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1	Shogun: A Novel of Japan more books like this by James Clavell add to wishlist A saga of Japan in the 1570s featuring a love triangle composed of the English adventurer John Blackthorne, a Japanese warlord, and a woman caught between two cultures. see all copies from £2.26! new only from £7.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Dear and Glorious Physician more books like this by Taylor Caldwell add to wishlist Today St. Luke is known as the author of the third Gospel of the New Testament, but two thousand years ago he was Lucanus, a Greek, a man who loved, knew the emptiness of bereavement, and later traveled through the hills and wastes of Judea asking, "What manner of man was my Lord?" And it is of this Lucanus that Taylor Caldwell tells here in one ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £11.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Lord of the Rings more books like this by J R R Tolkien add to wishlist THE LORD OF THE RINGS is regarded by many to be the most important and influential work of fantasy of the 20th century. It generated the fantasy novel industry practically single-handedly, inspiring a multitude of novels concerning elves and dwarves on quests to conquer ultimate evil despite overwhelming odds. Although Tolkien had always intended ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.26! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Cousin Kate more books like this by Georgette Heyer add to wishlist Kate Malvern, rescued from penury by her aunt Minerva, hardly knows what to expect at Staplewood - the grand household is so very different from a life spent following the drum in the Peninsular! But surely, other households are more homelike! Kate's uncle lives in one wing, handsome, moody cousin Torquil in another; thought the guests are few, ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.88! \| first editions
5	Lathe of Heaven more books like this by Ursula K Le Guin add to wishlist Ursula Le Guin referred to this novel as her "homage a Philip K. Dick." George Orr is a draftsman whose dreams are changing reality. He takes speed to stay awake, and barbiturates so that when he does fall asleep he won't dream. But ultimately he consults with Dr. Haber, a psychiatrist who--delighted at George's talent--hooks him up to a machine ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	End of Eternity more books like this by Isaac Asimov add to wishlist Shortly to be filmed by Ridley Scott, the best time-travel story since H.G. Wells's The Time Machine, by the Grand Master of science fiction, the story of Andrew Harlan, Technician and Eternal. Andrew Harlan's job is to range through past and present centuries monitoring and even altering Time's myriad cause-and-effect relationships. As a ... see all copies from £1.26! new only from £3.53! \| first editions
7	Other more books like this by Thomas Tryon add to wishlist Entranced and terrified, the reader of "The Other" is swept up in the life of a Connecticut country town in the thirties-and in the fearful mysteries that slowly darken and overwhelm it. Originally published in 1971, "The Other" is one of the most influential horror novels ever written. Its impeccable recreation of small-town life and its skillful ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Last Good Kiss more books like this by James Crumley add to wishlist see all copies from £5.31! new only from £5.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Dharma Bums more books like this by Jack Kerouac add to wishlist Another autobiographical novel from Kerouac, THE DHARMA BUMS, encompasses the ideals of freedom set forth by Whitman and Thoreau, with Buddhism thrown in for good measure. Focusing on the friendship between Ray Smith (modelled on Kerouac) and Japhy Ryder (Gary Snyder), the Buddhist sub-theme is evoked in Smith and Ryder's wish to introduce the ... see all copies from £3.58! new only from £5.89! \| first editions
10	Dune Messiah more books like this by Frank Herbert add to wishlist Paul Atreides, ruler of a thousand planets, great victor of a holy war, prince turned revolutionary leader, messiah of a fanatical religious sisterhood, is to be brought low by the very forces that created him. Yet foreseeing the plans of his enemies, he determines to drive on towards his own, shockingly different, vision of the future. This is ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Spy Who Came in from the Cold more books like this by John Le Carre add to wishlist A burned-out former spy accepts a last assignment. But as he proceeds, he discovers that he's lost his taste for spying and now questions the rightness of rules he once obeyed without question. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	A Family Affair more books like this by Rex Stout add to wishlist Back in print after ten years, Nero Wolfe's last recorded case features an introduction by Thomas Gifford, author of The Wind Chill Factor. Wolfe sets out to solve a murder on his own--working without a fee or client--when he accidentally discovers evidence of a conspiracy to obstruct justice. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Iceberg more books like this by Clive Cussler add to wishlist A luxury yacht is discovered frozen in a huge tombstone of ice in the North Atlantic. The vessel's priceless cargo, which could threaten nations and continents with annihilation, has vanished. In the ensuing search, Dirk Pitt battles an elusive mulitbillionaire in the business of playing God and also enlists the help of Kristi Fyrie, an Icelandic ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Number of the Beast more books like this by Robert A Heinlein add to wishlist Four characters, two men and two women, embark on a dimension-hopping adventure that leads through real, imagined, and shared worlds. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.38! \| first editions
