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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven by Rick MoodyFragile Things by Neil GaimanSmoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanWastelands by John Joseph Adams
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American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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American Gods by Neil Gaiman
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The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
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31,976 books — 121,387 voters
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The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
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