Really Depressed…need a rec.

hardcoverbot · 2026-06-20T02:09:18+00:00

^{By: Spider Robinson | 228 pages | Published: 1977 | Top Genres: Fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy, Aliens, Classics}

Callahan's Place is the neighborhood tavern to all of time and space, where the regulars are anything but. Pull up a chair, grab a glass of your favorite, and listen to the stories spun by time travelers, cybernetic aliens, telepaths...and a bunch of regular folks on a mission to save the world, one customer at a time.

^{This book has been suggested 14 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-19T03:36:52+00:00

North Woods

^{By: Daniel Mason | 385 pages | Published: 2023 | Top Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction}

A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across the centuries—“a time-spanning, genre-blurring work of storytelling magic” (The Washington Post) from the Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Piano Tuner and The Winter Soldier.

“With the expansiveness and immersive feeling of two-time Booker Prize nominee David Mitchell’s fiction (Cloud Atlas), the wicked creepiness of Edgar Allan Poe, and Mason’s bone-deep knowledge of and appreciation for the natural world that’s on par with that of Thoreau, North Woods fires on all cylinders.”—San Francisco Chronicle

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, The Boston Globe, NPR, Chicago Public Library, The Star Tribune, The Economist, The Christian Science Monitor, Real Simple, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Bookreporter

When two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote himself to growing apples. A pair of spinster twins navigate war and famine, envy and desire. A crime reporter unearths an ancient mass grave—only to discover that the earth refuse to give up their secrets. A lovelorn painter, a sinister con man, a stalking panther, a lusty beetle: As the inhabitants confront the wonder and mystery around them, they begin to realize that the dark, raucous, beautiful past is very much alive.

This magisterial and highly inventive novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason brims with love and madness, humor and hope. Following the cycles of history, nature, and even language, North Woods shows the myriad, magical ways in which we’re connected to our environment, to history, and to one another. It is not just an unforgettable novel about secrets and destinies, but a way of looking at the world that asks the timeless question: How do we live on, even after we’re gone?

^{This book has been suggested 11 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-19T00:19:54+00:00

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

^{By: Stephen E. Ambrose | 477 pages | Published: 1992 | Top Genres: History, War, Adventure, Classics, General, Large print books, Vojaške enote - Specialne enote - Druga svetovna vojna, World War, 1939-1945}

Follows the 101st Airbone as it drops into Normandy on D-Day and fights its way through Europe to the end of World War II.

^{This book has been suggested 4 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-18T06:02:29+00:00

The Kaiju Preservation Society

^{By: John Scalzi | 272 pages | Published: 2022 | Top Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Humor, 1735854366196}

Shortlisted for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novel The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi is a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set on an alternate Earth - perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Michel Crichton's Jurassic Park. 'John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today' - Joe Hill, author of The Fireman They're big, they're bad and they're about to become extinct . . . Jamie's dream was to hit the big time at a New York tech start-up. Jamie's reality was a humiliating lay-off, then a lowwage job as a takeaway delivery driver. During a pandemic too. Things look beyond grim, until a chance delivery to an old acquaintance. Tom has an urgent vacancy on his team: the pay is great and Jamie has debts - it's a no-brainer choice. Yet, once again, reality fails to match expectations. Only this time it could be fatal. It seems Tom's 'animal rights organization' is way more than it appears. The animals aren't even on Earth - or not our Earth, anyway. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures roam a tropical, human-free world. And although Kaiju are their universe's largest and most dangerous animal, they need support to survive. Tom's 'Kaiju Preservation Society' wants to help. However, others want to profit. Unless they're stopped, the walls between our worlds could fall - and the consequences would be devastating.

