 | The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £0.10 How could this not be on here. This really is the most inspirational book I have ever read - and I'm not just saying that because at the moment it is fashionable to do so.
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 | The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 Just the whole Falco series. And it is better if you read them in order so here's the first one to get you started.
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 | The Farseer 1.Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy) by Robin Hobb
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.42 First book in an amazing series and I would recommend you read this triology first. Technically fantasy but so much more than that. Well worth a look, at the very least.
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 | The Liveship Traders 1: Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £1.45 Another of Hobb's trilogies, yes, but even better than the Farseer Trilogy, in my opinion. And with so many deliciously flawed and varied characters - watch out for Kennit!
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 | The Colour of Magic (Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett
Buy new: £5.44 / Used from: £0.01 The first in an evergrowing series. Although this isn't my personal favourite of Discworld books (that honour goes to The Fifth Elephant) it is the first one. And it does help to read them in order.
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 | Roman Blood by Steven Saylor
Buy used from: £0.01 I am so glad I found this author. His plot lines are truly award winning and this first book introduces the reader to Gordanius and Rome before Caesar. Please, please consider Saylor.
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 | Harry Potter Hardback Box Set: Five Volumes by J.K. Rowling
Buy used from: £40.80 Yes, it is a Children's book - so don't go into it with adult preconceptions. It is meant to be simple and easy to read. But give it a chance and you will see a depth rarely present in kiddie fiction
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 | His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass": His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Buy used from: £9.50 A wonderful trilogy. And I can still say that despite the fact that I hate him for the ending he finishes with!. An almost painful lesson that life doesn't always have a happy ending.
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 | Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £0.01 Another child's book but I like it. Sometimes the highbrow reading has to be interupted with sparks of humour like this.
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 | The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Buy used from: £5.00 A book I picked up one Christmas in my early teens and was fascinated by. Probably the first author who managed to integrate six or seven storylines in one book. Don't be put off by the size
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