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Formative Books

Books that I encountered early (enough) in my life and that I've carried with me for years - my literary DNA, you might say.
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In This House of Brede (Rumer Godden)
In This House of Brede
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Rumer Godden
The Seventh Gate (Geraldine Harris)
The Seventh Gate
2
Geraldine Harris
The Perilous Gard (Elizabeth Marie Pope)
The Perilous Gard
3
Elizabeth Marie Pope
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Madeleine L'engle)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
4
Madeleine L'engle
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
5
Esther Forbes
The Kestrel
The Kestrel
6
Red Shift
Red Shift
7
Deathbird Stories (Harlan Ellison)
Deathbird Stories
8
Harlan Ellison
Dragonflight (McCaffrey, Anne)
Dragonflight
9
McCaffrey, Anne
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
10
Mildred D. Taylor
Socery 4: The Crown of Kings (Steve Jackson)
Socery 4: The Crown of Kings
11
Steve Jackson
Imperial Woman (Pearl S. Buck)
Imperial Woman
12
Pearl S. Buck
The Lost Books of the Odyssey (Zachary Mason)
The Lost Books of the Odyssey
13
Zachary Mason
Godel Escher Bach
Godel Escher Bach
14
The Emperor's New Mind (Roger Penrose)
The Emperor's New Mind
15
Roger Penrose
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (David Crystal)
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
16
David Crystal
The Faerie Queene (Edmund Spenser)
The Faerie Queene
17
Edmund Spenser
The Face of the Waters (Robert Silverberg)
The Face of the Waters
18
Robert Silverberg
Creatures of Light and Darkness (Roger Zelazny)
Creatures of Light and Darkness
19
Roger Zelazny
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
20
Louisa May Alcott
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
21
Wilson Rawls
What Katy Did (Susan Coolidge)
What Katy Did
22
Susan Coolidge
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
23
Italo Calvino
Dragon of the Lost Sea (Laurence Yep)
Dragon of the Lost Sea
24
Laurence Yep
The Emperor's Panda (David Day)
The Emperor's Panda
25
David Day
The Face of Battle (John Keegan)
The Face of Battle
26
John Keegan
Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)
Einstein's Dreams
27
Alan Lightman
1990: Possession, a Romance (A. S. Byatt)
1990: Possession, a Romance
28
A. S. Byatt
Test of the Twins (Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman)
Test of the Twins
29
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
The Wyvern's Spur (Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak)
The Wyvern's Spur
30
Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak
J.B. (Archibald MacLeish)
J.B.
31
Archibald MacLeish
Grendel
Grendel
32
Bellefleur (Joyce Carol Oates)
Bellefleur
33
Joyce Carol Oates
The Black Company (Glen Cook)
The Black Company
34
Glen Cook
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
35
Joseph Heller
Cambridge Illustrated History - Warfare (Geoffrey Parker - Ed)
Cambridge Illustrated History - Warfare
36
Geoffrey Parker - Ed
The Queen of Angels (Greg Bear)
The Queen of Angels
37
Greg Bear
Song for the Basilisk
Song for the Basilisk
38
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
39
Harlan Ellison
The Mathematical Experience (Philip J. Davis)
The Mathematical Experience
40
Philip J. Davis
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