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#1
Warhammer 40K
4.6
(21)
"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
4.8
(13)
"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!"
"It by Stephen King or The Shining"
"All four stories are good reads, and they aren’t all supernatural horror with two firmly grounded in reality, so it’s a good place to start for new horror readers."
#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
Michelle Paver
4.3
(4)
"So creepy and cold."
"Is great, I hope you enjoy it."
"A quick read!"
#11
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."
#12
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."
#13
Felix Blackwell
5.0
(3)
"!!!"
"Creepy AF and claustrophobically snowy."
#14
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."
#15
Joe Hill
4.7
(3)
"Has extensive snowy vibes. Long but really good!"
"NOS4A2 - Joe Hill."
"Think you'd enjoy."
#16
Darcy Coates
4.7
(3)
"Both were 5 star reads for me."
"Dead of winter - Darcy Coates."
#17
Brandon Sanderson
4.7
(3)
"People take a metal (drug) and gain a superpower."
"Definitely Brandon Sanderson. Start with Mistborn."
"Mistborn- a very balanced fantasy, solid magic system."
#18
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."
#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
Peter Straub
5.0
(2)
"Ghost Story by Peter Straub."
#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
Konosuba
5.0
(2)
"Konosuba is a really good choice, Kazuma and Rudues are a bit the same"
"Konosuba - is definitely my favourite."
#25
Mother of Learning
5.0
(2)
"Considered peak in the pf genre."
"Mother of Learning is a great novel."
#26
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."
#27
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."
#28
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."
#29
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."
#30
Justin Cronin
5.0
(2)
"You won't regret it!"
"Immersive with great characters, solid world building."
#31
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."
#32
Robert McCammon
5.0
(2)
"“Swan Song” by Robert McCammon is very good."
"Swan Song by Robert McCammon."
#33
Jacqueline Harpman
5.0
(2)
"I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman"
"I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman"
#34
Madeline Miller
5.0
(2)
"Not only a gay novel but in my top 10 of all-time books."
#35
Adam Nevill
5.0
(2)
"The ritual - Adam Nevill."
#36
CJ Tudor
5.0
(2)
"The Drift by CJ Tudor is a good snowy horror novel!"
"The drift - CJ Tudor."
#37
The Expanse
5.0
(2)
"The Expanse series are amazing. My favourite realistic sci fi books."
"For sci-fi? The Expanse."
#38
David Sodergren
5.0
(2)
"Maggie's Grave and The Haar are excellent folk horror."
"The Haar by David Sodagren."
#39
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."
#40
Ling Ma
4.5
(2)
"Severance by Ling Ma"
"A unique take on the apocalypse genre."
#41
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."
#42
Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.5
(2)
"Children of series by Adrian Tchaikovsky deals with consciousness arising."
"Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky - science fiction."
#43
Nick Cutter
4.5
(2)
"Nick Cutter’s *The Deep* is exactly what you’re looking for."
"The Deep by Nick Cutter."
#44
David Brin
4.5
(2)
"The Postman by David Brin"
#45
Kurt Vonnegut
4.5
(2)
"Is exactly what you are looking for."
"Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut"
#46
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."
#47
Paolo Bacigalupi
4.5
(2)
"Paola Bacigalupi is phenomenal at dystopian: The Windup Girl."
"Environmental disaster. His books are like that."
#48
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."
#49
Maxime J. Durand
4.5
(2)
"Is an excellent series if you haven't read it."
"Both of them are timelooping story."
#50
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."
#51
Omar El Akkad
4.0
(2)
"Sand by Hugh Howey."
#52
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."
#53
Lincoln Child
4.0
(2)
"Deep Storm by Lincoln Child is a pretty decent thriller."
"Deep Storm by Lincoln Child."
#54
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."
#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
Mary Shelley
4.0
(2)
"Frankenstein."
"Frankenstein by Mary Shelley."
#57
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."
#58
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."
#59
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."
#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
CLANNAD
5.0
(1)
"CLANNAD - Released back in 2004, it is set at a Japanese high school, considered one of the greatest VNs and influenced lots of later ones, including Katawa Shoujo."
#63
Slay the Princess
5.0
(1)
"Slay the Princess is one of the only Visual Novels I’ve played but I really liked it, 9/10."
#64
G-Senjou no Maou
5.0
(1)
"G-Senjou no Maou I think is just the right blend of serious and light-hearted stuff that suits most people."
#65
Charles Bukowski
5.0
(1)
"My personal favorites are: Last Night of the Earth Poems & Ham on Rye."
#66
The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real!
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend **Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon** and **The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real!**"
#67
Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend **Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon** and **The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real!**"
#68
Princess Evangile
5.0
(1)
"Princess Evangile is one of the OG English-translated games and has A+ romance."
#69
Milan Kundera
5.0
(1)
"The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera."
#70
Will Sliney
5.0
(1)
"His graphic novel about Cú Chulainn might be a good choice"
#71
Charles Stross
5.0
(1)
"Anything by Charles Stross."
#72
Sarah Winman
4.0
(1)
"Maybe Still Life by Sarah Winman?"
#73
Sharon Shinn
4.0
(1)
"Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn - a coming of age fantasy novel."
#74
L.M. Montgomery
4.0
(1)
"The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery - a young woman."
#75
Sarah Brooks
4.0
(1)
"The Cautious Travellers Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks - fantasy"
#76
Ada Palmer
4.0
(1)
"*Terra Ignota* by Ada Palmer if one is into books with complex world-spanning events."
#77
Elizabeth Goudge
4.0
(1)
"Elizabeth Goudge is both obscure and gentle."
#78
Anthony Horowitz
4.0
(1)
"The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz - low stakes mystery + humour."
#79
Richard Osman
4.0
(1)
"Thursday Murder Club or We Solve Murders by Richard Osman - low stakes mystery + humour."
#80
Philip Fracassi
4.0
(1)
"The third rule of time travel by Philip Fracassi."
#81
Harukoi Otome
3.0
(1)
"Last but not least there's Harukoi Otome which I had a fond memories of."
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