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A Listmania! list by R. S. Loch "rsloch" (the wilds of Oxfordshire)
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Market Forces (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
1.  Market Forces (GOLLANCZ S.F.) by Richard Morgan
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  "Never put your politics before quality."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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The Dead Zone
2.  The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "Clever simple story heavily padded."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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The Snow (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
3.  The Snow (GOLLANCZ S.F.) by Adam Roberts
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  "A good story ruined by trying to be 'clever'."
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3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

On (Gollancz S.F.)
4.  On (Gollancz S.F.) by Adam Roberts
The list author says:
  "Would have been better without the explanations."
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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Light Before Day
5.  Light Before Day by Christopher Rice
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  "Needs expanding in certain places and real cuts in others."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Redemption Ark (Gollancz S.F.)
6.  Redemption Ark (Gollancz S.F.) by Alastair Reynolds
The list author says:
  "felt like all the bits AR wanted to add to his last book put together."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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Prey
7.  Prey by Michael Crichton
The list author says:
  "MC writes good books, and some dross. This is his dross of drossness."
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (118 customer reviews)

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Omega (Priscilla)
8.  Omega (Priscilla) by Jack McDevitt
The list author says:
  "Leaves you with a large 'And?'"
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3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857
9.  The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple
The list author says:
  "A well researched Pollyanna for the Indians, the opposite for the British."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)

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Feersum Endjinn
10.  Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks
The list author says:
  "Goes from being interesting to annoying very fast."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)

The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell
11.  The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell by Harry Harrison
The list author says:
  "A lazy revision of ...Saves the World."
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2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Killing Time
12.  Killing Time by Caleb Carr
The list author says:
  "Dire."
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1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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