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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…

Book cover of Puzzle House

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

The really standout attribute of this one is how well it takes concepts that are typically only explored in horror films and builds an engaging reading experience around them. Perhaps even more impressively, it does so while adding a few new elements and surprises of its own.

By Duncan Ralston ,

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

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A group of strangers. A fortune at stake. A sinister game.Six strangers arrive at the home of preeminent puzzle master Alexei Vasiliev for the reading of his will. Among them are the deceased's widow, who'd already begun divorce proceedings, a virologist troubled by actions in his past, and a convicted murderer on day release.The potential beneficiaries will split Vasiliev's $150M fortune if they participate in his last great work.The choice is simple: leave the house with nothing or continue in the hope of solving the six interconnecting escape rooms within this house.Once there, the participants soon discover Puzzle House is…


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