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Blood Meridian
by Cormac McCarthy
Based on incidents that took place in the southwestern United States and Mexico around 1850, this novel chronicles the crimes of a band of desperados, with a particular focus on one outlaw, known as "the Kid," a boy of fourteen.
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Once a Runner
by John L. Parker
A mainstream republication of a cult-classic tale inspired by the author's experiences as a collegiate champion follows the story of distance runner Quenton Cassidy, who is suspended from the track team for his involvement in an athlete protest and risks his future prospects to train on a monastic retreat with an Olympic medalist.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch
Vowing to bring down the omnipotent crime boss running the city, a group of Gentlemen Bastards, led by the eccentric Locke Lamora, sets out to beat the Capa at his own criminal game, taking on other thieves, murderers, beggars, prostitutes, and thugs in the process.
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The High King
by Lloyd Alexander
In this final part of the chronicle of Prydain, the forces of good and evil meet in an ultimate confrontation, which determines the fate of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper who wanted to be a hero.
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Dune
by Frank Herbert
Opposing forces struggle for control of the universe when the archenemy of the Emperor is banished to a barren world where water is the most precious commodity
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Liminal States
by Zack Parsons
Over a hundred years after a showdown between arch enemies Gideon Long and Warren Groves altered a nation's history, humanity hangs in the balance once again as Gideon and Warren, immortalized by the foreign alchemy of an alien presence, set the stage for their final fight.
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Redwall
by Brian Jacques
When the peaceful life in and around ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse resolves to find a legendary sword that he is convinced will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy their enemies. Reprint.
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The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
Haboring secret preoccupations with a magical land he read about in a childhood fantasy series, Quentin Coldwater is unexpectedly admitted into an exclusive college of magic and rigorously educated in modern sorcery.
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Little heaven : a novel
by Nick Cutter
A trio of mismatched mercenaries is hired by a young woman to evaluate the safety of a boy who may have been taken against his will to a New Mexico backwoods settlement, where the mercenaries encounter paranoia, mistrust, and insanity in the shadow of a monolithic idol
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Uzumaki : spiral into horror
by Junji Itō
Collects the complete story of Shuichi Saito, who believes that his town is haunted by the uzumaki, a spiral, hypnotic secret shape of the world that manifests itself in various ways and causes madness among the inhabitants
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Best served cold
by Joe Abercrombie
Hiring an elite team of wealthy and powerful mercenaries to kill successful sibling rivals Monzcarro and Benna, the Grand Duke Orso fears he may have made a tactical error when Monzcarro forges a gruesome plot to avenge her brother
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