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1	Pillars of the Earth more books like this by Ken Follett add to wishlist "The Pillars of the Earth" tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known ...of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect - a man divided in his soul ...of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame ...and of a struggle between good ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Water for Elephants more books like this by Sara Gruen add to wishlist An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of "Riding Lessons. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the ... see all copies from £2.38! new only from £5.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	World Without End more books like this by Ken Follett add to wishlist In 1989, Follett astonished the literary world with "The Pillars of the Earth," a sweeping epic novel set in 12th-century England that centered on the building of a cathedral and the hundreds of lives it affected. This sequel takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries later. see all copies from £1.26! new only from £1.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Thirteenth Tale more books like this by Diane Setterfield add to wishlist Amateur biographer Margaret Lea receives a letter from reclusive author Vida Winter, summoning her to write Vida's life story. Up to this point, Vida has never given a true account of her life, toying with interviewers by inventing lutlandish life histories of herself. In her old age, she at last wants to tell the truth a bout her extraordinary ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Slaughterhouse-Five: Or the Children's Crusade, a Duty-Dance with Death more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. add to wishlist SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, a best-seller when it was first published in 1969, brought Kurt Vonnegut to prominence as a major voice in American fiction. Vonnegut was a POW held in Dresden in 1945 when the city was attacked by American bombers and virtually obliterated, leaving more than 130,000 people dead. He uses that event as the climax of this ... see all copies from £1.94! new only from £6.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Lacuna more books like this by Barbara Kingsolver add to wishlist In her first novel in nine years, "New York Times"-bestselling author Kingsolver tells the story of Harrison William Shepherd, an unforgettable protagonist whose search for identity takes readers to the heart of the 20th century's most tumultuous events. see all copies from £13.33! new only from £13.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Wolf Hall more books like this by Hilary Mantel add to wishlist In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man, Thomas Cromwell, dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power. see all copies from £7.00! new only from £7.00! \| first editions
8	Drums of Autumn more books like this by Diana Gabaldon add to wishlist This fourth installment in the adventures of Jamie Fraser, Scottish warrior, and Claire Randall, 20th-century woman, involves their daughter, Brianna, who is safely ensconced in the future until she crosses time to meet her unknown father. see all copies from £2.56! new only from £6.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Boleyn Inheritance more books like this by Philippa Gregory add to wishlist From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Queen's Fool, The Virgin's Lover, The Constant Princess" and "The Other Boleyn Girl" comes a tempestuous Tudor tale about two queens, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr, and the woman who destroys them both. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague more books like this by Geraldine Brooks add to wishlist During the plague that decimated the population of England during the 17th century, the vicar of an isolated village tries desperately to save the townspeople from death. Narrated by his courageous young housemaid, whose own family members have become victims, YEAR OF WONDERS is a story of the heroism that can arise in extreme situations--and it's ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Witching Hour more books like this by Anne Rice add to wishlist The Mayfair family is heir to the awesome gift--or curse--of witchery. Knowledge of the legacy was withheld from neurosurgeon Rowan Mayfair until the power passed to her on the death of a relative. With this power comes the attention of the demon Lasher, who now wants to enter the mortal world forever through one of his human conduits. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay more books like this by Michael Chabon add to wishlist During the rise of Nazism, Joe Kavalier escapes from Prague and immigrates to America, where he hopes to make enough money to bring the rest of his family with him. He teams up with Sammy Clay, his Brooklyn cousin, to create comic book characters who act out the dreams of their creators--who, meanwhile, both become involved with the same woman, ... see all copies from £2.95! new only from £6.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The English Assassin more books like this by Daniel Silva add to wishlist Israeli art restorer and secret agent Gabriel Allon travels to Zurich to restore a priceless painting for wealthy banker and collector Augustus Rolfe. When he arrives, he finds Rolfe murdered, and as he begins to investigate the death the plot quickly thickens--it seems that Rolfe had his own ties to Israeli intelligence. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae more books like this by Steven Pressfield add to wishlist Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Nearly 2,500 years ago, in 480BC, at a bleak pass in a far-flung corner of eastern Greece, three hundred Spartan warriors faced the army of Xerxes of Persia, a massive force rumoured to be over a million strong. Their orders were simple: to delay the enemy for as ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane more books like this by Katherine Howe add to wishlist Written by an author completing a Ph.D. in New England Studies, and whose ancestors had been accused witches in Salem, "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane" travels seamlessly between the trials in the 1690s and a modern woman's story of mystery and discovery. see all copies from £6.92! new only from £7.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Emperor: The Gods of War more books like this by Conn Iggulden add to wishlist A clash of armies and leaders such as the world has never seen takes center stage in the third installment of Iggulden's bestselling series that captures the legend of Julius Caesar. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Outlander more books like this by Diana Gabaldon add to wishlist While sightseeing, Claire Randall is whisked back through time to the Scottish Highlands of 1743. She marries a fierce Scottish soldier for survival's sake and finds a love that transcends time. see all copies from £2.90! new only from £2.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	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 £4.10! new only from £7.26! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Lord John and the Private Matter more books like this by Diana Gabaldon add to wishlist In this historical novel Lord John Grey is shocked to discover that the man engaged to his beloved niece might have an incurable venereal disease. While investigating the man's past, Lord John is also called upon by the crown to investigate the murder of a soldier who may have been a spy. The character of Lord John Grey first appeared in Diana ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II more books like this by Jeff Shaara add to wishlist A master of the historical novel, Shaara begins an ambitious trilogy about the conflict that defined the 20th century. With painstaking historical detail and all-inclusive points of view, Shaara portrays the momentous and increasingly dramatic events of World War II in brilliant detail. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.93! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Cryptonomicon more books like this by Neal Stephenson add to wishlist Weaving between two separate time lines, this novel depicts the adventures of a codebreaker, a Japanese lieutenant, and a U.S. Marine in World War II with the modern-day tale of their grandchildren, who are jointly investigating a mysterious computer program in Southeast Asia. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Lords of the North more books like this by Bernard Cornwell add to wishlist Cornwells third and most dramatic volume in the Saxon Chronicles is the story of the creation of modern England, as the English and the Danes become one people by sharing language and fighting side by side. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Fool more books like this by Christopher Moore add to wishlist The wildly inventive "New York Times"-bestselling author of "You Suck!" is back, in this modern take on "King Lear." It's 1288, and the king's fool, Pocket, and his dimwit apprentice, Drool, set out to clean up the mess Lear has made of his kingdom, his family, and his fortune. see all copies from £7.47! new only from £8.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Wedding more books like this by Julie Garwood add to wishlist Lady Brenda McAlister gets caught up in a dangerous game during clan wars in 12th-century Scotland. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.06! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Highlander's Touch more books like this by Karen Marie Moning add to wishlist A New York Times Bestselling Author He was a mighty Scottish warrior who lived in a world bound by ancient laws and timeless magic. But no immortal powers could prepare the laird of Castle Brodie for the lovely accursed lass who stood before him. . . . When Lisa felt the earth move under her feet, the fiercely independent 21st-century woman never ... see all copies from £2.86! new only from £2.86! \| first editions

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