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What Makes This Book So Great?

A list of 100 of the books discussed by Jo Walton in her book What Makes This Book So Great? Doesn't include books and stories only mentioned in the general chapters, but the ones that got their own chapters are all here.
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A Deepness in the Sky (Vernor Vinge)
A Deepness in the Sky
1
Vernor Vinge
Random Acts of Senseless Violence (Jack Womack)
Random Acts of Senseless Violence
2
Jack Womack
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
3
Douglas Adams
Robert Heinlein - Scriber's Juveniles Series
Robert Heinlein - Scriber's Juveniles Series
4
Lady of Mazes (Karl Schroeder)
Lady of Mazes
5
Karl Schroeder
Through a Glass Darkly (Kathleen Norris)
Through a Glass Darkly
6
Kathleen Norris
Against the Fall of Night (Arthur C. Clarke)
Against the Fall of Night
7
Arthur C. Clarke
Biting the Sun (Tanith Lee)
Biting the Sun
8
Tanith Lee
Black Wine (Candas Jane Dorsey)
Black Wine
9
Candas Jane Dorsey
Permutation City (Greg Egan)
Permutation City
10
Greg Egan
Janissaries (Jerry Pournelle)
Janissaries
11
Jerry Pournelle
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
12
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
13
Maureen F Mchugh
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
14
Neal Stephenson
Heavy Time (C.J. Cherryh)
Heavy Time
15
C.J. Cherryh
Hellburner (C.J. Cherryh)
Hellburner
16
C.J. Cherryh
Downbelow Station
Downbelow Station
17
The Sky Road (Ken MacLeod)
The Sky Road
18
Ken MacLeod
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
19
George Eliot
Kalpa Imperial (Angélica Gorodischer)
Kalpa Imperial
20
Angélica Gorodischer
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (Samuel Delany)
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
21
Samuel Delany
Jasmine Nights (S.P. Somtow)
Jasmine Nights
22
S.P. Somtow
The Long Price Quartet (Daniel Abraham)
The Long Price Quartet
23
Daniel Abraham
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
24
Keri Hulme
Shards of Honour (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Shards of Honour
25
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Warrior's Apprentice
The Warrior's Apprentice
26
Ethan of Athos (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Ethan of Athos
27
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Borders of Infinity (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Borders of Infinity
28
Lois McMaster Bujold
Brothers in Arms (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Brothers in Arms
29
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Vor Game (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Vor Game
30
Lois McMaster Bujold
Barrayar (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Barrayar
31
Lois McMaster Bujold
Mirror Dance (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Mirror Dance
32
Lois McMaster Bujold
Cetaganda (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Cetaganda
33
Lois McMaster Bujold
Memory (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Memory
34
Lois McMaster Bujold
Komarr (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Komarr
35
Lois McMaster Bujold
A Civil Campaign
A Civil Campaign
36
Diplomatic Immunity (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Diplomatic Immunity
37
Lois McMaster Bujold
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
38
Octavia E. Butler
Fire on the Mountain (Terry Bisson)
Fire on the Mountain
39
Terry Bisson
Shelter (Susan Palwick)
Shelter
40
Susan Palwick
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