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The Obelisk Gate continues N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo Award-winning Broken Earth trilogy, plunging readers deeper into a world ravaged by apocalyptic climate disasters. As the Fifth Season—a catastrophic climate event—unfolds, the story follows: Essun, a grieving mother and powerful orogene, who seeks refuge in the underground comm of Castrima while hunting her daughter’s kidnapper. Nassun, Essun’s missing daughter, whose emerging powers draw her into a dangerous faction with…-
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The Pact is a heart-wrenching and thought-provoking novel that explores love, loss, and the unbreakable bonds of family and friendship. The story revolves around two families—the Hartes and the Golds—who have been inseparable neighbors and best friends for years. Their teenage children, Chris Harte and Emily Gold, grew up together and were assumed to be soulmates. But when a shocking tragedy occurs—a suicide pact that…-
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Plain Truth (2000) by Jodi Picoult is a legal drama intertwined with cultural conflict and moral dilemmas. The story begins when 18-year-old Katie Fisher, a member of an Amish community, is accused of murdering her newborn baby—a crime she claims she didn’t commit because she never knew she was pregnant. Ellie Hathaway, a high-profile defense attorney from Philadelphia, reluctantly takes Katie’s case and moves into…-
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In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley crafts a chilling vision of a dystopian future where society is engineered for stability and superficial happiness. Set in London, 2540 AD, humans are no longer born but grown in laboratories, genetically designed and psychologically conditioned to fit into rigid castes: Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons. The World State enforces conformity through: Soma: A drug that numbs emotions…-
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In Wish You Were Here, bestselling author Jodi Picoult delivers a gripping and emotionally resonant novel set against the backdrop of a global pandemic. The story follows Diana O’Toole, a young art specialist on the brink of her dream career and a planned romantic getaway with her surgeon boyfriend. But when the pandemic upends their plans, Diana finds herself stranded alone on the Galápagos Islands—a…-
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In The Storyteller, Jodi Picoult weaves a haunting multi-generational narrative that confronts the legacy of the Holocaust and the complex nature of forgiveness. The story follows Sage Singer, a reclusive baker grappling with grief, who befriends an elderly man named Josef Weber—a beloved small-town figure and Holocaust survivor. When Josef reveals a shocking secret from his past and makes an unthinkable request, Sage is forced…-
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In The Chrysalids, John Wyndham crafts a chilling post-apocalyptic world where genetic purity is enforced with religious fervor. Set in Waknuk, a farming community in a radiation-scarred future, the story follows David Strorm, a boy who hides a dangerous secret: he possesses telepathic abilities—a mutation punishable by exile or death in his rigid society. When David befriends Sophie, a girl with an extra toe, and…-
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Hillbilly Elegy is a deeply personal memoir by J.D. Vance that examines his upbringing in a poor Rust Belt town and offers a powerful insight into the struggles of America’s white working class. Raised in Middletown, Ohio, by a family with roots in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, Vance tells a story marked by instability, addiction, violence, and poverty. Despite these challenges, he eventually…-
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Ender’s Game is a groundbreaking science fiction novel that follows Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, a brilliant child recruited into Battle School, an orbital military academy where gifted children are trained to command Earth’s defenses against an alien race called the Formics (or “Buggers”). Under the ruthless tutelage of Colonel Graff, Ender excels in simulated war games, mastering strategy and leadership—but at a devastating psychological cost. As…-
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The Assassin and the Underworld is the third novella in The Assassin’s Blade, a prequel collection to the Throne of Glass series. After returning from her punishment in the Red Desert, Celaena Sardothien is determined to leave the Assassin’s Guild for good. But first, she must complete one final mission. Assigned to infiltrate and destroy a powerful criminal operation in Rifthold, Celaena dives into…-
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