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Amazing but Lesser-Known Books

Most book lists here seem to repeat themselves. This is a list of great books which are not totally obscure, but also do not appear on every list.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
The 35th of May, or Conrad's Ride to the South Seas (Erich Kästner)
The 35th of May, or Conrad's Ride to the South Seas
2
Erich Kästner
After Atlas (Emma Newman)
After Atlas
3
Emma Newman
Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
4
Tamora Pierce
All Clear (Connie Willis)
All Clear
5
Connie Willis
All Our Wrong Todays (Elan Mastai)
All Our Wrong Todays
6
Elan Mastai
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
7
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
8
Jo Walton
An Officer and a Spy (Robert Harris)
An Officer and a Spy
9
Robert Harris
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
10
Khaled Hosseini
The Anomaly (Hervé Le Tellier)
The Anomaly
11
Hervé Le Tellier
Augustus (John Williams)
Augustus
12
John Williams
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers (Margaret George)
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
13
Margaret George
The Autumn Throne (Elizabeth Chadwick)
The Autumn Throne
14
Elizabeth Chadwick
Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution (R. F. Kuang)
Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
15
R. F. Kuang
Beaufort (Ron Leshem)
Beaufort
16
Ron Leshem
Belarus (Lee Hogan)
Belarus
17
Lee Hogan
Bellwether (Connie Willis)
Bellwether
18
Connie Willis
Benigna Machiavelli (Gilman, Charlotte Perkins)
Benigna Machiavelli
19
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout
20
Connie Willis
Bone Gap (Laura Ruby)
Bone Gap
21
Laura Ruby
The Book of Illusions
The Book of Illusions
22
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
23
Aldous Huxley
Bridge of Birds (Barry Hughart)
Bridge of Birds
24
Barry Hughart
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
25
Hilary Mantel
Century Trilogy (Ken Follett)
Century Trilogy
26
Ken Follett
The Children's Book (A.S. Byatt)
The Children's Book
27
A.S. Byatt
The Chronoliths (Robert Charles Wilson)
The Chronoliths
28
Robert Charles Wilson
The City in the Middle of the Night (Charlie Jane Anders)
The City in the Middle of the Night
29
Charlie Jane Anders
Civilizations (Laurent Binet)
Civilizations
30
Laurent Binet
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
31
William Styron
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
32
Michael Faber
Cuckoo Song (Frances Hardinge)
Cuckoo Song
33
Frances Hardinge
The Custom of the Country (Edith Wharton)
The Custom of the Country
34
Edith Wharton
The Daevabad Trilogy (S.A. Chakraborty)
The Daevabad Trilogy
35
S.A. Chakraborty
The Dark Tower Series
The Dark Tower Series
36
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
37
Erik Larson
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
38
Naomi Novik
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
39
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
40
Deborah Harkness
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