15 view cover	Children of Dune more books like this by Frank Herbert add to wishlist Following DUNE and DUNE MESSIAH, the desert world of Arrakis has become green, but, for the children of Dune the blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure more books like this by William Goldman add to wishlist This beloved children's fantasy novel tells the story of Princess Buttercup and Westley, the hero, as they outwit the evil Prince Humperdinck, whom the Princess is to marry. The book was made into a film in 1987 that retains the book's clever framing techniques. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Winds of War more books like this by Herman Wouk add to wishlist Focusing on the Henrys, an American naval family, and half-a-dozen other main characters, Wouk presents all of the pivotal events leading up to 1941 when the U.S. joined the war. An historical epic (romance) in the fullest sense of the term. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Bull from the Sea more books like this by Mary Renault, PSE add to wishlist This second instalment in the story of the legendary hero begins with Theseus' triumphant return from Crete after slaying the Minotaur. Having freed the city of Athens from the onerous tribute demanded by the ruler of Knossos - the sacrifice of noble youths and maidens to the appetite of the Labyrinth's monster - Theseus has returned home to find ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.30! \| first editions
19 view cover	Joy in the morning more books like this by P G Wodehouse add to wishlist This book is a Jeeves and Wooster novel. Trapped in rural Steeple Bumpleigh, a man less stalwart than Bertie Wooster would probably give way at the knees. For among those present were Florence Craye, to whom Bertie had once been engaged and her new fiance 'Stilton' Cheesewright, who sees Bertie as a snake in the grass. And that biggest blot on the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.84! \| first editions
20 view cover	Empty Copper Sea more books like this by John D MacDonald add to wishlist When an old friend of Travis McGee's is accused of murder without a corpse, Travis needs to find the missing Hub Lawless before his pal, Van Harder, is tried for the man's murder. Where would you hide if everyone thought you were dead? Maybe Mexico? In his 17th mystery Travis McGee heads south of the border in search of a man called Lawless. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £36.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth: A Complete Guide to All Fourteen of the Languages Tolkien Invented more books like this by Ruth S Noel add to wishlist The same delight that led Tolkien to invent fourteen different languages and assorted alphabets for his Middle-earth dwellers now leads many of his fans to puzzle out translations for the Rohrirrim's battle cries and to write their love letters in Elvish. see all copies from £5.13! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
22 view cover	Canticle for Leibowitz more books like this by Walter Miller add to wishlist Six hundred years after a 20th-century holocaust, the Catholic Order of Leibowitz must preserve surviving holy relics as well as their organization--both of which have become synonymous with the survival of humanity. Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.59! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Thomas Berryman Number more books like this by James Patterson add to wishlist The most terrifyingly efficient hit man alive stalks his biggest prize yet--the country's leading African-American citizen, the mayor of Nashville. In a desperate race against time, one Southern reporter must dog him across six states to get the story of a lifetime and stop a July 4th assassination of a beloved American leader. Reissue. see all copies from £1.26! new only from £5.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Sheep Look Up more books like this by John Brunner add to wishlist What about this overcrowded land, how much more abuse from man can she stand? In the world imagined by John Brunner, Mother Earth has borne all that she can. The proliferation of environmental pollutants has caused an increase in parasites and genetic mutations. see all copies from £6.55! new only from £66.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
25	Plantagenet Prelude more books like this by Jean Plaidy add to wishlist Based on the lives of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.82! \| first editions

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