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M. John Harrison
The Sunken Land Begins To Rise Again
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The Sunken Land Begins To Rise Again is a unique novel that combines conspiracy theory, mystery, and romance into one haunting story. It follows the lives of Shaw and Victoria as they navigate through their personal struggles while getting entangled in a supernatural conspiracy. The book's most striking feature is the way it blends the supernatural elements with the mundane, making for an eerie and unsettling read. If you are a curious reader looking for an eccentric story that challenges genre boundaries, this book is for you.
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Kate Bernheimer, Gregory Maguire, Carmen Gimenez Smith
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
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The fairy tale lives again in this book of forty new stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction. Neil Gaiman, “Orange” Aimee Bender, “The Color Master” Joyce Carol Oates, “Blue-bearded Lover” Michael Cunningham, “The Wild Swans” These and more than thirty other stories by Francine Prose, Kelly Link, Jim Shepard, Lydia Millet, and many other extraordinary writers make up this thrilling celebration of fairy tales—the ultimate literary costume party. Spinning houses and talking birds. Whispered secrets and borrowed hope. Here are new stories sewn from old skins, gathered by visionary editor Kate Bernheimer and inspired by everything from Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” and “The Little Match Girl” to Charles Perrault’s “Bluebeard” and “Cinderella” to the Brothers Grimm’s “Hansel and Gretel” and “Rumpelstiltskin” to fairy tales by Goethe and Calvino and from China, Japan, Vietnam, Russia, Norway, and Mexico. Fairy tales are our oldest literary tradition, and yet they chart the imaginative frontiers of the twenty-first century as powerfully as they evoke our earliest encounters with literature. This exhilarating collection restores their place in the literary canon.
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Francesco Dimitri
The Book of Hidden Things
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The Book of Hidden Things is a captivating mystery that keeps you hooked until the end. The book's unique feature is that it intertwines magic and reality in a seamless and engrossing way. It's a great read for anyone interested in Italian culture, mystery, and magic.
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A.S. Byatt
The Little Black Book of Stories
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A new collection of stories from A. S. Byatt is always a winner, and this one takes an unexpected turn, bringing shivers as well as delights. Leaves rustle underfoot in a dark wood: two middle-aged women walk into a forest, as they did when they were girls, confronting their fears and memories and the strange thing they saw in their childhood - or thought they saw - so long ago. A distinguished obstetrician and young woman artist find they have sharply contrasting ideas about body parts, birth and death; an innocent member of an evening class harbours unexpected view on 'raw material'. The stories in this marvellous collection are by turns funny, spooky, sparkling and haunting. The Little Black Book of Stories holds its secrets, adding a dark quality to Byatt's famous skill in mixing folk and fairy tale with everyday life.
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Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus
The Shape of Water
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Visionary storyteller Guillermo del Toro and celebrated author Daniel Kraus combine their estimable talent in this haunting, heartbreaking love story.It is 1962, and Elisa Esposito—mute her whole life, orphaned as a child—is struggling with her humdrum existence as a janitor working the graveyard shift at Baltimore’s Occam Aerospace Research Center. Were it not for Zelda, a protective coworker, and Giles, her loving neighbor, she doesn’t know how she’d make it through the day.Then, one fateful night, she sees something she was never meant to see, the Center’s most sensitive asset ever: an amphibious man, captured in the Amazon, to be studied for Cold War advancements. The creature is terrifying but also magnificent, capable of language and of understanding emotions…and Elisa can’t keep away. Using sign language, the two learn to communicate. Soon, affection turns into love, and the creature becomes Elisa’s sole reason to live.But outside forces are pressing in. Richard Strickland, the obsessed soldier who tracked the asset through the Amazon, wants nothing more than to dissect it before the Russians get a chance to steal it. Elisa has no choice but to risk everything to save her beloved. With the help of Zelda and Giles, Elisa hatches a plan to break out the creature. But Strickland is on to them. And the Russians are, indeed, coming.
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Ahmed || Wright Jonathan Saadawi
Frankenstein in Baghdad : SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2018
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This book would be a good read for lovers of horror, satire, and political commentary. It brilliantly captures the absurdity of war and the human tendency to create monsters in times of conflict, while exploring themes of identity, justice, and the consequences of violence. The author's style of writing is both humorous and dark, and the characters are complex and intriguing. Overall, a thought-provoking and captivating read.
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Ginny Tapley Takemori, Sayaka Murata
Earthlings
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Mind-blowing, dark and wild, the new novel from Sayaka Murata - author of bestseller Convenience Store Woman - asks: how far would you go just to be yourself?Natsuki isn't like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or an alien from another planet. Together with her cousin Yuu, Natsuki spends her summers in the wild mountains of Nagano, dreaming of other worlds. When a terrible sequence of events threatens to part the two children forever, they make a promise: survive, no matter what.Now Natsuki is grown. She lives a quiet life with her asexual husband, surviving as best she can by pretending to be normal. But the demands of Natsuki's family are increasing, her friends wonder why she's still not pregnant, and dark shadows from Natsuki's childhood are pursuing her. Fleeing the suburbs for the mountains of her childhood, Natsuki prepares herself with a reunion with Yuu. Will he still remember their promise? And will he help her keep it?
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Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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This book is an enchanting and haunting tale that taps into the power of childhood imagination. With its lyrical writing and dark undertones, it creates a mesmerizing world that is both terrifying and beautiful. If you appreciate stories that blend fantasy with reality and explore the mysteries of the human psyche, this book is a must-read. Dive into the ocean at the end of the lane and prepare to be mesmerized by Neil Gaiman's lyrical storytelling.
