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Wrayth
by Philippa Ballantine • 2012
A paralyzed Deacon enters a nightmare fortress to uncover the truth hidden in her blood.
3.90
1k+
Wrayth Summary
Wrayth 89%
A paralyzed Deacon enters a nightmare fortress to uncover the truth hidden in her blood.
by Philippa Ballantine 2012
3.90
1k+ ratings
The Silence Factory
by Bridget Collins • 2024
Seeking silence for his grief, a widower finds a factory where spiders spin refuge and ruin.
3.42
4k+
The Silence Factory Summary
The Silence Factory 89%
Seeking silence for his grief, a widower finds a factory where spiders spin refuge and ruin.
by Bridget Collins 2024
3.42
4k+ ratings
Weavingshaw
by Heba Al-Wasity • 2026
To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.
4.12
9k+
Weavingshaw Summary
Weavingshaw 89%
To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.
by Heba Al-Wasity 2026
4.12
9k+ ratings
Geist
by Philippa Ballantine • 2010
A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.
3.64
4k+
Geist Summary
Geist 89%
A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.
by Philippa Ballantine 2010
3.64
4k+ ratings
Reliquary
by Douglas Preston • 1997
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
4.04
51k+
Reliquary Summary
Reliquary 88%
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
by Douglas Preston 1997
4.04
51k+ ratings
Spectyr
by Philippa Ballantine • 2011
Two Deacons race to save the man they love from a goddess who weaponizes faith.
3.88
2k+
Spectyr Summary
Spectyr 88%
Two Deacons race to save the man they love from a goddess who weaponizes faith.
by Philippa Ballantine 2011
3.88
2k+ ratings
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
by Anne Rice • 2016
Vampire prince Lestat's spirit recalls Atlantis. Its survivors surface with the truth of his kind.
3.80
10k+
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis Summary
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis 88%
Vampire prince Lestat's spirit recalls Atlantis. Its survivors surface with the truth of his kind.
by Anne Rice 2016
3.80
10k+ ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 88%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Ordinary Monsters
by J.M. Miro • 2022
Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.
3.77
23k+
Ordinary Monsters Summary
Ordinary Monsters 88%
Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.
by J.M. Miro 2022
3.77
23k+ ratings
Senlin Ascends
by Josiah Bancroft • 2013
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
4.11
34k+
Senlin Ascends Summary
Senlin Ascends 88%
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
by Josiah Bancroft 2013
4.11
34k+ ratings
When Darkness Loves Us
by Elizabeth Engstrom • 1985
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
4.01
2k+
When Darkness Loves Us Summary
When Darkness Loves Us 88%
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
by Elizabeth Engstrom 1985
4.01
2k+ ratings
Innamorata
by Ava Reid • 2026
A silent woman trained in resurrection must help her cousin marry the prince she loves.
3.58
4k+
Innamorata Summary
Innamorata 88%
A silent woman trained in resurrection must help her cousin marry the prince she loves.
by Ava Reid 2026
3.58
4k+ ratings
Nestlings
by Nat Cassidy • 2023
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
3.78
28k+
Nestlings Summary
Nestlings 88%
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
by Nat Cassidy 2023
3.78
28k+ ratings
Starling House
by Alix E. Harrow • 2023
A desperate woman takes a job inside a sentient house. Below the floors, old nightmares stir.
3.78
169k+
Starling House Summary
Starling House 88%
A desperate woman takes a job inside a sentient house. Below the floors, old nightmares stir.
by Alix E. Harrow 2023
3.78
169k+ ratings
Night Lords
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden • 2014
A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.
4.67
2k+
Night Lords Summary
Night Lords 88%
A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2014
4.67
2k+ ratings
Bringer of Dust
by J.M. Miro • 2024
Lost in the land of the dead, a boy can only be saved by a corrupting power.
4.15
3k+
Bringer of Dust Summary
Bringer of Dust 88%
Lost in the land of the dead, a boy can only be saved by a corrupting power.
by J.M. Miro 2024
4.15
3k+ ratings
Revelation Space
by Alastair Reynolds • 2000
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
3.99
62k+
Revelation Space Summary
Revelation Space 87%
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
by Alastair Reynolds 2000
3.99
62k+ ratings
The Queen of the Damned
by Anne Rice • 1988
A vampire rock star wakes the ancient queen, who decides humanity needs a cleansing.
3.93
163k+
The Queen of the Damned Summary
The Queen of the Damned 87%
A vampire rock star wakes the ancient queen, who decides humanity needs a cleansing.
by Anne Rice 1988
3.93
163k+ ratings
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
3.54
104k+
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona 87%
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022
3.54
104k+ ratings
Nevermore
by Keith R.A. DeCandido • 2007
Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.
3.84
8k+
Nevermore Summary
Nevermore 87%
Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.
by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2007
3.84
8k+ ratings
The Children
by Melissa Albert • 2026
Raised inside their mother's fantasy novels, two siblings inherit her haunting and her hunger.
3.54
7k+
The Children Summary
The Children 87%
Raised inside their mother's fantasy novels, two siblings inherit her haunting and her hunger.
by Melissa Albert 2026
3.54
7k+ ratings
William
by Mason Coile • 2024
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
3.48
18k+
William Summary
William 87%
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
by Mason Coile 2024
3.48
18k+ ratings
Aliss
by Patrick Senécal • 2000
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
4.33
11k+
Aliss Summary
Aliss 87%
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
by Patrick Senécal 2000
4.33
11k+ ratings
A Botanical Daughter
by Noah Medlock • 2024
Two Victorian recluses build a daughter from a stolen corpse and sentient fungus; she wants out.
3.58
7k+
A Botanical Daughter Summary
A Botanical Daughter 87%
Two Victorian recluses build a daughter from a stolen corpse and sentient fungus; she wants out.
by Noah Medlock 2024
3.58
7k+ ratings
The Lesser Dead
by Christopher Buehlman • 2014
Beneath New York in 1978, a vampire colony faces an ancient evil disguised as children.
4.07
10k+
The Lesser Dead Summary
The Lesser Dead 87%
Beneath New York in 1978, a vampire colony faces an ancient evil disguised as children.
by Christopher Buehlman 2014
4.07
10k+ ratings
What Moves the Dead
by T. Kingfisher • 2022
A soldier returns to a decaying manor: her friends are dying, and the lake is learning.
3.84
146k+
What Moves the Dead Summary
What Moves the Dead 87%
A soldier returns to a decaying manor: her friends are dying, and the lake is learning.
by T. Kingfisher 2022
3.84
146k+ ratings
House of Hunger
by Alexis Henderson • 2022
Marion sells her blood to a northern countess, but the gothic estate hungers for far more.
3.63
25k+
House of Hunger Summary
House of Hunger 87%
Marion sells her blood to a northern countess, but the gothic estate hungers for far more.
by Alexis Henderson 2022
3.63
25k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Joe Schreiber • 2010
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
3.46
9k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 87%
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
by Joe Schreiber 2010
3.46
9k+ ratings
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler • 2005
Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.
3.79
40k+
Fledgling Summary
Fledgling 87%
Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.
by Octavia E. Butler 2005
3.79
40k+ ratings
Harbinger
by Philippa Ballantine • 2013
A rune-marked Deacon and a beast-possessed prince must seal the rift tearing their world apart.
3.85
765
Harbinger Summary
Harbinger 87%
A rune-marked Deacon and a beast-possessed prince must seal the rift tearing their world apart.
by Philippa Ballantine 2013
3.85
765 ratings
Midnight Rooms
by Donyae Coles • 2024
At her new husband's decaying manor, a young bride finds the family's appetites are not human.
3.38
2k+
Midnight Rooms Summary
Midnight Rooms 87%
At her new husband's decaying manor, a young bride finds the family's appetites are not human.
by Donyae Coles 2024
3.38
2k+ ratings
Lock Every Door
by Riley Sager • 2019
Jobless, she takes a sitting job at a storied Manhattan building where the last sitter disappeared.
3.88
313k+
Lock Every Door Summary
Lock Every Door 87%
Jobless, she takes a sitting job at a storied Manhattan building where the last sitter disappeared.
by Riley Sager 2019
3.88
313k+ ratings
The Starving Saints
by Caitlin Starling • 2025
A starving castle. Four saints with impossible bounty. The feast consumes its faithful from within.
3.58
23k+
The Starving Saints Summary
The Starving Saints 87%
A starving castle. Four saints with impossible bounty. The feast consumes its faithful from within.
by Caitlin Starling 2025
3.58
23k+ ratings
Night Film
by Marisha Pessl • 2013
A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.
