#Literary

fantasy

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

fiction history

Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

sci-fi

Piranesi

by Susanna Clarke

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

fantasy fiction

Klara and the Sun

by Kazuo Ishiguro

fiction sci-fi

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

sci-fi fiction

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Young Ged, a goatherd on the island of Gont, discovers he has an extraordinary gift for magic. Sent to the school of wizardry on Roke, his arrogance unleashes a terrible shadow upon the world — one he must face alone across the vast archipelago of Earthsea.

fantasy

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, a German orphan boy, navigate the horrors of World War II in occupied France. Their paths eventually cross in the besieged city of Saint-Malo, where their fates become intertwined. A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the power of human connection amid devastation.

fiction history

Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

On the eve of Armageddon, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to the Time Tombs on the world of Hyperion, each carrying a desperate hope — and a terrible secret. Their stories weave together in a Canterbury Tales-style narrative that spans space, time, and human experience.

sci-fi

Piranesi

by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi's house is no ordinary building. Its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls lined with thousands of statues. Within it are an ocean, clouds, and tides. Piranesi lives there, cataloguing its wonders. But when messages begin to appear, he must unravel the mystery of who he is and how he came to be there.

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Shadow Moon, recently released from prison, is hired as a bodyguard by the mysterious Mr. Wednesday — who turns out to be an old god preparing for war. Across the American landscape, the gods that immigrants brought to the New World are losing power to modern deities of technology, media, and consumerism.

fantasy fiction

Klara and the Sun

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara is an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities who, from her place in the store, watches the behavior of those who come to browse and the passersby outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro crafts a haunting meditation on love, consciousness, and what it means to be human.

fiction sci-fi

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

Billy Pilgrim has become "unstuck in time," experiencing the events of his life in random order — including his time as a prisoner of war during the firebombing of Dresden and his abduction by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. So it goes.

sci-fi fiction

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives a terrorist bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the aftermath, he clings to a small, priceless painting — Carel Fabritius's "The Goldfinch." As he grows up, the painting becomes both his burden and his salvation, pulling him into the criminal underworld of art.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

France, 1714. A young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever — but is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. For 300 years, Addie LaRue leaves her mark on the world in subtle ways, until one day she stumbles into a bookshop and meets a young man who remembers her name.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

Sam Masur and Sadie Green meet as children in a hospital gaming room and bond over video games. Years later, they reunite and create a groundbreaking video game together, launching them into fame. But as the game world evolves, so does their complicated relationship in this sweeping novel about creativity, love, and identity.