7 Best Books of the Past Decade You May Not Know About

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Each of these books has a unique story and style that might have slipped through the cracks, but they deserve recognition for their creativity, emotional depth, and storytelling.

1

The Luminous Dead

This claustrophobic, psychological horror novel follows Gyre, a caver hired to map a cave system on an alien planet.

2

The Song of Achilles

This novel blends beautiful prose with a heartbreaking love story of a retelling of the Greek myth of Achilles through the eyes of Patroclus.

3

The Lost Pianos of Siberia

This book takes readers on a journey across Siberia in search of lost and forgotten pianos, telling stories of culture.

4

Night Theater

A surreal story set in a remote Indian clinic where a surgeon is tasked with operating on three mysteriously resurrected corpses.

5

A Memory Called Empire

This political space opera follows Mahit Dzmare, an ambassador from  a small space station.

6

The Nickel Boys

This novel centres on two boys during the Jim Crow era. It’s a profound meditation on injustice, with a  twist that makes it unforgettable.

7

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

This eco-thriller with elements of noir and black comedy is about an elderly woman living in a remote Polish village.