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Bibliography for Among Others

Description: The works that the protagonist in Jo Walton's novel Among Others reads and discusses. From http://papersky.livejournal.com/509278.html

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by J. R. R. Tolkien

107,932 members

1,306 reviews

½ 4.3

13 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

57,201 members

497 reviews

½ 4.5

13 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

44,107 members

811 reviews

4.2

13 Members: lorax, hipdeep, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Chronicles of Narnia

40,437 members

332 reviews

4.2

12 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

5

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

33,033 members

307 reviews

½ 3.7

12 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare

22,440 members

202 reviews

4

12 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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by William Shakespeare

15,800 members

191 reviews

3.9

12 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Charlotte Brontë

68,310 members

1,020 reviews

4.2

11 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

9

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

61,760 members

872 reviews

3.9

11 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Frank Herbert

50,873 members

808 reviews

½ 4.3

11 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

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A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

18,459 members

441 reviews

4

11 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

12

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller

13,298 members

344 reviews

3.9

11 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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44,377 members

571 reviews

4.1

10 Members: anglemark, richardderus, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Raven [poem]

by Edgar Allan Poe

2,357 members

53 reviews

4.2

10 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Canterbury Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer

25,113 members

185 reviews

½ 3.7

9 Members: lorax, hipdeep, anglemark, richardderus, mckait, aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Kurt Vonnegut

24,891 members

350 reviews

4.1

9 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Man in the High Castle

by Philip K. Dick

16,113 members

405 reviews

½ 3.7

9 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin

12,979 members

312 reviews

4.2

9 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

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Childhood's End

by Arthur C. Clarke

11,496 members

271 reviews

3.9

9 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

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I Capture the Castle

10,165 members

324 reviews

4.1

9 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, mckait, avatiakh, souloftherose, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Louisa May Alcott

33,404 members

474 reviews

4

8 Members: anglemark, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, rretzler, ahef1963

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Out of the Silent Planet

12,609 members

187 reviews

3.8

8 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, souloftherose, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963

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by William Shakespeare

12,566 members

132 reviews

4

8 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, eclecticdodo, ahef1963

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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

by Robert A. Heinlein

11,563 members

212 reviews

4.1

8 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963

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by Anne McCaffrey

10,196 members

189 reviews

3.9

8 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, souloftherose

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Lord Foul's Bane

by Stephen R. Donaldson

6,792 members

98 reviews

½ 3.5

8 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose

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The Daughter of Time

by Josephine Tey

6,711 members

252 reviews

3.9

8 Members: lorax, anglemark, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Susan Cooper

6,470 members

95 reviews

4.1

8 Members: lorax, RedQueen, anglemark, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Crystal Cave

by Mary Stewart

6,434 members

120 reviews

4.1

8 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith, souloftherose, ahef1963

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Silver on the Tree

by Susan Cooper

5,498 members

70 reviews

4

8 Members: lorax, RedQueen, anglemark, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Dark Is Rising Sequence

by Susan Cooper

3,081 members

54 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: lorax, RedQueen, anglemark, avatiakh, sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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1,181 members

25 reviews

4

8 Members: hipdeep, anglemark, richardderus, aulsmith, avatiakh, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

33

Houston, Houston, Do You Read? {novella}

by James Jr. Tiptree

177 members

7 reviews

3.9

8 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

34

2001: A Space Odyssey

by Arthur C. Clarke

15,242 members

247 reviews

4

7 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, sturlington, rretzler

35

The Lathe of Heaven

by Ursula K. Le Guin

7,811 members

229 reviews

4

7 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, sturlington, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Anne McCaffrey

