Book Genre: Fantasy

The Man in the High Castle

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Set in an alternate 1962, Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning novel depicts a world where the Axis powers won World War II, dividing the United States between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Amidst this bleak dystopian landscape, a subversive novel within the novel hints at an alternate reality where the…

The Eyre Affair

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In an alternate 1985 where literature is a national obsession, Literary Detective Thursday Next must rescue Jane Eyre from a ruthless criminal who is kidnapping fictional characters. Blending time travel, sci-fi, and mystery, Thursday jumps inside the classic novel to rewrite the literary world's threatened happy ending.

A Dance with Dragons

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In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance—beset by newly emerging threats from every direction.

A Feast for Crows

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Bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning, the Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne in the name of the boy-king Tommen. The war in the Seven Kingdoms has burned itself out, but in its bitter aftermath new conflicts spark to life.

A Storm of Swords

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Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer.

A Clash of Kings

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Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.

A Game of Thrones

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Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing.

The Iliad

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Dating to the ninth century B.C., Homer’s timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War.

The Odyssey

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“And now, tell me and tell me true. Where have you been wandering, and in what countries have you traveled? Tell us of the peoples themselves, and of their cities—who were hostile, savage, and uncivilized, and who, on the other hand, hospitable and humane.” A Mariner’s Musings: A Review of…