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

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman · Fantasy

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

quest · found family · 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

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

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

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

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 Great Alone

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

historical fiction · survival · 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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Well of Ascension

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

The impossible has been accomplished.

heist · political intrigue · chosen one · 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hunted

Alex Knight · Mystery & Thriller

You're woken early by the doorbell.

psychological thriller · locked room · twist ending · 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

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

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

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

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

Gone Before Goodbye

Harlan Coben · Mystery & Thriller

Maggie McCabe is teetering on the brink.

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

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

The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky.

grimdark · chosen one · quest · 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

The Burning God

R. F. Kuang · Fantasy

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R.

grimdark · quest · 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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Warning Signs

Tracy Sierra · Mystery & Thriller

“The tension, the atmosphere, the dread .

psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival · trauma recovery

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

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

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

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

Midnight on the Celestial

Julia Alexandra · Fantasy

Roe Damarcus has never been afraid of the dead.

paranormal romance · ghosts · dark romance · high stakes survival

Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins · Sci-Fi

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

dystopian society · survival · revenge plot · high stakes survival

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

All the Fiends of Hell

Adam Nevill · Horror

The red night of bells heralds global catastrophe.

cosmic horror · high stakes survival · post apocalyptic · grimdark

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Matt Dinniman · Sci-Fi

"The training levels have concluded.

survival · high stakes survival · found family

Seveneves

Neal Stephenson · Sci-Fi

"What would happen if the world were ending?

post apocalyptic · survival · high stakes survival · space opera

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 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

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

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

Pluto

Ben Bova · Sci-Fi

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

space opera · quest · high stakes survival

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

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

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

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

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