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What Makes This Book So Great? - Page 2

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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Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
41
Samuel R. Delany
Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin (Francis Spufford)
Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin
42
Francis Spufford
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
43
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Short Stories of Lord Dunsany (Lord Dunsany)
The Short Stories of Lord Dunsany
44
Lord Dunsany
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
45
Vernor Vinge
Friday (Robert A. Heinlein)
Friday
46
Robert A. Heinlein
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
47
Salman Rushdie
The Crow Road
The Crow Road
48
Babel-17 (Samuel R. Delany)
Babel-17
49
Samuel R. Delany
Midshipman's Hope (David Feintuch)
Midshipman's Hope
50
David Feintuch
Dragon Waiting (John M. Ford)
Dragon Waiting
51
John M. Ford
Red Shift (Alan Garner)
Red Shift
52
Alan Garner
Doorways in the Sand (Roger Zelazny)
Doorways in the Sand
53
Roger Zelazny
A Song of Ice and Fire (George R. R. Martin)
A Song of Ice and Fire
54
George R. R. Martin
When the Kissing Had to Stop (Constantine Fitzgibbon)
When the Kissing Had to Stop
55
Constantine Fitzgibbon
In the Wet (Nevil Shute)
In the Wet
56
Nevil Shute
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
57
John Fowles
The Book of Jhereg (Steven Brust)
The Book of Jhereg
58
Steven Brust
Brokedown Palace (Steven Brust)
Brokedown Palace
59
Steven Brust
The Book of Taltos (Steven Brust)
The Book of Taltos
60
Steven Brust
The Phoenix Guards (Steven Brust)
The Phoenix Guards
61
Steven Brust
The Book of Athyra (Steven Brust)
The Book of Athyra
62
Steven Brust
Five Hundred Years After (Steven Brust)
Five Hundred Years After
63
Steven Brust
Dragon (Steven Brust)
Dragon
64
Steven Brust
Issola (Steven Brust)
Issola
65
Steven Brust
The Paths of the Dead (Steven Brust)
The Paths of the Dead
66
Steven Brust
The Lord of Castle Black (Steven Brust)
The Lord of Castle Black
67
Steven Brust
Sethra Lavode (Steven Brust)
Sethra Lavode
68
Steven Brust
Dzur (Steven Brust)
Dzur
69
Steven Brust
Jhegaala (Steven Brust)
Jhegaala
70
Steven Brust
Iorich (Steven Brust)
Iorich
71
Steven Brust
The Dazzle of Day (Molly Gloss)
The Dazzle of Day
72
Molly Gloss
The Fortunate Fall (Raphael Carter)
The Fortunate Fall
73
Raphael Carter
The Interior Life (Katherine Blake)
The Interior Life
74
Katherine Blake
Warm Worlds and Otherwise (James Tiptree Jr.)
Warm Worlds and Otherwise
75
James Tiptree Jr.
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Tiptree, Jr.)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
76
James Tiptree, Jr.
The Door Into Summer (Robert a Heinlein)
The Door Into Summer
77
Robert a Heinlein
Kaleidoscope Century (John Barnes)
Kaleidoscope Century
78
John Barnes
Orbital Resonance (John Barnes)
Orbital Resonance
79
John Barnes
Gaudy Night
Gaudy Night
80
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