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A Listmania! list by J. Franks "Occasional Artist & Frequent Software Engineer" (Cambridge, UK)
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The Player Of Games (The Culture)
1.  The Player Of Games (The Culture) by Iain M. Banks
The list author says:
  "The best Iain Banks novel of them all. Utterly compelling. I read it as often as I can bear."
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The Comfort Of Strangers
2.  The Comfort Of Strangers by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "Only just chosen after his "The Innocent" because it's still the most amazing prose I've read. "Atonement" is absolutely awesome too."
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Saving Agnes
3.  Saving Agnes by Rachel Cusk
The list author says:
  "Rachel Cusk is enthralling, claustrophobic, wonderful. I feel I've grown up with her novels."
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Stranger in a Strange Land
4.  Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
The list author says:
  "There are many good Heinlein stories, but this is that and something more, and for that reason I'd say it's his best."
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The Dancers At The End of Time (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
5.  The Dancers At The End of Time (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Michael Moorcock
The list author says:
  "Moorcock is an incredible writer (I love his Jerry Cornelius novels) and the dancers are, for me, his best creation. Fun, romantic, massively original, dreamy fantasy."
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The Design of Everyday Things
6.  The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
The list author says:
  "A tremendous book about designing things to be usable - one of my bibles as an interaction designer."
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Mona Lisa Overdrive
7.  Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
The list author says:
  "Neuromancer is the famous one, but this from the end of the trilogy has all the excitement and better prose!"
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The Black Rubber Dress
8.  The Black Rubber Dress by Lauren Henderson
The list author says:
  "Lauren Henderson's crime novels are wonderful fun. Read them all in sequence."
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Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche (Panther)
9.  Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche (Panther) by Haruki Murakami
The list author says:
  "Murakami is one of the best novelists alive; but I've listed this because I read it recently and it's an amazing book. Enthralling, and I'm not sure why."
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts
10.  The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts by Douglas Adams
The list author says:
  "How did I forget to add this to the list??? I love the Dirk Gently novels too."
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Good Omens
11.  Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "And speaking of weird and funny novels, don't miss this."
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1)
12.  Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J. K. Rowling
The list author says:
  "I know it's everywhere now, but the Harry Potter books are very good."
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Film Tie-in): A Novel
13.  Bridget Jones's Diary (Film Tie-in): A Novel by Helen Fielding
The list author says:
  "I love the book but I love the film too, so I listed the book with the film's cover. Compromise."
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