High Stakes Survival

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman · Fantasy

**The apocalypse will be televised!** A man.

quest · found family · survival · high stakes survival

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir · Sci-Fi

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

quest · space opera · survival · high stakes survival

Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne Collins · Fantasy

**When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?** As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games,…

dystopian society · grimdark · survival · high stakes survival · coming of age

Brimstone

Callie Hart · Romance

**Duty. Blood. Honour. Power.** Saeris Fane doesn't want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court's lips, but…

dark romance · possessive romance · paranormal romance · chosen one · political intrigue · high stakes survival

Red Rising

Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future.

chosen one · dystopian society · high stakes survival · enemies to lovers · found family · revenge plot

Headlights

CJ Leede · Mystery & Thriller

'Dazzling . . . You’re gonna have a hard time finding a more thrilling or moving book this year.' JOSH MALERMAN An FBI agent with an uncanny ability…

psychological thriller · cat and mouse · high stakes survival · twist ending

Shatter Me

Tahereh Mafi · Fantasy

Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of…

slow burn · enemies to lovers · dystopian society · forbidden romance · trauma recovery · high stakes survival

The Shining

Stephen King · Horror

Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start.

psychological thriller · haunted setting · high stakes survival

Dire Bound

Sable Sorensen · Fantasy

Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · fated mates · high stakes survival · forced proximity · werewolves shifters

Broken Dove

Dani Francis · Romance

In the heart-pounding sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling dystopian romance Silver Elite, lines will be crossed, loyalties will be tested, and the…

dark romance · dystopian society · forbidden romance · high stakes survival · love triangle

The Poppy War

R. F. Kuang · Fantasy

A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s…

grimdark · chosen one · revenge plot · high stakes survival · dragons

Divine Rivals

Rebecca Ross · Fantasy

Eighteen-year-old Iris dreams that one day her writing will make a difference.

enemies to lovers · dark romance · forbidden romance · slow burn · high stakes survival

The Great Alone

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

historical fiction · survival · high stakes survival

To Cage a Wild Bird

Brooke Fast · Romance

Enter the brutal world of Endlock, a prison where the wealthy hunt the inmates for sport.

enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · found family · dystopian society · high stakes survival

The Intruder

Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller

Who knows what the storm will blow in… Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane.

psychological thriller · high stakes survival · forced proximity · twist ending · closed circle

The Dorians

Nick Cutter · Horror

The all-new novel of terror from “one of the hottest horror authors on the planet” (Paste) and writer of the #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop!

cosmic horror · survival · high stakes survival · closed circle

The Ruins

Scott Smith · Horror

Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacation—sun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists.

cosmic horror · high stakes survival · closed circle · psychological thriller

A Parade of Horribles

Matt Dinniman · Fantasy

It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series—featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition.

quest · found family · high stakes survival

Kiss Slay Replay

Rachel Harrison · Horror

Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare is on repeat in this wild and twisty new horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of So Thirsty…

psychological thriller · time travel · twist ending · closed circle · high stakes survival

Golden Son

Pierce Brown · Fantasy

"With shades of The Hunger Games, Ender's Game, and Game of Thrones, debut author Pierce Brown's genre-defying epic Red Rising hit the ground running…

grimdark · chosen one · revenge plot · high stakes survival · redemption arc

Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton · Mystery & Thriller

Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton.

high stakes survival · psychological thriller · closed circle · survival

The Stand

Stephen King · Horror

A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99…

post apocalyptic · grimdark · dystopian society · survival · high stakes survival

Operation Bounce House

Matt Dinniman · Sci-Fi

All New Sonoran colonist Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do is run the family ranch and keep their aging fleet of intelligent agriculture bots ticking.

survival · space opera · high stakes survival

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre

Philip Fracassi · Horror

Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers guessing…

survival · high stakes survival · closed circle

The Summer Fun Massacre

Craig DiLouie · Horror

It’s 1992, and in the heat of Texas, camp Summer Fun rests by a crystalline lake surrounded by a shady forest.

survival · trauma recovery · twist ending · high stakes survival

The Complete Wheel of Time

Robert Jordan · Fantasy

This complete ebook collection contains all fifteen books in the Wheel of Time series: one the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever…

chosen one · quest · found family · survival · high stakes survival

The Secret of Secrets

Dan Brown · Mystery & Thriller

The world’s most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will…

psychological thriller · twist ending · cat and mouse · high stakes survival

Breathe In, Bleed Out

Brian McAuley · Horror

"Brian McAuley keeps you guessing the whole gory, satisfying way through this one.

closed circle · survival · high stakes survival · twist ending

Guillotine

Delilah S. Dawson · Horror

The Menu meets Ready or Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom.

