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The Game Of Kings: The Lymond Chronicles
1.  The Game Of Kings: The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett
The list author says:
  "First of Dunnett's fabulous Lymond chronicles - magisterial historical fiction and the most haunting characters ever created"
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Niccolo Rising: The House of Niccolo
2.  Niccolo Rising: The House of Niccolo by Dorothy Dunnett
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  "Not as good as the Lymond chronicles, but still superb. First of 8 book series."
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Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jean Rhys
The list author says:
  "Re-telling of the story of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre, this is lush, poetic and heart-breaking. An overlooked masterpiece"
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King Hereafter
4.  King Hereafter by Dorothy Dunnett
The list author says:
  "Not an easy read but a compelling one, worth all the hard work. Amazing take on the historical Macbeth"
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The Alexander Trilogy: "Fire from Heaven", "Persian Boy" and "Funeral Games"
5.  The Alexander Trilogy: "Fire from Heaven", "Persian Boy" and "Funeral Games" by Mary Renault
The list author says:
  "Original fictionalised story of Alexander and so, so much better than the dry Manfredi version"
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The Iliad
6.  The Iliad by Homer
The list author says:
  "One of the first pieces of literature and still moving. Read Achilles and weep."
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Selected Poems (Penguin Classics)
7.  Selected Poems (Penguin Classics) by Lord Byron
The list author says:
  "Here's the original 'Byronic' hero: callous, enigmatic, cynical and brooding with a secret heart well-hidden"
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Shelley: The Pursuit
8.  Shelley: The Pursuit by Richard Holmes
The list author says:
  "A great poet, a great man - and an even greater biography"
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The Heaven Tree (The heaven tree trilogy)
9.  The Heaven Tree (The heaven tree trilogy) by Edith Pargeter
The list author says:
  "First of a marvelous trilogy set in medieval England - once you read this, you'll have to read them all"
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The Black Jewels Trilogy
10.  The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
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  "Amazing fantasy novel with originality, great characters and real emotion"
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Riders
11.  Riders by Jilly Cooper
The list author says:
  "I said this was eclectic and we all need some light relief! Read this for Rupert C-B alone and it's worth it"
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War and Peace (Pocket Penguin Classics)
12.  War and Peace (Pocket Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
The list author says:
  "Yes, it's long but I swear every page is rivetting and worthwhile. The characters will live with you forever"
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Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics)
13.  Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
The list author says:
  "When pushed, I have to say this is my all-time favourite novel, not as sweeping as War and Peace but somehow more emotional"
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Thunder in the Sky
14.  Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
The list author says:
  "All the 'Amelia Peabody' novels are marvellous but this resonates emotionally more than the others, but you should read them in order"
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The Pursuit of Love
15.  The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
The list author says:
  "So good on girls in love: funny, witty and heartbreaking all at the same time"
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Beyond the Glass (Virago Modern Classics)
16.  Beyond the Glass (Virago Modern Classics) by Antonia White
The list author says:
  "Last in the 'Frost in May' quartet and unquestionably the best as Clara slides into insanity - unbearably moving"
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Dusty Answer
17.  Dusty Answer by Rosamund Lehmann
The list author says:
  "Emotional story of a young girl's maturing and her changing relationships with the family of cousins who live next door. The very texture of life."
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