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The Sellout: A Novel - Paul Beatty
The Sellout: A Novel Paul Beatty
November 2016
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finished reading:
A Year Without Mom - Dasha Tolstikova
A Year Without Mom Dasha Tolstikova
November 2016
8
finished reading:
Railhead - Philip Reeve
Railhead Philip Reeve
October 2016
24
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The Magicians - Lev Grossman
The Magicians Lev Grossman
October 2016
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Death's End (Remembrance of Earth's Past) - Cixin Liu
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth's Past) Cixin Liu
October 2016
4
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The Dark Forest - Joel Martinsen, Cixin Liu
The Dark Forest Joel Martinsen, Cixin Liu
September 2016
24
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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Karen Joy Fowler
September 2016
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What Mad Universe - Fredric Brown
What Mad Universe Fredric Brown
September 2016
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SWORD OF LICTOR - Gene wolfe
SWORD OF LICTOR Gene wolfe
September 2016
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The Claw of the Conciliator - Gene Wolfe
The Claw of the Conciliator Gene Wolfe
September 2016
8
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The Shadow of the Torturer - Gene Wolfe
The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe
August 2016
26
finished reading:
Zero K - Don DeLillo
Zero K Don DeLillo
August 2016
8
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Too Like the Lightning - Ada Palmer
Too Like the Lightning Ada Palmer
August 2016
5
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The Land of Lines - Victor Hussenot
The Land of Lines Victor Hussenot
July 2016
17
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Audrey (cow) - Dan Bar-el
Audrey (cow) Dan Bar-el
July 2016
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The Fifth Season - N.K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin
July 2016
6
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Midnight Robber - Nalo Hopkinson
Midnight Robber Nalo Hopkinson
June 2016
16
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Darkwing - Kenneth Oppel, Keith Thompson
Darkwing Kenneth Oppel, Keith Thompson
June 2016
7
finished reading:
The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick
The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick
May 2016
28
finished reading:
The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History - Thor Hanson
The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History Thor Hanson
May 2016
19
finished reading:
Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms: Essays on Natural History - Stephen Jay Gould
Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms: Essays on Natural History Stephen Jay Gould
May 2016
18
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Firewing - Kenneth Oppel
Firewing Kenneth Oppel
May 2016
10
finished reading:
The Swarm - Sally-Ann Spencer, Frank Schätzing
The Swarm Sally-Ann Spencer, Frank Schätzing
May 2016
1
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SUNWING - Kenneth Oppel
SUNWING Kenneth Oppel
April 2016
20
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Silverwing - Kenneth Oppel
Silverwing Kenneth Oppel
April 2016
11
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Permutation City - Greg Egan
Permutation City Greg Egan
March 2016
29
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Quarantine - Greg Egan
Quarantine Greg Egan
finished reading:
Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe - Roger Penrose
Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe Roger Penrose
March 2016
21
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Slade House: A Novel - David Mitchell
Slade House: A Novel David Mitchell
March 2016
14
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No Such Thing As Dragons - Philip Reeve
No Such Thing As Dragons Philip Reeve
March 2016
10
finished reading:
Neptune Crossing - Jeffrey A. Carver
Neptune Crossing Jeffrey A. Carver
March 2016
6
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Space Rocks! - Tom O'Donnell
Space Rocks! Tom O'Donnell
February 2016
28
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Flesh And Gold - Phyllis Gotlieb
Flesh And Gold Phyllis Gotlieb
February 2016
17
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None So Blind: A Short Story Collection - Joe Haldeman
None So Blind: A Short Story Collection Joe Haldeman
February 2016
12
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Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms - Eugenia Bone
Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms Eugenia Bone
February 2016
7
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The One and Only Shrek! - William Steig, Eric Carle
The One and Only Shrek! William Steig, Eric Carle
February 2016
4
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The Fifth Head of Cerberus: Three Novellas - Gene Wolfe
The Fifth Head of Cerberus: Three Novellas Gene Wolfe
January 2016
31
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A Specter Is Haunting Texas - Fritz Leiber
A Specter Is Haunting Texas Fritz Leiber
January 2016
28
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Karen Memory - Elizabeth Bear
Karen Memory Elizabeth Bear
January 2016
26
finished reading:
Goblin Quest - Philip Reeve
Goblin Quest Philip Reeve
January 2016
23
finished reading:
Revelation Space - Alastair Reynolds
Revelation Space Alastair Reynolds
January 2016
14
finished reading:
Diaspora - Greg Egan
Diaspora Greg Egan
January 2016
9
finished reading:
Goblins vs Dwarves - Philip Reeve, Dave Semple
Goblins vs Dwarves Philip Reeve, Dave Semple
January 2016
4
finished reading:
Foundation - Isaac Asimov
Foundation Isaac Asimov
December 2015
27
finished reading:
Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game that Changed Everything - Jennifer Hawkins, Linus Larsson, Daniel Goldberg
Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game that Changed Everything Jennifer Hawkins, Linus Larsson, Daniel Goldberg
December 2015
19
finished reading:
Drood - Dan Simmons
Drood Dan Simmons
December 2015
12
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The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism - Jeremy Rifkin
