiery passion of a love he's never dared to imagine, even as war rages and his world crumbles.
by Libba Bray
3.9(105,970)
In 1896 London, as Christmas approaches, Gemma Doyle faces a blossoming romance and growing visions of a dark past. This pulls her and her friends into a magical realm where a familiar enemy and a dangerous quest for a mystical Temple await.
by Terry Goodkind
4.1(105,852)
With the veil between worlds broken, Richard and Kahlan face dangerous magic and a difficult quest to find the Stone of Tears, or watch Darken Rahl unleash the Keeper and condemn their world.
by Christopher Moore
4.0(105,643)
Charlie Asher's normal life unravels into an absurd, supernatural adventure when he's unexpectedly made a 'Death Merchant,' tasked with collecting souls while navigating a world of ancient, bickering gods and talking ravens.
by Laurie Halse Anderson
3.9(105,622)
In 1793 Philadelphia, a young girl's dreams of expanding her family's coffeehouse are interrupted by a yellow fever epidemic, forcing her to fight for survival and keep her fractured family together.
by Lemony Snicket
4.0(105,566)
The Baudelaire orphans brave snow-covered mountains, facing deceitful maps, organized youngsters, and a persistent villain, all while finding a secret message that could change their fate.
by Jennifer Probst
3.8(105,529)
A desperate bookstore owner's impulsive love spell backfires, trapping her in a marriage of convenience with the billionaire who once broke her heart, forcing them to confront old wounds and undeniable new sparks under the guise of a business arrangement.
by Richelle Mead
4.3(105,456)
An Alchemist, assigned to protect a vampire princess, finds her life turned upside down by forbidden love, new magic, and the realization that everything she believes about her duty, her heart, and her identity might be false.
by Chad Harbach
4.0(105,379)
A single, bad throw on a college baseball field upends the lives of five people, making them face their deepest desires and fears at Westish College.
by Haruki Murakami
4.2(105,348)
In a divided Tokyo, a data shuffler with a jazz obsession navigates a war between 'Ciphers' and the 'System,' while in a dreamlike 'End of the World,' a man without a shadow reads skulls and battles memory loss to find a shared truth.
by Mohsin Hamid
3.8(105,261)
Nadia and Saeed find love and an escape through mystical doors in a war-torn world, but leaving their homeland is only the start of their journey of self-discovery and lasting connection.
by Roald Dahl
4.1(105,255)
When three notoriously nasty farmers try to starve Mr. Fox and his family out of their home, the clever fox must outwit them with a fantastic, subterranean heist to save his loved ones and feed the entire animal community.