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Cordelia's Honor (Miles Vorkosigan Adventures)
1.  Cordelia's Honor (Miles Vorkosigan Adventures) by Lois McMaster Bujold
The list author says:
  "Good entry point to the wonderful Miles Vorkosigan series by Louis McMaster Bujold.  Good plots, unlikely heros, excellent combat scenes, romance, intrigue.  I heartily recommend all these books."
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Gateway (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
2.  Gateway (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Frederik Pohl
The list author says:
  "Gateway by FP is the first of a great series of books.  Slightly hokey, but one of the Science fiction greats."
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Pashazade: The First Arabesk (Arabesk Trilogy 1)
3.  Pashazade: The First Arabesk (Arabesk Trilogy 1) by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
The list author says:
  "Pashazade is the first in an excellent series set in an alternative Ottoman north Africa.  Murder, politics, intrigue, corporate exploitation, romance.."
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84 Charing Cross Road (Virago Modern Classics)
4.  84 Charing Cross Road (Virago Modern Classics) by Helene Hanff
The list author says:
  "Much better than the film.  Compelling reading."
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Replay (FANTASY MASTERWORKS)
5.  Replay (FANTASY MASTERWORKS) by Ken Grimwood
The list author says:
  "Look out for this reprint.  It gets bogged down a bit in the middle, but is a great 'What if?' time travel story"
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28 Barbary Lane: A Tales of the City Omnibus
6.  28 Barbary Lane: A Tales of the City Omnibus by Armistead Maupin
The list author says:
  "Great series of books encapsulates San Francisco in the seventies and eighties.  Trashy but good."
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Rule Britannia (Virago Modern Classics)
7.  Rule Britannia (Virago Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
The list author says:
  "America invades failing Blighty, the locals are not convinced about their liberation.  Sound familiar? Some of the characterisation is off the mark, but it carries you with it."
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Blue Heaven
8.  Blue Heaven by Joe Keenan
The list author says:
  "High camp farce.  Gold diggers meet their match in a contrived Mafia wedding.  Frasier meets Wodehouse via Robert Rodi?"
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The Cover Artist
9.  The Cover Artist by Paul Micou
The list author says:
  "Odd, gentle, warm, a good read. A celebrity nude caricaturist en vacance with Labrador companion and Canine Expressionist Elizabeth."
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To Serve Them All My Days
10.  To Serve Them All My Days by Ronald Frederick Delderfield
The list author says:
  "Much better than 'Good-Bye, Mr Chips'"
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Time And Again (FANTASY MASTERWORKS)
11.  Time And Again (FANTASY MASTERWORKS) by Jack Finney
The list author says:
  "Jack Finney time travel classic from the creator of 'The body snatchers'"
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To Say Nothing of the Dog
12.  To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
The list author says:
  "Connie Willis' books take patience, sometimes seem contrived, but usually reward.  This is a goodie, and it comes via 'Three men in a boat'."
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A Fire Upon The Deep (Gollancz S.F.)
13.  A Fire Upon The Deep (Gollancz S.F.) by Vernor Vinge
The list author says:
  "Sci fi concepts too broad to describe.  Worth the read"
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Foundation (The Foundation Series)
14.  Foundation (The Foundation Series) by Isaac Asimov
The list author says:
  "The first was the best.  Short stories woven into an epoch-spanning tale."
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A Canticle For Leibowitz: Book One: The Saint Leibowtiz Series
15.  A Canticle For Leibowitz: Book One: The Saint Leibowtiz Series by Walter M. Miller
The list author says:
  "Thought provoking.  A must read."
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Tunnel Through the Deeps (Gollancz SF collectors' editions)
16.  Tunnel Through the Deeps (Gollancz SF collectors' editions) by Harry Harrison
The list author says:
  "Alternate history romp in 'modern day' Victorian England. Fluff of the first order."
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Night Watch: A Discworld Novel
17.  Night Watch: A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "Pratchett at the top of his form."
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My Family and Other Animals (Essential Penguin)
18.  My Family and Other Animals (Essential Penguin) by Gerald Durrell
The list author says:
  "Gerald Durrell at his best"
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Tunnel in the Sky
19.  Tunnel in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
The list author says:
  "Look out for this classic Heinlein. Survivalist students trapped on an alien world when their final exam goes badly wrong. I have the 1955 Ace paperback."
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Dune
20.  Dune by Frank Herbert
The list author says:
  "The first and best Dune novel. Forget TV and film, this packs in so much more!"
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Beiderbecke Affair
21.  Beiderbecke Affair by Alan Plater
The list author says:
  "Jazz, woodwork, conservationist English teacher Jill Swinburn, champions of the alternative economy Big Al + Little Norm, Sergeant Hobson BA + political conspiracy on the mean streets of Leeds. Great!"
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The Martian Chronicles (Flamingo Modern Classic)
22.  The Martian Chronicles (Flamingo Modern Classic) by Ray Bradbury
The list author says:
  "A book in a league of its own.  It has a poetic dreamy quality.  I originally read this as 'the silver locusts' at primary school.  It is still as good now I'm thirty-something-too big-to-mention."
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Ender's Game: Ender Series: Book One (The Ender saga)
23.  Ender's Game: Ender Series: Book One (The Ender saga) by Orson Scott Card
The list author says:
  "First and best of the Ender saga.  Read this one, enjoy, and leave the rest alone."
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