closed circle · high stakes survival · survival · twist ending

The Ritual

Adam Nevill · Horror

"When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their…

survival · high stakes survival · psychological thriller

The Way of Kings

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga, Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own, one every bit as…

chosen one · quest · magic academy · high stakes survival · found family

Recursion

Blake Crouch · Sci-Fi

**Memory makes reality.** That’s what New York City cop Barry Sutton is learning as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has…

time travel · psychological thriller · twist ending · high stakes survival · amnesia

Rest Stop

Nat Cassidy · Horror

A young musician finds himself locked inside a gas station bathroom in the middle of the night by an unseen assailant, caught between the horrors on…

psychological thriller · high stakes survival · locked room · gothic atmosphere

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood · Sci-Fi

The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, published in 1985.

dystopian society · survival · political intrigue · high stakes survival

Malazan Book of the Fallen: Books 1-4

Steven Erikson · Fantasy

This discounted Malazan Book of the Fallen ebundle includes: Gardens of the Moon, Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains “I stand…

grimdark · found family · revenge plot · high stakes survival

The Troop

Nick Cutter · Horror

Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip.

coming of age · cosmic horror · high stakes survival · grimdark

Spread Me

Sarah Gailey · Horror

Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, bestselling author of Just Like Home.

cosmic horror · survival · high stakes survival · psychological thriller

The Rage of Dragons

Evan Winter · Fantasy

The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost two hundred years.

grimdark · chosen one · revenge plot · high stakes survival

The Well of Ascension

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

The impossible has been accomplished.

heist · political intrigue · chosen one · found family · high stakes survival

Adrift

Will Dean · Mystery & Thriller

The author of the “master class in suspense” (Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author) The Chamber returns with a high-tension thriller about…

psychological thriller · high stakes survival

Backstabbers

Eliza Jabore · Horror

When three friends lose their way in a serial killer's old hunting ground, they must fight to survive the threat in the woods—and each other—in this…

survival · psychological thriller · high stakes survival · cat and mouse · closed circle

What We Did to Survive

Megan Lally · Mystery & Thriller

A vacation in paradise turns deadly when four teens' sailing charter hits stormy seas in this propulsive new thriller from New York Times and USA…

psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival · closed circle

Divergent

Veronica Roth · Sci-Fi

‘Divergent’ is the first in a trilogy of dystopian, YA novels by Veronica Roth.

chosen one · dystopian society · coming of age · forbidden romance · high stakes survival

Wind and Truth

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1New York Timesbestselling Stormlight Archive―the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has…

chosen one · quest · high stakes survival

Five Survive

Holly Jackson · Mystery & Thriller

Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend – the older brother – his perfect girlfriend – a secret crush – a…

psychological thriller · high stakes survival · closed circle · twist ending

Dead of Winter

Kealan Patrick Burke · Horror

Winter isn’t coming…it’s already here, and with it comes a horror no door can keep out.

haunted setting · high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere

Ship of Magic

Robin Hobb · Fantasy

Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships—rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically…

found family · quest · high stakes survival

Light Wielder

Rachel Schneider · Fantasy

War rages, loyalties are tested, and love is more perilous than ever in this thrilling and eagerly awaited sequel to the breakout hit METAL SLINGER.

slow burn · second chance romance · enemies to lovers · high stakes survival

Hunted

Alex Knight · Mystery & Thriller

You're woken early by the doorbell.

psychological thriller · locked room · twist ending · high stakes survival

The Butcher's Masquerade

Matt Dinniman · Sci-Fi

**Attention. Attention. The gates are down. The hunters are loose. Run, Run, Run.** A lush jungle teeming with danger. Savage dinosaurs seeking…

survival · high stakes survival

Gardens of the Moon

Steven Erikson · Fantasy

The opening chapter in an epic fantasy masterpiece....Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake…

grimdark · high stakes survival · political intrigue · found family

The Bone Season

Samantha Shannon · Fantasy

In 2059, Scion has taken over most of the world's cities, promising safety for all the citizens it deems worthy and wiping out clairvoyants wherever…

urban fantasy · chosen one · high stakes survival · secret identity

The Gate of the Feral Gods

Matt Dinniman · Sci-Fi

New Achievement! Total, Utter Failure. You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent. A floating fortress…

survival · high stakes survival · found family · quest

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez · Fantasy

Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this epic fantasy from the author of The…

quest · chosen one · high stakes survival · found family

Crafting for Sinners

Jenny Kiefer · Horror

“You will compulsively turn these pages well into the dead of night.”—Paul Tremblay, New York Times best-selling author of Horror Movie and The Cabin…

survival · high stakes survival · grimdark · closed circle

Maneater

Ellie Graves · Horror

'Lip-smackingly entertaining, Maneater cooks up a tense, tart and thrillingly sadistic kitchen nightmare' Leigh Radford, author of One Yellow Eye…

psychological thriller · grimdark · morally grey character · high stakes survival

