for June 2026
by Susanna Clarke
2020
by Shen Tao
2026 · 352 pages
Nominated by Megan H
““Brutal, tragic but beautiful story” booktoker”
by Ann Leckie
2013 · 432 pages
Nominated by John Wayne
“I’ve heard amazing things. Local author!”
by Alix E. Harrow
2025
by Neal Stephenson
2015
Nominated by blinberg
by Naomi Novik
2018
Nominated by phillipdraffle
“A Jewess is caught in a supernatural conflict between the forces of the Tsar and a race of fae. Can she survive with her wits which she uses to spin silver into gold?”
by Scott Lynch
2007
by Daniel Keyes
1994
“It's emotional, thought provoking, and sticks with you.”
by David Gemmell
“The father of epic fantasy, Legend is David Gemmell’s debut novel, which he wrote while he was battling against cancer.”
by Eliezer Yudkowsky
2010 · 2001 pages
Nominated by molly
“alternate-universe Harry Potter fan-fiction wherein Petunia has married an Oxford biochemistry professor and young genius Harry grows up fascinated by science and science fiction.”