October is when cool days starts to set in and the trees are at their peck in changing colors. Perfect weather to curl up at nigh with a warm drink and a good book.
Here are eight books to read in a lonesome October night. Selection is on lesser know and the vibe each book renders. While there are books that have a spooky vibe, some books are more fantasy and science fiction.
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Smudge’s Mark by Claudia Osmond
Genre: Portal Fantasy
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Simon is an OWNO (Orphan with No Options), who lives with his deranged grandfather and a horrible housekeeper, Griselda, who punishes him by making him trim her toenails with his teeth; haunted by a recurring dream that seems to symbolize the parents he lost but whom he can’t remember, Simon must regain his memory before it’s too late.
Never Trust a Dead Man by Vivian Vande Velde
Genre: Mystery, Fantasy
Summary: Selwyn is brokenhearted when the beautiful Anora chooses to marry the awful, but rich, Farold. It’s bad enough when Farold beats Selwyn up in front of the villagers. But nothing prepares Selwyn for Farold’s being found murdered. All accusing fingers point to Selwyn, who is promptly sealed in a burial cave with Farold’s corpse.
The Dreaming Jewels by Theodore Sturgeon
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Genre: Science Fiction
Summary: Eight-year-old Horty Bluett is mocked by his classmates & abused by his adoptive parents until the day his father severs three of his fingers. He runs away, taking only a gem-eyed doll he calls Junky, & joins a carnival. Finding acceptance at last, Horty never dreams that Junky is more than a toy, nor does he realize that a threat far greater than his cruel father inhabits the carnival & has been searching for Horty longer than he has been alive.
The Vision by Dean Koontz
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Genre: Supernatural Thriller
Summary: Mary Bergen aids the police in solving crimes, those that have happened and those that are about to. Now this gifted clairvoyant is using her psychic gift to help track a serial killer. But something terrible from Mary’s past has been invading her dreams and she is haunted by the sound of leathery wings.
Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy
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Genre: Urban Fantasy
Summary: Martha Macnamara knows that her daughter Elizabeth is in trouble, she just doesn’t know what kind. Mysterious phone calls from San Francisco at odd hours of the night are the only contact she has had with Elizabeth for years. Now, Elizabeth has sent her a plane ticket and reserved a room for her at San Francisco’s most luxurious hotel. Yet she has not tried to contact Martha since she arrived, leaving her lonely, confused and a little bit worried.
The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney
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Genre: Low Fantasy
Summary: Come once come twice come all to the amazing circus of Dr. Lao. Here you will amazing creature of myth and lore such as the unicorn, the cinema, and the hound of the hedges. Be warning, The Circus of Dr. Lao is not for those that are hypersensitive to the amazement and horror that lies within.
The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe
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Genre: Low fantasy
Summary: Private Bronwyn Hyatt returns from Iraq wounded in body and in spirit, only to face the very things that drove her away in the first place: her family, her obligations to the Tufa, and her dangerous ex-boyfriend. But more trouble lurks in the mountains and hollows of her childhood home. Cryptic omens warn of impending tragedy, and a restless “haint” lurks nearby, waiting to reveal Bronwyn’s darkest secrets.
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
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Genre: Low fantasy
Summary: October has just begun. It time to collect the ingredients and play the game. What is this game? Well…you will has to wait until Halloween to find out.
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