Adult Room

Welcome to the Adult Room.

The dark lurks beneath. 

Here are some adult books I read that - in my humble opinion - deserve more recognition than they actually got. As usual, bold indicates I haven't read a book yet, but I plan to. Reviews (and more titles) coming in time.

CHRISTOPHER PIKE

He's written very few adult books, but they are worth reading - though I'm personally not satisfied with Sati, but that's just me maybe. Check out The Season of Passage...if you like a blend of sci-fi, supernatural and horror, that is. Check out The Blind Mirror, one of the most demented, awesome horror books out there. On second thoughts, it's not like I'm into horror that much (for instance, Stephen King's body horror is usually too heavy for my tastes), but I loved those novels all the same - so maybe non-horror fans will too.
Titles are in chronological order BTW.

Sati (09/90) *contemporary with a twist  -> [maybe??? you'll have to judge for yourselves...]
The Season of Passage (02/92) *sci-fi, supernatural, horror
The Listeners (10/94) *supernatural, horror
The Cold One (01/95) *sci-fi, supernatural, horror
The Blind Mirror (05/03) *thriller, sci-fi, supernatural, horror
Falling (03/07) *thriller
The Sixth Door -> [a future release Pike is working on]

OTHERS

Abbot, Alana Joli et al.: Where the Veil Is Thin (07/20) *fantasy

Adams, John Joseph et al.: Dead Man's Hand (05/14) *sci-fi, urban fantasy

Adams, John Joseph et al.: Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse (02/15) *sci-fi,

   urban fantasy

Ahmed, Saladin et al.: Canto Bight (12/17) *sci-fi

Ajram, Sofia: Coup de Grâce (10/24) *contemporary with a twist, horror

Amor, Gemma: Full Immersion (09/22) *sci-fi, horror

Aquilone, James et al.: Classic Monsters Unleashed (07/22) *supernatural, urban fantasy, horror

Aubry, Edward: Caprice (01/12) *thriller, sci-fi, fantasy

Aubry, Edward: UNHAPPENINGS:
   Unhappenings (01/15) *sci-fi
   ????? (out ??/??) *sci-fi

Barnes, S.A.: Dead Silence (01/22) *thriller, horror, sci-fi

Bellin, Joshua David: Myriad (05/23) *sci-fi, thriller

Bellin, Joshua David et al.: The Accidental Time Travelers Collective Volume 3 (12/24) *sci-fi, fantasy

Bergman, Rebekah: The Museum of Human History (08/23) *sci-fi, contemporary

Brozek, Jennifer et al.: Human Tales (04/11) *fantasy, horror

Brozek, Jennifer et al.: Coins of Chaos (09/13) *urban fantasy, horror

Butcher, Jim et al.: Shadowed Souls (11/16) *urban fantasy

Caine, Rachel et al.: Carniepunk (07/13) *urban fantasy

Carey, M.R.: THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS:

   The Girl with All the Gifts (01/14) *sci-fi, horror

Carey, M.R.: PANDOMINION:

   Infinity Gate (03/23) *sci-fi, multiverse

Caruso, Melissa: THE ECHO ARCHIVES:

   The Last Hour Between Worlds (11/24) *multiverse, supernatural, mystery

   The Last Soul Among Wolves (out 08/25) *multiverse, supernatural, mystery

Celt, Adrienne: End of the World House (04/22) *multiverse, sci-fi, mystery

Christy, Ann: The Never-Ending End of the World (08/23) *sci-fi

Church, Daniel: The Ravening (09/24)*supernatural, thriller, horror

Connor, Quinn: Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves (05/23) *contemporary with a twist

Connor, Quinn: The Pecan Children (06/24) *contemporary with a twist, mystery

Curtis, Grace: Floating Hotel (03/24) *sci-fi

De Filippo, Paul: Vangie's Ghosts (02/24) *sci-fi

Devlin, Malcolm: Unexpected Places to Fall From, Unexpected Places to Land (10/21) *multiverse,

   sci-fi, afterlife 

Dicks, Matthew (a.k.a. Green, Matthew): Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend (08/12)