The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism Jeremy Rifkin
December 2015
9
finished reading:
Parable of the Talents - Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents Octavia E. Butler
finished reading:
Goblins - Philip Reeve
Goblins Philip Reeve
November 2015
22
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Cosmopolis - Don DeLillo
Cosmopolis Don DeLillo
November 2015
18
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The Martian - Andy Weir
The Martian Andy Weir
November 2015
14
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain, Guy Cardwell, John Seelye
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain, Guy Cardwell, John Seelye
November 2015
13
finished reading:
Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience - Michael S. Gazzaniga
Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience Michael S. Gazzaniga
November 2015
6
finished reading:
Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History - Florence Williams
Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History Florence Williams
October 2015
26
finished reading:
The Savage Detectives - Roberto Bolaño, Natasha Wimmer
The Savage Detectives Roberto Bolaño, Natasha Wimmer
October 2015
14
finished reading:
The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham
The Day of the Triffids John Wyndham
October 2015
9
finished reading:
The Affinities - Robert Charles Wilson
The Affinities Robert Charles Wilson
October 2015
8
finished reading:
Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War - Joe Bageant
Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War Joe Bageant
October 2015
5
finished reading:
The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil - George Saunders
The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil George Saunders
September 2015
23
finished reading:
A Darkling Sea - James Cambias
A Darkling Sea James Cambias
September 2015
21
finished reading:
Until the Celebration - Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Until the Celebration Zilpha Keatley Snyder
September 2015
10
finished reading:
Shadow of the Hegemon - Orson Scott Card
Shadow of the Hegemon Orson Scott Card
September 2015
5
finished reading:
The Woodlanders - Patricia Ingham, Thomas Hardy
The Woodlanders Patricia Ingham, Thomas Hardy
August 2015
22
finished reading:
Babel-17 - Samuel R. Delany
Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany
August 2015
17
finished reading:
Ender's Shadow - Orson Scott Card
Ender's Shadow Orson Scott Card
August 2015
12
finished reading:
And All Between - Zilpha Keatley Snyder
And All Between Zilpha Keatley Snyder
August 2015
11
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Seveneves - Neal Stephenson
Seveneves Neal Stephenson
July 2015
13
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Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel
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Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel
July 2015
5
finished reading:
Finding Zero: A Mathematician's Odyssey to Uncover the Origins of Numbers - Amir D. Aczel
Finding Zero: A Mathematician's Odyssey to Uncover the Origins of Numbers Amir D. Aczel
July 2015
4
finished reading:
On Such a Full Sea - Chang-rae Lee
On Such a Full Sea Chang-rae Lee
June 2015
27
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon
June 2015
19
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Below the Root: 1 (The Green Sky Trilogy) - Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Below the Root: 1 (The Green Sky Trilogy) Zilpha Keatley Snyder
finished reading:
Seize the Day - Cynthia Ozick, Saul Bellow
Seize the Day Cynthia Ozick, Saul Bellow
June 2015
16
finished reading:
Annihilation - Jeff VanderMeer
Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer
June 2015
13
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The Caves of Steel - Isaac Asimov
The Caves of Steel Isaac Asimov
June 2015
11
finished reading:
The Water Knife: A novel - Paolo Bacigalupi
The Water Knife: A novel Paolo Bacigalupi
June 2015
5
finished reading:
War Dogs - Greg Bear
War Dogs Greg Bear
June 2015
3
finished reading:
The Crystal World - J.G. Ballard
The Crystal World J.G. Ballard
May 2015
31
finished reading:
Consider Phlebas - Iain M. Banks
Consider Phlebas Iain M. Banks
May 2015
28
finished reading:
The True Meaning of Smekday - Adam Rex
The True Meaning of Smekday Adam Rex
May 2015
26
finished reading:
The Dazzle of Day - Molly Gloss
The Dazzle of Day Molly Gloss
May 2015
18
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God�ll Cut You Down: The True Story of a Murder in Mississippi - John Safran
God�ll Cut You Down: The True Story of a Murder in Mississippi John Safran
April 2015
14
finished reading:
Echopraxia - Peter Watts
Echopraxia Peter Watts
April 2015
10
finished reading:
Belly Up - Stuart Gibbs
Belly Up Stuart Gibbs
April 2015
9
finished reading:
Drown - Junot Díaz
Drown Junot Díaz
April 2015
8
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz
March 2015
27
finished reading:
We3 - Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison
We3 Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison
March 2015
26
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The King in Yellow - Robert W. Chambers
The King in Yellow Robert W. Chambers
March 2015
24
finished reading:
The Dark Wild - Piers Torday
The Dark Wild Piers Torday
March 2015
13
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Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus - Monica Murphy, Bill Wasik
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus Monica Murphy, Bill Wasik
March 2015
11
finished reading:
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes - David Stuart Davies, Arthur Conan Doyle
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes David Stuart Davies, Arthur Conan Doyle
March 2015
7
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His Last Bow - Arthur Conan Doyle
His Last Bow Arthur Conan Doyle
March 2015
3
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The Valley of Fear - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Valley of Fear Arthur Conan Doyle
March 2015
2
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Return of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
February 2015
25
finished reading:
The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle
February 2015
23
