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Clayton’s favorite books

The Complete History of Middle-earth, Vol. 2 by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Green Mile by Stephen King

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Enemy of God by Bernard Cornwell

Persian Fire by Tom Holland

The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell

The Mark of the Horse Lord by Rosemary Sutcliff

Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff

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Clayton’s Bookshelves

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The Galaxy, and t...

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The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)

by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author)

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The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones

by Thomas Asbridge (Goodreads Author)

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The Fall of Babel

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The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel, #4)

by Josiah Bancroft

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Clayton’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Bear and the Serpent (Echoes of the Fall, #2)

The Bear and the Serpent (Echoes of the Fall, #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

They stared at him with a mutinous dislike which he joyously took as his due.

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2026 Reading Challenge

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Legend by David Gemmell

The King Beyond the Gate by David Gemmell

Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien

Best Fantasy of the 80s

343 books — 692 voters

Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff

The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff

Dawn Wind by Rosemary Sutcliff

Frontier Wolf by Rosemary Sutcliff

The Persian Boy by Mary Renault

Best Novels Set in the Ancient World

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