Hunger

Joe Hill · Horror

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of King Sorrow, The Fireman, and NOS4A2 comes a chilling new novel about the battle for a country's…

ghosts · psychological thriller · high stakes survival

The Mist

Stephen King · Horror

David Drayton, his son Billy, and their neighbor Brent Norton head to the local grocery store to replenish supplies following a freak storm.

cosmic horror · survival · closed circle · high stakes survival

Ask for Andrea

Noelle West Ihli · Mystery & Thriller

"Hands down, one of my favorite reads of the year!" -Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid Meghan, Brecia, and Skye have just one thing in…

survival · cat and mouse · high stakes survival

Crawlspace

Adam Christopher · Horror

Enter an edge-of-your-seat nightmare to the darkest frontiers in Crawlspace, a sci-fi horror novel from New York Times bestselling author Adam…

cosmic horror · high stakes survival · psychological thriller · closed circle

All That We See or Seem

Ken Liu · Sci-Fi

Julia Z, a young woman who gained notoriety at fourteen as the “orphan hacker,” is trying to live a life of digital obscurity in a Boston suburb.

psychological thriller · time travel · missing person · high stakes survival

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

Matt Dinniman · Sci-Fi

Welcome to the Iron Tangle! Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, have to team up with other contestants not just to survive, but to…

survival · high stakes survival · found family · quest

The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy

The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien's three-volume epic, is set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth -- home to many strange beings, and most…

quest · chosen one · high stakes survival · found family

Rebel Witch

Kristen Ciccarelli · Fantasy

**The stakes are even higher in this epic, romantic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology.** A WITCH...

enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · high stakes survival · witches · quest

Ward D

Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller

**All she has do is make it through the night shift...** Ward D is the hospital's mental health unit and as a medical student, Amy is required to…

psychological thriller · trauma recovery · twist ending · unreliable narrator · high stakes survival

Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll · Mystery & Thriller

Tallahassee, 1978. Sorority president Pamela Schumacher wakes to a shocking scene of implausible violence and death, and is drawn into a mystifying…

psychological thriller · closed circle · high stakes survival

The Last Time We Drowned

Saratoga Schaefer · Mystery & Thriller

From Cosmopolitan's Cosmo Reads imprint comes The Last Time We Drowned, a razor-sharp, atmospheric, and impossible to put down locked-room…

psychological thriller · locked room · closed circle · high stakes survival · twist ending

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah · Sci-Fi

She felt their eyes, all those executioners… Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of the Chain-Gang All-Stars, the…

dystopian society · high stakes survival · political intrigue · revenge plot

The Burning God

R. F. Kuang · Fantasy

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R.

grimdark · quest · high stakes survival

The Babysitter Lives

Stephen Graham Jones · Horror

The Babysitter Lives When high school senior Charlotte agrees to babysit the Wilbanks twins, she plans to put the six-year-olds to bed early and…

high stakes survival · haunted setting · ghosts

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

Kalynn Bayron · Horror

Instant New York Times bestseller!

survival · high stakes survival · psychological thriller

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Matt Dinniman · Sci-Fi

"The training levels have concluded.

survival · high stakes survival · found family

The Terror

Dan Simmons · Horror

The bestselling author of Ilium transforms the story of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition into a devastating historical adventure that will chill you…

historical fiction · high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere · cosmic horror

Revelation Space

Alastair Reynolds · Sci-Fi

Nine hundred thousand years ago, something annihilated the Amarantin civilization just as it was on the verge of discovering space flight.

space opera · cat and mouse · high stakes survival

Hell's Heart

Alexis Hall · Sci-Fi

Gideon the Ninth meets Moby-Dick in USA Today bestselling author Alexis Hall's thrilling SF debut, Hell's Heart!

space opera · found family · revenge plot · high stakes survival

Meat Bees

Dane Erbach · Horror

Jaws with wasps. By the time Scarlett Sutton arrives at her dad's cabin in the Smoky Mountains, two locals have already been eaten alive by wasps. Of…

high stakes survival · psychological thriller · trauma recovery

The Dark Tower I

Stephen King · Fantasy

[The Dark Tower][1] I The Gunslinger is a dark-fantasy by American author Stephen King.

quest · chosen one · grimdark · high stakes survival

Songs of the Dead

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

A London rocker is faced with a life-or-death choice when he realizes that a powerful society of magic wielders are the only ones keeping London safe…

urban fantasy · witches · high stakes survival · found family

The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky.

grimdark · chosen one · quest · high stakes survival

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy · Mystery & Thriller

In his blistering new novel, Cormac McCarthy returns to the Texas-Mexico border, setting of his famed Border Trilogy.

psychological thriller · cat and mouse · high stakes survival · revenge plot

The Inmate

Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller

There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men's maximum-security 1) Treat all prisoners with respect.

psychological thriller · cat and mouse · high stakes survival · unreliable narrator · twist ending

