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J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Belgariad Boxed Set by David EddingsMagician by Raymond E. FeistHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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The Three Coffins by John Dickson CarrThe Problem of the Green Capsule by John Dickson CarrThe Mammoth Book of Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes by Mike AshleyThe Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan PoeThe Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
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The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,256 voters