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A Ring of Endless Light – Madeleine L’Engle (1980)

On an island summer steeped in love, loss, and the language of dolphins, Vicky Austin learns to navigate the mysteries of life, death, and the light that binds them.

Madeleine L'Engle

Austin Family Chronicles

Fantasy Mystery Young Adult

Troubling a Star – Madeleine L’Engle (1994)

In the final chapter of the Austin Family saga, Vicky journeys to Antarctica, where love, legacy, and danger converge on the edge of the world’s last great mystery.

Vladimir Nabokov

Classics Fantasy Science Fiction

Invitation to a Beheading – Vladimir Nabokov (1935)

A condemned man’s quiet defiance unfolds in a surreal world where reality blurs, and the price of individuality is death - a haunting dance between absurdity and truth.

Brian Herbert

Dune Saga Dune Universe

Classics Fantasy Science Fiction

Hunters of Dune – Brain Herbert (2006)

Duncan, Sheeana, Teg, and Murbella navigate a shattered empire as sandworms stir, the Guild pleads for spice, and an unseen Enemy looms to decide the fate of all.

Brian Herbert

Dune Saga Dune Universe

Classics Fantasy Science Fiction

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.

Anne Rice

Fantasy Historical Supernatural

The Feast of All Saints – Anne Rice (1979)

In 1840s New Orleans, a gifted boy of color chases truth, identity, and forbidden dreams in a world where race, passion, and legacy collide beneath the weight of history.

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.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Fantasy

The Unconsoled – Kazuo Ishiguro (1995)

A renowned pianist arrives in a strange city, drawn into a surreal web of forgotten promises, shifting realities, and the quiet ache of unresolved human longing.

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.

Orson Scott Card

Homecoming

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

The Memory of Earth – Orson Scott Card (1992)

As the Oversoul falters, Nafai, Elemak, and Luet are thrust into a perilous journey across a dying world, where family, faith, and destiny collide in a battle for humanity’s future.