Book Genre: Fiction

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.

The Sun Also Rises

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American expatriate Jake Barnes, rendered impotent by a war wound, navigates aimless days in 1920s Paris and Spain alongside the magnetic, self-destructive Lady Brett Ashley. Amid bullfights and endless drinking, a fractured circle of friends chases meaning they can never quite hold.

Frankenstein

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Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist, animates a creature from dead matter, only to reject it, leading to tragic consequences as the creature seeks revenge, exploring themes of ambition, isolation, and the ethics of creation.

The Last Man

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In a future world devastated by a ruthless plague, Lionel Verney chronicles humanity’s decline, reflecting on love, loss, and the fleeting nature of civilization. Shelley’s bleak vision anticipates modern anxieties about extinction and the fragility of progress.

The Rising Tide

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Jeff Shaara masterfully brings the forgotten front of WWII to life in The Rising Tide. This gripping first installment of his European theater trilogy plunges readers into the brutal North African campaign, chronicling the immense human cost required to turn the tide of the war.

Slaughterhouse-Five

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Kurt Vonnegut’s "Slaughterhouse-Five" intricately blends science fiction and autobiography to critique war, exploring trauma and free will through the experiences of Billy Pilgrim amidst the horrors of World War II.

Das Boot

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In the war-torn year of 1941, a domed U-boat puts out to sea with eerie pageantry. Storms, air attacks, paralyzing fear, and claustrophobia plague the crew in the hellish weeks that follow.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

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Lisbeth Salander - the heart of Larsson's two previous novels - lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She's fighting for her life in more ways than one.

The Girl Who Played with Fire

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Millenium publisher Mikael Blomkvist has made his reputation exposing corrupt establishment figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with an investigation into sex trafficking, Blomkvist cannot resist waging war on the powerful figures who control this lucrative industry.