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by Philipp Meyer
Staff Pick
A noir story in spirit if not in form, Philipp Meyer's debut novel shows off the skills of a terrific writer. Characters' voices leap off the page in a bleak and desperate narrative full of sympathy, perspective, and brilliant prose. The lives of these... (read more)

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Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen)
by Steven Erikson
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Gardens of the Moon is the first book in one of my favorite fantasy series. Unconventional in its characters and scope, this series rocks. The world and the races in it aren't your average Tolkien-derived orcs and elves. Everyone in these books is tinted... (read more)

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Acacia, Book One: The War with the Mein
by David Anthony Durham
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Acacia is a promising fantasy debut by an established historical novelist. It combines the moral ambiguity and brutality of George R. R. Martin with elements of Guy Gavriel Kay and Ursula K. Le Guin.... (read more)

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by Bram Stoker and Leslie S. Klinger
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The Complete Dracula
by Leah Moore
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For the first time in 112 years, the full version of Dracula is finally adapted into comic-book form. A great companion to The New Annotated Dracula.... (read more)

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Talking about Detective Fiction
by P. D. James
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Portnoy's Complaint
by Philip Roth
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The House on the Borderland
by William Hope Hodgson
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A seemingly pleasurable fishing trip leads its members to a dilapidated house with a strange pit next to it. In the rubble, two members find a diary that reveals a bizarre story that transcends space, time, and dimensions. Published in 1908, The House on... (read more)

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American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny From the 1940S To Now (09 Edition)
by Peter Straub
Staff Pick
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