Warning Signs

Tracy Sierra · Mystery & Thriller

“The tension, the atmosphere, the dread .

psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival · trauma recovery

Whalefall

Daniel Kraus · Mystery & Thriller

Whalefall is a fun/intense book about a man who has to escape a whale and his father.

survival · psychological thriller · high stakes survival

Swan Song

Robert McCammon · Horror

In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, earth's last survivors have been drawn into the final…

post apocalyptic · chosen one · high stakes survival · grimdark

How Bad Things Can Get

Darcy Coates · Horror

It was supposed to be the party of the century: miles of idyllic white sand beaches, lush jungle foliage...and a dark legend nobody dreamed might be…

survival · high stakes survival · closed circle · locked room

The Iliad

Homer · Literary Fiction

With this translation of the Iliad, employing an English version of the powerful meter that gave life to HOmer's original, Rodney Merrill enables…

historical fiction · quest · high stakes survival · revenge plot

Childhood's End

Arthur C. Clarke · Sci-Fi

Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by British author Arthur C.

space opera · first contact · dystopian society · high stakes survival

Jaws

Peter Benchley · Mystery & Thriller

Here is Peter Benchley’s classic suspense novel of shark versus man, which was made into the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie.

psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival

Gone Before Goodbye

Harlan Coben · Mystery & Thriller

Maggie McCabe is teetering on the brink.

psychological thriller · high stakes survival · twist ending · revenge plot

The Maze Runner

James Dashner · Sci-Fi

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name.

chosen one · survival · dystopian society · post apocalyptic · amnesia · high stakes survival

Dark Age

Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi

*He broke the chains. Then he broke the world….* A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he’s an…

space opera · dystopian society · high stakes survival

2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke · Sci-Fi

A deluxe hardcover edition of the wondrous space adventure that is the basis for Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-winning film—now celebrating its 50th…

space opera · first contact · high stakes survival

The Return of the King

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien · Fantasy

THE RETURN OF THE KING, which brings to a close the great epic of war and adventure begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and continued in The Two…

quest · chosen one · redemption arc · high stakes survival

Last Argument Of Kings

Joe Abercrombie · Fantasy

The King of the Union lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the nobles scramble to steal his crown.

grimdark · morally grey character · cat and mouse · revenge plot · high stakes survival

Fearless

Lauren Roberts · Fantasy

**Paedyn and Kai are reunited but face a terrible decision in this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romantic fantasy trilogy…

slow burn · enemies to lovers · chosen one · high stakes survival

The Wall of Storms

Ken Liu · Fantasy

One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time In the much-anticipated sequel to the “magnificent fantasy epic” (NPR) Grace of Kings, Emperor…

quest · political intrigue · revenge plot · high stakes survival

A Sky Beyond the Storm

Sabaa Tahir · Fantasy

Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off...

quest · chosen one · high stakes survival · magic academy

Until I Die

Deidra Duncan · Romance

LEAVE ME BEHIND meets THE HANDMAID'S TALE in this star-crossed dystopian romance by the author of LOVE SICK, Deidra Duncan.

enemies to lovers · dystopian society · slow burn · high stakes survival

Swept Away

Beth O'Leary · Romance

Two strangers find themselves stranded at sea together in this epic new love story by bestselling author Beth O’Leary.

forced proximity · slow burn · second chance romance · high stakes survival · opposites attract

Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins · Sci-Fi

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games.

dystopian society · survival · revenge plot · high stakes survival

Dragon Cursed

Elise Kova · Fantasy

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Now optioned for film by Amazon MGM Studios!

coming of age · chosen one · dragons · revenge plot · high stakes survival

As Good as Dead

Holly Jackson · Mystery & Thriller

An amazing thriller part of the 3 part series, and the final book.

psychological thriller · revenge plot · cat and mouse · high stakes survival

Wonderland

Jennifer Hillier · Mystery & Thriller

Welcome to Wonderland. By day, it's a magical place boasting a certain retro charm. Excited children, hands sticky with cotton candy, run…

psychological thriller · closed circle · high stakes survival

Run on Red

Noelle West Ihli · Mystery & Thriller

A rural country road. No cell signal for miles. A terrifying game of cat-and-mouse. By the time Laura and Olivia notice the headlights tailing them…

psychological thriller · cat and mouse · high stakes survival · survival

The Midnight Knock

John Fram · Mystery & Thriller

"In the frigid west Texas desert, seven weary travelers converge on a lonely motel at the foot of a massive mountain.

psychological thriller · closed circle · high stakes survival · locked room

Strangers in the Villa

Robyn Harding · Mystery & Thriller

"Sydney Lowe's life in New York is shattered when her husband, Curtis, admits to a meaningless affair with a client.

psychological thriller · second chance romance · high stakes survival · morally grey character

