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109 editor’s picks matching Travis' Picks
A good pick for fans of science fiction built around problem-solving, space survival, and humor.
Project Hail Mary
Sci-Fi · Travis' Picks · First Contact · Space Exploration
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A #1 New York Times bestseller called “propulsive” by Entertainment Weekly, this novel follows Ryland Grace, who wakes aboard a spacecraft with no memory of his mission. As his memories return, he must solve a scientific mystery to save humanity. A good pick for fans of science fiction built around problem-solving, space survival, and humor.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard
A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—from the author of The Martian.
HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES READER PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Parade, Newsweek, New York Public Library, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.
Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.
All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.
Or does he?
Hailed by USA Today as “an epic story of redemption, discovery, and cool speculative sci-fi,” Project Hail Mary is an irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver.
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Gods, guns, and political chaos.
The Lost Metal
Fantasy · Travis' Picks
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Gods, guns, and political chaos. The Lost Metal is the explosive finale to Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn Era Two. With 4.8 stars on Amazon, this fast-paced epic throws Wax, Wayne, and Marasi into a cosmic conflict that threatens all of Scadrial. Old enemies rise, new powers emerge, and the fate of the planet rests in one reluctant hero’s hands.
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For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set—with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders—since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict between Elendel and the Outer Cities only favors the Set, and their tendrils now reach to the Elendel Senate—whose corruption Wax and Steris have sought to expose—and Bilming is even more entangled.
After Wax discovers a new type of explosive that can unleash unprecedented destruction and realizes that the Set must already have it, an immortal kandra serving Scadrial’s god, Harmony, reveals that Bilming has fallen under the influence of another god: Trell, worshipped by the Set. And Trell isn’t the only factor at play from the larger Cosmere—Marasi is recruited by offworlders with strange abilities who claim their goal is to protect Scadrial...at any cost.
Wax must choose whether to set aside his rocky relationship with God and once again become the Sword that Harmony has groomed him to be. If no one steps forward to be the hero Scadrial needs, the planet and its millions of people will come to a sudden and calamitous ruin.
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In the shadowy woods of Connecticut, 1666, an ancient force stirs, feared as a demon by colonists but known as protector to the wildfolk.
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Historical Fiction · Horror · Travis' Picks · Historical Fantasy · Occult Horror
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In the shadowy woods of Connecticut, 1666, an ancient force stirs, feared as a demon by colonists but known as protector to the wildfolk. For Abitha, an outcast widow, he's her only hope. Their unlikely alliance sparks a clash between Puritan order and untamed power, threatening to engulf the village in ruin.
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A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it.
Connecticut, 1666: An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil. To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast, alone and vulnerable in her pious village, he is the only one she can turn to for help.
Together, they ignite a battle between pagan and Puritan – one that threatens to destroy the entire village, leaving nothing but ashes and bloodshed in their wake.
This terrifying tale of bewitchery features more than two dozen of Brom’s haunting full-color paintings and brilliant endpapers, fully immersing readers in this wild and unforgiving world.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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An alien invasion turns Earth into a deadly, intergalactic game show where survival is optional—but entertainment is mandatory.
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Fantasy · Travis' Picks
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An alien invasion turns Earth into a deadly, intergalactic game show where survival is optional—but entertainment is mandatory. Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s spoiled show cat, Princess Donut, must battle through a dungeon filled with exploding goblins, magical potions, and drug-dealing llamas. A wildly chaotic, laugh-out-loud, action-packed dungeon crawl.
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The apocalypse will be televised!
You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic intergalactic game show. That’s what.
Join Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world—or just get to the next level—in a video game–like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain’t your ordinary game show.
Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the Dungeon. Survival is optional. Keeping the viewers entertained is not.
