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The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
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The Time Machine by H.G. WellsTimeline by Michael Crichton
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
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Best Historical Fiction
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Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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What Book Would You Like To Live In?
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Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
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Best Children's Books
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The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
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The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
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32,219 books — 68,396 voters

Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories by Roald DahlDracula by Bram Stoker
Ghost Stories
1,485 books — 1,880 voters
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
Funniest Novels of All Time
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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. RoquelaureThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Worst Books of All Time
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