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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

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fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

Return of the Thief

The Queen's Thief #6

Megan Whalen Turner

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense slow-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

393 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

The King of Attolia

The Queen's Thief #3

Megan Whalen Turner

387 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

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fiction fantasy young adult adventurous medium-paced
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

The Raven Tower

Ann Leckie

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Wayfarers #1

Becky Chambers

518 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis by Michael E. Mann

Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis

Michael E. Mann

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

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nonfiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Neverwhere

London Below #1

Neil Gaiman

370 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

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fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie

The Wisdom of Crowds

The Age of Madness #3

Joe Abercrombie

528 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced