Avid reader with a passion for sci fi, spec fic, horror, and political non-fiction.
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Read this book in basically one sitting. Well written spooky story following a girl returning to her childhood home and the cult that still lives there, waiting for a special anniversary.
This fast-paced urban horror story follows a couple who's had a spate of awful luck leading up to and following the birth of their first child. Finally, a chance to move into a storied downtown high-rise overlooking the park seems like a chance to turn things around. Little do they know, the building chose them for a special fate. Gruesome and relatable post-pandemic horror for fans of Rosemary's Baby and Mexican Gothic.
There are creatures in the water of Con Dao. To the locals, they're monsters. To …
Absolutely adored this book. A lonely scientist is tasked with deciphering possible signals from an apparently advanced species of octopuses on an island in the near-ish future. That's the basic plot, but the author digs into linguistics, AI, non-human intelligence, and communication generally in a gentle and well-paced thriller. Super fun read.
There are creatures in the water of Con Dao. To the locals, they're monsters. To the corporate owners of the …
A harrowing portrait of a rapid descent into fascism taking place in a fictional Ireland ruled by a nationalist party. Haven't stopped thinking about it since I put it down, destined to be a classic of the dystopian genre (although it so close to home it barely qualifies as dystopia.)
What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self—a double who was almost you and yet …
Gnomon is a 2017 science fiction novel by British author Nick Harkaway. The book deals …
A spec-fic masterpiece weaving multiple stories across generations to explore surveillance, resistance, and the power of the human brain.
The Lottery and Other Stories is a 1949 short story collection by American author Shirley Jackson. Published by Farrar, Straus, …