The Appeal

John Grisham · Mystery & Thriller

Carl Trudeau is very unhappy that the Mississippi court system has ruled against his chemical company.

revenge plot · political intrigue · high stakes survival

All the Fiends of Hell

Adam Nevill · Horror

The red night of bells heralds global catastrophe.

cosmic horror · high stakes survival · post apocalyptic · grimdark

FantasticLand

Mike Bockoven · Horror

Since the 1970s, FantasticLand has been the theme park where “Fun is Guaranteed!” But when a hurricane ravages the Florida coast and isolates the…

survival · high stakes survival · closed circle

Fever House

Keith Rosson · Horror

When leg-breaker Hutch Holtz rolls up to a rundown apartment complex in Portland, Oregon, to collect overdue drug money, a severed hand is the last…

psychological thriller · survival · cat and mouse · high stakes survival

World War Z

Max Brooks · Horror

“The end was near.” —Voices from the Zombie War The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity.

grimdark · survival · high stakes survival · post apocalyptic

Morning Star

Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi

Born a lowly Red in the mines of Mars, Darrow lost his beloved wife to the treacherous Gold overlords.

dystopian society · revenge plot · anti hero · high stakes survival

Death on the Lanai

Rachel Ekstrom Courage · Mystery & Thriller

The New York Times bestselling series that began with Murder by Cheesecake continues with an all-new Golden Girls cozy mystery!

cozy vibes · closed circle · high stakes survival

One Perfect Couple

Ruth Ware · Mystery & Thriller

Harkening to Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None, this high-tension thriller follows five couples trapped on a storm-swept island as a…

psychological thriller · closed circle · locked room · high stakes survival · cat and mouse

The Fury of the Gods

John Gwynne · Fantasy

The Fury of the Gods is the earth-shattering final book in John Gwynne's bestselling Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and…

grimdark · revenge plot · redemption arc · found family · high stakes survival

House of Flame and Shadow

Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky…

urban fantasy · slow burn · found family · high stakes survival

To Green Angel Tower

Tad Williams · Fantasy

A major event in the annals of Fantasy: the long-awaited conclusion of Tad Williams' bestselling trilogy Memory, Sorrow and Thorn (which began with…

quest · chosen one · high stakes survival

Heat of the Everflame

Penn Cole · Fantasy

The third book in the Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book epic fantasy romance series.

dark academia · slow burn · political intrigue · high stakes survival

Rage of Dragons

Daniel Arenson · Fantasy

Requiem lies in ruin.Marble columns lay fallen.

grimdark · dragons · revenge plot · high stakes survival

Midnight on the Celestial

Julia Alexandra · Fantasy

Roe Damarcus has never been afraid of the dead.

paranormal romance · ghosts · dark romance · high stakes survival

The Mercy of Gods

James S. A. Corey · Sci-Fi

A spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself.

space opera · high stakes survival · political intrigue

Into the Drowning Deep

Mira Grant · Sci-Fi

Seven years ago, the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a “mockumentary” bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend.

space opera · survival · high stakes survival

Blindsight

Peter Watts · Sci-Fi

*Two months since the stars fell...* Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched around the Earth like a luminous fist, screaming…

cosmic horror · space opera · first contact · high stakes survival

Altered Carbon

Richard K. Morgan · Sci-Fi

In the 25th century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N.

space opera · cat and mouse · high stakes survival · dystopian society

Bloody Rose

Nicholas Eames · Fantasy

A band of fabled mercenaries tour a wild fantasy landscape, battling monsters in arenas in front of thousands of adoring fans.

grimdark · found family · quest · high stakes survival

The Bone Shard Emperor

Andrea Stewart · Fantasy

In this action-packed magical fantasy epic, a heroine at the head of a powerful empire confronts a raging battle as she’s forced to do whatever it…

political intrigue · chosen one · high stakes survival · grimdark

Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson · Sci-Fi

Within the Metaverse, Hiro is offered a datafile named Snow Crash by a man named Raven who hints that it is a form of narcotic.

space opera · heist · anti hero · morally grey character · dystopian society · high stakes survival

Skyward

Brandon Sanderson · Sci-Fi

**SPENSA'S WORLD HAS BEEN UNDER ATTACK FOR DECADES.** Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and becoming one has always been…

space opera · coming of age · chosen one · high stakes survival

Under the Dome

Stephen King · Horror

Under the Dome is a 2009 science fiction novel by the American author, Stephen King.

closed circle · high stakes survival · psychological thriller · post apocalyptic

The Long Walk

Richard Bachman · Horror

The Long Walk is a dystopian horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1979, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

dystopian society · psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival

The War of the Worlds

Hg Wells · Sci-Fi

The seminal masterpiece of alien invasion, The War of the Worlds (1898) conjures a terrifying, tentacled race of Martians who devastate the Earth and…

first contact · high stakes survival · survival · cosmic horror

Gray After Dark

Noelle West Ihli · Mystery & Thriller

A merciless wilderness. A harrowing attack. A desperate escape. When a tragic accident sidelines Miley's dreams of Olympic gold, she takes a summer…

psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival · closed circle · trauma recovery

