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Hard Case Crime - Imprint
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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Storm Front by Jim  Butcher
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,448 books — 12,580 voters

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3,842 books — 26,089 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyEast of Eden by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckAn American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
298 books — 226 voters

11/22/63 by Stephen  King
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,701 books — 14,261 voters
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Best Science Fiction Ever Written.
1,822 books — 4,037 voters

Jaws by Peter BenchleyIt by Stephen  KingI Am Legend by Richard MathesonNOS4A2 by Joe  HillRed Dragon by Thomas  Harris
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2,091 books — 5,465 voters
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100 Best American Authors
754 books — 616 voters

11/22/63 by Stephen  KingJoyland by Stephen  King
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179 books — 3,878 voters