   *contemporary with a twist

Disney, Neda: Planting Wolves (11/19) *contemporary with a twist
Doucette, Gene: The Apocalypse Seven (05/21) *sci-fi, thriller

Evans, Nicholas J.: FOR HUMANS, FOR DEMONS:

   Order of Dust (09/20) *supernatural, urban fantasy

Fergesen, Hannah: The Infinite Miles (06/23) *sci-fi

Ferrell, Sean: Man in the Empty Suit (02/13) *sci-fi, thriller
Gardner, Troy H. et al.: 13 Tales to Give You Night Terrors (10/15) *supernatural, afterlife, horror

Gladstone, Max: Last Exit (03/22) *multiverse, urban fantasy, horror

Goodwater, Walter: The Liar of Red Valley (09/21) *supernatural, urban fantasy

Grant, Mira (a.k.a. McGuire, Seanan): NEWSFLESH:

   Feed (05/10) *sci-fi, horror

   Apocalypse Scenario #683: The Box [short story set in the Newsflesh universe] (04/11) *sci-fi,

   horror

   Deadline (06/11) *sci-fi, horror

   Fed [alternate ending to Feed] (05/12) *sci-fi, horror

   Blackout (05/12) *sci-fi, horror

   Feedback (10/16) *sci-fi, horror

   Rise: A Newsflesh Collection (06/16) *sci-fi, horror

Grant, Mira (a.k.a. McGuire, Seanan): ROLLING IN THE DEEP:
   Rolling in the Deep [prequel novella] (04/15) *urban fantasy, horror
   Into the Drowning Deep (11/17) *urban fantasy, horror
   ????? (out ??/??) *urban fantasy, horror

Grant, Mira (a.k.a. McGuire, Seanan): Final Girls (02/17) *sci-fi, horror

Grant, Mira (a.k.a. McGuire, Seanan): Kingdom of Needle and Bone (12/18) *sci-fi, horror

Grant, Mira (a.k.a. McGuire, Seanan): Square³ (12/21) *sci-fi, fantasy, horror

Grant, Mira (a.k.a. McGuire, Seanan): Unbreakable (03/23) *urban fantasy, supernatural, horror

Greenberg, Louis: Exposure (11/21) *mystery, afterlife 

Greenberg, Martin H. et al.: Westward Weird (07/12) *urban fantasy, sci-fi, horror

Hanks, Dan: Swashbucklers (11/21) *urban fantasy, multiverse

Harris, Charlaine et al.: Games Creatures Play (04/14) *urban fantasy, horror

Hart, Rob: The Paradox Hotel (02/22) *sci-fi

Howard, Scott Alexander: The Other Valley (02/24) *contemporary with a twist

Hughes, Kerrie L. et al.: Hex in the City (11/13) *urban fantasy, sci-fi

James, Michael: THE HOTEL AT THE END OF TIME:

   The Hotel at the End of Time (01/21) *supernatural, horror

   The Well at the Bottom of Everything (08/21) *supernatural, horror

   The Elevator at the Brink of Infinity (08/22) *supernatural, horror, multiverse

Jiang, Ai: Linghun (04/23) *afterlife

Jones, Brandon: Whirly World *afterlife, mystery

Karolewski, Michael: VALCARA INCORPORATED:

   The Soul Sector (10/21; reissue 09/23) *afterlife, urban fantasy

   The Prophet's Debt (10/23) *afterlife, urban fantasy 

   ????? (out ??/24) *afterlife, urban fantasy

   ????? (out ??/25) *afterlife, urban fantasy

   ????? (out ??/26) *afterlife, urban fantasy

   ????? (out ??/27) *afterlife, urban fantasy

Khaw, Cassandra: The All-Consuming World (08/21) *sci-fi, thriller, horror

Kingfisher, T.: What Moves the Dead (07/22) *sci-fi, mystery, horror

Kiste, Gwendolyn: The Haunting of Velkwood (03/24) *supernatural

Klima. John at al.: Glitter & Mayhem (08/13) *urban fantasy, sci-fi 

Leslie, Ryan: THE BETWEEN:

