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• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

  a Novel

  Zevin, Gabrielle,

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  Childhood friends Sam and Sadie reunite in college and embark on a decades-long journey as creative partners in the world of video game design. Their blockbuster success catapults them into fame, but behind the pixels and code lie complex struggles…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ready Player One

  Cline, Ernest

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  In the grim world of 2044, teenager Wade Watts escapes into the OASIS—a sprawling virtual reality filled with puzzles, pop culture, and the promise of unimaginable wealth. When he discovers the first clue in a high-stakes contest, he’s thrust into a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Scarlet Throne

  Leow, Amy,

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  In The Scarlet Throne, Binsa plays a dangerous game behind the mask of divinity, secretly drawing power from a demon while ruling as a “living goddess.” When her throne is threatened by a new chosen girl, she strikes a brutal deal: sacrifice lives…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is How You Lose the Time War

  El-Mohtar, Amal,

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  In This Is How You Lose the Time War, two rival time-traveling agents—Red and Blue—begin a secret correspondence across centuries and battlefields, turning a deadly mission into a high-stakes game of wit and will. What starts as taunting moves in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Puzzle Box

  a Novel

  Trussoni, Danielle

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  Puzzle master Mike Brink is invited to Japan to attempt the impossible: unlocking the Dragon Box, a deadly 150-year-old enigma built to conceal an Imperial secret. Every twelve years, the box challenges a new contender with traps, poisons, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cartographers

  Shepherd, Peng,

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  When her estranged father is found dead with a seemingly worthless gas station map hidden in his desk, cartographer Nell Young is pulled into a mystery that could rewrite everything she thought she knew. As she investigates, she discovers the map is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dungeon Crawler Carl

  Dinniman, Matt,

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  When Earth is transformed into an 18-level, planet-sized dungeon, survival becomes a bloodsport broadcast to the galaxy—and the only way out is down. Carl, an unremarkable man with his ex-girlfriend’s cat, must battle monsters and rack up views to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Something Wilder

  Lauren, Christina,

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  Lily Wilder makes a living leading fake treasure hunts through Utah’s red rock canyons—until her ex, Leo, shows up on one of the tours, reigniting a love she thought she’d buried. When the trip goes wildly off course and a real hidden treasure seems…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A/S/L

  Thornton, Jeanne,

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  In 1998, three queer teens—Lilith, Sash, and Abraxa—create Saga of the Sorceress, an unfinished video game that becomes a coded refuge in a world that doesn't see them. Eighteen years later, scattered across Brooklyn and Jersey City, they’re…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Close Your Eyes and Count to 10

  Unger, Lisa, 1970-

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  When thrill-seeker Maverick Dillan launches a high-profile game of hide-and-seek on Falcao Island, the stunt quickly mutates into a deadly contest where survival is the only rule. As a storm traps the players and something—or someone—starts hunting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Intermezzo

  a Novel

  Rooney, Sally,

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  In Intermezzo, grief draws two very different brothers into a quiet reckoning—Peter, a polished Dublin lawyer unraveling in private, and Ivan, a young chess prodigy searching for meaning beyond the board. As Ivan navigates a charged new relationship…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The City and Its Uncertain Walls

  Murakami, Haruki, 1949-

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  In The City and Its Uncertain Walls, a man’s lifelong search for a lost love leads him into a surreal walled city where logic bends, shadows rebel, and entry is granted only by a cryptic Gatekeeper. As he navigates the strange rules of this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Royal Game

  a Novel

  Keir, Linda,

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  When American pop star Jennie Jensen falls for Prince Hugh of Wales, she’s swept into a glittering but treacherous world where love, legacy, and danger collide. As threats mount and whispers of a royal conspiracy surface, Jennie must play the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Impossible Fortress

  Rekulak, Jason,

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  In 1987, a trio of teenage boys hatch a plan to steal a coveted Playboy magazine, but things get complicated when Billy, an aspiring game designer, falls for Mary, a brilliant programmer guarding the prize. As the two bond over building a computer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Headshot

  a Novel

  Bullwinkel, Rita,

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  In Headshot, eight teenage girls converge in Reno for a fierce boxing tournament, each bringing her own private grief, ambition, and hunger to win. As they battle in raw, electrifying bouts, the ring becomes a stage for power, identity, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Boy Made of Blocks

  Stuart, Keith (Journalist),

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  Alex is a struggling father who doesn’t know how to connect with his autistic son, Sam—until they begin playing Minecraft together and discover a shared world where understanding finally begins to bloom. As pixelated adventures give way to real-life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Reamde

  Stephenson, Neal

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  When ex-smuggler turned tech mogul Richard Forthrast builds a massively popular online game called T’Rain, he never expects a virtual gold-farming dispute to spiral into a real-world international crisis. What begins as a digital turf war explodes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

  Calvino, Italo

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  In If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler, you—the Reader—set out to read a novel, only to be pulled into a metafictional maze of beginnings, false starts, and shifting authorships. Each new chapter opens a door to a different genre or voice, turning the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ready Player Two

  Cline, Ernest,

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  Just days after winning the OASIS, Wade Watts discovers a hidden technology that pushes the virtual world into thrilling—and dangerously immersive—new territory. With a new riddle to solve and a final Easter egg to chase, Wade and his friends are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mechanics of Memory

  Lee, Audrey,

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  In The Mechanics of Memory, a cryptologist grieving a personal loss is pulled into a labyrinthine game that blurs the line between memory and reality. As she deciphers a trail of puzzles encoded in old letters, digital files, and buried places, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation