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#1
Warhammer 40K
4.8
(17)
"I love the Horus heresy."
"The most common way to jump in is just find a book focused on the faction or character you like."
"Eisenhorn."
"The Ciaphas Cain novels are some of the best Warhammer 40k writing."
"Eisenhorn. Gaunt's Ghost."
"The Eisenhorn series. Straight up."
"Eisenhorn!!!!"
"For 40k: any Ciaphas Cain novel."
"Eisenhorn is one of the best detective novel series I've ever read."
"They are perfect novels."
#2
Stephen King
5.0
(11)
"The Shining"
"I think his scariest book is Pet Sematary, but The Shining is probably the best place to start."
"Is kind of perfect for a snowy weekend."
"Is one of King's best books."
"Since you have it, I would say The Shining otherwise Misery is a really good snow horror book."
"Misery by Stephen King is a good option."
"I love reading the shining for isolationist horror in a snow storm!"
#3
N/A
4.9
(8)
"I read Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, and I love it."
"I'm reading Fourth Wing and absolutely loving it!!!"
"The Reverie by Peter Fehervari, the house of night and chain was good."
"The Reverie is my favorite 40k horror book."
"I loved reverse 4 you, both the show and novel."
"REVERSE 4 You novel is soo much better than the adaptation."
"I’m having a blast. Definitely recommend."
"Into the Drowning Deep is a fun read!"
#4
Margaret Atwood
5.0
(6)
"Oryx and Crake by the inimitable Margaret Atwood."
"Oryx and Crake by Atwood and The Stand by King."
"Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. The entire trilogy is fantastic."
"The MadAddam Trilogy by Margaret Atwood. I listened to it during the pandemic and it was mind bending."
"Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood"
""Oryx and Crake" and the rest of Atwood's Madaddam trilogy"
#5
Ascendance of a Bookworm
5.0
(4)
"I'd strongly recommend "Ascendance of a Bookworm"."
"Ascendancy of a bookworm. It’s one of my favorite series ever written."
"Ascendance of a Bookworm"
"Ascendance of a Bookworm: The best world building of any media I've ever experienced."
#6
Ania Ahlborn
5.0
(4)
"Another good snowy one is The Shuddering"
"Would be perfect!!"
"The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn."
#7
Jasper Fforde
4.0
(5)
"Shades of Grey"
"Red Side Story"
"Totally off the wall (but in the best way), dark and humorous."
"Great world building too."
"Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde."
#8
Ronald Malfi
5.0
(4)
"Bone White by Ronald Malfi."
#9
Dan Simmons
4.8
(4)
"Great for a scary cold mood!"
"The Terror by Dan Simmons."
"The Terror by Dan Simmons."
"Since you like historical fiction, I'd recommend "The Terror", by Dan Simmons."
#10
Brandon Sanderson
4.8
(4)
"Way of Kings"
"People take a metal (drug) and gain a superpower."
"Definitely Brandon Sanderson. Start with Mistborn."
"Mistborn- a very balanced fantasy, solid magic system."
#11
Michelle Paver
4.3
(4)
"So creepy and cold."
"Is great, I hope you enjoy it."
"A quick read!"
#12
Ira Levin
4.0
(4)
"This perfect day by Ira levin."
"This Perfect Day - Ira Levin."
"This Perfect Day by Ira Levin."
"This Perfect Day by Ira Levin."
#13
Ally Wilkes
5.0
(3)
"If you ever get your hands on All the white spaces by Ally Wilkes... That one by far is the most wintery horror book I have."
"I just finished All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes. It was amazing!!"
"For recommendations I'd nominate All The White Spaces by Ally Wilkes."
#14
Felix Blackwell
5.0
(3)
"!!!"
"Creepy AF and claustrophobically snowy."
#15
Peter Heller
5.0
(3)
"The Dog Stars by Peter Heller."
"The Dog Stars by Peter Heller is one of my favorites."
"*The Dog Stars* by Peter Heller - a great novel, similar to McCarthy’s *The Road* but less bleak and hopeless."
#16
Michael Crichton
4.7
(3)
"I really liked Sphere by Michael Crichton."
"Definitely a captivating read that keeps you on the edge of your seat."
"Sphere by Michael Crichton is an oldie-but-goodie."
#17
Darcy Coates
4.7
(3)
"Both were 5 star reads for me."
"Dead of winter - Darcy Coates."
#18
Joe Hill
4.7
(3)
"Has extensive snowy vibes. Long but really good!"
"NOS4A2 - Joe Hill."
