House of the Dragon. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2018 book, Fire & Blood
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Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, 2018
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Ryan J. Condal, George R.R. Martin, 2022-

This Game of Thrones prequel series finds the Targaryen dynasty at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires—real and imagined—crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins almost 193 years before the events of Game of Thrones, when King Viserys Targaryen breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne.


Bates Motel. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 1959 book, Psycho
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Psycho
Robert Bloch, 1959
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Anthony Cipriano, 2013-2017

Bates Motel explores the complex bond between the future serial killer, Norman Bates, and his mother Norma. Serving as a prelude to the iconic horror film Psycho, the series provides a modern perspective on Norman’s upbringing, shedding light on the events that led him to become one of history’s most notorious murderers.


Slow Horses. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2010 book
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Slow Horses
Mick Herron, 2010
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James Hawes, 2022-

After a botched and publicly embarrassing training mission, British MI5 agent River Cartwright is exiled to Slough House, an administrative purgatory for service rejects. Known as slow horses, Cartwright and his fellow employees must endure dull, paper pushing tasks and their miserable boss, Jackson Lamb, who expects them to quit out of boredom and frustration.


Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jesse Andrews, 2012
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Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, 2015

17-year-old Greg Gaines is a senior at Pittsburgh’s Schenley High School who avoids close engagement with the various students. He learns that fellow student and former childhood friend of his, Rachel Kushner, has been diagnosed with leukemia and is forced by his parents to befriend her in her time of need.


Ready Player One. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2011 book
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Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, 2011
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Steven Spielberg, 2018

In 2045, people seek to escape from reality through the virtual reality entertainment universe called the OASIS, created by James Halliday and Ogden Morrow of Gregarious Games. Wade Watts’s avatar Parzival, an avid Gunter, participates in the first challenge, an unbeatable race, alongside his best friend Aech, and Art3mis, a female avatar who Parzival has a crush on.


Vanity Fair. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 1848 book
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Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1848
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Gwyneth Hughes, 2018

London, 1814. Rebecca Sharp, daughter of an art teacher and a French dancer, is a strong-willed, cunning, moneyless young woman determined to make her way in society. After leaving school, Becky stays with Amelia Sedley, who is a good-natured, simple-minded young girl, of a wealthy London family.


The Secret of Crickley Hall. Poster of the 2012 TV series and cover of the 2006 book
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The Secret of Crickley Hall
James Herbert, 2006
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Joe Ahearne, 2012

One year after their son mysteriously disappears, a family relocates to Crickley Hall. As eerie supernatural occurrences unfold, Eve becomes convinced that the house is somehow linked to the unexplained disappearance of her son.


Naked Singularity. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2008 book, A Naked Singularity
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A Naked Singularity
Sergio de la Pava, 2008
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Chase Palmer, 2021

Casi is a child of Colombian immigrants who lives in Brooklyn and works in Manhattan as a successful public defender. When he loses his first case, he is pulled into a drug heist by a former client in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.