Those looking for a fast-paced espionage thriller will be slightly disappointed with this novel. But if you prefer more literary spy novels that are well written and have compelling characterizations, this might appeal to you.  That's not to say there's no action here, as there are definitely...

 

The Young Elites stars Adelina Amouteru as the protagonist. The story is set in a fantasy world where some individuals possess extraordinary powers. Adelina is one such person, with a unique ability that makes her both feared and hunted. She struggles to understand her own abilities and...

Rather than a novel, it is a collection of prose poems about life on the reservation.  Characters, if that's the right term, are nameless and in most cases faceless, but more powerful.  Its anecdotal and poetic style is similar to that of Split Tooth and Niirlit, both predating this book.  I...

 

Paraplegic former Marine Jake Sully is sent to Pandora to replace his deceased twin brother. Pandora is a world where the Na’vi live and the environment there is poisonous to humans so human/Na’vi hybrids called avatars must be linked to the human’s mind for them to be on Pandora. In an...

 

Olive Smith, a Ph.D. student at Stanford University, wants to convince her best friend, Ahn, that she is truly and fully over her ex-boyfriend and that she could not care less if Ahn dated him. In order to convince Ahn that she has moved on, she decides to lie and pretend that she is on...