Pinky Swear

Danielle Girard · Mystery & Thriller

From Danielle Girard, the USA TODAY bestselling author who “effortlessly ratchets up the tension” (J.T.

psychological thriller · missing person · high stakes survival

Sphere

Michael Crichton · Mystery & Thriller

Sphere is a 1987 novel by Michael Crichton, his sixth novel under his own name and his sixteenth overall.

psychological thriller · closed circle · high stakes survival · twist ending

Firestarter

Stephen King · Horror

Firestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980.

survival · coming of age · trauma recovery · psychological thriller · high stakes survival

Devolution

Max Brooks · Horror

As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined .

found family · survival · high stakes survival · psychological thriller · grimdark

The Summer I Died

Ryan C. Thomas · Horror

So much screaming. Roger Huntington is home from college for the summer, and he and his best friend, Tooth, can't wait to start having fun. It's…

high stakes survival · trauma recovery · found family

The Day of the Triffids

John Wyndham · Sci-Fi

John Wyndham's 1951 classic post-apocalypse novel introduced the world to triffids, walking man-eating plants, preying on humanity in a world struck…

post apocalyptic · survival · high stakes survival · dystopian society

Cursed City

Kate Golden · Fantasy

This deluxe, first-edition trade paperback of Cursed City will feature beautifully stenciled edges and captivating interior cover art!

dark romance · urban fantasy · high stakes survival · enemies to lovers

Titanchild

Jen Williams · Fantasy

The stunning sequel to Talonsister, full of romance and treachery, powerful magic and devastating choices.

grimdark · quest · revenge plot · dragons · high stakes survival

House of Chains

Steven Erikson · Fantasy

Years after a tribal attack on the southern flatlands, Tavore, an Adjunct to the Empress, struggles to train a band of some twelve thousand…

grimdark · quest · high stakes survival · demons

A Song of Legends Lost

M. H. Ayinde · Fantasy

“The exhilarating must-read fantasy debut of the year.” —Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award–winning author An unforgettable tale of revenge and…

revenge plot · chosen one · political intrigue · high stakes survival

Deadhouse Gates

Steven Erikson · Fantasy

Preparing for a long-prophesied uprising in the Holy Desert Raraku, seer Sha'ik and her followers anticipate the Malazan Empire's most violent…

grimdark · quest · political intrigue · high stakes survival

The Talisman

Stephen King · Fantasy

The Talisman is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub.

quest · coming of age · chosen one · portal fantasy · high stakes survival

A Fire Endless

Rebecca Ross · Fantasy

**THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING ELEMENTS OF CADENCE DUOLOG** The stunning sequel to A River Enchanted finds the delicate…

fae · slow burn · forbidden romance · high stakes survival

The Tempest Blade

Danielle L. Jensen · Fantasy

In the searing finale to the iconic Bridge Kingdom series, the battle for Ithicana comes to an epic conclusion—from the #1 New York Times bestselling…

quest · chosen one · high stakes survival · revenge plot · political intrigue

Before They Are Hanged

Joe Abercrombie · Fantasy

Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted,…

grimdark · morally grey character · political intrigue · survival · high stakes survival

Mad Ship

Robin Hobb · Fantasy

In the second breathtaking volume of Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy, a new tide of glory and terror sweeps forward the story of the Vestrit…

found family · quest · high stakes survival · political intrigue

Death to Valentine's Day

· Mystery & Thriller

Maia's Valentine's Day goes from bad to worse when she kisses a masked stranger at a mountain lodge party—only to discover he's her cheating ex's…

closed circle · locked room · high stakes survival · forced proximity

Breathless

Amy McCulloch · Mystery & Thriller

A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK • A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away—Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb yet, miles above…

psychological thriller · high stakes survival · cat and mouse · survival

The Break-Up Retreat

Camilla Sten · Mystery & Thriller

An undercover journalist goes to expose an exclusive psychological wellness clinic where women go to recover from heartbreak, with dire consequences,…

psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending · high stakes survival

Killer's Wedge

Ed McBain · Mystery & Thriller

Determined to kill Steve Carella, Virginia Dodge takes hostages at the 87th Precinct by threatening to explode a homemade bomb.

psychological thriller · cat and mouse · high stakes survival

Body Double

Tess Gerritsen · Mystery & Thriller

Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles literally meets her match--and must face a savage serial killer and shattering personal revelations--in the…

psychological thriller · high stakes survival

The Last Flight

Julie Clark · Mystery & Thriller

Two women. Two flights. One last chance to disappear. You might know a husband like Claire's. Ambitious, admired, with deep pockets. But behind…

psychological thriller · multiple timelines · twist ending · high stakes survival

