Artemis – Andy Weir
“I bounded over the gray, dusty terrain toward the huge dome of Conrad Bubble. Its airlock, ringed with red lights, stood distressingly…”
Mistborn: The Final Empire – Brandon Sanderson
“Ash fell from the sky. Lord Tresting frowned, glancing up at the ruddy, mid-day sky as his servants scuttled forward, opening a parasol…”
Moxie – Jennifer Mathieu
“My English teacher Mr Davies rubs a hand over his military buzz cut. There’s sweat beading at his hairline, and he puffs out his ruddy…”
The Last Wish – Andrzej Sapkowski
“She came to him towards morning. She entered very carefully, moving silently, floating through the chamber like a phantom; the only…”
The Princess Bride – William Goldman
“This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it. How is such a thing possible? I’ll do my best to explain.”
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – Anne Brontë
“To J. Halford, Esq. Dear Halford, When we were together last, you gave me a very particular and interesting account of the most…”
Good Omens – Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
“It was a nice day. All the days had been nice. There had been rather more than seven of them so far, and rain hadn’t been invented yet…”
Carry On – Rainbow Rowell
“I walk the Wood. I walk the fields. I cover the school grounds between classes, poking through empty buildings, opening long-closed…”