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Hyperion

by Dan Simmons 7 May 2023

Seven pilgrims set out on a potentially fatal one-way trip to visit the Time Tombs on the planet of Hyperion, where a godlike killing machine called the Shrike will possibly grant one of them a wish -- and probably slaughter the rest...

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie 12 April 2023

A train stopped at midnight in the snow. A dead body found in a compartment. Twelve stab wounds leave no doubt it was murder. And Hercule Poirot, tasked with solving the crime, is certain the culprit is a passenger on the Orient Express.

Into Thin Air

by Jon Krakauer 8 April 2023

A personal account of the Mount Everest disaster of 1996 by one of the climbers.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde 27 March 2023

A classic study of shallowness, vanity, casual cruelty and hedonistic selfishness, all presented as a suspenseful Gothic horror novel

Rosemary's Baby

by Ira Levin 27 March 2023

Dark and twisted horror novel with a slow build-up of a sense of unease, with both the reader and the protagonist asking themselves, "Is there something ominous, or are we reading too much into nothing?"

Station Eleven

by Emily St. John Mandel 21 March 2023

Story detailing the lives of a group people living before, through and after a pandemic wipes most of humanity. 'Survival is insufficient' - Star Trek Voyager

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle 11 March 2023

Not entirely sure which genre to slot this book into, but that's OK, since it would be embarrassing for that genre to count this book in its ilk.

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie 3 March 2023

Influential murder-mystery that is clever and suspenseful. This gem will keep you guessing!

Shutter Island

by Dennis Lehane 24 February 2023

Fear, obsession, paranoia... this book is the stuff nightmares are made of. It is noir psychological suspense at its finest.

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood 12 February 2023

The Handmaid's Tale is an incredibly well-written dystopian tome, presented as a diary of "Handmaid", living in an extremely misogynistic, horrifying world.

The Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin 2 February 2023

The origin story of sparrowhawk, the greatest wizard of Earthsea. As the young boy learns to be a wizard, his pride and ego causes him to take some mis-steps; and as a young man, he uses his skill and resourcefulness to rectify those mis-steps

The Diary of a Young Girl

by Anne Frank 26 January 2023

Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.