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Books That Make a Penwing

50 books which have been or are important to me... Generated off the top of my head so I'll kick myself when I spot glaring omissions.
Mostly one book per author - except where it isn't. Usually the first in a series (but do I want Colour of Magic representing Discworld and Terry Pratchett? And the Gormenghast trilogy is inseparable to me). Translations - Julie Rose's excellent translation of Les Miserables from 2010 is *the* one to go for.
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The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
1
John Wyndham
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
2
Ursula K. Le Guin
Earthsea: A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Earthsea: A Wizard of Earthsea
3
Ursula K. Le Guin
Assassins Apprentice
Assassins Apprentice
4
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
5
Neil Gaiman
The Laramie Project (Moisés Kaufman & Members of the Tectonic Theater)
The Laramie Project
6
Moisés Kaufman & Members of the Tectonic Theater
The Laramie Project and the Laramire Project: Ten Years Later (Tectonic Theater Project)
The Laramie Project and the Laramire Project: Ten Years Later
7
Tectonic Theater Project
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
8
Tony Kushner
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
9
Arthur Miller
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
10
Susanna Clarke
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
11
Becky Chambers
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (Nghi Vo)
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
12
Nghi Vo
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
13
Arthur Ransome
Scruffians! Stories of Better Sodomites (Hal Duncan)
Scruffians! Stories of Better Sodomites
14
Hal Duncan
The Gormenghast Trilogy
The Gormenghast Trilogy
15
Kate Bornstein Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us
Kate Bornstein Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us
16
The Force of Non-Violence (Judith Butler)
The Force of Non-Violence
17
Judith Butler
The Algebraist
The Algebraist
18
The Cyberiad (Stanislaw Lem)
The Cyberiad
19
Stanislaw Lem
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
20
Samuel R. Delany
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
21
Ann Leckie
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
22
Becky Chambers
The Deptford Mice (Robin Jarvis)
The Deptford Mice
23
Robin Jarvis
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
24
George Orwell
The Woods All Black (Lee Mandelo)
The Woods All Black
25
Lee Mandelo
Beautiful Thing (Jonathan Harvey)
Beautiful Thing
26
Jonathan Harvey
The Violent Century (Lavie Tidhar)
The Violent Century
27
Lavie Tidhar
Too Like the Lightning (Ada Palmer)
Too Like the Lightning
28
Ada Palmer
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
29
Gregory Maguire
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
30
Frank Herbert
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
31
Mary Shelley
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
32
Bram Stoker
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
33
Victor Hugo
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
34
Liu Cixin
The Handmaids Tale Graphic Novel Adaptation (Margreet Atwood)
The Handmaids Tale Graphic Novel Adaptation
35
Margreet Atwood
Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett)
Guards! Guards!
36
Terry Pratchett
Becoming Superman (J. Michael Straczynski)
Becoming Superman
37
J. Michael Straczynski
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
38
Richard Matheson
Rituals (Roz Kaveney)
Rituals
39
Roz Kaveney
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
40
N. K. Jemisin
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