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Lit-start your week: From sci-fi twists to soul-soothing reads
Updated On: 27 April, 2026 10:10 AM IST | Mumbai | The Guide Team
This week’s book corner features a gripping sci-fi thriller, a climate-conscious literary tale, and a heartwarming fable. From The Man Who Saw Seconds to A Guardian and a Thief and The Cat Who Saved Books, the selection offers something for every kind of reader

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1 The Man Who Saw Seconds (CLASH Books)
This high-concept sci-fi thriller hinges on a deceptively small advantage the ability to see five seconds into the future. Alexander Boldizar crafts a sharp narrative around Preble Jefferson, whose gift makes him unbeatable, yet increasingly isolated. The work probes consequence, and the burden of foresight.
2 A Guardian and a Thief (Penguin Random House)

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