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Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book 2)
Written by Matt Dinniman
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman continues Dungeon Crawler Carl deeper into the deadly dungeon. This sequel expands game mechanics, deepens Carl and Donut's relationship, introduces new threats, and advances the LitRPG series' apocalyptic reality TV stakes.
Catalyst Gate
The Protectorate (Book 3)
Written by Megan O'Keefe
Catalyst Gate by Megan O’Keefe continues her thrilling space opera saga, with interstellar war, complex political intrigue, and morally grey choices shaping the destiny of a fractured galaxy.
Catching Fire
Hunger Games (Book 2)
Written by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins raises the stakes of The Hunger Games as rebellion ignites, propaganda tightens its grip, and survival becomes political warfare.
Chaos Vector
The Protectorate (Book 2)
Written by Megan O'Keefe
Chaos Vector by Megan O’Keefe continues the thrilling space opera saga, with interstellar war, high-stakes political intrigue, and morally grey decisions shaping the fate of galaxies.
Children of God
The Sparrow Series (Book 2)
Written by Mary Doria Russell
Children of God by Mary Doria Russell continues The Sparrow as humanity returns to Rakhat decades later. This 1998 sequel explores redemption, trauma, and consequences whilst examining how both alien societies and survivors have changed since first contact.
Children of Memory
Children of Time (Book 3)
Written by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a philosophical science fiction novel exploring identity, trauma, and artificial reality. As a colonisation mission unravels, the line between memory and truth becomes dangerously blurred.
Children of Ruin
Children of Time (Book 2)
Written by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky expands the epic science fiction saga with new worlds, alien intelligence, and first-contact horror. As humanity encounters an unknowable mind, survival depends on understanding the truly alien.
Children of Strife
Children of Time (Book 4)
Written by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a science fiction novella set in the Children of Time universe, exploring conflict, survival, and cultural misunderstanding on a contested colony world shaped by alien legacy.
Children of Time
Children of Time (Book 1)
Written by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky is an epic science fiction novel exploring evolution, artificial intelligence, and humanity’s future. Spanning millennia, it follows the rise of an unexpected civilisation and a desperate struggle for survival among the stars.
Circe
Written by Madeline Miller
Circe by Madeline Miller reimagines Greek myth through the eyes of a witch who claims power, identity, and independence in a world ruled by gods.
City of Last Chances
The Tyrant Philosophers (Book 1)
Written by Adrian Tchaikovsky
City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a grimdark fantasy set in Ilmar, a city under rationalist occupation on the brink of revolution. A mosaic of rebels, criminals, and displaced gods caught in the spark before the conflagration.
Corps InterFusion
Magical Fusion (Book 7)
Written by Jonathan Brooks
The Scission Interception Corps is finally going to get what's coming to them. After nearly dying, Larek faces enemies on all sides - the SIC, the Factions, and the Gergasi. It's time to unite or destroy. Book 7 of Magical Fusion.
Corrupted SufFusion
Magical Fusion (Book 6)
Written by Jonathan Brooks
Victory comes with consequences. Closing a Calamity brings unexpected enemies and forces Larek to flee. At the next crisis, he discovers corruption might be salvation, not destruction. Book 6 of Jonathan Brooks' Magical Fusion series.
Credence
Written by Penelope Douglas
Credence by Penelope Douglas follows Tiernan, sent to live with her estranged uncle and his two sons in rural Colorado after tragedy. This controversial standalone explores forbidden desires, isolation, and complicated relationships in the remote wilderness.
Crooked Kingdom
Six of Crows (Book 2)
Written by Leigh Bardugo
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo continues the Six of Crows duology, delivering high-stakes schemes, revenge, and found family as Kaz and his crew face betrayal, power struggles, and impossible odds.
Crowfall
Raven's Mark (Book 3)
Written by Ed McDonald
Crowfall by Ed McDonald is the brutal finale to the Raven’s Mark trilogy, where war ends, gods fall, and survival demands impossible sacrifice.
Crowntide
Lightlark (Book 4)
Written by Alex Aster
Crowntide by Alex Aster is the fourth and final book in the Lightlark series. Isla faces her most powerful enemy yet, stranded in an unknown realm, while the people she loves must forge an impossible alliance to bring her back.
Crucible of Gold
Temeraire (Book 7)
Written by Naomi Novik
Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik sends Temeraire and Laurence across South America, where dragons, empire, and revolution collide in a brutal fight for freedom and power.
Cryptonomicon
Written by Neal Stephenson
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson alternates between WWII codebreakers and 1990s tech entrepreneurs, exploring cryptography's role across eras. This dense 900+ page novel delivers mathematical concepts, computing history, treasure hunts, and Stephenson's encyclopedic detail.
Cytonic
Skyward (Book 3)
Written by Brandon Sanderson
Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson follows Spensa into the mysterious realm beyond reality, exploring cytonic powers, identity, and what it means to protect humanity.
Dark Age
Red Rising (Book 5)
Written by Pierce Brown
Dark Age by Pierce Brown continues the Red Rising saga with intense interstellar conflict, political intrigue, and moral dilemmas, as Darrow and allies face betrayal, war, and the harsh realities of revolution.
Dark Matter
Written by Blake Crouch
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is a gripping science fiction thriller where one man is forced to navigate infinite realities to reclaim his life, love, and identity.
Dark Shores
Dark Shores (Book 1)
Written by Danielle L. Jensen
Dark Shores by Danielle L. Jensen follows Teriana, a Maarin navigator captured by Cel commander Marcus, who forces her cooperation to cross treacherous seas. This YA fantasy romance delivers seafaring adventure, enemies-to-lovers tension, and warring empires.
Dark Skies
Dark Shores (Book 2)
Written by Danielle L. Jensen
Dark Skies by Danielle L. Jensen continues Teriana and Marcus's story as they navigate consequences of betrayal, deepening feelings, and conspiracies threatening both empires. This Dark Shores sequel delivers escalating stakes, romance, and political intrigue.
Dawn: Lilith's Brood 1
The Xenogenesis Trilogy (Book 1)
Written by Octavia E. Butler
Lilith wakes 250 years after nuclear war. Tentacled Oankali offer survival through genetic merger. No human child without alien DNA. Saviors or colonizers? Butler's 1987 masterpiece. Amazon series. Locus nominee. Consent, autonomy, humanity's fatal flaw.