Frank Herbert has forever marked the landscape of science-fiction with his all-time famous Dune Series, showing everyone what epic stories truly look like.
In the third entry in the series, titled Children of Dune, we follow Paul Atreides’ twin children, Leto and Ghanima, as they are caught up in their aunt Alia’s manipulative power schemes, who is also facing the unpleasant reality of treason on multiple fronts.
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The Cost of Immortality
“The Price of Time” by Tim Tigner – The Closed Fountain of Youth
Tim Tigner Explores Humanity's Greatest WishAging is a concept which, for the moment, is holding us powerlessly hostage, and has been since the dawn of time. Though our efforts to extend our lives … [Read More...]
The Suffering Detective
“Booked to Die” by John Dunning – The Bookseller’s Justice
John Dunning Introduces Cliff JanewayWith the advent of digital technology, online videos, movies, and e-readers, books as they were once known are slowly fading out of popular culture. Few people … [Read More...]
A Hounted House Story
“Home Before Dark” by Riley Sager – The Ghosts in the Walls
Riley Sager takes Maggie to the Horror HouseHaunted houses have always maintained a certain level of fascination with the general public, to the point where many old homes are only still standing for their value as … [Read More...]
The Story of One Soul
“It All Comes Back to You” by Beth Duke – Enjoying the Simpler Revelations
Beth Duke Gives One Life MeaningThe question as to what we leave behind once we depart this world will likely torture us for innumerable years to come, with every theory being as good and … [Read More...]
The Unexpected Depth of a Monster Story
“Devolution” by Max Brooks – Stranded with Bigfoots
Max Brooks Endangers the Techno HippiesAs often as it is clamored for, true freedom and independence is something most people aren't willing to trade the comforts and safety nets of society for. … [Read More...]
The Ties Which Bind Us
“Paper and Fire” by Rachel Caine – The Corruption of Wisdom
Rachel Caine takes us Inside the LibraryOur civilization is controlled by a number of external and internal factors, and I believe one of the more prominent ones to be knowledge. Those who have a better and more … [Read More...]
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“The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett – Opposite Ends of Life
Brit Bennett is a relatively new author on the scene, but both her novels have already turned into bestsellers, and perhaps more importantly, her second novel titled The Vanishing Half, has opened many peoples’ eyes to her insightful worldview.
Taking place across many years and all over the United States, the story follows the fates of two sisters who escape their hometown but end up living in polar opposite worlds years down the line.
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“I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara – Unmasking the Face of Evil
Michelle McNamara stands as a legend today among true crime authors and investigative journalists for her tireless work in helping to unmask the Golden State Killer.
Though unfortunately her book about the whole case, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, was published posthumously, it provides one of the most profound and insightful examinations of a serial killer and the long investigation leading to his arrest in 2018.
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“One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez – Time is Indeed a Circle
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982, is a figure who needs little introduction among book lovers.
His works have always been distinguished by their profound and meaningful nature, and One Hundred Years of Solitude represents those qualities like none other.
Telling of the rise and fall of a mythical town called Macondo, the story follows the lives of multiple generations belonging to the Buendia family.
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“Dune Messiah” by Frank Herbert – Throne of Galactic Interests
Frank Herbert defined science-fiction epics for the entirety of the foreseeable future with his timeless Dune Series, a pioneering and defining work of the genre.
In the second novel, titled Dune Messiah, we continue on with the story of Paul Atreides, now christened as Muad’Dib, and Emperor of the known universe. However, such power is always an object of his desire, and there are plenty of those who want it for themselves.
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“Ragtime” by E.L. Doctorow – The Recurring Patterns in Life
E.L. Doctorow is revered as one of the greatest and most influential authors of the 20th century, and I think anyone who picks up his works, whether they like them or not, can understand why.
Ragtime was considered one of his best works and a true classic, presenting a relatively disjointed narrative following many characters, some real and others imagined, across their trials and tribulations in a snapshot of early 1900s New York City.
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“Now, Then and Everywhen” by Rysa Walker – The Broken Timeline
Rysa Walker has, like many others recently, injected some much-needed fresh blood into the alternative history and time-travelling genres with The Chronos Files series.
In her latest novel, titled Now, Then and Everywhen, Walker marks the beginning of a new series, The Chronos Origins. The story follows two time-travelling historians who are bound to meet on a collision course while trying to fulfill their personal missions, and hopefully prevent history from being erased completely.
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“The Guest List” by Lucy Foley – The Perfect Ruination
Lucy Foley has decided to treat us to yet another instant classic, this time drawing inspiration from the timeless works of Agatha Christie in her latest novel titled The Guest List.
A whodunit murder mystery at heart, it takes us to a remote wedding celebration between a rising television star and a magazine publisher. Everything seemed slated for perfection, until a body suddenly turns up, sparing none from the lens of suspicion.
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“The Pain Colony” by Shanon Hunt – Experiments of the True Believers
Shanon Hunt has made quite a splash with her debut novel, The Pain Colony, which also marked the beginning of the Colony Series, slated to be continued later this year.
The story presents us Peter Malloy and Allison Stevens, who are independently prompted to search for a hidden sinister truth somehow relating to illegal genetic experiments.
However, they might just be stumbling into mankind’s grandest conspiracy, and there is no shortage of powerful suits keen on protecting it.
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“Ink and Bone” by Rachel Caine – The Pedestal of Knowledge
Rachel Caine (pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad) is no stranger to rewriting history in her many book series, and with Ink and Bone she does so once again, marking the beginning of The Great Library series.
Taking us to a world where the Great Library of Alexandria survived the test of time, we follow a young man who witnesses the unravelling of a world ruled by knowledge, considered by some to be more valuable than human lives.
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