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A Listmania! list by "scrmjr"
 
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever: "Lord Foul's Bane", "Illearth War" and "Power That Preserves"
1.  The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever: "Lord Foul's Bane", "Illearth War" and "Power That Preserves" by Stephen Donaldson
The list author says:
  "Simply the best, most orginal fantasy around"
£11.69   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)

One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin)
2.  One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The list author says:
  "A book everyone should read"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)

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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
3.  The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The list author says:
  "The Hitch-Hikers - your life is poorer without it"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (157 customer reviews)

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Wyrd Sisters: A Discworld Novel
4.  Wyrd Sisters: A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "Probably the best Prachett"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)

Summer Tree, The: Book One of the Fionavar Tapestry: 1
5.  Summer Tree, The: Book One of the Fionavar Tapestry: 1 by Guy Gavriel Kay
The list author says:
  "A Superb read, a notch or ten above the average fantasy novel"
Used & New from: £2.22
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

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The Three Musketeers (Wordsworth Classics)
6.  The Three Musketeers (Wordsworth Classics) by Alexandre Dumas
The list author says:
  "One the best adventure stories every"
£1.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004)
7.  The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "Tolkien - its all been said"
£12.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (601 customer reviews) | 5 customer discussions

Le Morte d'Arthur (Signet Classics)
8.  Le Morte d'Arthur (Signet Classics) by Thomas Malory
The list author says:
  "The Greatest telling of Arthurian Legend"
Used & New from: £1.94
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Deryni Rising
9.  Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
The list author says:
  "The Deryni stories are a rich and colourful telling of a past that never was"
Used & New from: £1.76
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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The Gap Series (1) - The Real Story
10.  The Gap Series (1) - The Real Story by Stephen Donaldson
The list author says:
  "More Donaldson - he is the best"
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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Foundation (The Foundation Series)
11.  Foundation (The Foundation Series) by Isaac Asimov
The list author says:
  "One the finest Sci-Fi novels ever."
£3.22   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

The War of the Worlds
12.  The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The list author says:
  "The grandaddy of all alien invasion stories"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Ian Rankin: Three Great Novels: Rebus
13.  Ian Rankin: Three Great Novels: Rebus by Ian Rankin
The list author says:
  "A Great Way to start Rebus"
£11.04   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

The Big Sleep (Everyman's Library classics)
14.  The Big Sleep (Everyman's Library classics) by Raymond Chandler
The list author says:
  "The best Private eye in the world"
£11.37   Used & New from: £9.99
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Other Side of the Dale
15.  The Other Side of the Dale by Gervase Phinn
The list author says:
  "You'll laugh your socks off"
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
16.  Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
The list author says:
  "Forget Harry Potter, this is actually orginal"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (780 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

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Jack the Bodiless (Galactic Milieu Trilogy)
17.  Jack the Bodiless (Galactic Milieu Trilogy) by Julian May
The list author says:
  "Great Science Fiction"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen)
18.  Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson
The list author says:
  "An intricate and compex series but more than worth the effort"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (145 customer reviews)

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La Confidential
19.  La Confidential by James Ellroy
The list author says:
  "A great crime novel, full of passion, betrayal and ambition"
Used & New from: £2.81
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Dragon Prince
20.  Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn
The list author says:
  "A superb fantasy, far above others in genre"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen (Collins Voyager)
21.  The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen (Collins Voyager) by Alan Garner
The list author says:
  "Read as child and love it still"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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I, Claudius & Claudius the God
22.  I, Claudius & Claudius the God by Robert Graves
The list author says:
  "A story of Roman Emperors - its has it all"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics)
23.  The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics) by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The list author says:
  "a book for us all"
£1.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

The Satires (Oxford World's Classics)
24.  The Satires (Oxford World's Classics) by Juvenal
The list author says:
  "The meaning of Satires"
Used & New from: £0.45
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Dragonflight (The Dragon Books)
25.  Dragonflight (The Dragon Books) by Anne McCaffrey
The list author says:
  "The greatest book about dragons"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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