My favourite books so far.....

A Listmania! list by Amplified Man (Manchester)
 
The Time Machine (Penguin Classics)
1.  The Time Machine (Penguin Classics) by H.G. Wells
The list author says:
  "I love Well's narrative. The Time Machine is THE classic time travel story and one of the first science fiction novels, written over 100 years ago."
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Brave New World
2.  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The list author says:
  "Huxley's masterpiece. Fantastic imagination. Oh brave new world which has such people in it!"
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Foundation (The Foundation Series)
3.  Foundation (The Foundation Series) by Isaac Asimov
The list author says:
  "Isaac Asimov's original Foundation trilogy is science fiction at it's height. Brilliantly clever and not at all cheesy and filled with technobabble."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

Titus Groan (Gormenghast trilogy)
4.  Titus Groan (Gormenghast trilogy) by Mervyn Peake
The list author says:
  "Mervyn Peake is a master of the macabre. His poetic prose highlights the dark edges of this 1st part of the classic Gormenghast trilogy."
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The Trial (Vintage Classics)
5.  The Trial (Vintage Classics) by Franz Kafka
The list author says:
  "The Trial is dark, claustrophobic and there's no hope at all left in the world. It sucks you in and spits you out the other end."
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The End of Eternity (Panther Science Fiction)
6.  The End of Eternity (Panther Science Fiction) by Isaac Asimov
The list author says:
  "Another example of Asimov's genius and imagination. No wonder he was dubbed the 'Grand Master' of science fiction."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

The Dark Tower: Gunslinger Bk. 1
7.  The Dark Tower: Gunslinger Bk. 1 by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "Stephen King's Dark Tower series is absolutely epic, It's what the word defines. This is my favourite volume. Roland Deschain is probably the most complete and rounded character ever devised."
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Fahrenheit 451
8.  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The list author says:
  "Farenheit 451, the temperature at which books burn. A vision of a souless future where firemen start the fires."
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Penguin Popular Classics)
9.  The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Penguin Popular Classics) by Arthur Conan Doyle
The list author says:
  "What can you say about this really? Holmes is one of the all time classic characters."
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Misery
10.  Misery by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "King was always best when he branched away from horror, this I think is his best. Gripping."
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The Wasp Factory
11.  The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
The list author says:
  "This story is absolutely nuts, and talk about a twist at the end!! It's probably an a aquired taste (it's a bit wrong in places) but I loved it."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (155 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Look To Windward
12.  Look To Windward by Iain M. Banks
The list author says:
  "My favourite of Iain M. Bank's culture novels. Just a fantastic story."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)

Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?: The novel which became 'Blade Runner' (S.F. Masterworks)
13.  Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?: The novel which became 'Blade Runner' (S.F. Masterworks) by Philip K. Dick
The list author says:
  "The story which inspired 'Blade Runner'. This is about ten times better than the film, The pictures in my head from reading it have outlasted the images from the film."
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Metamorphosis (Read Red)
14.  Metamorphosis (Read Red) by Michael Hofmann
The list author says:
  "The nastiest, darkest, most depressing and most compelling short story I have ever read. You might need something to liven you up after reading this. Bloody hell......"
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A Short History Of Nearly Everything
15.  A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The list author says:
  "This was a fanstastic read, interesting to say the least.  A run down on the history of how we came to be."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (342 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The War of the Worlds
16.  The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The list author says:
  "Absolute genius. Spielberg's film does not do it justice. No annoying screaming kid either."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)

The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004)
17.  The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "Whay do many great things come in threes? Don't need to say anything about this do i?"
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Behold The Man (S.F. Masterworks)
18.  Behold The Man (S.F. Masterworks) by Michael Moorcock
The list author says:
  "Incredibly clever and daring book. The true identity of Christ?"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)
19.  The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Modern Classics) by H P Lovecraft
The list author says:
  "Highly enjoyable. Maybe not something to take too seriously. Lovecraft still has the ability to chill the bones though....."
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The Da Vinci Code
20.  The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The list author says:
  "Why has this become so massive!? The plot is weak and predictable, the characters are one dimentional and boring, the 'historical facts' are all false and the writing is GCSE standard. Complete arse!"
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