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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by
Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author)
4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 106,206 ratings
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The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
by
Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author)
4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 70,828 ratings
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 62,890 ratings
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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by
Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author)
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 28,554 ratings
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by
Joe Abercrombie
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 26,760 ratings
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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by
Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 33,043 ratings
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by
George R.R. Martin
4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 418,184 ratings
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The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by
Brent Weeks (Goodreads Author)
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 36,132 ratings
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The Warded Man (Demon Cycle, #1)
by
Peter V. Brett (Goodreads Author)
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 20,791 ratings
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by
Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 85,771 ratings
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Old Man's War
by
John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 33,282 ratings
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| 12 |
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Altered Carbon
by
Richard K. Morgan
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 18,068 ratings
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| 13 |
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The Desert Spear (Demon Cycle, #2)
by
Peter V. Brett (Goodreads Author)
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 14,938 ratings
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| 14 |
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by
Max Brooks (Goodreads Author)
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 112,113 ratings
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by
Susanna Clarke
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 70,644 ratings
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
by
Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author)
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 20,951 ratings
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| 17 |
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The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
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Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 40,512 ratings
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| 18 |
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The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1)
by
Brent Weeks (Goodreads Author)
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 14,835 ratings
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| 19 |
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Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
by
Steven Erikson
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 19,720 ratings
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The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
by
Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 42,022 ratings
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| 21 |
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by
J.R.R. Tolkien
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 805,111 ratings
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Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy #1)
by
Jacqueline Carey (Goodreads Author)
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 29,231 ratings
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His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
by
Philip Pullman
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 59,159 ratings
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| 24 |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by
J.K. Rowling
4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 1,801,895 ratings
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| 25 |
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Snow Crash
by
Neal Stephenson
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 100,416 ratings
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Anathem
by
Neal Stephenson
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 22,450 ratings
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| 27 |
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Cryptonomicon
by
Neal Stephenson
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 40,467 ratings
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| 28 |
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
by
N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author)
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 9,134 ratings
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| 29 |
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Switch! (Kingdoms of Karibu, #1)
by
Karen Prince (Goodreads Author)
4.73 of 5 stars 4.73 avg rating — 83 ratings
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| 30 |
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The Christ Project
by
Donald Allen Kirch (Goodreads Author)
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
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| 31 |
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A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet, #1)
by
Daniel Abraham
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 3,017 ratings
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| 32 |
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The Diamond Age
by
Neal Stephenson
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 32,965 ratings
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| 33 |
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Table 21
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T. Rafael Cimino (Goodreads Author)
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 263 ratings
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| 34 |
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Stories of Your Life and Others
by
Ted Chiang
4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 2,363 ratings
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| 35 |
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Coraline
by
Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 138,678 ratings
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| 36 |
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Little Brother
by
Cory Doctorow
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 18,129 ratings
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| 37 |
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
by
Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 26,868 ratings
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| 38 |
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The Elephant Tree
by
R.D. Ronald
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 2,192 ratings
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| 39 |
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The Passage (The Passage, #1)
by
Justin Cronin
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 66,499 ratings
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| 40 |
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The Zombie Room
by
R.D. Ronald
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 2,326 ratings
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| 41 |
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Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1)
by
Lian Hearn
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 14,134 ratings
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| 42 |
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Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1)
by
Andrzej Sapkowski
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 5,360 ratings
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| 43 |
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The Book of Lost Things
by
John Connolly (Goodreads Author)
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 24,537 ratings
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| 44 |
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Blindsight
by
Peter Watts (Goodreads Author)
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 4,797 ratings
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| 45 |
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Daemon (Daemon, #1)
by
Daniel Suarez
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 9,907 ratings
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| 46 |
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Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
by
Alastair Reynolds
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 13,094 ratings
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Spin
by
Robert Charles Wilson
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 10,648 ratings
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| 48 |
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The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
by
Richard K. Morgan
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 4,059 ratings
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| 49 |
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Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)
by
Neal Stephenson
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 17,224 ratings
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Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2)
by
Michael J. Sullivan (Goodreads Author)
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 5,979 ratings
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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
by
Iain M. Banks
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 18,361 ratings
