the essential petrol readlist (scifi/otherworld/fiction)

Explore 'The Essential Petrol Readlist'—a curated collection of must-read sci-fi, otherworld, and fiction books. Dive into thrilling adventures and imaginative worlds with these essential reads for any fiction lover.

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Neuromancer

by William Gibson

Case, a nerve-damaged data thief, is recruited by a new employer for a last-chance run against a powerful artificial intelligence.
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Idoru

by William Gibson

“The best novel William Gibson has ever written about the world we’re entering daily. Neuromancer made Gibson famous; Idoru cements that fame.”—The Washington Post Book …
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Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

The “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired …
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The Diamond Age

by Neal Stephenson

Vividly imagined, stunningly prophetic, and epic in scope, The Diamond Age is a major novel from one of the most visionary writers of our time …
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Stardust

 

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Neverwhere

by Neil Gaiman

Richard Mayhew is a plain man with a good heart -- and an ordinary life that is changed forever on a day he stops to …
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The Gunslinger

by Stephen King

The End Is Near. Start At The Beginning.Prepare for the climax of Stephen King's career...Get ready for the final Dark Tower books this fall...Stock up …
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The Eyes of the Dragon

by Stephen King

In the kingdom of Delain, a young prince must struggle against powerful forces to gain his rightful inheritance.
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Fight Club

by Chuck Palahniuk

This underground classic first published in 1996 tells the darkly funny story of a god-forsaken man who discovers that his rage at living in a …
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Survivor

by Chuck Palahniuk

From the author of the cult sensation Fight Club (now a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter) comes Survivor. …
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American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this modern classic, the acclaimed author of The Shards explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence …
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The Informers

by Bret Easton Ellis

From the New York Times bestselling author of American Psycho and Less Than Zero comes a nihilistic novel set in the early eighties that portrays …
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He Died with a Felafel in His Hand

by John Birmingham

He died with a felafel in his hand.
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The Illustrated Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

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Veronika decides to die

 

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The Blue Flower

by Henry Van Dyke

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