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Great Books, Authors Not COMPLETELY Well Known - Page 2

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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The Devil in Silver (Victor Lavalle)
The Devil in Silver
41
Victor Lavalle
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
42
Seanan McGuire
Days of Awe (Lauren Fox)
Days of Awe
43
Lauren Fox
Crooked Heart (Lissa Evans)
Crooked Heart
44
Lissa Evans
Wake of Vultures (Lila Bowen)
Wake of Vultures
45
Lila Bowen
Land of Careful Shadows (Suzanne Chazin)
Land of Careful Shadows
46
Suzanne Chazin
The Mechanical (Ian Tregilis)
The Mechanical
47
Ian Tregilis
Signal (Patrick Lee)
Signal
48
Patrick Lee
Paradise Sky (Joe R. Lansdale)
Paradise Sky
49
Joe R. Lansdale
A Desperate Fortune (Susanna Kearsley)
A Desperate Fortune
50
Susanna Kearsley
Doc
Doc
51
The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu)
The Grace of Kings
52
Ken Liu
Hell at the Breech (Tom Franklin)
Hell at the Breech
53
Tom Franklin
English Creek (Ivan Doig)
English Creek
54
Ivan Doig
Going Clear
Going Clear
55
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
56
Candace Millard
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
57
Jess Walter
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
58
Justin Cronin
The Winter Queen (Boris Akunin)
The Winter Queen
59
Boris Akunin
Clay's Quilt (Silas House)
Clay's Quilt
60
Silas House
Dead Souls (Ian Rankin)
Dead Souls
61
Ian Rankin
The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
62
Iain M. Banks
Nothing to Envy (Barbara Demick)
Nothing to Envy
63
Barbara Demick
Blue Highways
Blue Highways
64
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
The Way of Shadows
65
Brent Weeks
Thirteenth Night (Alan Gordon)
Thirteenth Night
66
Alan Gordon
Blue Hour (T Jefferson Parker)
Blue Hour
67
T Jefferson Parker
The Company (K.J. Parker)
The Company
68
K.J. Parker
The Geography of Bliss (Eric Weiner)
The Geography of Bliss
69
Eric Weiner
City of Pearl
City of Pearl
70
Soon I Will Be Invincible (Grossman)
Soon I Will Be Invincible
71
Grossman
The Guards (Ken Bruen)
The Guards
72
Ken Bruen
The Skinner (Spatterjay #1) (Neal Asher)
The Skinner (Spatterjay #1)
73
Neal Asher
A Superior Death (Nevada Barr)
A Superior Death
74
Nevada Barr
Crossing California (Adam Langer)
Crossing California
75
Adam Langer
Assassination Vacation
Assassination Vacation
76
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
77
China Mieville
The Black Tower (Louis Bayard)
The Black Tower
78
Louis Bayard
The Commitments (Roddy Doyle)
The Commitments
79
Roddy Doyle
The Making of a Chef (Michael Ruhlman)
The Making of a Chef
80
Michael Ruhlman
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