3.78
96k+
Night Film Summary
Night Film 87%
A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.
by Marisha Pessl 2013
3.78
96k+ ratings
Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher • 2026
An illustrator draws parasites at a remote Southern mansion where the shed conceals a living secret.
4.11
15k+
Wolf Worm Summary
Wolf Worm 87%
An illustrator draws parasites at a remote Southern mansion where the shed conceals a living secret.
by T. Kingfisher 2026
4.11
15k+ ratings
The Scar
by China Miéville • 2002
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
4.19
35k+
The Scar Summary
The Scar 87%
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
by China Miéville 2002
4.19
35k+ ratings
Thief of Night
by Holly Black • 2025
A con artist hunts rogue shadows with a blood-bound monster who forgot loving her.
3.98
10k+
Thief of Night Summary
Thief of Night 87%
A con artist hunts rogue shadows with a blood-bound monster who forgot loving her.
by Holly Black 2025
3.98
10k+ ratings
La catedral
by César Mallorquí • 2000
A young mason wins a contest to carve the altar. The cathedral was built for summoning the devil.
3.33
2k+
La catedral Summary
La catedral 87%
A young mason wins a contest to carve the altar. The cathedral was built for summoning the devil.
by César Mallorquí 2000
3.33
2k+ ratings
Apartment 16
by Adam L.G. Nevill • 2010
An American inherits a London flat where something behind a locked door has waited for decades.
3.20
7k+
Apartment 16 Summary
Apartment 16 87%
An American inherits a London flat where something behind a locked door has waited for decades.
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2010
3.20
7k+ ratings
House of Thorns
by Lee Mountford • 2025
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
4.00
788
House of Thorns Summary
House of Thorns 87%
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
by Lee Mountford 2025
4.00
788 ratings
The Wolf and the Watchman
by Niklas Natt och Dag • 2017
A one-armed watchman and a dying lawyer pursue the fiend who dismembered a young man.
3.88
23k+
The Wolf and the Watchman Summary
The Wolf and the Watchman 87%
A one-armed watchman and a dying lawyer pursue the fiend who dismembered a young man.
by Niklas Natt och Dag 2017
3.88
23k+ ratings
The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish
by Paula Brackston • 2024
A ghost-seeing Victorian librarian discovers her cathedral's crypt broken open and the dead walking.
3.75
2k+
The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish Summary
The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish 87%
A ghost-seeing Victorian librarian discovers her cathedral's crypt broken open and the dead walking.
by Paula Brackston 2024
3.75
2k+ ratings
Eisenhorn
by Dan Abnett • 2004
An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.
4.43
10k+
Eisenhorn Summary
Eisenhorn 87%
An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.
by Dan Abnett 2004
4.43
10k+ ratings
Powers of Darkness
by Valdimar Ásmundsson • 1901
A Transylvanian castle imprisons a solicitor as its blood-drinking master schemes to rule the world.
3.63
2k+
Powers of Darkness Summary
Powers of Darkness 87%
A Transylvanian castle imprisons a solicitor as its blood-drinking master schemes to rule the world.
by Valdimar Ásmundsson 1901
3.63
2k+ ratings
The Midas Box
by G.P. Taylor • 2008
At a gothic seaside hotel, an orphan discovers every boy hired before him has disappeared.
3.46
706
The Midas Box Summary
The Midas Box 87%
At a gothic seaside hotel, an orphan discovers every boy hired before him has disappeared.
by G.P. Taylor 2008
3.46
706 ratings
The Vampire Armand
by Anne Rice • 1998
A vampire's five-century confession: from Renaissance slave to a relic that might bear God's face.
3.80
74k+
The Vampire Armand Summary
The Vampire Armand 87%
A vampire's five-century confession: from Renaissance slave to a relic that might bear God's face.
by Anne Rice 1998
3.80
74k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 87%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools
by G.P. Taylor • 2009
A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.
3.92
118
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools Summary
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools 87%
A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.
by G.P. Taylor 2009
3.92
118 ratings
Cold as Hell
by Rhett C. Bruno • 2022
A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.
3.99
2k+
Cold as Hell Summary
Cold as Hell 87%
A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.
by Rhett C. Bruno 2022
3.99
2k+ ratings
Rouge
by Mona Awad • 2023
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
3.53
51k+
Rouge Summary
Rouge 87%
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
by Mona Awad 2023
3.53
51k+ ratings
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