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The Chrysalids
1.  The Chrysalids by John Wyndham
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  "First John Wyndham book I read so has stayed with me above all others."
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The Linguistics of British Sign Language: An Introduction
2.  The Linguistics of British Sign Language: An Introduction by Rachel Sutton-Spence
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  "Wonderfully easy to read, informative interesting book about BSL. Recomended to anyone studying it."
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Witches Abroad: A Discworld Novel
3.  Witches Abroad: A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett
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  "A fairy tale of fairy tales. Enter Granny Weatherwax, one of my favourite ever characters."
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Blindness
4.  Blindness by Jose Saramago
The list author says:
  "Freaky and horrifying, but a must read."
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Neverwhere
5.  Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
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  "Neil Gaiman is quite simply a master storyteller."
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
6.  A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R. R. Martin
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  "It's nice to read non fluffy fantasy.  George R R Martin introduces real, violent charcters where the good guys lose."
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Dr Rat
7.  Dr Rat by William Kotzwinkle
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  "Violent and not for the weak hearted but important to show us the dark side of animal laboratories which we tend to conveniently forget about."
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Rasputin: The Last Word
8.  Rasputin: The Last Word by Edvard Radzinsky
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  "Rasputin is one of the most fascinating people in modern history.  This is a damn good book about his life."
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Herland
9.  Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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  "Not particularly good as a novel, but the ideas portrayed are very interesting.  Roll on feminism."
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Woman on the Edge of Time (A Women's Press classic)
10.  Woman on the Edge of Time (A Women's Press classic) by Marge Piercy
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  "Another feminist utopia/dystopia. Great."
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Brave New World
11.  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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  "Because how could I leave this one out?"
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
12.  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "For the same reason as above.  You cannot leave Orwell's works out."
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The Dispossessed
13.  The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
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  "Because until I read The left hand of darkness this is the only Le Guin book I feel is appropriate to be put in here."
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