Genres & Moods
Satire
Darkly funny novels that critique culture and institutions through sharp exaggeration, uncomfortable truths, and morally messy characters.
8 covered books
Science Fiction · SatireAfter the Fall
A Novel
A century after alien grays reduced humanity to bonded dependents, John learns the limits of friendship when his gray companion Martok wagers John's bond on a failed wilderness business.
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Philosophy · Non FictionAnger, Mercy, Revenge
On Anger, On Clemency, and The Pumpkinification of Claudius
By Seneca
Three sharply different works examine anger as a chosen moral failure, clemency as a ruler's disciplined power, and the dead emperor Claudius through an irreverent political satire.
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Science Fiction · Womens FictionDeath of the Author
A Novel
After losing her university job and facing another rejection, Zelu writes a far-future robot epic that transforms her career while complicating her relationships, identity, and control over her own story.
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Fantasy · Character Driven FantasyKatabasis
A Novel
By R. F. Kuang
Cambridge magician Alice Law descends into Hell to recover her dead supervisor’s soul and the recommendation letter her career depends on, reluctantly joining forces with academic rival Peter Murdoch.
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Science Fiction · Dystopian FictionThe Compound
A GMA Book Club Pick
Lily and nineteen contestants enter a desert reality show where luxury prizes and basic necessities blur into a ruthless, televised fight for comfort and survival.
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Fantasy · SatireThe Devils
A Novel
A secret order of monsters is sent across a magic-riddled Europe to protect a dangerous young woman and solve problems the righteous servants of the Church cannot touch.
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Science Fiction · SatireWhen We Were Real
A Novel
Two friends join a cross-country bus tour of glitches in their simulated world, turning a strange vacation into an intimate reckoning with illness, secrets, friendship, and reality.
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Thriller · SatireYellowface
A Novel
By R. F. Kuang
A failed writer steals her dead friend’s manuscript and watches success curdle into paranoia when the internet starts asking dangerous questions.
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