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The Shock of the Fall
by Nathan Filer
A young man's struggle with mental illness and his journey to find understanding and acceptance.
What begins as the story of a lost boy turns into a story of a brave man yearning to understand what happened that night, in the years since, and to his very person. While on vacation with their ... (Goodreads)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.
It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
A mysterious journey through a hidden realm of London, filled with danger and unexpected allies.
Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew and his trials and tribulations in London. At the start of the story, he is a young businessman, recently moved from Scotland and with a normal life ahead. ... (Wikipedia)
Swan Song
by Robert R. McCammon
After a nuclear war, a group of survivors journey across a devastated America, facing danger and hopelessness.
The novel begins with nuclear war breaking out between the submarine fleets of the U.S. and the Soviet Union . The President , wracked with guilt over his role in the carnage, prepares to input a ... (Wikipedia)
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
Post-apocalyptic exploration of a world drastically changed after a pandemic.
An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse,, Station Eleven, tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dust
by Hugh Howey
A post-apocalyptic world struggles to survive against oppressive forces.
The story of Wool takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth. , Humanity clings to survival in the Silo, a subterranean city extending one hundred forty-four stories beneath the surface. The series ... (Wikipedia)
Second Shift: Order
by Hugh Howey
In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors struggle to maintain order and rebuild society. But secrets threaten to tear them apart.
The story of Wool takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth. , Humanity clings to survival in the Silo, a subterranean city extending one hundred forty-four stories beneath the surface. The series ... (Wikipedia)
The Winter King
by Bernard Cornwell
Epic saga of Arthurian legend, weaving together the tales of a warrior-king's rise to power.
The story is narrated by its main protagonist, Derfel Cadarn , an elderly monk who has converted to Christianity late in life after spending many years as a warrior in the service of Arthur , a ... (Wikipedia)
Four Dead Queens
by Astrid Scholte
In a divided kingdom, four queens are murdered and their secrets are uncovered by a thief and a court investigator.
A bestselling murder mystery fantasy with a shocking twist you won't see coming. Now in paperback. Keralie Corrington is a talented pickpocket in the kingdom of Quadara. But when a routine theft goes ... (Barnes & Noble)
Let's Get Lost
by Adi Alsaid
A road trip adventure following five teens across the United States, each searching for something different.
The debut novel from Adi Alsaid, acclaimed author of Never Always Sometimes , North of Happy , and We Didn’t Ask for This Five strangers. 4,286 miles. One epic adventure. Hudson, Bree, Elliot, and ... (Barnes & Noble)
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A race of intelligent spiders battles to save their species from extinction.
The book's plot involves a planet inhabited by evolved spiders uplifted by human scientist Avrana Kern, and their much later discovery by the last humans alive in the universe. , , , The work plays ... (Wikipedia)
World Without End
by Ken Follett
Epic tale of love and war, tracing the lives of two families over centuries.
The novel begins in the fictional city of Kingsbridge, England in the year 1327 . Four children - Merthin, Caris, Gwenda, and Merthin's brother Ralph - head into the woods on All Hallows Day . ... (Wikipedia)
The Dead
by Charlie Higson
A deadly virus has wiped out most of the world's population, leaving a group of children to fend for themselves in a post-apocalyptic London.
The Dead begins a year before the events in, The Enemy, , where an unnamed user posts a video on Youtube titled "The Scared Kid". In it, a boy frantically talks to the camera about how his friends ... (Wikipedia)
Where There's Smoke
by Jodi Picoult
A firefighter saves a man's life, but the man accuses him of starting the fire. The truth is revealed through a court case.
Bestselling author Jodi Picoult is a masterful storyteller, who “writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships” (,The Boston ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Winter Ghosts
by Kate Mosse
A grieving man finds solace in a small French village, where he uncovers a haunting mystery from the past.
By the author of the "New York Times"-bestselling "Labyrinth," a story of two lives touched by war and transformed by courage. In the winter of 1928, still seeking some kind of resolution to the ... (Goodreads)
Deep Down
by Lee Child
Jack Reacher investigates a case of missing persons in a small town, uncovering a dark conspiracy.
Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover. The assignment that awaits him: The army is meeting with its Capitol Hill paymasters for classified talks on a new, ... (Goodreads)
Shadowfires
by Leigh Nichols
A woman with psychic abilities is haunted by a malevolent force that threatens her family and sanity.
The protagonist of the story is a woman who is in the process of divorcing her abusive husband Eric, an intense scientist at a bio-research company, when he is killed in a traffic accident. As it ... (Wikipedia)
Ajax Penumbra 1969
by Robin Sloan
A prequel to "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore," Ajax Penumbra travels to San Francisco to find a mysterious book.
August 1969 San Francisco. Ajax Penumbra seeks a book–the single surviving copy of the Techne Tycheon , a mysterious volume that has brought and lost great fortune for anyone who has owned it. Late ... (Goodreads)
The River at Night
by Erica Ferencik
Four friends embark on a white-water rafting trip in the Maine wilderness, but their adventure turns into a fight for survival.
A “raw, relentless, and heart-poundingly real” (Ruth Ware,, New York Times, bestselling author) thriller set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness,, The River at Night, charts the journey ... (Barnes & Noble)
Not a Drill
by Lee Child
Jack Reacher is called back to his old unit to stop a terrorist attack. But things are not what they seem.
In this short story from Lee Child, Jack Reacher is again on the move. But even a pleasant hike on a beautiful summer day turns into a walk on the wild side . . . and perhaps something far more ... (Goodreads)
The Baker's Secret
by Stephen P. Kiernan
A small French village during WWII is occupied by Nazis. The baker, Emmanuelle, secretly uses her skills to help the resistance.
From the critically acclaimed author of The Hummingbird and The Curiosity comes a dazzling novel of World War II—a shimmering tale of courage, determination, optimism, and the resilience of the human ... (Goodreads)
Ginny Moon
by Benjamin Ludwig
A young autistic girl's quest to be reunited with her birth mother.
Meet Ginny. She’s fourteen, autistic, and has a heart-breaking secret… Ginny Moon is trying to make sense of a world that just doesn’t seem to add up…. After years in foster care, Ginny is in her ... (Goodreads)
Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All
by Jonas Jonasson
A hitman, a receptionist, and a priest team up to start a revenge-for-hire business. Chaos ensues.
A madcap new novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window, and, The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, Hitman Anders, recently out of ... (Goodreads)
The Roanoke Girls
by Amy Engel
Uncovering a dark family secret that has haunted generations of women.
Lane Roanoke is fifteen when she comes to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin at the Roanoke family's rural estate following the suicide of her mother. Over one long, hot summer, Lane ... (Goodreads)
A List of Cages
by Robin Roe
Heart-wrenching story of two boys, once foster brothers, who reunite in high school and confront their traumatic past.
This "gripping and moving" story of two foster brothers sharply examines the impact of loss, grief, and abuse (Emma Donohgue, bestselling author of, Room,) — and celebrates the power of friendship. ... (Barnes & Noble)
My Oxford Year
by Julia Whelan
A young woman from America travels to Oxford to study and falls in love with a charming British man, but must confront unexpected challenges.
Major Motion Picture Already in Development with Temple Hill Entertainment One of the Best Books of April for Brit + Co and Liz and Lisa! Set amidst the breathtaking beauty of Oxford, this sparkling ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
by Deborah Moggach
A group of British retirees move to a newly restored hotel in India, discovering new experiences and relationships.
Several British retirees decide to move to Jaipur , India , to stay in the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, advertised as an exotic retirement home . Evelyn Greenslade, a widowed housewife, must sell her ... (Wikipedia)
In the Land of the Long White Cloud
by Sarah Lark
Two women, one Māori and one English, navigate love, loss, and cultural clashes in 19th century New Zealand.
Helen Davenport, governess for a wealthy London household, longs for a family of her own—but nearing her late twenties and with no dowry, her prospects are dim. Responding to an advertisement seeking ... (Goodreads)
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson
A deadly virus has wiped out all adults, leaving children to fend for themselves against a new, terrifying enemy - each other.
Charlie Higson's The Enemy is the first in a jaw-dropping zombie horror series for teens. Everyone over the age of fourteen has succumbed to a deadly zombie virus and now the kids must keep ... (Goodreads)
