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50 Favorite Books From 1900 to 2024

My favorite books of the Last 124 years in speculative fiction, mystery and historical novels
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A Taste for Death
A Taste for Death
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Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)
Deathless
Catherynne M. Valente
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Howard's End (E. M. Forster)
Howard's End
E. M. Forster
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Locke and Key
Locke and Key
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Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
P.L. Travers
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Maus: The Complete Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus: The Complete Maus
Art Spiegelman
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The Game of Kings (Dorothy Dunnett)
The Game of Kings
Dorothy Dunnett
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The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
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The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
10
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
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The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
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Two Captains
Two Captains
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Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
A. A. Milne
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #9) (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #9)
Agatha Christie
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The Red Wheel (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
The Red Wheel
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Tobol (Alexey Ivanov)
Tobol
Alexey Ivanov
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The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow
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Heavy Sand (Anatoly Rybakov)
Heavy Sand
Anatoly Rybakov
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Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
20
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie
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The Fox (Anna Starobinetz)
The Fox
Anna Starobinetz
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Hard to Be a God (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Hard to Be a God
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
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The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingslover)
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingslover
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers
25
The Death of Achilles (Boris Akunin)
The Death of Achilles
Boris Akunin
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The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years (Chingiz Aitmatov)
The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years
Chingiz Aitmatov
27
Outpost (Dmitry Glukhovsky)
Outpost
Dmitry Glukhovsky
28
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
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Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
Dorothy L. Sayers
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Last Chance to See (Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine)
Last Chance to See
Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine
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Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
Elizabeth Wein
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Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
Emily Henry
33
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
Emily St John Mandel
34
Some Desperate Glory (Emily Tesh)
Some Desperate Glory
Emily Tesh
35
Planetfall (Emma Newman)
Planetfall
Emma Newman
36
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern
37
Cuckoo Song (Frances Hardinge)
Cuckoo Song
Frances Hardinge
38
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
40
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin
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