"Think you'd enjoy."
#19
Paul Lynch
4.3
(3)
"Won the Booker Prize last year."
"It’s 1984 meets Cormac Mcarthy."
"Hard to argue it's lesser known because it won the Booker Prize in 2023, but worth checking out."
#20
Rebuild World
4.0
(3)
"Rebuild World is a sci fi in a dystopian world with great world building."
"Rebuild World: Solid story and the editor has a PhD in literary studies."
"Rebuild World."
#21
Sequoia Nagamatsu
4.0
(3)
"How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu."
"How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu it's a messed up view of a future."
#22
Madeline Miller
5.0
(2)
"Not only a gay novel but in my top 10 of all-time books."
#23
Gerald Lund
5.0
(2)
"Highly recommend "The Alliance" by Gerald N. Lund."
"I really enjoyed “The Alliance” by Gerald Lund. It’s a sci-fi/dystopia with some themes about agency thrown in."
#24
Mother of Learning
5.0
(2)
"Considered peak in the pf genre."
"Mother of Learning is a great novel."
#25
Konosuba
5.0
(2)
"Konosuba is a really good choice, Kazuma and Rudues are a bit the same"
"Konosuba - is definitely my favourite."
#26
Lord of Mysteries
5.0
(2)
"Lord of the Mysteries"
"Lord of Mysteries - This got me into reading webnovels, read it if you like mystery mix with world building."
#27
Justin Cronin
5.0
(2)
"You won't regret it!"
"Immersive with great characters, solid world building."
#28
QJJ
5.0
(2)
"I actually have a lottttttttt but I'll say."
"Both are honestly peak and the best most well written works of literature."
#29
Royal Road
5.0
(2)
"Love Shadow Slave and LOTM. Royal Road is a great platform for western authors."
"Royal Road is full of great novels."
#30
Peter Straub
5.0
(2)
"Ghost Story by Peter Straub."
#31
Robert McCammon
5.0
(2)
"“Swan Song” by Robert McCammon is very good."
"Swan Song by Robert McCammon."
#32
Adam Nevill
5.0
(2)
"The ritual - Adam Nevill."
#33
Alma Katsu
5.0
(2)
"Its fantastic"
"For a rec that you don’t have, The Hunger by Alma Katsu is about the Donner Party."
#34
Jacqueline Harpman
5.0
(2)
"I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman"
"I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman"
#35
David Sodergren
5.0
(2)
"Maggie's Grave and The Haar are excellent folk horror."
"The Haar by David Sodagren."
#36
Witch Hat Atelier
5.0
(2)
"*Witch Hat Atelier* is incredible. The artwork is absolutely stunning, the characters are so loveable..."
"*Witch Hat Atelier* would be a good match. Though actually a manga, not a graphic novel."
#37
CJ Tudor
5.0
(2)
"The Drift by CJ Tudor is a good snowy horror novel!"
"The drift - CJ Tudor."
#38
Ling Ma
4.5
(2)
"Severance by Ling Ma"
"A unique take on the apocalypse genre."
#39
Maxime J. Durand
4.5
(2)
"Is an excellent series if you haven't read it."
"Both of them are timelooping story."
#40
Paolo Bacigalupi
4.5
(2)
"Paola Bacigalupi is phenomenal at dystopian: The Windup Girl."
"Environmental disaster. His books are like that."
#41
Kurt Vonnegut
4.5
(2)
"Is exactly what you are looking for."
"Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut"
#42
Nick Cutter
4.5
(2)
"Nick Cutter’s *The Deep* is exactly what you’re looking for."
"The Deep by Nick Cutter."
#43
Cradle
4.5
(2)
"Also considered peak in the pf genre."
"Mandatory Cradle mention, poor girl has scars absolutely everywhere. She's really badass too."
#44
I Eat Tomatoes
4.5
(2)
"Considered one of the best authors of the genre."
"A good entry novel into the genre with an easy-to-understand cultivation system."
#45
John Brunner
4.5
(2)
"Let's go old school, folks.
John Brunner. "The Sheep Look Up" - environmental collapse, written late 70s. Brunner is always worth reading."
"Strangely obscure. Should be taught in high school along with a brave new world and 1984."
#46
David Brin
4.5
(2)
"The Postman by David Brin"
#47
Helene Wecker
4.5
(2)
"Check out The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker."
"The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker felt really calm and gentle to me overall."
#48
Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.5
(2)
"Children of series by Adrian Tchaikovsky deals with consciousness arising."
"Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky - science fiction."
#49
VA-11 HALL-A
4.5
(2)
"VA-11 Hall-A is pretty fun and takes 18 hours or less. It was the first game that got me into visual novel games and one of my all time favorites."
"VA-11 HALL-A - a great little bartending game."
#50
Apothecary Diaries
4.0
(2)
"Apothecary Diaries is a well written detective series and has both a manga and anime to help with the visualisation."
"Apothecary Diaries."
#51
TJ Newman
4.0
(2)
"Drowning by TJ Newman."
"It’s a quick read and I think it might match with the vibe you are looking for."
#52
Omar El Akkad
4.0
(2)
"Sand by Hugh Howey."
#53
Your Forma
4.0
(2)
"Your Forma for sure - a scifi series with police work."
"Your Forma (Light novel, has an anime in the works), Gosick (has an anime). Both are mystery/detective stories."
#54
Mary Shelley
4.0
(2)
"Frankenstein."
"Frankenstein by Mary Shelley."
#55
John Wyndham
4.0
(2)
"The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is a great dystopian novel."
"The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is the proto teen dystopian novel."
#56
Lincoln Child
4.0
(2)
"Deep Storm by Lincoln Child is a pretty decent thriller."
"Deep Storm by Lincoln Child."
#57
Karen Thompson Walker
4.0
(2)
"There's a book called the Age of Miracles based on the premise of the Earth's rotation starting to slow and how people deal with that reality."
"Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker."
#58
Danganronpa
4.0
(2)
"Danganronpa1+2+3 and Ai The somnium files 1+2."
"I love Ace Attorney and played the recommended Danganronpa as well."
#59
Ian Rankin
5.0
(1)
"I second Ian Rankin. Especially his Rebus novels."
#60
Bookgirl and the Suicidal Mime
5.0
(1)
"I just read one volume, but Bookgirl and the suicidal mime is amazing."
#61
Otome Domain
5.0
(1)
"Otome Domain is less than 15 hours but one of my favorite moeges, I love the heroines and Minato is a solid MC, super recommended."
#62
Patrick Ness
5.0
(1)
"It was quite an incredible read."
#63
John C McCrae
5.0
(1)
"Both series are excellent examples of Capepunk."
#64
Neil Gaiman
5.0
(1)
"Sandman - Neil Gaiman."
#65
AI The Somnium Files
4.0
(1)
"AI The Somnium Files (alongside its sequel, Nirvana Initiative) is the spiritual successor to the Zero Escape franchise."
#66
Doki Doki Literature Club
4.0
(1)
"Doki Doki Literature Club got a fantastic re-release for Switch in 2021."
#67
Waterland
4.0
(1)
"*Waterland* is a really wonderful novel."
#68
Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc
4.0
(1)
"Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc - great atmosphere and visual design."
#69
Fair and Tender Ladies
4.0
(1)
"Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith"
#70
Everything Under
4.0
(1)
"A strange, fascinating, flawed novel about grief is _Everything Under_ by Daisy Johnson."
#71
Minnow
4.0
(1)
"Minnow by James E. McTeer II"
#72
Evvie Drake Starts Over
4.0
(1)
"Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes"
#73
Marty Trench
4.0
(1)
"The new Marty Trench series (two are out now, third coming) are really good."
#74
The Guncle
4.0
(1)
"The Guncle by Steven Rowley"
#75
This Tender Land
4.0
(1)
"This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger"
#76
The Warehouse
4.0
(1)
"The Warehouse by Rob Hart is fun and full of Amazon commentary."
#77
Horace Afoot
4.0
(1)
"Horace Afoot by Frederick Reuss"
#78
Southernmost
4.0
(1)
"Southernmost by Silas House"
#79
The Apothecary Diaries
4.0
(1)
"The Apothecary Diaries - set in a fictionalised version of Ancient China."
#80
The Music of Bees
4.0
(1)
"The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin"
#81
Lifelike Creatures
4.0
(1)
"Lifelike Creatures by Rebecca Baum"
#82
Gekkou
4.0
(1)
"I loved Gekkou even though It's only a one-shot."
#83
Mercy Creek
4.0
(1)
"Mercy Creek by Matt Matthews"
#84
Even as We Breathe
4.0
(1)
"Even as We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle"
#85
Narcissu
4.0
(1)
"The tear-jerking narcissu series is worth reading, especially side 2nd."
#86
Eva Ibbotson
4.0
(1)
"A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson - a young British woman runs away to join a South America-bound ballet company."
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