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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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read‎ (436)
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The Lions of Al-R...

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The Lions of Al-Rassan

by Guy Gavriel Kay (Goodreads Author)

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— Aug 24, 2026 06:06PM

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Iron Gold

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Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)

by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author)

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— Aug 22, 2026 02:12PM

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Fire Sea

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Fire Sea (The Death Gate Cycle, #3)

by Margaret Weis

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2026 Reading Challenge

Brian Purser has read 60 of 65 books.

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Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Memoir, and Science fiction

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