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Child Zero by Chris Holm

Child Zero

Chris Holm

352 pages • 2022 • 4 editions

fiction science fiction thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
5.0 essjay's review
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

247 pages • 2018 • 65 editions

fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced
5.0 essjay's review
Devil House by John Darnielle

Devil House

John Darnielle

403 pages • 2022 • 15 editions

fiction crime horror literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
5.0 essjay's review
Perfect Sound Whatever by James Acaster

Perfect Sound Whatever

James Acaster

304 pages • 2019 • 7 editions

nonfiction music emotional medium-paced
5.0 essjay's review
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 1: The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford by Philip K. Dick, Steven Owen Godersky, Roger Zelazny

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 1: The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford

Philip K. Dick, Steven Owen Godersky, Roger Zelazny

432 pages • 1987 • 2 editions

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
5.0 essjay's review
After the Apocalypse by Maureen F. McHugh

After the Apocalypse

Maureen F. McHugh

188 pages • 2011 • 5 editions

fiction science fiction short stories speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
5.0 essjay's review
Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle

Wolf in White Van

John Darnielle

224 pages • 2014 • 22 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
5.0 essjay's review
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

The Road to Nowhere #1

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

Meg Elison

291 pages • 2014 • 9 editions

fiction dystopian science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
5.0 essjay's review
Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory

Raising Stony Mayhall

Daryl Gregory

422 pages • 2011 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy horror dark tense medium-paced
5.0 essjay's review
The Big Reap by Chris Holm, Chris F. Holm

The Collector #3

The Big Reap

Chris Holm, Chris F. Holm

378 pages • 2013 • 2 editions

fiction fantasy horror adventurous mysterious fast-paced
5.0 essjay's review