![]() ![]() Once again New York Times bestselling author Jasper Fforde has a field day gleefully blending satire, romance, and thriller with literary allusions galore in a fantastic adventure through the landscape of a frisky and fertile imagination. A trip up the mighty Metaphoric River beckons-a trip that will reveal a fiendish plot that threatens the very fabric of the BookWorld itself. The Council wants her to pretend to be the real Thursday and travel as a peacekeeping emissary to the warring factions. ![]() But with the real Thursday apparently retired to the Realworld, the Council of Genres turns to the written Thursday. ![]() All-out Genre war is rumbling, and the BookWorld desperately needs a heroine like Thursday Next. Jasper Fforde's exuberant return to the fantastical BookWorld opens during a time of great unrest. The newest tour de force from The New York Times bestselling author of Thursday Next and Shades of Grey. ![]()
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Our story begins when Piper is dumped by her latest boyfriend, a guy who tells her that she’s about as substantial as a champagne bubble and not as interesting. Following some bad choices, Piper finds herself stuck for the summer in the small town where she was born, where she might find more than she bargained for. It Happened One Summer is a contemporary romance about socialite Piper Bellinger reeling after a fall from grace. ![]() ![]() a fascinating exploration of the future."- New York Times “ Feed is a proper thriller with zombies.” - SFX McGuire has crafted a masterpiece of suspense with engaging, appealing characters who conduct a soul-shredding examination of what's true and what's reported."― Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "It's a novel with as much brains as heart, and both are filling and delicious."― The A. The truth will out, even if it kills them. Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives-the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. Feed is an electrifying and critically acclaimed novel of a world a half-step from our own that the New York Times calls “Astonishing” - a novel of zombies, geeks, politics, social media, and the virus that runs through them all - from New York Times bestseller Mira Grant. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You don’t spend this kind of money and orchestrate this kind of plan, and not have a backup for your backup. I can see a look of apprehension cross his face, but we’ve planned for this. The other looks at us and then looks at the back exam room door, no doubt thinking about the doctor on the other side and what’s about to happen to her. Ridge grabs the next envelope and passes it over the desk. But say a dollar amount high enough and people suddenly lose their morals. These two were a little harder to bribe, and I think it’s because they’ve gotten to know the Doc and feel some kind of sympathy for her. When we reach the end of the hall, there’s a small desk in the back with two more guards. So far everything is going to plan and we’re another step closer. Pushing the cart through the doors, I look back over my shoulder and watch the guards heading out. All it took was a few conversations, and we got the green light. So Ridge and I decided to use that information to our advantage. That’s what happens when you think you're in love with a stripper or like gambling a little too much. We found out the two guards manning the desk had some extracurricular activities that left them a little light in the wallet. ![]() ![]() ![]() The first main character is Barry Sutton, a cop that’s investigating the mysterious phenomenon dubbed as False Memory Syndrome (FMS)-a phenomenon that drives its victims insane with false memories of a life they never lived. This book was undoubtedly exceptional it was so good that it made Dark Matter-which I loved and rated 4.5/5 stars-felt like a practice novel so that Crouch has the skill to unleash the full capacity of his brain towards the creation of this cleverly crafted insanity. ![]() Do note that taking a look at Crouch’s novel can be surmised as reading the novel non-stop until completion. I was super impressed by it and after hearing that the author has a new sci-fi thriller that’s highly recommended for readers who loved Dark Matter gave me so much joy it would be insane for me to not take a look at Recursion. Recursion has become the first sci-fi standalone to be included in my favorite shelves.Īs many readers probably did, my first experience with reading Crouch’s work was for Dark Matter. ![]() ![]() I don't mean to derail the discussion but here's a list I made of the most frequently recommended short story collections by author and some key anthologies. Other Subreddits that might interest you: Horror Award Nominees & Winners, 1975-2013 R/horrorlit's TOP 10 GREATEST NON-SUPERNATURAL HORROR NOVELS OF ALL TIME!!! R/horrorlit's TOP 10 GREATEST HORROR SHORT STORIES OF ALL TIME!!! R/horrorlit's TOP 10 GREATEST HORROR NOVELS OF ALL TIME!!!! If you would like to mask a potential spoiler, use the following format: (/spoiler)Īll times in ET (EST/EDT) unless otherwise noted. Spoiler tags are left to user discretion. Some rule violations may result in a temporary or permanent ban on the first strike. We do ask that you help us keep a high level of discourse by avoiding image-only posts, blog spam, surveys, plugging your own unpublished or self-published fiction, and linking to fundraisers or items for sale. ![]() ![]() No book is off-limits since horror is subjective. Here is your place to share your love or loathing for horror lit, but remember to be respectful.Ībusive comments and posts will get you banned but having a dissenting opinion is acceptable. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Puller’s challenges did not stop him from becoming a crackerjack military investigator. Then there is his brother, a man that was making waves in the military and rapidly ascending through the ranks before he was arrested and convicted of treason, a development that saw him disappear into the prison system, never to be heard from again. The woman just disappeared one random day and Puller never got over the case, primarily because he never got the answers to all the questions that assaulted him the day he found out that she had simply vanished. He lost his mother when he was just a boy. ![]() Puller’s life in the military hasn’t been the easiest.Įven precluding the trials he faced in training as a rookie and the horrors that came with fighting in foreign lands, Puller’s family life has always been a little dysfunctional. The book did not have the most positive start, not only because of the complaints that were raised about David Baldacci’s writing style also the criticisms the author attracted for writing a character that is so similar to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher that readers simply could not see past the comparisons.īy the time Puller is introduced to readers in ‘Zero Day’, the character is a war hero with an impeccable record who makes his living as a military investigator. John Puller’s story began in 2011 with ‘Zero Day’, the first novel in the John Puller series. The books follow the exploits of a military detective that solves army-related crimes. The name John Puller refers to a series of action thriller novels written by David Baldacci. ![]() |