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Holes - Louis Sachar
Holes Louis Sachar
February 2015
22
finished reading:
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
February 2015
14
finished reading:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
February 2015
7
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The Sign of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of Four Arthur Conan Doyle
February 2015
6
finished reading:
Soul Catcher - Frank Herbert
Soul Catcher Frank Herbert
February 2015
5
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Brighton Rock - Graham Greene
Brighton Rock Graham Greene
February 2015
4
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Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures - K.G. Campbell, Kate DiCamillo
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures K.G. Campbell, Kate DiCamillo
February 2015
1
finished reading:
A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet Arthur Conan Doyle
January 2015
29
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The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin, Ken Liu
The Three-Body Problem Liu Cixin, Ken Liu
January 2015
20
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Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy, Shannon Russell, Rosemarie Morgan
Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy, Shannon Russell, Rosemarie Morgan
January 2015
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Because of Winn-Dixie - Kate DiCamillo
Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo
January 2015
7
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The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh - C.J. Cherryh
The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh C.J. Cherryh
January 2015
4
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Incandescence - Greg Egan
Incandescence Greg Egan
January 2015
2
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Emily of New Moon - L.M. Montgomery
Emily of New Moon L.M. Montgomery
December 2014
30
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Outside the Gates - Molly Gloss
Outside the Gates Molly Gloss
December 2014
26
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Blindsight - Peter Watts
Blindsight Peter Watts
December 2014
25
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How to Build an Android: The True Story of Philip K. Dick's Robotic Resurrection - David F. Dufty
How to Build an Android: The True Story of Philip K. Dick's Robotic Resurrection David F. Dufty
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The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch Donna Tartt
December 2014
11
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Nassim Nicholas Taleb
November 2014
26
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Classic Mr. Mum: 100 Cartoons from "The Strange World of Mr. Mum" - Irving W. Phillips
Classic Mr. Mum: 100 Cartoons from "The Strange World of Mr. Mum" Irving W. Phillips
November 2014
23
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Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality - Max Tegmark
Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality Max Tegmark
November 2014
22
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Mr g: A Novel About the Creation - Alan Lightman
Mr g: A Novel About the Creation Alan Lightman
November 2014
19
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Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie
Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie
October 2014
31
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The Causal Angel - Hannu Rajaniemi
The Causal Angel Hannu Rajaniemi
October 2014
27
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Madeleine L'Engle
A Swiftly Tilting Planet Madeleine L'Engle
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Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
Shantaram Gregory David Roberts
October 2014
24
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Axiomatic - Greg Egan
Axiomatic Greg Egan
October 2014
16
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Fox 8: A Story - George Saunders
Fox 8: A Story George Saunders
October 2014
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Burning Chrome - William Gibson
Burning Chrome William Gibson
September 2014
10
reviewed: Ready Player One
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Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
reviewed: The Road
"Good­ness will find the lit­tle boy. It al­ways has. It will again." Ha, ha, ha! McCarthy may be as monotonous as hell, but ...
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
September 2014
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reviewed: This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All
As a devout library lover in my youth, though finding very little reason to visit in my older years (and actually feeling sad...
This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All - Marilyn Johnson
reviewed: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
It seems to me that some here are not taking into account the potential for wider echoes, for deeper metaphors, contained wit...
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories - Oscar Wilde
reviewed: Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West
I'm gunna be harsh. Why not? McCarthy is. I novel is hanged with the fancy rope so many other reviewers extravagantly embroid...
Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West - Cormac McCarthy
reviewed: Underworld
This needs some explaining. After rating many hundreds of read books, this one had me the most perplexed as to how to rate it...
Underworld - Don DeLillo
reviewed: Uncle Tom's Cabin
"Poor critters."
Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe
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The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien
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A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle
August 2014
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The Word for World is Forest - Ursula K. Le Guin
The Word for World is Forest Ursula K. Le Guin
July 2014
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick, Robert Zelazny
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The Last Wild - Piers Torday
The Last Wild Piers Torday
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