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What Makes This Book So Great?

A list of 100 of the books discussed by Jo Walton in her book What Makes This Book So Great? Doesn't include books and stories only mentioned in the general chapters, but the ones that got their own chapters are all here.
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A Deepness in the Sky (Vernor Vinge)
A Deepness in the Sky (Vernor Vinge)
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Random Acts of Senseless Violence (Jack Womack)
Random Acts of Senseless Violence (Jack Womack)
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
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Robert Heinlein - Scriber's Juveniles Series
Robert Heinlein - Scriber's Juveniles Series
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Lady of Mazes (Karl Schroeder)
Lady of Mazes (Karl Schroeder)
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Through a Glass Darkly (Kathleen Norris)
Through a Glass Darkly (Kathleen Norris)
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Against the Fall of Night (Arthur C. Clarke)
Against the Fall of Night (Arthur C. Clarke)
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Biting the Sun (Tanith Lee)
Biting the Sun (Tanith Lee)
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Black Wine (Candas Jane Dorsey)
Black Wine (Candas Jane Dorsey)
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Permutation City (Greg Egan)
Permutation City (Greg Egan)
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Janissaries (Jerry Pournelle)
Janissaries (Jerry Pournelle)
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Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
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China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
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Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
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Heavy Time (C.J. Cherryh)
Heavy Time (C.J. Cherryh)
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Hellburner (C.J. Cherryh)
Hellburner (C.J. Cherryh)
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Downbelow Station
Downbelow Station
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The Sky Road (Ken MacLeod)
The Sky Road (Ken MacLeod)
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Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
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Kalpa Imperial (Angélica Gorodischer)
Kalpa Imperial (Angélica Gorodischer)
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Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (Samuel Delany)
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (Samuel Delany)
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Jasmine Nights (S.P. Somtow)
Jasmine Nights (S.P. Somtow)
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The Long Price Quartet (Daniel Abraham)
The Long Price Quartet (Daniel Abraham)
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The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
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Shards of Honour (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Shards of Honour (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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The Warrior's Apprentice
The Warrior's Apprentice
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Ethan of Athos (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Ethan of Athos (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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The Borders of Infinity (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Borders of Infinity (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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Brothers in Arms (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Brothers in Arms (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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The Vor Game (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Vor Game (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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Barrayar (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Barrayar (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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Mirror Dance (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Mirror Dance (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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Cetaganda (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Cetaganda (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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Memory (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Memory (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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Komarr (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Komarr (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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A Civil Campaign
A Civil Campaign
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Diplomatic Immunity (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Diplomatic Immunity (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
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Fire on the Mountain (Terry Bisson)
Fire on the Mountain (Terry Bisson)
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Shelter (Susan Palwick)
Shelter (Susan Palwick)
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