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Jodi Taylor
725 ratings 4.36 ·
fiction · humor · audiobook · book · adult · time-travel · action-adventure · historical · historical-fiction · mystery · urban-fantasy · sci-fi · alternate-history · comedy · paranormal · magical-realism · female-author · friendship · female-mc · suspense
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Ais
111 ratings 4.33 ·
adult · futuristic · fiction · lgbtq · romance · dystopia · mlm · sci-fi · post-apocalyptic · military · war · abuse · angst · assassins · new-adult · political-intrigue · violent-conflict · dark · steamy · action-adventure
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J.D. Robb
2182 ratings 4.26 ·
fiction · adult · suspense · mystery · romance · law-enforcement · police-procedural · crime · female-mc · murder · futuristic · killer · audiobook · urban-fantasy · contemporary · alpha-mc · action-adventure · sci-fi · book · drama
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Christopher J. Nolan
104 ratings 4.25 ·- The Science of Interstellar by Christopher J. Nolan
- Interstellar by Christopher J. Nolan
- Interstellar: The Complete Screenplay with Selected Storyboards by Christopher J. Nolan
- The Dark Knight Trilogy: The Complete Screenplays with Storyboards by Christopher J. Nolan
- Inception: The Shooting Script by Christopher J. Nolan
fiction · mystery · sci-fi · adult · psychological · book · space · drama · action-adventure · exploration · space-travel · noir · contemporary · heist · cyberpunk · dystopia · university · male-mc · futuristic · multi-pov
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Mark Walden
170 ratings 4.21 ·
sci-fi · book · young-adult · action-adventure · fiction · middle-grade · children-books · super-powered · espionage · political-intrigue · mystery · children · friendship · crime · dystopia · audiobook · humor · boarding-school · urban-fantasy · contemporary
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Michael C. Grumley
245 ratings 4.20 ·
book · fiction · mystery · suspense · adult · action-adventure · audiobook · sci-fi · conspiracies · technothriller · politics · military · political-intrigue · violent-conflict · first-contact · paranormal · contemporary · drama · supernatural · aliens
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David Quammen
116 ratings 4.16 ·- The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope by David Quammen
- Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus by David Quammen
- The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life by David Quammen
- The Chimp and the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest by David Quammen
- Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen
S.J. Kincaid
130 ratings 4.13 ·
dystopia · fiction · sci-fi · young-adult · action-adventure · book · space · audiobook · violent-conflict · futuristic · war · romance · mystery · high-school · space-opera · military · virtual-reality · middle-grade · dark · sad
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Douglas E. Richards
376 ratings 4.10 ·
fiction · book · action-adventure · sci-fi · hard-sci-fi · mystery · audiobook · technothriller · adult · military · suspense · violent-conflict · male-mc · aliens · political-intrigue · young-adult · time-travel · medical · first-contact · espionage
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Daniel Suarez
151 ratings 4.07 ·
audiobook · fiction · adult · sci-fi · book · action-adventure · technothriller · near-future · dystopia · mystery · futuristic · suspense · technology · crime · cyberpunk · hard-sci-fi · male-author · political-intrigue · contemporary · conspiracies
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Brendan Reichs
222 ratings 4.05 ·
fiction · young-adult · mystery · action-adventure · book · audiobook · sci-fi · paranormal · law-enforcement · friendship · contemporary · suspense · supernatural · horror · dystopia · crime · urban-fantasy · shapeshifters · high-school · super-powered
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A.G. Riddle
260 ratings 4.01 ·
fiction · book · sci-fi · suspense · action-adventure · dystopia · mystery · apocalyptic · audiobook · post-apocalyptic · technothriller · futuristic · conspiracies · political-intrigue · adult · violent-conflict · aliens · war · time-travel · young-adult
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Teri Terry
139 ratings 4.01 ·
fiction · young-adult · book · dystopia · sci-fi · mystery · audiobook · action-adventure · futuristic · paranormal · family · supernatural · romance · horror · suspense · post-apocalyptic · ghosts · apocalyptic · crime · female-mc
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Tamara Ireland Stone
102 ratings 4.01 ·
fiction · audiobook · young-adult · contemporary · book · romance · friendship · high-school · family · realistic · coming-of-age · female-mc · mystery · womens-fiction · female-author · drama · sci-fi · supernatural · magical-realism · teens
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Margaret Peterson Haddix
903 ratings 3.94 ·
young-adult · fiction · middle-grade · book · action-adventure · children-books · children · mystery · realistic · family · dystopia · sci-fi · audiobook · suspense · contemporary · friendship · historical-fiction · futuristic · high-school · coming-of-age