6,867 members

71 reviews

4.1

7 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, avatiakh, ahef1963

37

Nine Princes in Amber

by Roger Zelazny

4,038 members

121 reviews

3.9

7 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

38

The Word for World Is Forest

by Ursula K. Le Guin

3,758 members

116 reviews

3.9

7 Members: RedQueen, anglemark, richardderus, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

39

Stand on Zanzibar

by John Brunner

3,574 members

60 reviews

3.9

7 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose

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by Samuel R. Delany

3,070 members

98 reviews

½ 3.7

7 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Wind's Twelve Quarters

by Ursula K. Le Guin

2,745 members

40 reviews

3.9

7 Members: lorax, RedQueen, anglemark, richardderus, mckait, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda

42

City of Illusions

by Ursula K. Le Guin

1,806 members

46 reviews

½ 3.6

7 Members: lorax, RedQueen, anglemark, Rtrace, aulsmith, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

43

The Silmarillion

by J. R. R. Tolkien

41,307 members

307 reviews

3.9

6 Members: lorax, anglemark, Rtrace, mckait, souloftherose, ahef1963

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by Robert Graves

10,157 members

181 reviews

4.2

6 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, avatiakh, ahef1963

45

The White Dragon

by Anne McCaffrey

7,018 members

63 reviews

4

6 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, mckait, avatiakh

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by Eleanor H. Porter

5,877 members

79 reviews

3.8

6 Members: anglemark, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

47

Tales from Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

4,154 members

65 reviews

3.9

6 Members: lorax, anglemark, mckait, aulsmith, avatiakh, souloftherose

48

Have Spacesuit, Will Travel

by Robert A. Heinlein

4,077 members

64 reviews

3.8

6 Members: hipdeep, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, avatiakh

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by Josephine Tey

2,089 members

87 reviews

4

6 Members: anglemark, richardderus, avatiakh, souloftherose, rretzler, ahef1963

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The Republic of Plato

25,701 members

165 reviews

3.9

5 Members: anglemark, richardderus, aulsmith, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

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Far from the Madding Crowd

by Thomas Hardy

13,049 members

213 reviews

4

5 Members: lorax, anglemark, aulsmith, avatiakh, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Sirens of Titan

by Kurt Vonnegut

11,718 members

150 reviews

4

5 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith

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11,047 members

214 reviews

3.8

5 Members: lorax, anglemark, Rtrace, sturlington, rretzler

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The Sword of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

8,836 members

121 reviews

½ 3.5

5 Members: lorax, anglemark, mckait, sturlington, souloftherose

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7,619 members

85 reviews

4

5 Members: anglemark, richardderus, aulsmith, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

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by John Wyndham

5,368 members

142 reviews

3.9

5 Members: anglemark, avatiakh, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Winter's Tale

by William Shakespeare

5,307 members

68 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, sturlington, ahef1963

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King Richard II

by William Shakespeare

4,821 members

64 reviews

3.8

5 Members: hipdeep, anglemark, Rtrace, sturlington, ahef1963

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The End of Eternity

by Isaac Asimov

4,166 members

109 reviews

4

5 Members: lorax, anglemark, Rtrace, aulsmith, rretzler

60

The Persian Boy

by Mary Renault

2,570 members

43 reviews

4.1

5 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Guns of Avalon

by Roger Zelazny

2,534 members

53 reviews

3.9

5 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

62

1,897 members

9 reviews

4.1

5 Members: anglemark, richardderus, aulsmith, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Last of the Wine

by Mary Renault

1,847 members

30 reviews

4.1

5 Members: lorax, RedQueen, anglemark, richardderus, ManWithAnAgenda

64

The Broken Sword

by Poul Anderson

1,656 members

45 reviews

3.8

5 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, souloftherose

65

The Eye of the Heron

by Ursula K. Le Guin

1,124 members

22 reviews

½ 3.5

5 Members: RedQueen, anglemark, aulsmith, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

66

Too Many Magicians

by Randall Garrett

530 members

9 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: RedQueen, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith

67

And I awoke and found me here on the cold hill's side [short fiction]

by James Tiptree Jr.