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Trapped aboard the enigmatic Coordinated Endeavor, Ambrose awakens to a void of memories and a barrage of anomalies: cryptic visitors, his mother’s voice guiding the ship, and Kodiak—his…
The Darkness Outside Us
LGBTQIA+ · Sci-Fi · Travis' Picks
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Trapped aboard the enigmatic Coordinated Endeavor, Ambrose awakens to a void of memories and a barrage of anomalies: cryptic visitors, his mother’s voice guiding the ship, and Kodiak—his aloof, battle-hardened companion hiding behind locked doors. As the stakes rise and secrets unfurl, they must confront a reality more chilling than the void of space, where trust—and love—might be their only lifelines.
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Two boys, alone in space. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission.
Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. There’s more that doesn’t add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister.
In order to survive the ship’s secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other . . . especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive.
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Spensa dreams of becoming a pilot, but her father’s disgrace has shattered her chances.
Skyward
Sci-Fi · Teen + Young Adult · Travis' Picks
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Spensa dreams of becoming a pilot, but her father’s disgrace has shattered her chances. Branded a coward’s daughter, she faces rejection at every turn. Yet, when she discovers a long-buried secret, hope ignites. Can Spensa defy the odds and rise to the skies, or will her father’s betrayal keep her grounded forever?
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Spensa's world has been under attack for decades. Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and becoming one has always been Spensa's dream. Since she was a little girl, she has imagined soaring skyward and proving her bravery. But her fate is intertwined with her father's--a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, leaving Spensa's chances of attending flight school at slim to none.
No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, yet fate works in mysterious ways. Flight school might be a long shot, but she is determined to fly. And an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten cavern might just provide her with a way to claim the stars.
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It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when…
A Wrinkle in Time
Fantasy · Sci-Fi · Teen + Young Adult · Travis' Picks
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It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.
"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."
A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.
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When the theft of a divine Orb fractures the world into five kingdoms, young Garion is swept into a perilous mission with his enigmatic Aunt Pol and the…
Pawn of Prophecy
Fantasy · Travis' Picks
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When the theft of a divine Orb fractures the world into five kingdoms, young Garion is swept into a perilous mission with his enigmatic Aunt Pol and the mysterious Wolf. As he uncovers spies, faces deadly threats, and begins to understand the ancient power of sorcery, Garion edges closer to a destiny that could reshape the fate of the divided world.
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A fierce dispute among the Gods and the theft of a powerful Orb leaves the World divided into five kingdoms. Young Garion, with his "Aunt Pol" and an elderly man calling himself Wolf --a father and daughter granted near-immortality by one of the Gods -- set out on a complex mission. In the process, as Garion grows into his early teens, he learns to defend himself, grapples with a wild boar, uncovers spies at a king's palace, learns about sorceryand starts to gain a sense of what his own destiny may be.
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Before the prophecy, before the war, before Prime Video’s hit series, there was The Eye of the World.
The Eye of the World
Fantasy · Travis' Picks
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Before the prophecy, before the war, before Prime Video’s hit series, there was The Eye of the World. Moiraine’s arrival in a quiet village ignites an epic journey that will shape the fate of the world. With 4.7 stars on Amazon and a legacy of #1 bestsellers, Robert Jordan’s fantasy classic still holds its power.
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The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!
The Eye of the World, the first novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, follows Moiraine Damodred as she arrives in Emond's Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One.
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
When a vicious band of half-men, half beasts invade the Two Rivers seeking their master’s enemy, Moiraine persuades Rand al’Thor and his friends to leave their home and enter a larger unimaginable world filled with dangers waiting in the shadows and in the light.
Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.
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As ice demons ravage Achar, Faraday, betrothed to a powerful duke, uncovers forbidden truths that shatter her understanding of her people’s history.
The Wayfarer Redemption
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As ice demons ravage Achar, Faraday, betrothed to a powerful duke, uncovers forbidden truths that shatter her understanding of her people’s history. Fleeing danger alongside Axis, the fierce leader of the Axe-Wielders—and her forbidden love—she embarks on a perilous journey. With the fate of Achar hanging in the balance, Faraday’s courage could rewrite destiny and reveal the truth of the Star Gate.
