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Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)

Gone: A Search for What Remains of the World’s Extinct Creatures

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What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World’s Ocean

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The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)

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Oct 26, 2025

4.5

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first book in the series to make me cry lmao

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The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)

Matt Dinniman

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Oct 19, 2025

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short but certainly not sweet

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The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)

Matt Dinniman

Attention. Attention. The gates are down. The hunters are loose. Run, Run, Run. A lush jungle teeming with danger. Savage dinosaurs seeking blood. A fallen princess intent on vengeance. A mysterious, end-of-floor celebration for the top crawlers, dubbed “The Butcher’s Masquerade.” The sixth floor. The Hunting Grounds. As the remaining crawlers battle for their lives, a new, terrible threat looms. Outside tourists are finally allowed to enter the game, and they are here and ready to hunt. Among them is Vrah, a famed and veteran hunter, intent on collecting the biggest trophy of her career. But their prey is far from harmless, and this season they are fighting back. Dungeon Crawler Carl and Princess Donut return in book five of the acclaimed litrpg series.

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What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World’s Ocean

Helen Scales

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The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)

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Oct 06, 2025

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What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World’s Ocean

Helen Scales

The acclaimed marine biologist and author of The Brilliant Abyss examines the existential threats the world’s ocean will face in the coming decades and offers cautious optimism for much of the abundant life within in No matter where we live, “we are all ocean people,” Helen Scales emphatically observes in her bracing yet hopeful exploration of the future of the ocean. Beginning with its fascinating deep history, Scales links past to present to show how the prehistoric ocean ecology was already working in ways similar to the ocean of today. In elegant, evocative prose, she takes readers into the realms of animals that epitomize today’s increasingly challenging conditions. Ocean life everywhere is on the move as seas warm, and warm waters are an existential threat to emperor penguins, whose mating grounds in Antarctica are collapsing. Shark populations—critical to balanced ecosystems—have shrunk by 71 per cent since the 1970s, largely the result of massive and oft-unregulated industrial fishing. Orcas—the apex predators—have also drastically declined, victims of toxic chemicals and plastics with long half-lives that disrupt the immune system and the ability to breed. Yet despite these threats, many hopeful signs remain. Increasing numbers of no-fish zones around the world are restoring once-diminishing populations. Amazing seagrass meadows and giant kelp forests rivaling those on land are being regenerated and expanded. They may be our best defense against the storm surges caused by global warming, while efforts to reengineer coral reefs for a warmer world are growing. Offering innovative ideas for protecting coastlines and cleaning the toxic seas, Scales insists we need more ethical and sustainable fisheries and must prevent the other existential threat of deep-sea mining, which could significantly alter life on earth. Inspiring us all to maintain a sense of awe and wonder at the majesty beneath the waves, she urges us to fight for the better future that still exists for the Anthropocene ocean.

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Oct 04, 2025

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if the river has roots, it has branches, too; learn to climb them, and find your sister.

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Tell Me Your Book Zodiac!

Something fun to do with zodiac signs and books!

Aries Sun: Favorite book protagonist Taurus Sun: A book that takes place in the wilderness Gemini Sun: A book/series with your favorite side character/supporting cast Cancer Sun: A favorite nonfiction Leo Sun: A guilty pleasure book Virgo Sun: Favorite book from when you were a kid Libra Sun: A coming of age book Scorpio Sun: A book others may not enjoy but you love Sagittarius Sun: A book on your TBR you can’t wait to read Capricorn Sun: Funniest book you’ve read Aquarius Sun: A book that hit you right in the feelings Pisces Sun: A book with a twist you did not see coming

Aries Moon: Favorite indie author Taurus Moon: A romance you can’t stop thinking about Gemini Moon: Favorite true crime/based on true events Cancer Moon: An author you will always buy Leo Moon: Favorite book with an adaptation Virgo Moon: A book with a protagonist over 30 Libra Moon: Favorite horror book Scorpio Moon: Favorite adventure book Sagittarius Moon: A palette cleanser book Capricorn Moon: Favorite science book Aquarius Moon: Favorite graphic novel Pisces Moon: Favorite book of poetry

Aries Rising: Favorite fairytale/mythology retelling Taurus Rising: A book by an author from another country Gemini Rising: A historical fiction book Cancer Rising: A must read Romance Leo Rising: Favorite sci-fi book Virgo Rising: A book that changed your views Libra Rising: Favorite cozy book Scorpio Rising: Longest book you’ve read (this year) Sagittarius Rising: Favorite speculative fiction Capricorn Rising: A book with your favorite MMC Aquarius Rising: Most unique world/magic system Pisces Rising: Favorite magical realism

I tried to vary genres as much as possible but I may have favored some of my go tos so feel free to tweak some!

I’ll go first! Gemini Sun (A book/series with your favorite side character/supporting cast): The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (I love everyone but ART maybe my favorite supporting character) Sagittarius Moon (A palette cleanser book): The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner Scorpio Rising (Longest book you’ve read): Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (1000+ pages/48hrs)

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V.LaRosa

Spooky Queer Recs?

I need more spooky queer recommendations; please share yours below!

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Spud-dragon

What are your childhood nostalgia reads??

my husband and i just bought the full Chronicles of Narnia box set (second hand for $12!!) and i'm so excited to read them with him!

context: he is learning english and wanted a novel or novella to help him with reading comprehension. we chose these because while they are for children, they have great vocabulary with easy to follow stories

i'm stoked!

what are your nostalgia books??

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knights radiant order

i'm curious, what is everyone's knights radiant order (from the stormlight archive)?

i'm a windrunner! i've taken the test a handful of times just to make sure but the windrunners always come out on top for me haha.

quiz: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/pages/official-knights-radiant-order-quiz

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The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)

Matt Dinniman

New Achievement! Total, Utter Failure. You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent. A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps. It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days. Capture each one, and the stairwell is unlocked. Here's the thing. It's never easy. Carl and his team can't go it alone. Not this time. They must rely on the help of the low-level, I-can't-believe-these-idiots-are-still-alive crawlers trapped in the bubble with them. But can they be trusted? Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the fifth floor of the dungeon.