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Demon World (Undying Mercenaries #24) by B.V. Larson (2025)

Wed, 13 May 2026 22:00:00 +0100

Demon World (Undying Mercenaries #24) by B.V. Larson (2025)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: August 17, 2025
Series: Undying Mercenaries Book 24
Score: 7/10

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When Earth’s colonies go silent, Legion Varus drops onto Kepler-62 expecting a routine investigation. Instead, they find something far worse than death.

The colonists aren’t dead—they’re changed. A new kind of enemy has arrived in Province 921, microscopic invaders that transform humans into perfectly coordinated killing machines. These “Demon” parasites don’t just control minds, they improve them, creating an army that works with terrifying efficiency.

Spinneret by Timothy Zahn (1985)

Sat, 09 May 2026 21:00:00 +0100

Spinneret by Timothy Zahn (1985)

Author: Timothy Zahn
First Published: November 1, 1985
Score: 8/10

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We are not alone in the universe. As Earth vessels ventured out to explore near interstellar space, they found not one alien race, but many. There were no planets that hadn’t already been colonized or inhabited by some space faring race other than our own. Until finally we humans discovered Astra. Elation was short lived, however, when it was realized that this habitable world contained no real metals.

Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files (The Dresden Files #12.5) by Jim Butcher (2010)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0100

Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files (The Dresden Files #12.5) by Jim Butcher (2010)

Author: Jim Butcher
First Published: October 26, 2010
Series: The Dresden Files Book 12.5
Score: 7/10

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Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of #1 “New York Times” bestselling author Jim Butcher-a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a novella exclusive to this collection that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of the April 2010 hardcover, “Changes.” This is a must-have collection for every devoted Harry Dresden fan as well as a perfect introduction for readers ready to meet Chicago’s only professional wizard.

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (1980)

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0100

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (1980)

Author: Umberto Eco
First Published: September 1, 1980
Score: 7/10

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The year is 1327. Benedictines in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon—all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where “the most interesting things happen at night.”

Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (2001)

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0100

Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (2001)

Author: Stephen King
First Published: February 20, 2001
Series: Stephen King Novels
Score: 7/10

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In Derry, Maine, four young boys once stood together and did a brave thing. Something that changed them in ways they hardly understand.

A quarter of a century later, the boys are men who have gone their separate ways. Though they still get together once a year, to go hunting in the north woods of Maine. But this time is different. This time a man comes stumbling into their camp, lost, disoriented and muttering about lights in the sky.

The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter (1995)

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000

The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter (1995)

Author: Stephen Baxter
First Published: January 1, 1995
Series: The Time Machine Universe
Score: 10/10

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The highly-acclaimed sequel to H G Wells’s THE TIME MACHINE, from the heir to Arthur C. Clarke.

Written to celebrate the centenary of the publication of H G Wells’s classic story The Time Machine, Stephen Baxter’s stunning sequel is an outstanding work of imaginative fiction.

The Time Traveller has abandoned his charming and helpless Eloi friend Weena to the cannibal appetites of the Morlocks, the devolved race of future humans from whom he was forced to flee. He promptly embarks on a second journey to the year AD 802,701, pledged to rescue Weena. He never arrives! The future was changed by his presence… and will be changed again. Hurled towards infinity, the Traveller must resolve the paradoxes building around him in a dazzling temporal journey of discovery. He must achieve the impossible if Weena is to be saved.

Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive #3) by Brandon Sanderson (2017)

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive #3) by Brandon Sanderson (2017)

Author: Brandon Sanderson
First Published: November 14, 2017
Series: The Stormlight Archive Book 3
Score: 10/10

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In Oathbringer humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance.

Dalinar Kholin’s Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified.

A Canticle for Leibowitz (Saint Leibowitz #1) by Walter M. Miller Jr. (1959)

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000

A Canticle for Leibowitz (Saint Leibowitz #1) by Walter M. Miller Jr. (1959)

Author: Walter M. Miller Jr.
First Published: October 1, 1959
Series: Saint Leibowitz Book 1
Score: 7/10

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In a nightmarish ruined world slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the infant rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and preservation of the relics and writings of the blessed Saint Isaac Leibowitz. From here the story spans centuries of ignorance, violence, and barbarism, viewing through a sharp, satirical eye the relentless progression of a human race damned by its inherent humanness to recelebrate its grand foibles and repeat its grievous mistakes. Seriously funny, stunning, and tragic, eternally fresh, imaginative, and altogether remarkable, A Canticle for Leibowitz retains its ability to enthrall and amaze. It is now, as it always has been, a masterpiece.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) by J.K. Rowling (2003)

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) by J.K. Rowling (2003)

Author: J.K. Rowling
First Published: June 21, 2003
Series: Harry Potter Book 5
Score: 8/10

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Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His best friends Ron and Hermione have been very secretive all summer and he is desperate to get back to school and find out what has been going on. However, what Harry discovers is far more devastating than he could ever have expected…

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem (1961)

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem (1961)

Author: Stanislaw Lem
First Published: January 1, 1961
Score: 8/10

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The moving story of contact with alien intelligence serves as a canvas for discussion of our mind’s limitations and the nature of human cognition. A love story for some readers, a philosophical treatise for others; Lem’s inspiring masterpiece defies unambiguous interpretations.

Bee Speaker (Dogs of War #3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2025)

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Bee Speaker (Dogs of War #3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2025)

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
First Published: June 3, 2025
Series: Dogs of War Book 3
Score: 8/10

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The end of the world has been and gone.

There was no one great natural disaster, no all-consuming world war, no catastrophic pandemic. Rather scores of storms, droughts and floods; dozens of vicious, selfish regional conflicts that only destroyed what could no longer be rebuilt. No single finishing stroke for Earth’s great global human society, but you can still bleed to death from a thousand cuts.

Brain Damage by Freida McFadden (2016)

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Brain Damage by Freida McFadden (2016)

Author: Freida McFadden
First Published: April 28, 2016
Score: 7/10

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After years of hard work, Dr. Charly McKenna finally has it all. Prosperous career as a dermatologist? Check. Spacious apartment overlooking Central Park? Check. Handsome lawyer husband? Double check. Then one night, a bullet rips through the right side of her skull and she loses everything. As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her… before he finishes the job he started.