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Kelly Link
Pretty Monsters
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The crossover literary sensation...now in paperback! Through the lens of Kelly Link's vivid imagination, nothing is what it seems, and everything deserves a second look. From the multiple award- winning "The Faery Handbag," in which a teenager's grandmother carries an entire village (or is it a man-eating dog?) in her handbag, to the near-future of "The Surfer," whose narrator (a soccer-playing skeptic) waits with a planeload of refugees for the aliens to arrive, these ten stories are funny and full of unexpected insights and skewed perspectives on the world. Kelly Link's fans range from Michael Chabon to Peter Buck of R.E.M. to Holly Black of Spiderwick Chronicles fame. Now teens can have their world rocked too!Contents:The wrong grave --The wizards of Perfil --Magic for beginners --The faery handbag --The specialist's hat --Monster --The surfer --The constable of Abal --Pretty monsters --
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Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a haunting tale of dark forces unleashed, told through the lens of a forty-year-old's childhood memories. Neil Gaiman masterfully weaves together elements of fantasy, horror, and nostalgia to create a vivid and immersive experience for the reader. The book's standout feature is its dreamlike quality, which lends an otherworldly and fantastical air to the story. Fans of Gaiman's work and those seeking a unique and atmospheric read will find much to enjoy in The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
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Patrick Ness
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
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If you've ever felt overshadowed by the heroic tales of others, "The Rest of Us Just Live Here" will resonate with you. Patrick Ness expertly marries the mundane struggles of adolescence with the absurdity of a world constantly on the brink of disaster. It's a refreshing take on the YA genre that highlights the importance of the ordinary person’s story, making it a compelling read that stays with you long after you've turned the last page.
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Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse where she once lived, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy.A groundbreaking work as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out.
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Ransom Riggs
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Boxed Set
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This boxed set is a perfect read for people who love mysteries with a unique blend of fiction and photography. The books follow Jacob Portman, who discovers the unusual Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and embarks on an adventure with extraordinary friends to find a cure for their headmistress. The series is filled with thrilling surprises, war-torn cities, talking dogs, unexpected allies, and more. A must-read for those who seek a peculiar mystery with a blend of fiction and real-life photography.
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Verena Tay
Spectre
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If you're drawn to the mystical terrain that straddles the everyday and the extraordinary, Verena Tay's anthology might just become a cherished treasure on your bookshelf. Each story in "Spectre" invites you to peer beyond the veil of the mundane, offering a journey that will chill your spine and warm your heart in equal measure. Perfect for those evenings when you crave an escape into worlds where folklore and modern life collide with a thoughtful touch.
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Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy.A groundbreaking work as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out.Includes bonus features: a meet with Neil Gaiman, a reading group guide, and an interview with Gaiman.
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Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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Sussex, England. A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy.Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie—magical, comforting, wise beyond her years—promised to protect him, no matter what.A groundbreaking work from a master, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out. It is a stirring, terrifying, and elegiac fable as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark.
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Kelly Barnhill
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories
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Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories is a must-read for fans of fantastical worlds and thought-provoking stories. With each story, author Kelly Barnhill weaves a tapestry of magical elements, richly illuminated by universal themes that explore love, death, jealousy, and hope. This collection is a perfect fit for readers looking for imaginative tales that challenge expectations and provide new perspectives on life and the human experience.
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Patrick Ness
A Monster Calls
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An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor.At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting-- he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his backyard is different. It's ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd-- whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself-- Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.
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Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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Sussex, England. A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy.Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie—magical, comforting, wise beyond her years—promised to protect him, no matter what.A groundbreaking work from a master, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out. It is a stirring, terrifying, and elegiac fable as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark.
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China Miéville
King Rat
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"King Rat is a unique blend of urban fantasy and crime fiction, perfect for readers who enjoy a thrilling escape from reality. The story keeps you on the edge of your seat with its gravity-defying moments and sharp twists."
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Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE is a fable that reshapes modern fantasy: moving, terrifying and elegiac - as pure as a dream, as delicate as a butterfly's wing, as dangerous as a knife in the dark - from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman.It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed. Dark creatures from beyond this world are on the loose, and it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive: there is primal horror here, and menace unleashed - within his family and from the forces that have gathered to destroy it.His only defence is three women, on a farm at the end of the lane. The youngest of them claims that her duckpond is an ocean. The oldest can remember the Big Bang.
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Graham Joyce
Dark Sister
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This book would be a good read for users who are fascinated by the occult and supernatural. It takes you on a thrilling journey as Maggie delves into the world of Wiccan herb-lore and discovers her own hidden powers. With an irresistible blend of mystery, danger, and magic, "Dark Sister" will keep you on the edge of your seat, eagerly turning the pages to uncover the consequences of awakening a deadly power.
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Dia Reeves
Slice of Cherry
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Slice of Cherry is a book that is not for the faint of heart. It is a maddeningly thrilling story of two sisters, Kit and Fancy, who are the daughters of an infamous murderer and find solace in committing their own gruesome crimes. The book is unique in its unconventional portrayal of the twisted sisters' desire for murder and the way it's told from their perspective. It's a book for those who like to read dark and unsettling stories that force them to question their own morals.
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Patrick Ness
A Monster Calls : Inspired by an Idea from Siobhan Dowd
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An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor.At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting-- he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his backyard is different. It's ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd-- whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself-- Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.
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Patrick Ness
A Monster Calls
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A Monster Calls could be a good read for those who love stories that tug at their heartstrings. The book beautifully captures the emotions of grief and the complexities of mental health. The monster in the story is a physical manifestation of Conor's inner turmoil, making the story intriguing and thought-provoking. The book could be particularly appealing to fans of young adult fiction, or anyone who enjoys darker themes.
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