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2025

City

The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

Into the Unknown

Dinner with King Tut

Hamnet

Killing Commendatore

Dragonwatch

The Castle of Llyr

Dune Messiah

Love Letter to the Planet

My Education

Is a River Alive?

The Wild Robot Escapes

Project Hail Mary

Pure Colour

Stardust

Big Swiss

Diet for the Mind

Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus

The City of Gold and Lead

This Is How You Lose the Time War

The Virgin in the Garden

Abundance

Exhibit

The Black Cauldron

Milk Fed

Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Trilogy Book 2)

Stone by Stone

Imperial Earth

Perdido Street Station

The Pisces

The Listeners

All My Sins Remembered

Chasing Eden

The Fermata

How to be a Good Creature

A Heritage of Stars

The Vegetarian

Downward to the Earth

Vox

Miracles and Wonder

A Choice of Gods

Neuromancer

The Mastery of Love

All Fours

The Florentines

The Four Agreements

South of the Border, West of the Sun

The White Book

As She Climbed Across the Table

The Hobbit

A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

Return of the Dragon Slayers, 5

The Lions of Al-Rassan

The Book of Koli

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

If God Is Love

Rise of the Evening Star

Dracula

Wings of Fire 1: The Dragonet Prophecy

The Lost Heir (Wings of Fire #2)

The Hidden Kingdom (Wings of Fire #3)

Tomb of Horrors

The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire #4)

Aru Shah and the City of Gold

Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Volume 5)

The Brightest Night (Wings of Fire #5)

Moon Rising (Wings of Fire #6)

Winter Turning (Wings of Fire #7)

The Unwanteds

Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire #8)

Talons of Power (Wings of Fire #9)

Grip of the Shadow Plague

Wild Dark Shore

Darkness of Dragons (Wings of Fire #10)

The Lost Continent

The Hive Queen

The Poison Jungle (Wings of Fire #13)

Island of Silence

Island of Fire

The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire #14)

The Flames of Hope

Want

Darkstalker (Wings of Fire: Legends)

Wrath of the Dragon King

Leviathan

Spread Me

The Crystal Shard

Dragonslayer (Wings of Fire: Legends)

Sunward

The Employees

Taran Wanderer

Artificial Condition

Exit to Eden

Streams of Silver

Warriors

Island of Legends

The River Has Roots

The Chronicles of Amber

Slow Gods

The High King

2024

The Map of Knowledge

Station Eleven

The Last Days of New Paris

The Book of Three

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

The White Mountains

Rose/House

Grendel

The War of the Worlds

Absolution

Want

A Study in Scarlet

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

Greek Lessons

Black Holes

The Art of Happiness

Gideon the Ninth

Acceptance

When Jesus Came To Harvard: Making Moral Choices Today

Anathem

The Diamond Age

The Secret Life of the Universe

The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets

The Book of Elsewhere

The Allure of the Multiverse

The Laws of Connection

Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead

Shift

Natural Magic

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Eversion

Savor

The Art of Living

Prisoners of Geography

Enlightenment

After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations

Mal Goes to War

Our Moon

The Magicians

The Amen Effect

Stella Maris

The Passenger

Village in the Sky

Exhalation

Bewilderment: A Novel

The Wild Robot

All Systems Red

Lessons in Chemistry

Peace Like a River

The Underworld

Machine Vendetta

The Player of Games

The Essex Serpent

The Heroes of Olympus, Book Four: The House of Hades

Return to the Isle of the Lost (Volume 2)

The Blood of Olympus

Sea of Tranquility

Jesus and Nonviolence

The Red Pyramid

Kane Chronicles, The, Book Two: The Throne of Fire

The Finest Hours

The Kane Chronicles, Book Three: The Serpent's Shadow

The Sword of Summer

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 The Hammer of Thor

The Lost Heir (Wings of Fire #2)

Fablehaven

The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One)

The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire #14)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess

Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Bohemia

The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)

Absolution (Southern Reach, #4)

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #7)

Greek Lessons

Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe

Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)

Teachings on Love

Circling Home

Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets

The Book of Elsewhere

BRZRKR, Volume 1

The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes

Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6)

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics

Arcade Catastrophe (The Candy Shop War, #2)

Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

The Candy Shop War (The Candy Shop War, #1)

The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good

The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, #2)

The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

Escape from the Isle of the Lost (Descendants #4)

The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

Peace Like a River

The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean

Hate That Cat (Jack, #2)

Love That Dog (Jack, #1)

Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't

Chasing the Prophecy (Beyonders, #3)

Rise of the Isle of the Lost (Descendants #3)

Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency #3)

Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way

Return to the Isle of the Lost (Descendants #2)

The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4)

Gilgamesh the King

2023

A Room with a View

Rubicon

Women in Love

Artemis

Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe

The Blue Fox

Queen of Angels

The Kaiju Preservation Society

The Memory Police

A Thousand Brains

Mickey7

The Graveyard Book

Little, Big

1Q84

Quaker Quicks - Quaker Shaped Christianity

A World Without Heroes

The Book of Shane: Complete Collection (Spirit Animals: Special Edition): Complete Collection

The Little Book of the Hidden People

Tales of the Great Beasts (Spirit Animals: Special Edition)

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Surrender

Icelandic Folk Legends

Victory City

Norse Mythology

Odd and the Frost Giants

The Stars, Like Dust

Signs and Wonders

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 1 The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 1)

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Solaris

Earthlight

Out of Africa / Shadows on the Grass

Antimatter Blues

Platonic

The Art of Communicating

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

Possession

Slowness

The Ship of the Dead

Wool

How to Read Nature

Stella Maris

The Lightning Thief

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Eyes of the Void

Battle of the Labyrinth, The (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)

Number 9 dream

Mindful Eating

Lost Hero, The (Heroes of Olympus, The, Book One)

Far from the Madding Crowd

The Complete Stalky and Co.

The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #3)

The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2)

The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)

Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

Starter Villain

Happiness, Love, and Liberation: Insights and Teachings from Buddhist Psychology

The Isle of the Lost (Descendants #1)

Poor Things

Ice Station Zebra

The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3)

Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

Permafrost

Beacon 23 (Beacon 23, #1-5)

Women in Love

The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)

Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

Jason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica)

How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves

Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe

Theogony

The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)

Soldier of the Mist (Latro, #1)

Peace Is Every Breath: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life

Metamorphoses

Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2)

Lore Olympus: Volume Four (Lore Olympus, #4)

Lore Olympus: Volume Five

The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1)

Lore Olympus: Volume Three (Lore Olympus, #3)

Lore Olympus: Volume Two (Lore Olympus, #2)

The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)

Lore Olympus: Volume One (Lore Olympus, #1)

How to Read Nature: Awaken Your Senses to the Outdoors You’ve Never Noticed (Natural Navigation)

The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)

The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths

The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)

Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)

This World is Full of Monsters

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends

The Blue Fox

Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2)

Earthlight

The Kaiju Preservation Society

The Memory Police

A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence

Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)

Signs and Wonders (Harmony, #3)

The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1)

Victory City

Tales of the Fallen Beasts (Spirit Animals, #0.6)

Tales of the Great Beasts (Spirit Animals, #0.5)

Icelandic Folk Legends: Tales of apparitions, outlaws and things unseen

Journey to the Center of the Earth

The Little Book of the Hidden People: Twenty Stories of Elves from Icelandic Folklore

The Dragon's Eye (Spirit Animals: Fall of the Beasts #8)

Stormspeaker (Spirit Animals: Fall of the Beasts #7)

The Wildcat's Claw (Spirit Animals: Fall of the Beasts #6)

The Age of Innocence