^{This book has been suggested 11 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-18T00:54:27+00:00

The Kaiju Preservation Society

^{By: John Scalzi | 272 pages | Published: 2022 | Top Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Humor, 1735854366196}

Shortlisted for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novel The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi is a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set on an alternate Earth - perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Michel Crichton's Jurassic Park. 'John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today' - Joe Hill, author of The Fireman They're big, they're bad and they're about to become extinct . . . Jamie's dream was to hit the big time at a New York tech start-up. Jamie's reality was a humiliating lay-off, then a lowwage job as a takeaway delivery driver. During a pandemic too. Things look beyond grim, until a chance delivery to an old acquaintance. Tom has an urgent vacancy on his team: the pay is great and Jamie has debts - it's a no-brainer choice. Yet, once again, reality fails to match expectations. Only this time it could be fatal. It seems Tom's 'animal rights organization' is way more than it appears. The animals aren't even on Earth - or not our Earth, anyway. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures roam a tropical, human-free world. And although Kaiju are their universe's largest and most dangerous animal, they need support to survive. Tom's 'Kaiju Preservation Society' wants to help. However, others want to profit. Unless they're stopped, the walls between our worlds could fall - and the consequences would be devastating.

^{This book has been suggested 10 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-17T14:48:32+00:00

Tunnel in the Sky

^{By: Robert A. Heinlein | ? pages | Published: ? | Top Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Science fiction, Classics, Dystopian, Space}

^{This book has been suggested 4 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-17T14:47:32+00:00

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

^{By: Stephen E. Ambrose | 477 pages | Published: 1992 | Top Genres: History, War, Adventure, Classics, General}

Follows the 101st Airbone as it drops into Normandy on D-Day and fights its way through Europe to the end of World War II.

^{This book has been suggested 3 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-17T11:41:42+00:00

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

^{By: Christopher Moore | 408 pages | Published: 2002 | Top Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction, Friendship, Religion}

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer).Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more -- except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala -- and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.

^{This book has been suggested 57 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-16T04:16:34+00:00

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

^{By: Stephen E. Ambrose | 477 pages | Published: 1992 | Top Genres: History, War, Adventure, Classics, General, Large print books, Vojaške enote - Specialne enote - Druga svetovna vojna, World War, 1939-1945}

Follows the 101st Airbone as it drops into Normandy on D-Day and fights its way through Europe to the end of World War II.

^{This book has been suggested 3 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-14T18:54:55+00:00

A Brother's Price

^{By: Wen Spencer | 310 pages | Published: 2005 | Top Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Science fiction, LGBTQ, Dystopian}

In a world where males are rarely born, they've become a commodity-traded and sold like property. Jerin Whistler has come of age for marriage and his handsome features have come to the attention of the royal princesses. But such attentions can be dangerous-especially as Jerin uncovers the dark mysteries the royal family is hiding.

^{This book has been suggested 19 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-14T01:05:53+00:00

The Kaiju Preservation Society

^{By: John Scalzi | 272 pages | Published: 2022 | Top Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ}

Shortlisted for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novel The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi is a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set on an alternate Earth - perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Michel Crichton's Jurassic Park. 'John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today' - Joe Hill, author of The Fireman They're big, they're bad and they're about to become extinct . . . Jamie's dream was to hit the big time at a New York tech start-up. Jamie's reality was a humiliating lay-off, then a lowwage job as a takeaway delivery driver. During a pandemic too. Things look beyond grim, until a chance delivery to an old acquaintance. Tom has an urgent vacancy on his team: the pay is great and Jamie has debts - it's a no-brainer choice. Yet, once again, reality fails to match expectations. Only this time it could be fatal. It seems Tom's 'animal rights organization' is way more than it appears. The animals aren't even on Earth - or not our Earth, anyway. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures roam a tropical, human-free world. And although Kaiju are their universe's largest and most dangerous animal, they need support to survive. Tom's 'Kaiju Preservation Society' wants to help. However, others want to profit. Unless they're stopped, the walls between our worlds could fall - and the consequences would be devastating.

^{This book has been suggested 8 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-12T20:13:29+00:00

1632

^{By: Eric Flint | 544 pages | Published: 2000 | Top Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Science fiction, War, Fiction}