14 members

½ 3.5

5 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

68

The Aeneid (translations)

26,957 members

232 reviews

3.9

4 Members: anglemark, richardderus, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

69

Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

26,130 members

478 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: anglemark, richardderus, avatiakh, rretzler

70

The Communist Manifesto

18,091 members

164 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, aulsmith

71

Breakfast of Champions: A Novel

by Kurt Vonnegut

17,863 members

197 reviews

4

4 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, sturlington

72

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

by Kurt Vonnegut

6,948 members

63 reviews

3.9

4 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, aulsmith

73

The Mote in God's Eye

6,946 members

123 reviews

3.9

4 Members: lorax, anglemark, mckait, sturlington

74

Time Enough for Love

by Robert A. Heinlein

5,981 members

67 reviews

3.9

4 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Robert A. Heinlein

3,911 members

56 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: anglemark, Rtrace, mckait, aulsmith

76

3,773 members

48 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: hipdeep, anglemark, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

77

by Clifford D. Simak

2,895 members

89 reviews

4

4 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace

78

by Susan Coolidge

2,437 members

37 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: anglemark, avatiakh, souloftherose, ahef1963

79

Sign of the Unicorn

by Roger Zelazny

2,244 members

44 reviews

3.9

4 Members: anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace, rretzler

80

The Shockwave Rider

by John Brunner

1,763 members

31 reviews

3.8

4 Members: lorax, anglemark, aulsmith, sturlington

81

by Robert Silverberg

1,753 members

58 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: lorax, RedQueen, anglemark, Rtrace

82

The Magus {original}

1,659 members

33 reviews

3.9

4 Members: anglemark, richardderus, mckait, ahef1963

83

Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

by Spider Robinson

1,628 members

39 reviews

3.9

4 Members: hipdeep, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace

84

by Keith Roberts

1,541 members

47 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, souloftherose

85

Creatures of Light and Darkness

by Roger Zelazny

1,324 members

21 reviews

3.8

4 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus, Rtrace

86

The Starlight Barking

552 members

12 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: anglemark, souloftherose, eclecticdodo, ManWithAnAgenda

87

Warm Worlds and Otherwise

by James Jr. Tiptree

489 members

7 reviews

4

4 Members: lorax, RedQueen, anglemark, ManWithAnAgenda

88

Lord Darcy: A 3-in-1 volume

by Randall Garrett

294 members

1 review

4.1

4 Members: RedQueen, anglemark, richardderus, aulsmith

89

The Girl Who Was Plugged In [short fiction]

by James Jr. Tiptree

67 members

3 reviews

3.9

4 Members: lorax, anglemark, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

90

Love Is The Plan The Plan Is Death [novelette]

by James Tiptree Jr.

19 members

2 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: lorax, anglemark, Rtrace, souloftherose

91

Welcome to the Monkey House

by Kurt Vonnegut

7,939 members

72 reviews

4

3 Members: anglemark, Rtrace, ManWithAnAgenda

92

Our Mutual Friend

by Charles Dickens

6,584 members

113 reviews

4.2

3 Members: anglemark, avatiakh, souloftherose

93

A Spell for Chameleon

by Piers Anthony

5,488 members

97 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: anglemark, Rtrace, sturlington

94

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

3,389 members

55 reviews

4

3 Members: anglemark, avatiakh, souloftherose

95

by Arthur C. Clarke

2,443 members

25 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus

96

by Roger Zelazny

2,217 members

40 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: anglemark, Rtrace, rretzler

97

The Bull from the Sea

by Mary Renault

1,855 members

33 reviews

3.9

3 Members: lorax, anglemark, richardderus

98

Waldo & Magic, Inc.

by Robert A. Heinlein

1,855 members

20 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: anglemark, Rtrace, aulsmith

99

Make Room! Make Room!

by Harry Harrison

1,791 members

53 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: anglemark, richardderus, sturlington

100

Jane of Lantern Hill

by L. M. Montgomery

1,708 members

39 reviews

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3 Members: anglemark, souloftherose, ahef1963

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