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The ReformatoryNovel
Tananarive Duestandalone novel2023
Horror and ghost stories, about race and racism.
Mapping the BonesNovel
Jane Yolenstandalone novel2018
Sad in tone, about grief and loss, set in europe.
“At least that's how it seems to Chaim and Gittel, twins whose lives feel like a fairy tale torn apart, with evil witches, forbidden forests, and dangerous ovens looming on the horizon.”
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The TerrorNovel
Dan Simmonsstandalone novel2007
Horror, tense in tone, set in arctic & antarctica and 19th century.
“In the novel, while Franklin and his crew are plagued by starvation and illness, and forced to contend with mutiny and cannibalism, they are stalked across the bleak Arctic landscape by a monster.”
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Angel DownNovel
Daniel Krausstandalone novel2025
Challenging in tone, about war, set in europe.
“The protagonist is a draft dodger and then an army private who encounters an angel on the battlefield.”
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The Underground RailroadNovel
Colson Whiteheadstandalone novel2016
Alternate history, about slavery and race and racism, set in 19th century.
The Snow ChildNovel
Eowyn Iveystandalone novel2012
Magical realism, reflective in tone, about grief and loss and parenthood.