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233 books

Wizards: Magical Tales From the Masters of Modern Fantasy by Garth Nix, Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Nancy Kress, Gene Wolfe, Jeffrey Ford, Peter S. Beagle, Patricia A. McKillip, Terry Bisson, Elizabeth Hand, Tanith Lee, Jack Dann, Andy Duncan, Orson Scott Card, Jane Yolen, Eoin Colfer, Tad Williams, Mary Rosenblum, Terry Dowling, Gardner Dozois

Wizards: Magical Tales From the Masters of Modern Fantasy

Garth Nix, Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Nancy Kress, Gene Wolfe, Jeffrey Ford, Peter S. Beagle, Patricia A. McKillip, Terry Bisson, Elizabeth Hand, Tanith Lee, Jack Dann, Andy Duncan, Orson Scott Card, Jane Yolen, Eoin Colfer, Tad Williams, Mary Rosenblum, Terry Dowling, Gardner Dozois

400 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction fantasy short stories adventurous fast-paced
The Illustrated A Brief History of Time/The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking

The Illustrated A Brief History of Time/The Universe in a Nutshell

Stephen Hawking

464 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

258 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State by Tarek Fatah

Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State

Tarek Fatah

410 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
nonfiction history religion reflective slow-paced
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

432 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Player One: What Is to Become of Us (CBC Massey Lectures) by Douglas Coupland

Player One: What Is to Become of Us (CBC Massey Lectures)

Douglas Coupland

256 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction science fiction reflective slow-paced
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

637 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg

How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

Jordan Ellenberg

480 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
nonfiction mathematics psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

Sophie's World

Jostein Gaarder

403 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction philosophy young adult informative reflective slow-paced
How to Be Famous by Caitlin Moran

How to Be Famous

How to Build a Girl #2

Caitlin Moran

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0tachyondecay's review
fiction contemporary young adult funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced