18 books like Fatta Eld

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The carnival at Bray Jessie Ann Foley · 2014 · ★ 3.9 · 254p · ≈ 8h · Moderate his promising debut, set in the heyday of grunge, tells the story of Maggie Lynch, a displaced Chicagoan and grunge music fan, living in a quiet town (Bray) on the Irish Sea. Maggie was uprooted from her friends, her music scene, and her beloved Uncle Kevin when her romantically fickle mother married her latest boyfriend, resulting in a move to his hometown. During her time of difficult… Shares: Teenage Girls, Young Adult

Tarzan the Invincible Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1931 · ★ 3.7 Tarzan, his monkey friend Nkima, and Chief Muviro and his faithful Waziri warriors prevent Soviet communists from looting the lost city of Opar. The story also prominently features Tarzan's lion ally Jad-bal-ja. Goodreads Member: Frank liked it & rated it 3 of 5 stars: ''When I was 10 years old, my father gave me three books for Christmas: Treasure Island, The Swiss Family Robinson, and Tarzan… Shares: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Stand by for Mars! Carey Rockwell · 1952 · 162p · ≈ 5h · Moderate STAND BY FOR MARS! finds the three young "rocketeers" at the Space Academy undergoing the arduous training of Space Cadets. When their tactical training cruise crash lands on Mars, their desperate adventures on the planet of burning deserts and endless canals will make them seasoned veteran spacemen -- if they live long enough for rescue!STAND BY FOR MARS is the first in the Tom Corbet, Space… Shares: Young Adult, Science Fiction

Up the Line Robert Silverberg · 1969 · ★ 3.7 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Being a Time Courier was one of the best jobs Judson Daniel Elliott III ever had. It was tricky, though, taking group after group of tourists back to the same historic event, without meeting yourself coming or going. Trickier still was avoiding the temptation to become intimately involved with the past and interfere with events to come. The deterrents for any such actions were frighteningly… Shares: Young Adult, Science Fiction

The Angel and the Author Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1908 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Challenging The adventures of an author as she confronts her guardian angel.Jerome does a wonderful job of sharing the thoughts and feelings of a young writer in London during the late 19th century. Shares: Young Adult, Fantasy

Scythe Neal Shusterman · 2016 · ★ 4.4 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Thou shalt kill. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art”… Shares: Competition, Young Adult, Science Fiction

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling · 1999 · ★ 4.6 · 447p · ≈ 14h · Moderate For Harry Potter, it’s the start of another far-from-ordinary year at Hogwarts when the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and comes to an abrupt halt in front of him. It turns out that Sirius Black, mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, has escaped – and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry’s tea… Shares: Juvenile works, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

Space Opera Catherynne M. Valente · 2018 · ★ 3.4 · 299p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Mankind will not get to fight for its destiny. They must sing. A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented by the remnants of civilization. Something to cheer up everyone who was left. Something to celebrate having escaped total annihilation by the skin of one's… Shares: Competition, Science Fiction

Ghost Ship Clive Cussler · 2014 · ★ 4.2 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "The dazzling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series from Clive Cussler, the grand master of adventure. When Kurt Austin is injured attempting to rescue the passengers and crew from a sinking yacht, he wakes with fragmented and conflicted memories. Did he see an old friend and her children drown, or was the yacht abandoned when he came aboard? For reasons he cannot explain, Kurt… Shares: Action, Adventure

The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 489p · ≈ 16h · Moderate The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco,… Shares: Competition, Games

Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo · 2015 · ★ 4.4 · 520p · ≈ 17h · Moderate BOOK ONE of the Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows is a fantasy novel written by the Israeli-American author Leigh Bardugo published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2015. The story follows a thieving crew and is primarily set in the city of Ketterdam, loosely inspired by Dutch Republic–era Amsterdam. The plot is told from third-person viewpoints of seven different characters. The novel is followed by… Shares: Juvenile works, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Right Ascension David Derrico · 2003 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Set in the year 3040, Right Ascension explores mankind's place in the Universe, how we ascended to that lofty position, and the horrifying price of that ascension. Humanity's struggle to assume a place of dominance within the galaxy is suddenly called into question when a sleek alien vessel arrives unexpectedly at Earth. Admiral Daniel Atgard and the crew of the Apocalypse embark on a… Shares: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

Declination David Derrico · 2002 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A continuation of the saga begun in Right Ascension, Declination finds us in the year 3050, ten years after the dreadful Lucani Ibron have been driven from Earth. Now, the Confederation's crises are spawned from within, and one brave woman struggles against all odds to keep mankind united amidst a hailstorm of rebellion, war, and moral declination. The Lucani Ibron have yet to return, but… Shares: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

Right Ascension (eBook format) David Derrico · 2000 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Set in the year 3040, Right Ascension explores mankind's place in the Universe, how we ascended to that lofty position, and the horrifying price of that ascension. Humanity's struggle to assume a place of dominance within the galaxy is suddenly called into question when a sleek alien vessel arrives unexpectedly at Earth. Admiral Daniel Atgard and the crew of the Apocalypse embark on a… Shares: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas John Boyne · 2006 · ★ 4.2 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2006 Holocaust novel by Irish novelist John Boyne. Shares: Juvenile works, Young Adult, Adventure

Andromedae Samuel Blondahl · 2014 Overflow has been weaponised. The miraculous and strange radioactive fluid that allows star ships to travel across the universe in the blink of an eye has properties not unlike antimatter. Its potential as a world killing weapon did not go unnoticed. Now, the American Government has begun construction of a missile capable of immediate extragalactic strike. Russia has nearly completed construction… Shares: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

The Lost Thorn Joshua P. Aguayo · 2015 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The Lost Thorn is a science fiction novel with a strong, and insane, female protagonist. It fuses the ideas of cyberpunk with dashes of urban fantasy. It's a heart pounding adventure told from the perspective of a highly unstable and chaotic girl who has lost everything she held dear, leaving her with just a powerful drug as a means to cope with the inescapable pain. Cyberpunk meets… Shares: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge M. T. Anderson · 2018 · ★ 4.1 · 538p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Uptight elfin historian Brangwain Spurge is on a mission: survive being catapulted across the mountains into goblin territory, deliver a priceless peace offering to their mysterious dark lord, and spy on the goblin kingdom. Shares: Juvenile works, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy

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