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Sandworms of Dune – Brain Herbert (2007)

Duncan, Sheeana, Paul, and Murbella lead humanity’s last stand against Omnius and Erasmus, as gholas, machines, and prophecy collide in a battle for survival and rebirth.

EM Forster

Psychological Science Fiction

The Machine Stops – EM Forster (1909)

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster is a dystopian tale where humanity lives underground, dependent on a machine that ultimately begins to fail.

Albert Camus

Non Fiction

The Rebel – Albert Camus (1951)

A powerful exploration of revolt against injustice, this philosophical journey challenges the price of freedom and asks if rebellion can exist without becoming tyranny.

HG Wells

Adventure Science Fiction

The First Men in the Moon – HG Wells (1901)

The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells follows Mr. Bedford and Dr. Cavor as they journey to the Moon and encounter the enigmatic Selenite civilization.

Truman Capote

Classics

Other Voices, Other Rooms – Truman Capote (1948)

A lyrical journey through longing, loss, and self-discovery, set in a decaying Southern mansion where every shadow hides secrets and identity awakens in silence.

Vladimir Nabokov

Non Fiction

Speak, Memory – Vladimir Nabokov (1966)

A luminous journey through a lost aristocratic world, where memory turns childhood, exile, and art into a dazzling mosaic of sensation, longing, and poetic reflection.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr

Classics Satire Science Fiction

God Bless You, Dr Kevorkian – Kurt Vonnegut Jr (1999)

Join Kurt Vonnegut on a witty, profound journey beyond death, where he interviews history’s dead and wrestles with life’s absurdities, truths, and the human search for meaning.

Edith Wharton

Romance Satire

Summer – Edith Wharton (1917)

Summer by Edith Wharton follows Charity Royall’s coming-of-age in rural New England, exploring love, independence, and societal expectations.

Charles Dickens

Classics Historical

Martin Chuzzlewit – Charles Dickens (1844)

A tale of greed, hypocrisy, and redemption, where pride is humbled, virtue quietly triumphs, and the true worth of character emerges through hardship and deceit.

Agatha Christie

Adventure Classics Mystery

Destination Unknown – Agatha Christie (1954)

Grief-stricken Hilary Craven, agent Jessop, and the enigmatic Betterton are drawn into a web of vanished scientists, betrayal, and a quest where survival sparks unexpected purpose.