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From crime to literary fiction, The Independent has rounded up the recently published works of fiction from some of the literary world's most exciting new talents:


Goodbye, Vitamin

Goodbye, Vitamin

Rachel Khong

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Ruth is thirty and her life is falling apart: she and her fiancé are moving house, but he's moving...


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Conversations With Friends

Conversations With Friends

Sally Rooney

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A sharply intelligent novel about friendship, lust, jealousy, and the unexpected complications of...


Literary Fiction
Sweet Little Lies

Sweet Little Lies

Caz Frear

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What happens when the trust has gone? Cat Kinsella was always a daddy's girl. Until the summer of...


crime fiction
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

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No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She...


Romance fiction
The Idiot: A Novel

The Idiot: A Novel

Elif Batuman

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Selin, a tall, highly strung Turkish-American from New Jersey turns up at Harvard and finds herself...


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Dystopian fiction has been a staple on the best-seller lists for years. So here are the New York Times' best postapocalyptic novels for 2017:


Void Star: A Novel

Void Star: A Novel

Zachary Mason

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A riveting, beautifully written, fugue-like novel of AIs, memory, violence, and mortality Not far...


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New York 2140

New York 2140

Kim Stanley Robinson

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As the sea levels rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For the residents...


Science fiction environment
NK3

NK3

Michael Tolkin

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With The Player and The Return of the Player, Michael Tolkin established himself as the master...


Science fiction fiction
Walkaway: A Novel

Walkaway: A Novel

Cory Doctorow

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From New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow, an epic tale of revolution, love,...


Science fiction fiction
American War

American War

Omar El Akkad

7.5 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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An audacious and powerful debut novel: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one...


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Dragonflight

Dragonflight

Anne McCaffrey

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After ten long Turns, Lessa was ready to come out of hiding, to reclaim her birthright... and...


Dragonriders of Pern Pern
The Hobbit

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

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The Hobbit is the unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit, who embarks on a strange and...

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

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Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this three-volume paperback boxed set of Tolkien's epic...

Dragonsong (Pern: Harper Hall #1)

Dragonsong (Pern: Harper Hall #1)

Anne McCaffrey

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Dragonsong (Pern: Harper Hall #1)

Valero

Valero

C. Borden

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The Warrior Elf from Elmnas that became a legend throughout Mythnium. Meet Valero on one of his...

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