   The Between (04/21) *supernatural, horror

   The Garden of Before (out 05/25) *supernatural, horror

Leslie, Ryan: Colossus (03/24) *sci-fi, horror

McGuire, Seanan: INCRYPTID:

   Discount Armageddon (03/12) *urban fantasy

   Midnight Blue-Light Special (03/13) *urban fantasy

   Half-Off Ragnarok (03/14) *urban fantasy

   Pocket Apocalypse (03/15) *urban fantasy

   Chaos Choreography (03/16) *urban fantasy

   Magic for Nothing (03/17) *urban fantasy

   Tricks for Free (03/18) *urban fantasy

   That Ain’t Witchcraft (03/19) *urban fantasy

   Imaginary Numbers (02/20) *urban fantasy

   Calculated Risks (02/21) *urban fantasy

   Spelunking Through Hell (03/22) *urban fantasy

   Backpacking Through Bedlam (03/23) *urban fantasy

   Aftermarket Afterlife (03/24) *urban fantasy, afterlife

   Installment Immortality (out 03/25) *urban fantasy, afterlife

McGuire, Seanan: VELVETEEN VS.:

   Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots, ...The Multiverse, ...The Seasons (11/12, 08/13, 05/16) ->

   [I reviewed all three in a mini-review round] *urban fantasy

McGuire, Seanan: INDEXING:

   Indexing & Reflections (05/13 & 08/16) -> [I did a joint review for them] *urban fantasy

McGuire, Seanan: GHOST ROADS:
   Sparrow Hill Road (05/14) *afterlife, urban fantasy
   The Girl in the Green Silk Gown (07/18) *afterlife, urban fantasy

   Angel of the Overpass (05/21) *afterlife, urban fantasy

McGuire, Seanan: Boneyard (10/17) *urban fantasy

McGuire, Seanan: Laughter at the Academy (10/19) *sci-fi, fantasy, horror

McGuire, Seanan: ALCHEMICAL JOURNEYS:

   Middlegame (05/19) *supernatural

   Seasonal Fears (05/22) *supernatural

   Tidal Creatures (out 06/24) *supernatural

   Inkpot Gods (out ??/26) *supernatural

   Asphodel (out ??/28) *supernatural

Meadors, Melanie R. et al.: Hath No Fury (07/18) *sci-fi, urban fantasy

Mi Young Hur Angela: Folklorn (04/21) *contemporary with a twist

Miles, Abigail: The Building That Wasn't (07/24) *multiverse, sci-fi, mystery

Monroe, Katrina: Through the Midnight Door (08/24) *supernatural, mystery, horror

Moore, Scotto: Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You (02/19) *supernatural, thriller

Morris, Mark et al.: Close to Midnight (10/22) *?????, ?????, horror

Moulton, Rachel Eve: The Insatiable Volt Sisters (04/23) *supernatural

Murphy, Sara Flannery: The Wonder State (07/23) *contemporary with a twist,

   mystery, horror

Nassise, Joseph et al.: Urban Allies (07/16) *urban fantasy, sci-fi

Nassise, Joseph et al.: Urban Enemies (08/18) *urban fantasy, sci-fi

North, Emet: In Universes (04/24) *multiverse

Palmatier, Joshua et al.: The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity (03/12) *urban fantasy  

Palmatier, Joshua et al.: Temporally Out of Order (08/15) *sci-fi, urban fantasy

Parisien, Dominik: The Mythic Dream (08/19) *urban fantasy, sci-fi

Pearson, Mallory: We Ate the Dark (02/24) *supernatural, afterlife, multiverse, mystery, horror

