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01
Backcloth for a Crown Additional
by Dan Abnett
★★★☆☆

A cozy, low-stakes detour between Malleus and Hereticus, where the real highlight is watching Eisenhorn and Bequin's relationship shine in a quieter setting.

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02
Hereticus
by Dan Abnett
★★★★★

Opens by killing off characters we've grown attached to, a brutal reminder that no one is safe, as Eisenhorn, now hunted by his own allies, wields Chaos itself against the enemy he's chasing.

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03
The Strange Demise of Titus Endor
by Dan Abnett
★★★★☆

A quiet, unsettling character study that pulls Titus Endor out of Eisenhorn's shadow, weaving in dementia, old ghosts, and a creeping sense of dread that feels earned.

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04
Xenos
by Dan Abnett
★★★★★

Throws you straight into the grim, bureaucratic, unforgiving reality of the Imperium, following a witty, unorthodox Inquisitor on a hunt for a forbidden text of terrifying power.

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05
Malleus
by Dan Abnett
★★★★★

A century after Xenos, finds Eisenhorn implicated in tragedy by threats from within his own ranks, forcing him to reckon with how far he'll compromise his soul to clear his name.

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06
Missing in Action
by Dan Abnett
★★★★★

Puts Eisenhorn back in detective mode, but the real gut-punch comes from the cult he's hunting turning out to be war veterans broken by untreated PTSD.

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07
11.22.63
by Stephen King
★★★★★

Surprised me by being far more of a love story than a hard sci-fi time travel novel, with a bittersweet ending where time itself fights back against being changed.

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08
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
★★★☆☆

Nothing short of pioneering, essentially inventing cyberpunk with ideas that still feel unsettlingly prescient, though the story grows convoluted.

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09
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy #1
by Douglas Adams
★★★☆☆

Packed with inventive worldbuilding and irony, but its constant absurdity sometimes overshadowed the story. Marvin the depressed robot was the highlight.

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10
Norad
by Mehmet Canpolat
★★★★☆

Blends sci-fi and fantasy through a PTSD-haunted protagonist searching for purpose, elevating a classic good-versus-evil conflict.

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11
Sanal ve Gerçek Çıkmazı
by Mehmet Canpolat
★★★★☆

A smooth, above-average collection of short stories for Turkish science fiction, though heavy American jargon pulls it slightly off course.

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12
Dune
by Frank Herbert
★★★★★

Monumental in its influence, driven by masterful world-building and Paul Atreides' unconventional descent from hero to anti-hero.

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