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Brian’s favorite books

It by Stephen King

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

House of Chains by Steven Erikson

The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

Shōgun, Part 1 by James Clavell

The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

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Brian’s Bookshelves

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The Shinning

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by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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The Lions of Al-Rassan

by Guy Gavriel Kay (Goodreads Author)

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How to Become the...

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How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1)

by Django Wexler (Goodreads Author)

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2026 Reading Challenge

Brian Purser has read 62 of 65 books.

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