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| 52 |
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Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)
by
Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 21,302 ratings
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| 53 |
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Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2)
by
Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 20,341 ratings
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Liberty
by
Annie Laurie Cechini (Goodreads Author)
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 44 ratings
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| 55 |
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The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)
by
Peter F. Hamilton
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 8,444 ratings
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| 56 |
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The Red Wolf Conspiracy
by
Robert V.S. Redick (Goodreads Author)
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 2,372 ratings
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| 57 |
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Son of Ereubus (Guardians of Legend, #1)
by
J.S. Chancellor (Goodreads Author)
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 213 ratings
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| 58 |
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Leviathan Wakes (Expanse, #1)
by
James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author)
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 9,159 ratings
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by
Michael Chabon
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 32,192 ratings
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| 60 |
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Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4)
by
Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 20,353 ratings
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| 61 |
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Acacia: The War with the Mein (Acacia, #1)
by
David Anthony Durham (Goodreads Author)
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 3,681 ratings
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Io Deceneus - Journal of a Time Traveler (The Living Universe, #1)
by
Florian Armas (Goodreads Author)
4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
by
Iain M. Banks
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 11,263 ratings
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The Dreaming Void (Void, #1)
by
Peter F. Hamilton
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 6,396 ratings
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Wake the Wicked
by
Christian Baloga (Goodreads Author)
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings
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City of Saints and Madmen (Ambergris, #1)
by
Jeff VanderMeer (Goodreads Author)
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,981 ratings
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by
Michael Chabon
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 89,614 ratings
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| 68 |
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The Sounding
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Carrie Salo (Goodreads Author)
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 71 ratings
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| 69 |
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Rise of the Penguins
by
Steven Hammond (Goodreads Author)
4.87 of 5 stars 4.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Who Fears Death
by
Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author)
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,585 ratings
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| 71 |
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Crystal Rain (Xenowealth, #1)
by
Tobias S. Buckell (Goodreads Author)
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 691 ratings
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| 72 |
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The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
by
R. Scott Bakker
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 5,968 ratings
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| 73 |
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The Naked God 1: Flight (Night's Dawn 3)
by
Peter F. Hamilton
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 1,102 ratings
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The Evolutionary Void (Void, #3)
by
Peter F. Hamilton
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 4,915 ratings
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Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
by
Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 49,196 ratings
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The Reality Dysfunction 1: Emergence (Night's Dawn 1)
by
Peter F. Hamilton
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 2,700 ratings
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| 77 |
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Death Drop (The D-Evolution, #1)
by
Sean Allen (Goodreads Author)
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 61 ratings
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| 78 |
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Recon One-Five
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John Charles Scott (Goodreads Author) (Author)
4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1)
by
Chris Wooding
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2,153 ratings
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| 80 |
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The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1)
by
Meljean Brook (Goodreads Author)
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 6,710 ratings
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| 81 |
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The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, #2)
by
Neal Stephenson
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 10,912 ratings
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Melusine (Doctrine of Labyrinths, #1)
by
Sarah Monette
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 1,954 ratings
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| 83 |
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The Noble Ones
by
Daniel Patrick Tinsley (Goodreads Author)
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings
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The Stolen: Two Short Stories
by
Michelle Browne (Goodreads Author)
4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 37 ratings
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| 85 |
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Mark of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #1)
by
Diana Rowland (Goodreads Author)
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 5,016 ratings
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| 86 |
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Mainspring (Clockwork Earth #1)
by
Jay Lake (Goodreads Author)
3.16 of 5 stars 3.16 avg rating — 1,194 ratings
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| 87 |
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The Etched City
by
K.J. Bishop (Goodreads Author)
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 1,002 ratings
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| 88 |
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Forget Yourself
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Redfern Jon Barrett (Goodreads Author)
4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
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| 88 |
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Darwin's Blueprint
by
Christopher Slatter (Goodreads Author)
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
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| 90 |
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Critique
by
Daniel I. Russell (Goodreads Author)
4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings
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| 90 |
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The Call of Agon (The Children of Telm, #1)
by
Dean F. Wilson (Goodreads Author)
4.69 of 5 stars 4.69 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Necropolis
by
Michael Dempsey (Goodreads Author)
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 164 ratings
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| 93 |
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Poseidon’s Children (The Legacy of the Gods, #1)
by
Michael West (Goodreads Author)
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 81 ratings
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| 94 |
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The Wide Game (Harmony, Indiana, #1)
by
Michael West (Goodreads Author)
4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 32 ratings
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| 95 |
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Eifelheim
by
Michael Flynn
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 1,276 ratings
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| 95 |
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Bayou Moon (The Edge, #2)
by
Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 7,749 ratings
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| 97 |
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Hammered (Jenny Casey, #1)
by
Elizabeth Bear (Goodreads Author)
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 760 ratings
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| 98 |
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Tooth and Claw
by
Jo Walton (Goodreads Author)
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
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| 99 |
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The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
by
Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author)
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 56,139 ratings
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Black Ships (Numinous World, #1)
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Jo Graham (Goodreads Author)
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 1,382 ratings
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