Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

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A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

A Marvellous Light

The Last Binding #1

Freya Marske

375 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Gemina by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

Gemina

The Illuminae Files #2

Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

659 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction science fiction young adult adventurous emotional fast-paced
The Martian by Andy Weir

The Martian

The Martian #1

Andy Weir

384 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous funny tense medium-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings #0

J.R.R. Tolkien

390 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy literary middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Her Cyborg by Nellie C. Lind

Her Cyborg

Bound by Her #1

Nellie C. Lind

174 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction romance science fiction mysterious medium-paced
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill #1

Abbi Waxman

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
Tolstoy Selected Stories by Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy Selected Stories

Leo Tolstoy

301 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective fast-paced
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories

Leo Tolstoy

521 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics short stories challenging emotional medium-paced
Don't Cosplay with My Heart by Cecil Castellucci

Don't Cosplay with My Heart

Cecil Castellucci

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1

Something is Killing the Children (Collected Editions) #1

James Tynion IV

128 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction comics horror adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced