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The 52 Book Club's 2025 Challenge - hosted by the52bookclub

Non-human antagonist
An antagonist is the opposing force in a story. It may be a character, group, force, idea, etc. It is an opposer working against the protagonist's (leading character's) goals. This is what creates the main conflict in the story. Traditionally, we think of an antagonist as "the bad guy" or the villain of the story.

A non-human antagonist doesn't necessarily need to be a physical character. It could also be nature, technology, disease, the protagonist's own emotions, a hostile environment, society, etc. 
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The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown

The Society of Unknowable Objects

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341 pages • hardcover • 2025

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The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

The Death of Jane Lawrence

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366 pages • digital • 2021

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The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson

The Lost War

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486 pages • digital • 2019

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City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

City of Ashes

The Mortal Instruments #2

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453 pages • hardcover • 2008

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Lattes and Spirits by Alyn Troy

Lattes and Spirits

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212 pages • digital • 2020

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Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Coraline

Neil Gaiman

208 pages • digital • 2002

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The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

The Titan's Curse

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3

Rick Riordan

322 pages • digital • 2007

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Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester L. Laminack

Three Hens and a Peacock

Lester L. Laminack

1 pages • hardcover • 2011

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Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare

Chain of Iron

The Last Hours #2

Cassandra Clare

637 pages • paperback • 2021

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Berserk, Vol. 2 by Kentaro Miura

Berserk, Vol. 2

ベルセルク / Berserk #2

Kentaro Miura

233 pages • paperback • 1991

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