2017 Books for the Holidays: Genre Lovers

The bestselling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller—a heist story set on the moon.

A wildly imaginative novel about a man who is reincarnated over ten thousand lifetimes to be with his one true love: Death herself.

Canto Bight, where exotic aliens, captivating creatures, and other would-be high rollers are willing to risk everything to make their fortunes. Set across one fateful evening, four interconnected stories explore the deception and danger of the lavish casino city.

As Vasilisa’s village’s defenses weaken and evil from the forest creeps nearer, she must call upon dangerous gifts she has long concealed—to protect her family from a threat sprung to life from her nurse’s most frightening tales. Katherine Arden’s bestselling debut novel spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice.

The queen of beach books returns to the shores of Nantucket in a novel about one memorable summer when flirtations flourish, family dramas play out, and scandalous secrets surface.

In Origin, Robert Langdon arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend an event hosted by his former student, Edmond Kirsch. Robert soon finds himself in the midst of chaos at the event and is joined by the elegant museum director, and together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch’s secret.

This captivating retelling of a classic fairy tale imaginatively explores parental obsession, spousal love, and the secrets that make strangers out of the people we love the most. It’s a thrilling and emotionally devastating journey through the gruesome legacies that threaten to devour us and the homely, messy magic that saves us, if we’re lucky.

Mark, Todd, and Zola came to law school to change the world, to make it a better place. When they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own a bank specializing in student loans, the three know they have been caught up in The Great Law School Scam.

The series that began with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo continues as brilliant hacker Lisbeth Salander teams up with journalist Mikael Blomkvist to uncover the secrets of her childhood and to take revenge.