All Time High Scores
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The 100 books with the highest average scores. Only books with at least 3 scored reviews are included.
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1.
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Caine Black Knife (Acts of Caine, Book 3)
by Matthew Woodring Stover
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Fantasy
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2008
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99(3)
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2.
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
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Science Fiction
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1959
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97(4)
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3.
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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2)
by George R.R. Martin
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Fantasy
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1998
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97(4)
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4.
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3)
by George R.R. Martin
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Fantasy
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2000
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96(3)
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5.
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Dreamsongs: A GRRM RRetrospective
by George R.R. Martin
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Fantasy
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2007
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95(4)
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6.
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Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)
by Frank Herbert
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Science Fiction
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1965
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94(5)
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7.
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The Dervish House
by Ian McDonald
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Science Fiction
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2010
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93(7)
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8.
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
by George R.R. Martin
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Fantasy
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1996
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93(3)
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9.
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In the Cities of Coin and Spice (The Orphan's Tales, Book 2)
by Catherynne M. Valente
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Fantasy
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2007
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93(3)
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10.
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Kushiel's Dart (Kushiel's Legacy, Book 1)
by Jacqueline Carey
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Fantasy
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2001
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93(3)
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11.
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River of Gods
by Ian McDonald
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Science Fiction
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2004
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93(3)
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12.
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The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Book 2)
by Neal Stephenson
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Literature Fiction
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2004
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93(3)
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13.
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The Folding Knife
by K. J. Parker
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Fantasy
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2010
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93(3)
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14.
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The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
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Fantasy
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2008
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93(3)
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15.
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The Best of Gene Wolfe
by Gene Wolfe
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Fantasy
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2009
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92(5)
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16.
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Mythago Wood (Mythago Cycle, Book 1)
by Robert Holdstock
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Fantasy
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1978
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92(4)
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17.
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Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
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Science Fiction
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1953
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92(3)
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18.
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Under Heaven
by Guy Gavriel Kay
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Fantasy
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2010
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91(11)
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19.
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The Bonehunters (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 6)
by Steven Erikson
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Fantasy
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2006
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91(3)
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20.
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The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
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Science Fiction
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1974
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91(3)
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21.
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HARM
by Brian Wilson Aldiss
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Science Fiction
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2007
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90(5)
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22.
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Pump Six and Other Stories
by Paolo Bacigalupi
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Science Fiction
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2008
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90(5)
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23.
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Mirror Kingdoms: The Best of Peter S. Beagle
by Peter S. Beagle
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Fantasy
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2010
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90(4)
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24.
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Perdido Street Station
by China Mieville
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Fantasy
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2001
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90(4)
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25.
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Ash: A Secret History
by Mary Gentle
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Fantasy
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1999
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90(3)
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26.
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Chasm City
by Alastair Reynolds
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Science Fiction
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2001
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90(3)
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27.
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
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Science Fiction
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1968
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90(3)
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28.
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Ship of Magic (The Liveship Traders, Book 1)
by Robin Hobb
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Fantasy
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1998
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90(3)
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29.
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The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
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Literature Fiction
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2006
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90(3)
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30.
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Who Fears Death
by Nnedi Okorafor
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Fantasy
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2010
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89(5)
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31.
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Last Argument of Kings (First Law, Book 3)
by Joe Abercrombie
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Fantasy
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2008
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88(13)
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32.
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Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
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Science Fiction
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1989
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88(4)
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33.
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Thirteen / Black Man
by Richard K. Morgan
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Science Fiction
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2007
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87(14)
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34.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch
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Fantasy
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2006
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87(8)
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35.
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The Judging Eye (The Aspect-Emperor, Book 1)
by R. Scott Bakker
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Fantasy
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2009
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87(5)
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36.
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Duma Key
by Stephen King
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Horror
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2008
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87(4)
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37.
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I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson
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Horror
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1970
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87(4)
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38.
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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
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Fantasy
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2004
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87(4)
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39.
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The Scar
by China Mieville
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Fantasy
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2002
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87(4)
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40.
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Woken Furies
by Richard K. Morgan
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Science Fiction
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2005
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87(4)
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41.
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The Emerald Storm (The Riyria Revelations, Book 4)
by Michael J. Sullivan
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Fantasy
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2010
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87(3)
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42.
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Best Served Cold
by Joe Abercrombie
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Fantasy
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2009
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86(15)
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43.
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Brasyl
by Ian McDonald
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Science Fiction
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2007
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86(12)
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44.
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The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time, Book 12)
by Robert Jordan
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Fantasy
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2009
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86(6)
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45.
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Neverland
by Douglas Clegg
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Horror
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1991
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86(4)
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46.
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Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Book 1)
by Neal Stephenson
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Historical Fiction
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2003
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86(4)
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47.
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The Dragons of Babel
by Michael Swanwick
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Fantasy
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2008
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86(4)
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48.
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20th Century Ghosts
by Joe Hill
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Horror
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2005
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86(3)
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49.
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Absolution Gap
by Alastair Reynolds
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Science Fiction
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2003
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86(3)
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50.
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Daemon
by Daniel Suarez
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Science Fiction
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2009
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86(3)
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51.
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Day of the Vipers (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Terok Nor, Book 1)
by James Swallow
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Science Fiction
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2008
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86(3)
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52.
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End of the World Blues
by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
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Science Fiction
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2006
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86(3)
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53.
