My Desert Island Fiction...

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This Thing of Darkness
1.  This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson
The list author says:
  "Page-turning fictionalisation of the life of Captain FitzRoy, erstwhile skipper of a surveying brig known as HMS Beagle..."
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Resistance
2.  Resistance by Owen Sheers
The list author says:
  "Beautifully understated alternate history novel."
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The Prestige (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
3.  The Prestige (GOLLANCZ S.F.) by Christopher Priest
The list author says:
  "Priest writes novels like no one else. This is sublime."
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Birdsong
4.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The list author says:
  "It is almost redundant to say how good this is. Hugely moving."
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A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away (Abacus Books)
5.  A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away (Abacus Books) by Christopher Brookmyre
The list author says:
  "Ridiculously entertaining. All his novels are readable, this was the first of his I read."
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The Man In The High Castle (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
6.  The Man In The High Castle (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Philip K. Dick
The list author says:
  "One of the four or five classic PKD novels. Subtle and humane."
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Dune (S.F. Masterworks)
7.  Dune (S.F. Masterworks) by Frank Herbert
The list author says:
  "Widescreen baroque SF, much imitated. Bombastic and melodramatic, but I love it. Forget the unnecessary sequels."
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The Road
8.  The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The list author says:
  "Staggering and nerve-shredding. McCarthy doesn't waste a word."
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Riddley Walker
9.  Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
The list author says:
  "New mythology and language evolve in a post-apocalyptic Britain."
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books (Canongate Classics)
10.  Lanark: A Life in Four Books (Canongate Classics) by Alasdair Gray
The list author says:
  "A modern classic in the Blakeian mode."
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The War of the Worlds
11.  The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The list author says:
  "The seminal tale of alien invasion. The inspiration for so much British SF."
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
12.  The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
The list author says:
  "Reality and fantasy blur in this evocation of the Golden Age of American comics."
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The Anubis Gates (FANTASY MASTERWORKS)
13.  The Anubis Gates (FANTASY MASTERWORKS) by Tim Powers
The list author says:
  "Terrific time-travel fantasy adventure. The most pure fun you can have with a book."
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The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary Edition
14.  The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary Edition by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "Enough said."
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Gravity's Rainbow
15.  Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
The list author says:
  "Impossible to summarise."
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