2009 High Scores
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The 50 books published in 2009 with the highest average scores. Only books with at least 3 scored reviews are included.
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1.
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We Never Talk About My Brother
by Peter S. Beagle
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Fantasy
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2009
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93(3)
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2.
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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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3.
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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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88(6)
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4.
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Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honor of Jack Vance
by George R.R. Martin
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Fantasy
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2009
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88(5)
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5.
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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(17)
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6.
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Collected Stories of Lewis Shiner
by Lewis Shiner
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Science Fiction
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2009
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86(3)
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7.
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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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8.
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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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9.
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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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10.
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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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11.
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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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84(5)
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12.
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The City & The City
by China Mieville
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Fantasy
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2009
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83(16)
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13.
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Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America
by Robert Charles Wilson
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Science Fiction
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2009
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83(11)
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14.
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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(9)
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15.
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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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16.
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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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83(5)
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17.
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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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18.
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The Accord
by Keith Brooke
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Science Fiction
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2009
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83(3)
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19.
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Sandman Slim
by Richard Kadrey
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Fantasy
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2009
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82(9)
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20.
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Dragon Keeper (The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 1)
by Robin Hobb
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Fantasy
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2009
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82(7)
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21.
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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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82(7)
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22.
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Elegy Beach
by Steven R. Boyett
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Fantasy
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2009
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82(4)
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23.
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Day of the Damned (Death's Head, Book 3)
by David Gunn
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Science Fiction
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2009
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81(3)
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24.
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Haze
by L. E. Modesitt Jr.
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Science Fiction
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2009
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81(3)
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25.
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20
by Stephen Jones
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Horror
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2009
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81(3)
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26.
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This Crooked Way
by James Enge
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Fantasy
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2009
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81(3)
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27.
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In Great Waters
by Kit Whitfield
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Science Fiction
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2009
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80(7)
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28.
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Palimpsest
by Catherynne M. Valente
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Fantasy
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2009
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80(6)
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29.
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Burning Shadows (Count Saint-Germain)
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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Fantasy
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2009
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80(4)
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30.
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Monster
by A. Lee Martinez
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Fantasy
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2009
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80(4)
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31.
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Blood Groove
by Alex Bledsoe
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Horror
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2009
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80(3)
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32.
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Drood
by Dan Simmons
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Historical Fiction
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2009
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80(3)
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33.
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Leviathan
by Scott Westerfeld
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Science Fiction
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2009
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80(3)
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34.
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Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, Book 3)
by Ilona Andrews
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Fantasy
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2009
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80(3)
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35.
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One Second After
by William R. Forstchen
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Science Fiction
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2009
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80(3)
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36.
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Spell Games (Marla Mason, Book 4)
by T.A. Pratt
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Fantasy
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2009
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80(3)
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37.
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The Naming of the Beasts (Felix Castor, Book 5)
by Mike Carey
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Fantasy
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2009
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80(3)
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38.
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The Other Lands (Acacia, Book 2)
by David Anthony Durham
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Fantasy
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2009
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80(3)
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39.
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The Seeds of Earth (Humanity's Fire, Book 1)
by Michael Cobley
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Science Fiction
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2009
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80(3)
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40.
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The Stepsister Scheme (Princess Novels)
by Jim C. Hines
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Fantasy
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2009
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80(3)
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41.
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Wings of Wrath (The Magister Trilogy, Book 2)
by C. S. Friedman
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Fantasy
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2009
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80(3)
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42.
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Yellow Blue Tibia
by Adam Roberts
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Science Fiction
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2009
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80(3)
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43.
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The Windup Girl
by Paolo Bacigalupi
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Science Fiction
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2009
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79(16)
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44.
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Suicide Kings (Wild Cards, Book 20)
by George R.R. Martin
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Fantasy
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2009
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79(7)
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45.
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Warbreaker
by Brandon Sanderson
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Fantasy
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2009
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79(5)
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46.
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Crack'd Pot Trail (Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, Book 4)
by Steven Erikson
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Fantasy
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2009
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79(3)
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47.
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The Passage
by Justin Cronin
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Horror
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2009
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78(14)
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48.
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Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry
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Science Fiction
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2009
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78(10)
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49.
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Boneshaker
by Cherie Priest
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Fantasy
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2009
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78(9)
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50.
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Finch
by Jeff Vandermeer
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Fantasy
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2009
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78(9)
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