Corey Fah Does Social Mobility
A queer writer chases an elusive prize trophy through time loops, wormholes, and surreal celebrity chaos.
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The Motherless Oven
A teen with only weeks to live sets out with two unlikely friends to find his missing father in a bizarre knife-raining world.
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The Secret Lake
Two siblings uncover a hidden tunnel in their garden and tumble into a past version of their own home.
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A Wind in the Door
Meg must help save her gifted, bullied brother by journeying into a strange inner world where love, naming, and evil collide.
The Lost Starship
A military captain leads a ragtag team to recover a legendary alien warship before superhuman invaders crush humanity.
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The Sundered Stars
A bounty hunter and a Federation commander unite to track stolen artifacts and uncover a conspiracy that could ignite war.
Kaptara, Vol. 1: Fear Not, Tiny Alien
A sarcastic queer astronaut crash-lands on a bizarre alien world and must survive long enough to stop Earth’s doom.
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大ダーク 1 [Dai Dark 1]
A cursed teen and his skeletal companion roam a grotesque space universe while everyone hunts his wish-granting bones.
Nova
A ragtag starship crew races to harvest a rare energy source from a nova, while myth, rivalry, and obsession collide.
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Grimus
An immortal outcast crosses strange worlds and an eerie island to reclaim mortality and uncover the force behind it all.
Interlibrary Loan
A library-owned reclone is loaned to another branch and drawn into a strange future mystery with hidden meanings.
The Chimes
In a music-ruled London where memory resets daily, a young outsider pursues the truth and a way to change everything.