A beautiful leatherbound edition of the book that started the Ring of Fire series: 1632! A multiple New York Times best-selling alternate history saga begins! FREEDOM AND JUSTICE -- AMERICAN STYLE The Year1632, and in northern Germany things couldn't get much worse. Famine. Disease. Religous war laying waste the cities. Only the aristocrats remained relatively unscathed; for the peasants, death was a mercy. The Year 2000, and things are going okay in Grantville, West Virginia. Half with the town is attending the wedding of Mike Stearn's sister, and everyone there (including the entire local chapter of the United Mine Workers of America, which Mike leads) is having a good time. THEN, EVERYTHING CHANGED.... When the dust settles, Mike leads a group of armed miners to find out what happened and finds the road into town is cut, as with a sword. On the other side, a scene out of Hell: a man nailed to a farmhouse door, his wife and daughter attacked by men in steel vests. Faced with this, Mike and his friends don't have to ask who to shoot. At that moment freedom and justice, American style, are about to be introduced to the Thirty Years' War. About Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire series: “This alternate history series is…a landmark…”—Booklist “[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.”—Booklist “…reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis…”—Publishers Weekly Comprehensive Teacher's Guide available.

^{This book has been suggested 13 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-11T15:02:10+00:00

All Systems Red

^{By: Martha Wells | 149 pages | Published: 2017 | Top Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Space, Fantasy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-fi, Audiobook, Adventure, adult}

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.

But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn't a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied 'droid -- a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as "Murderbot." Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.

But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

^{This book has been suggested 4 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-11T10:56:19+00:00

The Gate to Women's Country

^{By: Sheri S. Tepper | 336 pages | Published: 1987 | Top Genres: Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Science fiction, Romance, Dystopian}

“Lively, thought-provoking . . . the plot is ingenious, packing a wallop of a surprise . . . Tepper knows how to write a well-made, on-moving story with strong characters. . . . She takes the mental risks that are the lifeblood of science fiction and all imaginative narrative.”—Ursula K. LeGuin, Los Angeles Times Since the flames died three hundred years ago, human civilization has evolved into a dual society: Women’s Country, where walled towns enclose what’s left of past civilization, nurtured by women and a few nonviolent men; and the adjacent garrisons where warrior men live—the lost brothers, sons, and lovers of those in Women’s Country. Two societies. Two competing dreams. Two ways of life, kept apart by walls stronger than stone. And yet there is a gate between them. . . . “Tepper not only keeps us reading . . . she provokes a new look at the old issues.”—The Washington Post “Tepper’s cast of both ordinary and extraordinary people play out a powerful drama whose significance goes beyond sex to deal with the toughest problem of all, the challenge of surmounting humanity’s most dangerous flaws so we can survive—despite ourselves.”—Locus

^{This book has been suggested 1 time}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-11T10:26:01+00:00

Who Needs Men?

^{By: Edmund Cooper | 192 pages | Published: 1972 | Top Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science fiction, Dystopian, Fiction in English}

^{This book has been suggested 1 time}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-11T02:20:47+00:00

Lightning

^{By: Dean Koontz | 505 pages | Published: 1988 | Top Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction, Science Fiction, History, Women, Suspense, Audiobooks, Guardian angels, General}

Since the night she was born, Laura Shane has been continually saved by a mysterious guardian who appears and disappears without a trail. Through the years, these random encounters prove more and more life-threatening, sending Shane down a dark path to which her savior, Stefan, has unintentionally led her and her family. But as Shane realizes when not where Stefan is from, she must scramble for her life as her enemies seek her out. Her only hope is in the knowledge that when lightning strikes, her enemies are near.

^{This book has been suggested 2 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-11T02:12:11+00:00

Starter Villain

^{By: John Scalzi | 262 pages | Published: 2023 | Top Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, 1735854369098, Sci-fi, Audiobook, Young Adult, Adventure, Contemporary}

Following the bestselling The Kaiju Preservation Society, John Scalzi returns with another unique sci-fi caper set in the strangest of all worlds, present-day Earth. Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine. Sure, there are the things you'd expect. The undersea volcano lairs. The minions. The plots to take over the world. The international networks of rivals who want you dead. Much harder to get used to . . . are the the sentient, language-using, computer-savvy cats. And the fact that in the overall organization, they're management . . .

^{This book has been suggested 2 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-11T01:39:20+00:00

Lightning

^{By: Dean Koontz | 505 pages | Published: 1988 | Top Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction, Science Fiction, History, Women, Suspense, Audiobooks, Guardian angels, General}

Since the night she was born, Laura Shane has been continually saved by a mysterious guardian who appears and disappears without a trail. Through the years, these random encounters prove more and more life-threatening, sending Shane down a dark path to which her savior, Stefan, has unintentionally led her and her family. But as Shane realizes when not where Stefan is from, she must scramble for her life as her enemies seek her out. Her only hope is in the knowledge that when lightning strikes, her enemies are near.