The Unheld

Luke Larkin · Horror

A girl in the Montana territory sets out to find her father after he is carried off by an otherworldly creature in this atmospheric horror Western.

coming of age · quest · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival

Doctor Sleep

Stephen King · Horror

The now middle-aged Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist of The Shining) must save a very special twelve-year-old girl from a tribe of murderous…

survival · grimdark · haunted setting · high stakes survival · trauma recovery

The Girl Next Door

Jack Ketchum · Horror

Special Leisure movie tie-in edition.

psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival

Gates of Fire

Steven Pressfield · Literary Fiction

At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong.

historical fiction · high stakes survival · chosen one

Old Man's War

John Scalzi · Sci-Fi

John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in an interstellar war against more…

space opera · survival · high stakes survival

Obstetrix

Naomi Kritzer · Sci-Fi

From the Hugo award-winning author Naomi Kritzer comes a tense portrait of a future we desperately hope to escape.

dystopian society · psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival · trauma recovery

Glint

Raven Kennedy · Fantasy

For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle.

dark romance · grimdark · forbidden romance · possessive romance · dystopian society · high stakes survival · morally grey character

The Expansion Project

Ben Pester · Mystery & Thriller

Plans for the expansion of the Capmeadow Business Park are in full swing - its mission is to become the greatest business park in the region.

psychological thriller · missing person · high stakes survival

The Last Mandarin

Louise Penny · Mystery & Thriller

A gripping thriller about family and power co-written by Louise Penny, #1 bestselling author of the Gamache novels, and Mellissa Fung, an…

psychological thriller · political intrigue · high stakes survival

Upgrade

Blake Crouch · Sci-Fi

Logan Ramsay is about to get the brain he always dreamed of.

survival · high stakes survival · twist ending · quest

Ashes of Man

Christopher Ruocchio · Sci-Fi

The fifth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path…

space opera · revenge plot · political intrigue · high stakes survival

Coldwire

Chloe Gong · Sci-Fi

"A dystopian story following a young soldier who is framed for a political assassination and must team up with her country's most wanted terrorist to…

dystopian society · revenge plot · cat and mouse · high stakes survival · political intrigue

This Brutal Moon

Bethany Jacobs · Sci-Fi

Bethany Jacobs returns with the thrilling conclusion to The Kindom Trilogy that began with the Philip K.

space opera · revenge plot · high stakes survival · political intrigue

Nightfall

Daniel Barnett · Sci-Fi

"Tomorrow died on the last morning of May.

dystopian society · post apocalyptic · high stakes survival

The Stars My Destination

Alfred Bester · Sci-Fi

In this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich…

space opera · revenge plot · anti hero · high stakes survival

When the Moon Hits Your Eye

John Scalzi · Sci-Fi

John Scalzi flies you to the moon with his most fantastic tale to date: When the Moon Hits Your Eye The moon has turned into cheese.

space opera · high stakes survival · political intrigue

American Rapture

CJ Leede · Sci-Fi

An Indie Next Pick! "Blood-soaked, heart-wrenching, grim and glorious.”—Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Black Sheep From CJ Leede,…

dystopian society · grimdark · post apocalyptic · high stakes survival

Pluto

Ben Bova · Sci-Fi

Major Larry Randall has been called to Pluto to retrieve Dr.

space opera · quest · high stakes survival

To Dance with Death

Brittney Arena · Fantasy

In the heart-thumping, epic conclusion to the duology that began with A Dance of Lies, Vasalie must journey to the realms of the dead to restore the…

enemies to lovers · slow burn · quest · redemption arc · high stakes survival

The Bone Raiders

Jackson Ford · Fantasy

The start of an edge-of-your-seat, action‑packed epic fantasy series from the irreverent Jackson Ford, where a wild band known as the Bone Raiders…

dragons · quest · found family · high stakes survival

Human Rites

Juno Dawson · Fantasy

With Her Majesty’s Royal Coven in shambles and the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the sisterhood of friends and witches must find a new…

urban fantasy · found family · witches · high stakes survival

Ignite Me

Tahereh Mafi · Fantasy

A girl who has the touch to kill and only 2 guys who are able to touch her which one will she choose everyone's enemy or her childhood best friend.

forbidden romance · slow burn · dystopian society · high stakes survival · redemption arc

Gunmetal Gods

Zamil Akhtar · Fantasy

They took his daughter, so Micah comes to take their kingdom.

grimdark · revenge plot · political intrigue · high stakes survival · anti hero

Among the Burning Flowers

Samantha Shannon · Fantasy

With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The…

quest · dragons · high stakes survival

The Sunbearer Trials

Aiden Thomas · Fantasy

A New York Times-Bestseller! Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes, in…

chosen one · quest · coming of age · found family · high stakes survival

The Empyrean Series

Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy

enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · chosen one · found family · high stakes survival

