We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, if you like subversive gothic fiction and agoraphobes.
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell, if you like intelligent, skillful social commentary wrapped in believable sci-fi.
The Burning Girl by Holly Phillips, if you enjoy mythpunk but want to see it interpreted through scifi rather than fantasy.
The House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, if by avoiding fantasy you mean high fantasy dragons and crap instead of Lovecraftian, post-modern horror mindfucks.
In the Woods and The Likeness by Tana French, if you desire atmospheric, fresh, unusual murder mysteries.
The Story of O by Pauline Reage, if you enjoy your erotica with a healthy sidehelping of psychology.
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, for vampires done the sci-fi way in an atmospheric novel which appeals to all sorts of audiences.
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