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Child Zero by Chris Holm

Child Zero

Chris Holm

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction science fiction thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

247 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced
Devil House by John Darnielle

Devil House

John Darnielle

403 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction crime literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Perfect Sound Whatever by James Acaster

Perfect Sound Whatever

James Acaster

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
nonfiction music emotional medium-paced
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 1: The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford by Philip K. Dick, Steven Owen Godersky, Roger Zelazny

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 1: The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford

Philip K. Dick, Steven Owen Godersky, Roger Zelazny

432 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
After the Apocalypse by Maureen F. McHugh

After the Apocalypse

Maureen F. McHugh

188 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction science fiction short stories speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle

Wolf in White Van

John Darnielle

224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

The Road to Nowhere #1

Meg Elison

291 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction dystopian science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory

Raising Stony Mayhall

Daryl Gregory

422 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy horror dark tense medium-paced
The Big Reap by Chris Holm, Chris F. Holm

The Big Reap

The Collector #3

Chris Holm, Chris F. Holm

378 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0essjay's review
fiction fantasy horror adventurous mysterious fast-paced