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Throughout Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones, Tom sends Polly various books, many of which are intended to inform her indirectly of his pact with Laurel.
This list also includes other titles that were mentioned in passing, and some that inspired and/or influenced Fire and Hemlock.
This list also includes other titles that were mentioned in passing, and some that inspired and/or influenced Fire and Hemlock.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 3,119,621 ratings
score: 843,
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The Lord of the Rings
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4.54 avg rating — 726,248 ratings
score: 773,
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8 people voted
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
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4.13 avg rating — 490,569 ratings
score: 764,
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8 people voted
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The Sword in the Stone (The Once and Future King, #1)
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3.89 avg rating — 28,261 ratings
score: 654,
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7 people voted
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Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 28,101 ratings
score: 570,
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6 people voted
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (The Wolves Chronicles, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 22,332 ratings
score: 564,
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 507,411 ratings
score: 562,
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6 people voted
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The 101 Dalmatians (The Hundred and One Dalmatians, #1)
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4.12 avg rating — 38,073 ratings
score: 550,
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6 people voted
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The Thirty-Nine Steps
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3.59 avg rating — 46,032 ratings
score: 474,
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5 people voted
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East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon
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4.20 avg rating — 2,833 ratings
score: 474,
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5 people voted
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The Three Musketeers
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4.10 avg rating — 348,609 ratings
score: 464,
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5 people voted
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Black Beauty
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 297,019 ratings
score: 456,
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5 people voted
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The Box of Delights (Kay Harker, #2)
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3.91 avg rating — 3,787 ratings
score: 445,
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5 people voted
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The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1)
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3.93 avg rating — 6,815 ratings
score: 382,
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4 people voted
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Tom's Midnight Garden
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4.05 avg rating — 27,760 ratings
score: 373,
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4 people voted
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Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
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4.01 avg rating — 59,704 ratings
score: 367,
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4 people voted
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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3.92 avg rating — 241,744 ratings
score: 363,
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4 people voted
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Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will
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3.96 avg rating — 193,519 ratings
score: 361,
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4 people voted
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Henrietta's House
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4.09 avg rating — 303 ratings
score: 277,
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3 people voted
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Don Quixote
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3.91 avg rating — 302,926 ratings
score: 273,
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3 people voted
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The Oxford Book of Ballads
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4.03 avg rating — 39 ratings
score: 271,
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3 people voted
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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
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3.83 avg rating — 45,803 ratings
score: 270,
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3 people voted
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Kim
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3.70 avg rating — 39,829 ratings
score: 269,
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3 people voted
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The War of the Worlds
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3.83 avg rating — 347,261 ratings
score: 262,
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3 people voted
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The Golden Bough
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4.02 avg rating — 8,678 ratings
score: 182,
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2 people voted
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Four Quartets
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4.37 avg rating — 19,706 ratings
score: 176,
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2 people voted
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Ode to a Nightingale
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4.23 avg rating — 1,513 ratings
score: 165,
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2 people voted
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The Napoleon of Notting Hill
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3.83 avg rating — 3,969 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
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3.92 avg rating — 39,331 ratings
score: 73,
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1 person voted
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The Castle of Adventure (Adventure, #2)
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4.15 avg rating — 4,522 ratings
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Sep 14, 2016 02:55AM
Great list idea! I love Fire and Hemlock
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Oh, wonderful! I’m very grateful for this – and I’m now sorely tempted to reread F&H for the umpteenth time. What a splendid reading list for new readers too – one to recommend. I may well link to this list in a blog post soon, with due acknowledgements of course!
Chris wrote: "Oh, wonderful! I’m very grateful for this – and I’m now sorely tempted to reread F&H for the umpteenth time. What a splendid reading list for new readers too – one to recommend. I may well link to ..."You're welcome! Me too - even though I've already reread it once this the year :) Please do - I hope people find it useful.
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