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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories

Franz Kafka

88 pages • first pub 1915 (editions) user-added

fiction classics literary magical realism dark reflective sad medium-paced
A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll

A Guest in the House

E.M. Carroll

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction graphic novel horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Crimson Moth by Kristen Ciccarelli

The Crimson Moth

The Crimson Moth #1

Kristen Ciccarelli

432 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

274 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction crime literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

353 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

The Wrath & the Dawn

The Wrath and the Dawn #1

Renée Ahdieh

421 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

530 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Inside Man by K.J. Parker

Inside Man

Prosper's Demon #2

K.J. Parker

144 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror challenging dark fast-paced
Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

Home Is Where the Bodies Are

Jeneva Rose

249 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced