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Synopsis: One wrong turn. Seven locked doors. No way out. When Kayla wakes up in a silent, snow-covered forest void of all life, her only sanctuary is a mysterious, pristine manor nestled among the trees. Inside, the coffee is hot and the decor is lavish, but the inhabitant is nowhere to be found. The only […]

A thought-provoking absurdist satire examining the state of the world through the lens of addiction and mental health For years Alex Scott has struggled with her demons. The cruel voice in her head that she calls Spike has led her down the path of alcoholism and taunts her, even sober. At her lowest, it tells […]

Cosmic stakes, pulp energy—a surprisingly human center T.V. Holiday’s Vendetta is a big, loud, earnest superhero fantasy. This third volume of the Legend of the Iron Warrior series drops readers back into Carnage Coast, the last remaining battlefield in a cosmic wager between God and Luc, where Travis Holiday, the Iron Warrior, is supposed to […]

There is a moment near the middle of The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee when an aging assassin stands at a watchtower gate and watches former colleagues walk into a frozen wasteland to die with dignity. No fight. No betrayal. Just paperwork, polite applause, and a long walk into negative-forty wind. That scene, […]

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