The Big Time – Fritz Leiber (1958)
The Big Time by Fritz Leiber follows a war between Spiders and Snakes, factions altering history via time travel, set within a confined cosmic refuge.
Science Fiction
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Classics
Satire
Uncle’s Dream – Fyodor Dostoevsky (1859)
A biting satire of vanity and ambition, this tale unravels a mother’s cunning plan to marry off her daughter to a senile prince in the absurd theater of provincial society.
Fantasy
Mystery
Supernatural
Treasure Box – Orson Scott Card (1996)
Haunted by his sister Lizzy’s death, Quentin Fears is drawn into the dark secrets of Madeleine’s family, where a cursed treasure box tests love, power, and the cost of redemption.
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Hart’s Hope – Orson Scott Card (1983)
Palicrovol the rebel king, Asineth the vengeful princess, and Sleeve the cunning wizard clash in a brutal tale where mercy is peril and vengeance reshapes a kingdom.
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Young Adult
The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe – Ally Condie (2019)
A grief-forged girl captains a deadly ship through hostile rivers, where vengeance, betrayal, and buried truths test the armor around her heart.
Romance
Landing – Emma Donoghue (2007)
A grounded museum curator and a globe-trotting flight attendant meet midair, sparking a tender, witty, and quietly radical love story across oceans and opposites.
Fantasy
Historical
Science Fiction
The Thief of Time – John Boyne (2000)
An immortal man journeys through centuries of love, loss, and history, watching time pass and humanity repeat itself, unable to change fate but unable to look away.
Adventure
Fantasy
Young Adult
Noah Barleywater Runs Away – John Boyne (2010)
A young boy’s magical journey through a strange village unravels the beauty of memories, loss, and the quiet courage it takes to return to where the heart belongs.
Historical
Psychological
The Spire – William Golding (1964)
Dean Jocelin is obsessed with constructing an impossibly high spire atop a cathedral, testing his faith, ambition, and the limits of human endurance.
Fantasy
Mystery
Science Fiction
Long Chills and Case Dough – Brandon Sanderson (2023)
A retro private eye in a high-tech future uncovers a deadly mystery of cryogenic secrets, mob ties, and madness lurking behind a pair of haunting, familiar eyes.