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A Listmania! list by DB "davidbirkett" (Co. Kildare, Ireland (but born & raised Liverpool, UK))
 
A Song of Ice and Fire (4) - A Feast for Crows
1.  A Song of Ice and Fire (4) - A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
The list author says:
  "Wonder if Volume 5 will ever appear."
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Red Seas Under Red Skies (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
2.  Red Seas Under Red Skies (GOLLANCZ S.F.) by Scott Lynch
The list author says:
  "Not as good as Lies of Locke Lamora but still a lot of fun."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.68
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

Snow Crash
3.  Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
The list author says:
  "Feb 2009. Voted by New Scientist readers into the top ten best SF. Good"
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Iron Angel (Deepgate Codex Trilogy 2)
4.  Iron Angel (Deepgate Codex Trilogy 2) by Alan Campbell
The list author says:
  "Mar 2009. Supposedly the second part of a strange trilogy, but part III hasn't appeared yet."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Ender's Game: Ender Series: Book One (The Ender saga)
5.  Ender's Game: Ender Series: Book One (The Ender saga) by Orson Scott Card
The list author says:
  "Mar 2009. Voted by New Scientist readers into the top ten best SF. Good"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.88
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (133 customer reviews)

Speaker For The Dead: Ender Series, book 2 (The Ender saga)
6.  Speaker For The Dead: Ender Series, book 2 (The Ender saga) by Orson Scott Card
The list author says:
  "Apr 2009. Fabulous. Not really a sequel to Ender's game but you have to read Ender's Game first."
£6.29   Used & New from: £1.08
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

Old Man's War
7.  Old Man's War by John Scalzi
The list author says:
  "Apr 2009. Not bad counterpoint to Ender's game."
£3.91   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)

The Dreaming Void (Void Trilogy)
8.  The Dreaming Void (Void Trilogy) by Peter F. Hamilton
The list author says:
  "Apr 2009. Alright but I haven't gone on with the trilogy."
£4.76   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Cryptonomicon
9.  Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
The list author says:
  "Jun 2009. Completely different from Snow Crash. I actually preferred it."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)

The Graveyard Book
10.  The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Aug 2009. A sort of Neil Gaiman Tiffany Aching book."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)

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Anansi Boys
11.  Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Aug 2009. More Gaiman. Good fun."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

The Ghost Brigades
12.  The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
The list author says:
  "Dec 2009. Sequel to Old Man's War. If anything slightly better"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Saturn's Children
13.  Saturn's Children by Charles Stross
The list author says:
  "Dec 2009. Very good."
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Last Argument Of Kings: The First Law: Book Three
14.  Last Argument Of Kings: The First Law: Book Three by Joe Abercrombie
The list author says:
  "Dec 2009. Good series & got better as it went on."
£4.76   Used & New from: £1.19
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Rise of Endymion (Gollancz S.F.)
15.  The Rise of Endymion (Gollancz S.F.) by Dan Simmons
The list author says:
  "Mar 2010. Flawed last volume of a magnificent series voted by New Scientist readers into the top ten best SF. This volume needed a lot more blue pencil."
£6.99   Used & New from: £4.74
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

The Naked God (Night's Dawn Trilogy)
16.  The Naked God (Night's Dawn Trilogy) by Peter F. Hamilton
The list author says:
  "Late 2010. Final volume of a flawed but pretty good trilogy"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)

Floating Worlds
17.  Floating Worlds by Cecelia Holland
The list author says:
  "April 2011. Listed by famous scientists in New Scientist as a forgotten SF masterpiece. deservedly forgotten in my opinion."
£17.05   Used & New from: £8.87
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

The Cyberiad
18.  The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem
The list author says:
  "May 2011. From same list. "Lord Dunsany meets Futurama"."
£11.70   Used & New from: £4.03
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

Last And First Men (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
19.  Last And First Men (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Olaf Stapledon
The list author says:
  "July 2011. And another. Sort of "Shape of Things to come". Not bad. Starts silly but gets better"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

The Listeners
20.  The Listeners by James E Gunn
The list author says:
  "August 2011. The 4th & the best so far."
£9.89   Used & New from: £4.32
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Earth Abides (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
21.  Earth Abides (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by George.R. Stewart
The list author says:
  "September 2011. Vanitas - a literary still-life. 5th & also very good."
£6.29   Used & New from: £3.16
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

We: Introduction by Will Self
22.  We: Introduction by Will Self by Yevgeny Zamyatin
The list author says:
  "October 2011. 6th (& last on amazon.co.uk). Sort of predecessor for 1984 & Brave New World. I found it a bit confusing."
£6.29   Used & New from: £3.24
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Prayers to Broken Stones
23.  Prayers to Broken Stones by Dan Simmons
The list author says:
  "December 2011. Short stories by the Hyperion guy. One bit was later worked into Hyperion, the rest is borderline horror/SF. OK."
£14.26   Used & New from: £8.26
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

I Shall Wear Midnight: (Discworld Novel 38): A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels)
24.  I Shall Wear Midnight: (Discworld Novel 38): A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "I actually read this shortly after it came out, but I was originally not bothering to include Terry P on this list. Changed my mind."
£4.43   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (177 customer reviews)

Unseen Academicals: A Discworld Novel
25.  Unseen Academicals: A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "Likewise. Also I wanted to get this list finished so I could start a new one higher up."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (203 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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