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The Book of the New Sun - The Shadow of the Torturer, The Claw of the Conciliator, The Sword of the Lictor and The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe

The Book of the New Sun - The Shadow of the Torturer, The Claw of the Conciliator, The Sword of the Lictor and The Citadel of the Autarch

The Book of the New Sun #1-4

Gene Wolfe

950 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0zazen's review
fiction fantasy science fiction mysterious reflective slow-paced
Dispatches by Michael Herr

Dispatches

Michael Herr

272 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0zazen's review
nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton

Eaters of the Dead

Michael Crichton

304 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

5.0zazen's review
fiction fantasy historical horror thriller adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

2001: A Space Odyssey

Space Odyssey #1

Arthur C. Clarke

6 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0zazen's review
fiction classics science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Shōgun by James Clavell
Shōgun
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James Clavell

Shōgun

Asian Saga: Chronological Order #1

James Clavell

525 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

5.0zazen's review
fiction classics historical adventurous slow-paced
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

The Color of Magic

Discworld #1

Terry Pratchett

240 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0zazen's review
fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

835 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0zazen's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings

A Song of Ice and Fire #2

George R.R. Martin

784 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0zazen's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

259 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0zazen's review
fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West

Cormac McCarthy

13 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added

5.0zazen's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark slow-paced