Peck, Steven L.: A Short Stay in Hell (03/12) *afterlife

Pillar, Amanda et al.: Bloodlines (11/15) *urban fantasy

Pratt, Tim: JOURNALS OF ZAXONY DELATREE:

   Doors of Sleep (01/21) *multiverse

   Prison of Sleep (04/22) *multiverse

Priest, Cherie: The Drowning House (07/24) *supernatural, thriller

Rain, J.R. et al.: Chronology (01/15) *sci-fi, fantasy, thriller
Rain, J.R. et al.: Darkscapes (01/17) *sci-fi, fantasy, thriller
Reed Perez, Nadi: The Afterlife of Mal Caldera (06/24) *afterlife

Reith, Anna: Dead in Time (02/11) *afterlife, thriller

Robinson, Mike: THE ENIGMA OF TWILIGHT FALLS:
   The Green Eyed Monster (10/12) *thriller, supernatural
   Negative Space (08/13) *thriller, supernatural
   Waking Gods (01/16) *thriller, supernatural
Salman, Naomi: Nothing but the Rain (03/23) *contemporary with a twist? sci-fi?

Sims, Jonathan: Thirteen Storeys (11/20) *thriller, supernatural, horror

Sinn, RA: A Second Chance for Yesterday (08/23) *sci-fi

Smith-Ready, Jeri: Requiem for the Devil (04/01) *urban fantasy

Smith-Ready, Jeri: WVMP RADIO:

   Wicked Game (05/08) *urban fantasy

   Bad to the Bone (05/09) *urban fantasy
   Bring on the Night (08/10) *urban fantasy
   Let It Bleed (07/12) *urban fantasy -> [free-download novella here - not anymore]
   Lust for Life (11/12) *urban fantasy

Smith-Ready, Jeri: WVMP RADIO TIE-IN SHORT STORIES:

   Crossroads [Monroe] *urban fantasy -> [read it online here]

   Rave On [Spence] *urban fantasy -> [read it online here]
   When the Music's Over [Jim] *urban fantasy -> [read it online here]
   Last Request [Shane] *urban fantasy -> [read it online here]
   Thief [in Eternal: More Love Stories with Bite (11/10)] *urban fantasy

Snyder, C.W.: The Infernal Machine (01/20) *supernatural, fantasy, horror

Strahan, Jonathan et al.: Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance (05/22) *sci-fi

Tchaikovsky, Adrian: Walking to Aldebaran (05/19) *sci-fi, horror

Tchaikovsky, Adrian: One Day All This Will Be Yours (03/21) *sci-fi, dark comedy

Tchaikovsky, Adrian: And Put Away Childish Things (03/23) *fantasy

Vogel Dawn (editor) et al.: I Didn't Break the Lamp (10/19) *supernatural

Wallace, Kali: Dead Space (03/21) *sci-fi
Walters, Ron: Deep Dive (01/22) *sci-fi, multiverse

White, Alex: THE STARMETAL SYMPHONY:

   August Kitko and the Mechas from Space (07/22) *sci-fi

White, Kiersten: Mister Magic (08/23) *supernatural, thriller

Whiteley, Aliya: Three Eight One (01/24) *sci-fi, contemporary with a twist, metafiction

Wilson, Daniel H.: Press Start to Play (08/15) *sci-fi

Winning, Josh: The Shadow Glass (03/22) *fantasy

Winning, Josh: Burn the Negative (07/23) *thriller, horror

Winning, Josh: Heads Will Roll (07/24) *thriller, horror

Wymore, James et al.: THE ACTUATOR:
   Fractured Earth (08/13) *sci-fi, fantasy
   Borderlands Anthology (09/14) *sci-fi, fantasy
   Return of the Saboteur (07/15) *sci-fi, fantasy
   Chaos Chronicles (12/16) *sci-fi, fantasy
   The Last Key (11/17) *sci-fi, fantasy
Wymore James et al.: Windows into Hell (10/16) *afterlife
Yu, Charles: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (09/10) *sci-fi, multiverse