 | The Day of the Triffids (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Wyndham
Buy new: £5.74 / Used from: £2.10 An exciting, thought provoking classic sci-fi novel. In a freak incident, huge numbers of people become blind. Documents the struggles of the seeing against themselves and the Triffids.
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 | Carrie by Stephen King
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £1.75 Great story of a girl with super-natural powers and her fight against constant bullying. A great intro to King's other works.
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 | The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: £3.82 / Used from: £1.99 In my opinion, much better than Twilight. The world is taken by aliens who are trying to make humanity better, but we fight back.
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 | The Book With No Name by Anonymous
Buy new: £4.65 / Used from: £1.15 Horror, Fantasy and Western mix, this books makes you laugh, cringe and desperate to find out the ending. Good for boys and girls alike.
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 | Flowers For Algernon (S.F. Masterworks) by Daniel Keyes
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.85 Fantastic tale of a man made super-intelligent with the power of science, and the chaos this brings to his life. A sad, but beautiful, book.
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 | 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Buy new: £5.09 / Used from: £2.95 Often recommended, a real masterpiece. A depressing plot, but offers an insight into a world where everyone is watched and nothing is private.
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 | Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Buy used from: £0.01 A gang of schoolboys are stranded on an island, form primeval gangs and war against each other. Not only a good story, but great for referencing.
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 | Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Buy new: £5.06 / Used from: £0.01 A thrilling read about children genetically altered in a lab, their escape and their quest to find their parents. Not a hard read, but un-put-down-able.
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 | Don't Look Now and Other Stories (Penguin Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
Buy new: £5.64 / Used from: £3.55 A set of wonderful and sometimes frightening short stories by a renowned and respected author. I loved every one.
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 | Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £0.01 Weird and as good as his children's books; Roald Dahl's short stories are funny, kooky and different. "Lamb to Slaughter" is just fantastic.
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 | The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £0.01 The story of a girl watching from heaven and helping her family to find the man who killed her. Original, thoughtful but quite upsetting in parts. Probably more of a girl's book.
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 | Sabriel by Garth Nix
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £0.01 A fantasy that draws you in to a unique and well-written world. Sabriel is the daughter of a feared and respected Abhorsen, who is called upon to save the Old Kingdom. Sounds trashy, but a great book.
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 | The Magicians' Guild: Black Magician Trilogy, Book 1 by Trudi Canavan
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 Engaging fantasy. A pauper develops magical powers that only trained students should have, and is hunted by the Magician's Guild. The start of a great series.
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