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A millennia-old prophecy was given when the Forbidden Ones were driven from Achar. And now, the Acharites witness its manifestation: Achar is under attack by an evil lord from the North, Gorgreal--his ice demons strike from the sky and kill hundreds of brave warriors in the blink of an eye.
All Acharites believe the end is near.
One young woman, Faraday, betrothed of Duke Borneheld, learns that all she has been told about her people's history is untrue. While fleeing to safety from the dangerous land, Faraday, rides with Axis, legendary leader of the Axe-Wielders--and hated half-brother of Borneheld--and a man Faraday secretly loves although it would be death to admit it. She embarks on a journey, which will change her life forever, in search of the true nature of her people.
This grand and heroic story tells the tale of one woman's plight to learn the truth of her people and change their hearts and their minds forever. She fights against oppressive forces to share this reality and will not desist until everyone knows. . . . . The truth of the Star Gate
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A strong match for readers who like sprawling epic fantasy, dangerous quests, magic, and high-stakes battles.
Wizard’s First Rule
Fantasy · Travis' Picks · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure
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The opening novel in Terry Goodkind’s New York Times bestselling Sword of Truth series follows Richard Cypher, whose father’s murder and meeting with the mysterious Kahlan Amnell draw him into a fight against the ruthless Darken Rahl, with a 4.1-star average from more than 255,000 Goodreads ratings. A strong match for readers who like sprawling epic fantasy, dangerous quests, magic, and high-stakes battles.
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The "wonderfully creative, seamless, and stirring" debut novel in the Sword of Truth epic fantasy series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author (Kirkus).
Terry Goodkind's debut novel, Wizard's First Rule, was a phenomenon from the moment it was first published by Tor Books in 1994. In it, readers are drawn into the magical New World, where ordinary Westland forest guide Richard Cypher accepts his extraordinary destiny. As a Seeker of Truth, Richard is the only one who can stop the tyrannical wizard Darken Rahl from seizing the all-powerful Boxes of Orden.
When the beautiful and mysterious Kahlan Amnell appears in Richard's forest seeking help, his humble world is turned on its head. After proving that he can wield the Sword of Truth, Richard knows that a confrontation with Darken Rahl looms. But Kahlan beseeches him to reach beyond his sword and invoke his inner nobility in order to face the dangerous challenges ahead.
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Good for readers who like adult fantasy romance with found family, werewolf bonds, loyalty, grief, and second-chance tension.
Wolfsong
LGBTQIA+ · Romantasy · Travis' Picks · Paranormal Romance
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Called “so well written” by Charlaine Harris, Ox Matheson befriends the shape-shifting Bennett family next door and forms a deep bond with Joe, but murder tears them apart until Joe returns three years later, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 11,600 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like adult fantasy romance with found family, werewolf bonds, loyalty, grief, and second-chance tension.
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Wolfsong is the beginning of the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.
“Wolfsong is so well written that I'm in awe of TJ Klune's talent.” —Charlaine Harris
The Bennett family has a secret: They're not just a family, they're a pack. Wolfsong is Ox Matheson's story.
Oxnard Matheson was twelve when his father taught him a lesson: Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand him. Then his father left.
Ox was sixteen when the energetic Bennett family moved in next door, harboring a secret that would change him forever. The Bennetts are shapeshifters. They can transform into wolves at will. Drawn to their magic, loyalty, and enduring friendships, Ox feels a gulf between this extraordinary new world and the quiet life he’s known, but he finds an ally in Joe, the youngest Bennett boy.
Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his heart. Violence flared, tragedy split the pack, and Joe left town, leaving Ox behind. Three years later, the boy is back. Except now he’s a man – charming, handsome, but haunted – and Ox can no longer ignore the song that howls between them.
The Green Creek Series is for adult readers.
Now available from Tor Books.
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