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Michael Shotter Author Of The Nemesis Effect

From Michael's 3 favorite reads in 2026.

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Michael's 3 favorite reads in 2026

Michael Shotter Why Michael loves this book

It was one of the more unique and engrossing science-fiction reads I've had in a while, a book truly different from the norms of the genre in several ways while still feeling somewhat comfortable and familiar.

By Wick Welker ,

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1 author picked Saint Elspeth as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Why did they come?


When they appeared across the sky, speculation wheeled around the world-the aliens were from heaven, the invaders were from hell... or they were proof that neither existed. But when they landed, curiosity gave way to suspicion and the nations reacted with nuclear force, setting off a chain reaction that left the world in ruins.


Twenty years later, instead of nearing her retirement, Dr. Elspeth Darrow struggles to forget the loss of her child and husband by plunging herself into the work of operating the last remaining hospital in San Francisco. With medical supplies running out and…


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December on 5C4 by Adam Strassberg,

Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!

On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…

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Michael Shotter Author Of The Nemesis Effect

From Michael's 3 favorite reads in 2026.

Why am I passionate about this?

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Michael's 3 favorite reads in 2026

Michael Shotter Why Michael loves this book

For me, this was a truly exceptional dark-fantasy read. The sense of place, the richly-detailed characters, and the unique attributes of its captivating world all make it an easy book to recommend.

By S.J. Shank ,

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1 author picked The Knave of Graves as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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"With The Knave of Graves, Shank delivers an entire cosmology in shovelfuls of earth. Cerebral dark fantasy from a terrific storyteller." — Coy Hall, author of The Owl Men of Shanidar

"An elegantly written historical dark-fantasy filled with heart, humour, and dark magic." —Suzan Palumbo, author of Countess

Jeppo loathes his hometown and he can scarcely tolerate the townsfolk. Mostly, he despises his life as a gravedigger. He went to the Academy in the south, after all. He was never meant to take up his father’s shovel.

When a wicked sorcerer arrives at his gate demanding the bones of the…


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