Book recommendations?

I am heading over to the library on lunch, to return Sean Stewart's Clouds End.

I am looking for fiction, something nice and engrossing and not too dry. Something that might read well on transit, although I tend to immerse pretty well in most anything. Potato chip reading is alright, but I am really not looking for Harlequin or Danielle Steele, if you must know.

I likes me some sci fi, magical realism, mystery. Not terribly into chick lit, but I won't pass something up if enough people I know say it's good.

Hit me. What've you got?

Mirrored Fate!

You are lying outside Emma General Hospital, a tall yellow-stone building with revolving doors. The building has been lightly barricaded.

Somebody has spraypainted Barricaded to protect generator - enter via fire s onto a wall.

There are 5 zombies here.

There are 8 dead bodies here.

Since your last turn:

* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 20:39 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 20:39 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 4 damage. (01-14 20:39 GMT)
* The zombie's bite was infected! (You'll now take 1HP damage for every action you take, except speaking. Infection can be cured with a First Aid Kit.) (01-14 20:39 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:20 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:21 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:21 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:21 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:21 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:21 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:21 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:21 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:21 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:22 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:22 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 3 damage. (01-14 21:22 GMT)
* A zombie attacked you for 4 damage. (01-14 21:22 GMT)
* You heard a low groaning 1 block to the west. (01-18 05:18 GMT)
* You heard a loud and distant groaning 4 blocks to the west and 3 blocks to the south. (01-18 05:58 GMT)
* You heard a loud and distant groaning 4 blocks to the west and 3 blocks to the south. (01-18 06:09 GMT)
* A flare was fired 1 block to the south. (01-18 06:45 GMT)
* You heard a loud and distant groaning 1 block to the west and 6 blocks to the north. (01-18 08:39 GMT)
* You heard a loud and distant groaning 4 blocks to the west and 3 blocks to the south. (01-18 09:05 GMT)
* You heard a loud and distant groaning 4 blocks to the west and 3 blocks to the south. (01-18 11:15 GMT)
* You heard a loud and distant groaning 4 blocks to the west and 3 blocks to the south. (01-18 12:00 GMT)
* You heard a loud and distant groaning 4 blocks to the west and 3 blocks to the south. (01-18 13:55 GMT)
* You heard a loud and distant groaning 4 blocks to the west and 2 blocks to the north. (01-18 14:18 GMT)
* You heard a loud and distant groaning 4 blocks to the west and 3 blocks to the south. (01-18 18:33 GMT)
* You heard a low groaning from somewhere nearby. (01-18 18:34 GMT)

You have been killed.