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Smiley's People (Coronet Books)
1.  Smiley's People (Coronet Books) by John le Carre
The list author says:
  "A great novel about England, as well as the height of spy fiction."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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Interface
2.  Interface by Frederick George
The list author says:
  "A great novel about America, politics, and the media - LeCarre for the age of silicon and media circuses."
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

The First Book of Lankhmar (Fantasy Masterworks)
3.  The First Book of Lankhmar (Fantasy Masterworks) by Fritz Leiber
The list author says:
  "Dark, sexy, and humorous - fantasy fiction for grown-ups."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.58
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Tales Of The Dying Earth (Fantasy Masterworks)
4.  Tales Of The Dying Earth (Fantasy Masterworks) by Jack Vance
The list author says:
  "The finest picaresque fiction written in the 20th century?"
£7.69   Used & New from: £2.46
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

Schismatrix Plus: Includes Schismatrix and Selected Stories from Crystal
5.  Schismatrix Plus: Includes Schismatrix and Selected Stories from Crystal by Bruce Sterling
The list author says:
  "The greatest SF novel of the last 20 years (as a previous reveiwer wrote)."
£10.22   Used & New from: £1.89
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Dudley Smith Trio: The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential, White Jazz
6.  Dudley Smith Trio: The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential, White Jazz by James Ellroy
The list author says:
  "A writer with a genuine understanding of evil."
£11.89   Used & New from: £3.18
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
7.  Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Philip K. Dick
The list author says:
  "A novel about flying police cars, solipsism, the heroism of moral compromise, and aesthetic redemption."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.47
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

The First Man in Rome
8.  The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
The list author says:
  "Power, plots, and how personality shapes great events - as relevant now as ever."
£7.19   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
9.  The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics) by Alexandre Dumas
The list author says:
  "A classic, rescued for adult readers by this new translation."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.50
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (150 customer reviews)

The Praise Singer
10.  The Praise Singer by Mary Renault
The list author says:
  "Written with real feeling for Ancient Greece."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Falco on the Loose: "Last Act in Palmyra", "Time to Depart", "A Dying Light in Corduba"
11.  Falco on the Loose: "Last Act in Palmyra", "Time to Depart", "A Dying Light in Corduba" by Lindsey Davis
The list author says:
  "Some of the finest hardboiled detective fiction ever written - and also the funniest contemporary novels about ancient Rome."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Flashman (The Flashman Papers)
12.  Flashman (The Flashman Papers) by George MacDonald Fraser
The list author says:
  "The reputation of a great Victorian hero restored!"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

The Complete Brigadier Gerard Stories (Canongate Classics)
13.  The Complete Brigadier Gerard Stories (Canongate Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The list author says:
  "Flashman's (much braver) ancestor"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13): A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels)
14.  Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13): A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "The book of Job rewritten as a comic novel. A must for tortoise lovers."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)

Post Captain
15.  Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian
The list author says:
  "O'Brian plots like Dumas and writes about people like Jane Austin."
£4.66   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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