Peregrine Long sees a Chinese family on board a ship--in his morning tea. The image inspires him to write the story of this family, but then a woman claims that he's writing her family history...
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Author: Buchholz, JasonSummary:Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: Wang, Xuan JulianaSummary:NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2019 BY NYLON, ELECTRIC LITERATURE, THE MILLIONS AND LITHUB "Artful, funny, generous and empathetic Xuan Julian Wang is a radiant new talent....
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Author:Summary:Edited by two theologians with pastoral experience, this volume invites engagement with these issues and more by drawing on real-life experiences, and offering a range of responses to some of the...
Genre: Philosophy, Religion and spirituality -
Author: Stewart, AndreaSummary:
The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is...
Genre: Historical fiction, Fantasy fiction -
Author: Robison, PeterSummary:
From the award-winning reporter for Bloomberg, a suspenseful behind-the-scenes look at the dysfunction and mismanagement that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation: the 2018...
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Author: Liu, CixinSummary:
A short story collection from New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu. The title story, "The Wandering Earth," was a blockbuster international film, currently streaming on Netflix....
Genre: Science fiction, Short stories -
Author: Copperfield, DavidSummary:
An illustrated, illuminating insight into the world of illusion from the world's greatest and most successful magician, capturing its audacious and inventive practitioners, and showcasing the...
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Author: Kaku, MichioSummary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER. The epic story of the greatest quest in all of science—the holy grail of physics that would explain the creation of the universe—from renowned theoretical physicist...
Genre: Math and science -
Author: Thomson, KeithSummary:
A riveting account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific, a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England.
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This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, brings together today's leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.
Genre: Horror fiction, Short stories -
Author: Moore, Stuart; Lee, StanSummary:
When twelve magical superpowers are unleashed on the world, an Asian American teenager is thrown into the middle of an epic global chase. He'll have to master strange powers, outrun super-...
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Author: Moore, Stuart; Lee, StanSummary:
Steven has spent years living with the power of the Tiger. But now, on the edge of a catastrophe that could destroy not only Steven and his super powered friends, but every Zodiac in the world,...
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Author: Lee, Kai-FuSummary:
"This inspired collaboration between a pioneering technologist and a visionary writer of science fiction offers bold and urgent insights."-Yann LeCun, winner of the Turing Award; chief...
Genre: Science fiction, Short stories -
Author: Kaku, MichioSummary:
The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from...
Genre: Math and science -
Author: Murakami, HarukiSummary:
Covers the 1995 Tokyo Gas Attack, during which agents of a Japanese cult released a gas deadlier than cyanide into the subway system, as documented in interviews with its survivors, perpetrators,...