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389 books — 1,978 voters

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397 books — 2,113 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFoundation by Isaac AsimovI, Robot by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan Simmons
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World War Z by Max BrooksThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert Kirkman
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