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Byzantium
1.  Byzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead
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  "a must read; one of the best books ever written"
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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gollancz S.F.)
2.  The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gollancz S.F.) by Scott Lynch
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  "an incredible debut by a new voice in the fantasy genre"
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Otherland: City of Golden Shadow Bk. 1
3.  Otherland: City of Golden Shadow Bk. 1 by Tad Williams
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  "a fantasy series that should not be missed by anyone who claims to love this genre"
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Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 1)
4.  Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 1) by Robin Hobb
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  "simply the best trilogy I've ever read; have read them twice so far"
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The Stand (The Complete and Uncut Edition)
5.  The Stand (The Complete and Uncut Edition) by Stephen King
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  "noone else could have written this tour de force; the full /uncut version is the best"
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The Kill Clause
6.  The Kill Clause by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
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  "the first of four books featuring Tim Rackley and his wife Dray; full of action, thrills, and wonderful character development"
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The Wrong Man
7.  The Wrong Man by John Katzenbach
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  "one of the best writers currently writing; check out all of his books!"
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Dark Hollow (Coronet books)
8.  Dark Hollow (Coronet books) by John Connolly
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  "the first of his books starring Charlie Parker, a PI who is in supernatural contact with the victims he seeks to avenge"
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The Cabinet Of Curiosities
9.  The Cabinet Of Curiosities by Douglas Preston
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  "part of a series of 5 so far starring the intriguing FBI agent Pendergast and his evil twin"
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The Mermaids Singing
10.  The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid
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  "brilliant British writer; first of several books starring psychological profiler Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan; McDermid gives Minnette Walters a run for her money as best female Brit writer"
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Disordered Minds
11.  Disordered Minds by Minette Walters
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  "2nd only to McDermid as best female Brit writer; stunning conclusions and uses unique methods for deciphering clues"
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The Runaway Jury
12.  The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
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  "all of his titles dealing with the legal profession are worth the time spent reading them"
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) [Adult Edition]
13.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) [Adult Edition] by J. K. Rowling
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  "last title in a wonderful fantasy series; fun for adults and children alike"
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The Pillars of the Earth
14.  The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
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  "one of the best by this truly phenomenal writer"
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Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas 1)
15.  Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas 1) by Dean Koontz
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  "first of three about a fry cook who can see the dead and has psychic warnings about future killings; the dialogue is tremendous and the characters three dimensional"
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Life Expectancy
16.  Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
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  "another great book by Koontz who's style and prose took a dramatic leap forward from 1990 to present"
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The Cold Moon
17.  The Cold Moon by Jeffery Deaver
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  "all of his books are wonderful, but the titles featuring Lincoln Rhymes are easily the best"
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Map of Bones (Sigma Force 2)
18.  Map of Bones (Sigma Force 2) by James Rollins
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  "all of his books are wonderful, but the Sigma Force novels are the best"
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The Woods
19.  The Woods by Harlan Coben
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  "great writer who truly outdid himself with this one!"
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Folly
20.  Folly by Laurie R. King
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  "wonderful writer who combines chills and thrills with deep emotions"
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True Evil
21.  True Evil by Greg Iles
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  "awesome book with original plot and circumstances; even better than his "Black Cross""
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Blaze
22.  Blaze by Richard Bachman
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  "newest Bachman book is much different than the previous ones (which were all fantastic, except for "The Regulators") in that you fully identify and start rooting for the "bad guy""
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It
23.  It by Stephen King
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  "second only to "The Stand" as the best of his and probably two of the best books ever written"
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The Death List (A Matt Wells Thriller)
24.  The Death List (A Matt Wells Thriller) by Paul Johnston
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  "engaging characters and relatively unique plot line"
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Hannah and the Sprite
25.  Hannah and the Sprite by Monica , J. Hardie
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  "fantasy novel with a moral by new author"
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