Midnight Tides

Steven Erikson · Fantasy

The fifth awesome tale in Erikson's epic Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy sequence.After decades of warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at…

grimdark · political intrigue · high stakes survival

Heart's Gambit

J.D. Myall · Fantasy

"A high-stakes fantasy that’s impossible to put down...

enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · high stakes survival · quest

Mage Tank 3

Cornman · Fantasy

This Delve has a price, and that price is time.

quest · high stakes survival · found family

Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthology and now available as a solo ebook, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is a chilling…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · high stakes survival

A Heart of Blood and Ashes

Milla Vane · Fantasy

A generation past, the western realms were embroiled in endless war.

slow burn · enemies to lovers · found family · quest · high stakes survival

Trial of the Sun Queen

Nisha J. Tuli · Fantasy

Ten women. A deadly contest. Only one can win the Sun King's heart. Lor has endured twelve long years of torment under the Aurora King’s rule. Her…

enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · fae · high stakes survival

The Franchise

Thomas Elrod · Fantasy

A FanFiAddict Most Anticipated Title!

chosen one · quest · magic academy · dragons · twist ending · high stakes survival

Conan the Barbarian

Robert E. Howard · Fantasy

Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was a classic American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western,…

grimdark · quest · high stakes survival

Timelike Infinity

Stephen Baxter · Sci-Fi

Timelike Infinity: the strange region at the end of time where the Xeelee, owners of the universe, are waiting...

space opera · survival · post apocalyptic · high stakes survival · quest

Tau Zero

Poul Anderson · Sci-Fi

Poul Anderson's Tau Zero is an outstanding work of science fiction, in part because it combines two qualities that are often at odds in this genre:…

space opera · high stakes survival · survival

Salvation

Peter F. Hamilton · Sci-Fi

"Humanity's complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new trilogy from "the owner of the most powerful…

space opera · high stakes survival · political intrigue

The Fall of Hyperion

Dan Simmons · Sci-Fi

On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike.

space opera · quest · multiple timelines · time travel · high stakes survival

Seveneves

Neal Stephenson · Sci-Fi

"What would happen if the world were ending?

post apocalyptic · survival · high stakes survival · space opera

The Family Experiment

John Marrs · Sci-Fi

From the acclaimed author of The One and The Marriage Act, The Family Experiment is a dark and brilliant speculative thriller about families: real…

dystopian society · high stakes survival · psychological thriller

Quicksand

John Brunner · Sci-Fi

psychological thriller · high stakes survival

Jitterbug

Gareth L. Powell · Sci-Fi

In this twisty and action-packed adventure from the BSFA award-winning author of Descendant Machine and Future’s Edge, a crew of bounty hunters find…

space opera · cat and mouse · heist · high stakes survival

Look to Windward

Iain M. Banks · Sci-Fi

It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war.

space opera · grimdark · high stakes survival

Illuminae

Amie Kaufman · Sci-Fi

***This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.

space opera · found family · high stakes survival

The Running Man

Stephen King · Sci-Fi

The Running Man is a dystopian thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982 as a…

dystopian society · survival · high stakes survival

The 5th Wave

Rick Yancey · Sci-Fi

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains.

dystopian society · coming of age · survival · chosen one · high stakes survival

The Cure

K a Riley · Sci-Fi

Before the Blight, becoming an adult was something teenagers looked forward to.

dystopian society · coming of age · high stakes survival · survival

The School for Good Mothers

Jessamine Chan · Sci-Fi

"Set in near-future America, The School for Good Mothers introduces readers to a government-run reform program where bad mothers are retrained using…

dystopian society · psychological thriller · trauma recovery · high stakes survival

Detour

Jeff Rake · Sci-Fi

A space shuttle flight crew discovers that the Earth they’ve returned to is not the home they left behind in the first book of this emotional,…

space opera · psychological thriller · twist ending · high stakes survival · paranormal romance

Exodus: The Helium Sea

Peter F. Hamilton · Sci-Fi

The epic conclusion of the Archimedes Engine duology by legendary author Peter F.

space opera · high stakes survival · political intrigue

Juice

Tim Winton · Sci-Fi

One of The Guardian's best sci-fi books of 2024 An edge-of-your-seat post-apocalyptic thriller, perfect for fans of Station Eleven and The Road, from…

post apocalyptic · high stakes survival · dystopian society · psychological thriller

The Toll

Neal Shusterman · Sci-Fi

"Citra and Rowan have disappeared.

dystopian society · revenge plot · high stakes survival

Abaddon's Gate

James S. A. Corey · Sci-Fi

An alien artifact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has emerged to build a massive structure outside the orbit of Uranus: a gate…

space opera · quest · high stakes survival · found family