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Erin Bowman
158 ratings 3.88 ·
fiction · action-adventure · young-adult · book · survival · audiobook · suspense · sci-fi · dystopia · death · romance · mystery · futuristic · friendship · post-apocalyptic · paranormal · family · apocalyptic · western · historical
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W. Haden Blackman
383 ratings 3.87 ·- Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1 by W. Haden Blackman
- Star Wars Tales (1999-2005) #19 by W. Haden Blackman
- Star Wars: Republic (2002-2006) #58 by W. Haden Blackman
- Star Wars: Republic (2002-2006) #50 by W. Haden Blackman
- Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars, Vol. 3 by W. Haden Blackman
sci-fi · literary · fiction · action-adventure · mystery · classics · space-opera · adult · war · space · female-author · young-adult · anthologies · male-author · book · violent-conflict
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Mark Hodder
101 ratings 3.86 ·- Burton & Swinburne: The Mystery of the Empty Bay by Mark Hodder
- Burton & Swinburne: The Disaster at Dale Dyke by Mark Hodder
- Strange Affairs and Curious Cases: A Burton and Swinburne Companion by Mark Hodder
- The Rise of the Automated Aristocrats by Mark Hodder
- The Return of the Discontinued Man by Mark Hodder
steampunk · sci-fi · fiction · adult · industrial-era · historical · historical-fiction · alternate-history · book · mystery · action-adventure · victorian · time-travel · audiobook · urban-fantasy · cyberpunk · anthologies · humor · crime · paranormal
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Luke Smitherd
127 ratings 3.86 ·
fiction · horror · book · adult · audiobook · mystery · sci-fi · supernatural · paranormal · suspense · dystopia · post-apocalyptic · first-contact · dark-fantasy · action-adventure · urban-fantasy · mental-illness · serial-killers · psychological · aliens
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Kady Cross
151 ratings 3.85 ·
supernatural · mystery · fiction · book · paranormal · young-adult · romance · historical · magic · historical-fiction · victorian · steampunk · sci-fi · industrial-era · urban-fantasy · action-adventure · crime · alternate-history · friendship · high-school
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Pip Ballantine
107 ratings 3.84 ·
industrial-era · historical · steampunk · fiction · sci-fi · action-adventure · adult · mystery · book · paranormal · urban-fantasy · audiobook · alternate-history · historical-fiction · victorian · anthologies · law-enforcement · humor · young-adult · political-intrigue
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Melissa Landers
137 ratings 3.83 ·
young-adult · fiction · book · romance · action-adventure · contemporary · sci-fi · space · dystopia · space-opera · audiobook · mystery · new-adult · futuristic · humor · high-school · aliens · paranormal · friendship · womens-fiction
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K.A. Applegate
1076 ratings 3.83 ·- Complete Collection of Animorphs, including Visser, Ellimist, Hork Bajir, Andalite, and Megamorphs Chronicles by K.A. Applegate
- The Visitor: A Graphic Novel by K.A. Applegate
- The Invasion: A Graphic Novel by K.A. Applegate
- The Answer / The Beginning by K.A. Applegate
- The Resistance / The Return by K.A. Applegate
fiction · children · action-adventure · young-adult · book · middle-grade · aliens · war · violent-conflict · animals · female-author · sci-fi · invasion · children-books · mystery · shapeshifters · dystopia · space · horror · paranormal
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Jennifer Rush
105 ratings 3.82 ·
young-adult · book · contemporary · fiction · romance · action-adventure · family · paranormal · sci-fi · mystery · dystopia · new-adult · urban-fantasy · suspense · supernatural · audiobook · friendship · on-the-run · amnesia · reverse-harem
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Sylvain Neuvel
137 ratings 3.79 ·
fiction · sci-fi · book · adult · first-contact · action-adventure · aliens · audiobook · suspense · dystopia · violent-conflict · mystery · space · male-author · near-future · contemporary · invasion · alternate-history · futuristic · historical-fiction
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Max Barry
143 ratings 3.78 ·
fiction · audiobook · book · suspense · contemporary · sci-fi · dystopia · male-author · action-adventure · crime · humor · mystery · adult · satire · literary-fiction · comedy · horror · psychological · young-adult · 21st-century
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Alexandra Monir
104 ratings 3.77 ·
romance · mystery · fiction · young-adult · book · sci-fi · supernatural · historical-fiction · dystopia · magic · historical · paranormal · action-adventure · ghosts · high-school · urban-fantasy · family · time-travel · forbidden-love · aliens
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David Michelinie
210 ratings 3.74 ·- Star Wars (1977-1986) #60 by David Michelinie
- Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 5 by David Michelinie
- Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 4 by David Michelinie
- Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers, Vol. 19 by David Michelinie
- Captain Marvel: Monica Rambeau by David Michelinie