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Warriors of God by Andrzej Sapkowski

Warriors of God

Hussite Trilogy #2

Andrzej Sapkowski

432 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin, Margot Paronis

The Tombs of Atuan

Earthsea Cycle #2

Ursula K. Le Guin, Margot Paronis

180 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

Dune Messiah

Dune #2

Frank Herbert

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Citadel of Forgotten Myths by Michael Moorcock

The Citadel of Forgotten Myths

The Elric Saga #1.5

Michael Moorcock

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

241 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction dark emotional sad slow-paced
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West

Cormac McCarthy

384 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark slow-paced
Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman, Chip Kidd

Make Good Art

Chip Kidd, Neil Gaiman

80 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction art essays informative reflective medium-paced
City of Night by John Rechy

City of Night

John Rechy

400 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging reflective slow-paced
The Life of a Stupid Man by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

The Life of a Stupid Man

Penguin Little Black Classics #56

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

55 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark reflective sad fast-paced
Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends by Anita Diamant

Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends

Anita Diamant

304 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction religion reflective medium-paced
The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps by Heinz Heger

The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps

Heinz Heger

120 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies by Vito Russo

The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies

Vito Russo

368 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction art history lgbtqia+ challenging informative slow-paced
The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think by Jennifer Ackerman

The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think

Jennifer Ackerman

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative medium-paced
The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained by Colin Dickey

The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained

Colin Dickey

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history informative mysterious reflective medium-paced