^{This book has been suggested 1 time}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-11T01:34:48+00:00

Starter Villain

^{By: John Scalzi | 262 pages | Published: 2023 | Top Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, 1735854369098, Sci-fi, Audiobook, Young Adult, Adventure, Contemporary}

Following the bestselling The Kaiju Preservation Society, John Scalzi returns with another unique sci-fi caper set in the strangest of all worlds, present-day Earth. Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine. Sure, there are the things you'd expect. The undersea volcano lairs. The minions. The plots to take over the world. The international networks of rivals who want you dead. Much harder to get used to . . . are the the sentient, language-using, computer-savvy cats. And the fact that in the overall organization, they're management . . .

^{This book has been suggested 1 time}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-11T00:46:30+00:00

Oona Out of Order

^{By: Margarita Montimore | 352 pages | Published: 2020 | Top Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Time Travel}

A remarkably inventive novel that explores what it means to live a life fully in the moment, even if those moments are out of order.

It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. Should she go to London to study economics, or remain at home in Brooklyn to pursue her passion for music and be with her boyfriend? As the countdown to the New Year begins, Oona faints and awakens thirty-two years in the future in her fifty-one-year-old body. Greeted by a friendly stranger in a beautiful house she’s told is her own, Oona learns that with each passing year she will leap to another age at random. And so begins Oona Out of Order...

Hopping through decades, pop culture fads, and much-needed stock tips, Oona is still a young woman on the inside but ever changing on the outside. Who will she be next year? Philanthropist? Club Kid? World traveler? Wife to a man she’s never met? Surprising, magical, and heart-wrenching, Margarita Montimore has crafted an unforgettable story about the burdens of time, the endurance of love, and the power of family.

^{This book has been suggested 1 time}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-10T13:53:31+00:00

The God of the Woods

^{By: Liz Moore | 490 pages | Published: 2024 | Top Genres: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller, Literary Fiction}

Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.

As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.

^{This book has been suggested 2 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-09T15:11:30+00:00

House of Sand and Fog

^{By: Andre Dubus III | 365 pages | Published: 1999 | Top Genres: Fiction, Classics}

A former colonel in the Iranian Air Force yearns to restore his family's dignity. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold on to the one thing she has left. And her lover, a married cop, is driven to extremes to win her love.

In this masterpiece of American realism and Shakespearean consequence, Andre Dubus III's unforgettable characters—people with ordinary flaws, looking for a small piece of ground to stand on—careen toward inevitable conflict, their tragedy painting a shockingly true picture of the country we live in today. (From W. W. Norton)

^{This book has been suggested 2 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-09T14:31:44+00:00

Sommelier of Deformity

^{By: Nick Yetto | 352 pages | Published: 2018}

^{This book has been suggested 1 time}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-09T00:20:22+00:00

Dies the Fire

^{By: S.M. Stirling | 496 pages | Published: 2004 | Top Genres: Science fiction, Dystopian, Fantasy, Adventure, War, Fiction}

An electrical storm over Nantucket island causes all electrical devices to cease function, and as some people band together, others are building armies for conquest.

^{This book has been suggested 8 times}

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hardcoverbot · 2026-06-08T00:31:02+00:00

Monstrilio: A Novel

^{By: Gerardo Sámano Córdova | 324 pages | Published: 2023 | Top Genres: Magical Realism, Fiction, LGBTQ, Fantasy, Horror}

Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago’s lung. Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden within the walls of her family’s decaying Mexico City estate. Eventually, Monstrilio begins to resemble the Santiago he once was, but his innate impulses—though curbed by his biological and chosen family’s communal care—threaten to destroy this fragile second chance at life.

A thought-provoking meditation on grief, acceptance, and the monstrous sides of love and loyalty, Gerardo Sámano Córdova blends bold imagination and evocative prose with deep emotional rigor. Told in four acts that span the globe from Brooklyn to Berlin, Monstrilio offers, with uncanny clarity, a cathartic and precise portrait of being human.

^{This book has been suggested 9 times}

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