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Great Books, Authors Not COMPLETELY Well Known

Some authors become hugely popular with one book, but other great talents stay on the midlist despite many good books. Heavy readers will recognize some of these authors, but few will have read most of them.
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Coroner's Lunch
Coroner's Lunch
1
The Long and Faraway Gone (Lou Berney)
The Long and Faraway Gone
2
Lou Berney
Time and Time Again (Ben Elton)
Time and Time Again
3
Ben Elton
Just One Damned Thing After Another (Joking Taylor)
Just One Damned Thing After Another
4
Joking Taylor
Love Minus Eighty
Love Minus Eighty
5
Ordinary Grace
Ordinary Grace
6
The Hum and the Shiver (Alex Bledsoe)
The Hum and the Shiver
7
Alex Bledsoe
Terminal Alliance (Jim C.Hines)
Terminal Alliance
8
Jim C.Hines
The Gone-Away World (Nick Harkaway)
The Gone-Away World
9
Nick Harkaway
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
10
Mary Robinette Kowal
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
11
Jo Walton
The Victoria Vanishes (Christopher Fowler)
The Victoria Vanishes
12
Christopher Fowler
The Hangman's Daughter (Oliver Pötzsch)
The Hangman's Daughter
13
Oliver Pötzsch
Pictures at a Revolution (Mark Harris)
Pictures at a Revolution
14
Mark Harris
Button Man (Andrew Gross)
Button Man
15
Andrew Gross
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
16
Martha Wells
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
17
Pierce Brown
The Heart's Invisible Furies (John Boyne)
The Heart's Invisible Furies
18
John Boyne
Darktown: A Novel (Thomas Mullen)
Darktown: A Novel
19
Thomas Mullen
White Tears (Hari Kunzru)
White Tears
20
Hari Kunzru
Girl Waits With Gun (Amy Stewart)
Girl Waits With Gun
21
Amy Stewart
Daisy in Chains (Sharon Bolton)
Daisy in Chains
22
Sharon Bolton
Revolver (Duane Swierczynski)
Revolver
23
Duane Swierczynski
Killing Trail (Margaret Mizushima)
Killing Trail
24
Margaret Mizushima
The City Baker's Guide to Country Living (Louise Miller)
The City Baker's Guide to Country Living
25
Louise Miller
Gun Street Girl (Adrian McKinty)
Gun Street Girl
26
Adrian McKinty
My Friend Dahmer
My Friend Dahmer
27
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
28
Emily St John Mandel
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
29
Becky Chambers
Here Be Dragons (Sharon Kay Penman)
Here Be Dragons
30
Sharon Kay Penman
Waypoint Kangaroo (Curtis C. Chen)
Waypoint Kangaroo
31
Curtis C. Chen
Hard Light (Elizabeth Hand)
Hard Light
32
Elizabeth Hand
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Guy Gavriel Kay)
The Lions of Al-Rassan
33
Guy Gavriel Kay
The Warded Man (Peter V. Brett)
The Warded Man
34
Peter V. Brett
The Golden Legend (Nadeem Aslam)
The Golden Legend
35
Nadeem Aslam
The Rook (Daniel O'Malley)
The Rook
36
Daniel O'Malley
Suicide Motor Club (Christopher Buehlmann)
Suicide Motor Club
37
Christopher Buehlmann
The Last Painting of Sara De Vos (Dominic Smith)
The Last Painting of Sara De Vos
38
Dominic Smith
June (Miranda Beverly-Whittemore)
June
39
Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
Angels Burning (Tawni O'Dell)
Angels Burning
40
Tawni O'Dell
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