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30 Great Books You Haven't Read Because You're Too Mainstream

Too many book lists on List Challenges only have a very mainstream selection of classics and bestsellers. Expand your horizons with these great books you haven't read because you're too mainstream.
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Altered Carbon (Richard Morgan)
Altered Carbon
1
Richard Morgan
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
2
Samuel R Delany
Blind Goddess (Anne Holt)
Blind Goddess
3
Anne Holt
Bring the Jubilee (Ward Moore)
Bring the Jubilee
4
Ward Moore
Cage of Souls (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Cage of Souls
5
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Century Rain (Alastair Reynolds)
Century Rain
6
Alastair Reynolds
The Chestnut Man (Søren Sveistrup)
The Chestnut Man
7
Søren Sveistrup
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
8
China Mieville
The Crow Girl (Erik Axl Sund)
The Crow Girl
9
Erik Axl Sund
The Final Empire (Brandon Sanderson)
The Final Empire
10
Brandon Sanderson
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
11
Joe Haldeman
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon
12
Steven Erikson
Hunting Party (Elizabeth Moon)
Hunting Party
13
Elizabeth Moon
I'm Travelling Alone (Samuel Bjork)
I'm Travelling Alone
14
Samuel Bjork
Life During Wartime (Lucius Shepard)
Life During Wartime
15
Lucius Shepard
Midwinter Sacrifice (Mons Kallentoft)
Midwinter Sacrifice
16
Mons Kallentoft
Pandora's Star (Peter F. Hamilton)
Pandora's Star
17
Peter F. Hamilton
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
18
China Mieville
The Reality Dysfunction (Peter F. Hamilton)
The Reality Dysfunction
19
Peter F. Hamilton
The Savage Altar (Åsa Larsson)
The Savage Altar
20
Åsa Larsson
Scar Night (Alan Campbell)
Scar Night
21
Alan Campbell
Snowblind (Ragnar Jonasson)
Snowblind
22
Ragnar Jonasson
The Space Merchants (Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth)
The Space Merchants
23
Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
24
John Brunner
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
25
Alfred Bester
Stealing Light (Gary Gibson)
Stealing Light
26
Gary Gibson
The War of the Flowers (Tad Williams)
The War of the Flowers
27
Tad Williams
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
28
Brandon Sanderson
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
29
Paolo Bacigalupi
Wolf in Shadow (David Gemmell)
Wolf in Shadow
30
David Gemmell
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