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Lords and Ladies (Discworld, Book 14)
by Terry Pratchett
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Fantasy
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1992
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86(3)
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54.
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Martian Time-Slip
by Philip K. Dick
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Science Fiction
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1964
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86(3)
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55.
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Midnight Tides (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 5)
by Steven Erikson
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Fantasy
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2004
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86(3)
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56.
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Muse and Reverie
by Charles de Lint
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Fantasy
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2009
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86(3)
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57.
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Rollback
by Robert J. Sawyer
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Science Fiction
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2007
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86(3)
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58.
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The Black Prism (Lightbringer, Book 1)
by Brent Weeks
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Fantasy
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2010
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86(3)
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59.
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The Book of Joby
by Mark J. Ferrari
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Fantasy
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2005
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86(3)
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60.
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The Evolutionary Void (The Void Trilogy, Book 3)
by Peter F. Hamilton
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Science Fiction
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2010
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86(3)
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61.
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The Love We Share Without Knowing
by Christopher Barzak
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Literature Fiction
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2008
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86(3)
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62.
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 2)
by Douglas Adams
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Science Fiction
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1981
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86(3)
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63.
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The Sons of Heaven (The Company, Book 8)
by Kage Baker
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Science Fiction
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2007
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86(3)
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64.
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Anathem
by Neal Stephenson
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Science Fiction
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2008
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85(8)
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65.
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Reaper's Gale (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 7)
by Steven Erikson
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Fantasy
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2007
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85(7)
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66.
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Changes (Dresden Files, Book 12)
by Jim Butcher
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Fantasy
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2010
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85(6)
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67.
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The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, Book 3)
by Brandon Sanderson
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Fantasy
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2008
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85(6)
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68.
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Fast Forward 2
by Lou Anders
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Science Fiction
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2008
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85(5)
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69.
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Dragon in Chains (Moshui Trilogy, Book 3)
by Daniel Fox
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Fantasy
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2009
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85(4)
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70.
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Memories of Ice (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 3)
by Steven Erikson
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Fantasy
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2001
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85(4)
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71.
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On the Edge (The Edge, Book 1)
by Ilona Andrews
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Fantasy
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2009
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85(4)
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72.
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Soon I Will be Invincible
by Austin Grossman
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Science Fiction
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2007
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85(4)
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73.
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The Man on the Ceiling
by Steve Rasnic Tem
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Horror
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2008
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85(4)
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74.
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The Red Tree
by Caitlin R. Kiernan
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Horror
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2009
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85(4)
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75.
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The Strain (The Strain Trilogy, Book 1)
by Guillermo Del Toro
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Horror
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2009
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85(4)
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76.
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The Traveler (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 1)
by John Twelve Hawks
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Science Fiction
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2005
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85(3)
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77.
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City without End (Entire and the Rose, Book 3)
by Kay Kenyon
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Science Fiction
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2009
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84(7)
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78.
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Genesis
by Bernard Beckett
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Science Fiction
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2006
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84(5)
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79.
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Sandman Slim
by Richard Kadrey
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Fantasy
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2009
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84(5)
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80.
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The Terror
by Dan Simmons
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Horror
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2007
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84(5)
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81.
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The Thousandfold Thought (The Prince of Nothing, Book 3)
by R. Scott Bakker
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Fantasy
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2006
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84(4)
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82.
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Auralia's Colors (The Auralia Thread, Book 1)
by Jeffrey Overstreet
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Fantasy
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2007
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84(3)
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83.
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Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Book 1)
by Jim Butcher
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Fantasy
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2004
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84(3)
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84.
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Kraken
by China Mieville
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Fantasy
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2008
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83(10)
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85.
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Cyberabad Days
by Ian McDonald
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Science Fiction
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2009
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83(8)
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86.
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Memoirs of a Master Forger
by W Heaney
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Fantasy
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2008
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83(6)
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87.
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Twelve
by Jasper Kent
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Fantasy
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2009
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83(6)
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88.
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The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, Book 1)
by R. Scott Bakker
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Fantasy
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2003
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83(5)
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89.
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The Midnight Mayor / The Inauguration of Matthew Swift
by Kate Griffin
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Fantasy
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2010
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83(5)
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90.
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Deadhouse Gates (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 2)
by Steven Erikson
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Fantasy
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2000
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83(4)
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91.
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Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
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Science Fiction
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1999
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83(3)
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92.
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Elric In the Dream Realms (Chronicles of the Last Emperor of Melniboné, Book 5)
by Michael Moorcock
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Fantasy
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2009
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83(3)
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93.
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Galactic North
by Alastair Reynolds
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Science Fiction
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2006
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83(3)
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94.
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Going Postal (Discworld, Book 33)
by Terry Pratchett
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Fantasy
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2004
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83(3)
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95.
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Helix
by Eric Brown
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Science Fiction
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2007
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83(3)
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96.
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Iron Sunrise (Singularity)
by Charles Stross
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Science Fiction
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2004
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83(3)
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97.
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Shield of Thunder (Troy, Book 2)
by David Gemmell
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Fantasy
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2006
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83(3)
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98.
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Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
by Cory Doctorow
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Science Fiction
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2005
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83(3)
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99.
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Stealing Fire
by Jo Graham
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Fantasy
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2010
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83(3)
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100.
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Sun of Suns (Virga, Book 1)
by Karl Schroeder
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Science Fiction
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2006
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83(3)
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