Best Books of 1986

1.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 426,744 ratings
2.
It
It 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,227,318 ratings
3.
The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind, #2)
The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind, #2) 4.01 avg rating β€” 164,462 ratings
4.
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 267,170 ratings
5.
Redwall (Redwall, #1)
Redwall (Redwall, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 126,667 ratings
6.
The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides 4.26 avg rating β€” 213,968 ratings
7.
Love You Forever
Love You Forever 4.38 avg rating β€” 245,130 ratings
8.
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)
Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5) 4.07 avg rating β€” 78,189 ratings
9.
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1)
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 124,235 ratings
10.
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 39,433 ratings
11.
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 439,392 ratings
12.
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3)
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3) 4.19 avg rating β€” 82,845 ratings
13.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 4.26 avg rating β€” 195,168 ratings
14.
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) 4.27 avg rating β€” 29,852 ratings
15.
An Artist of the Floating World
An Artist of the Floating World 3.78 avg rating β€” 43,678 ratings
16.
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design 4.09 avg rating β€” 41,139 ratings
17.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating β€” 245,645 ratings
18.
Red Storm Rising
Red Storm Rising 4.21 avg rating β€” 83,678 ratings
19.
The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13)
The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13) 4.17 avg rating β€” 7,128 ratings
20.
The Raven in the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #12)
The Raven in the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #12) 4.09 avg rating β€” 6,760 ratings
21.
Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)
Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 39,028 ratings
22.
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding 4.09 avg rating β€” 10,199 ratings
23.
Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1)
Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 34,915 ratings
24.
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7)
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7) 4.02 avg rating β€” 16,389 ratings
25.
The Bourne Supremacy (Jason Bourne, #2)
The Bourne Supremacy (Jason Bourne, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 181,464 ratings
26.
Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7)
Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7) 4.09 avg rating β€” 15,284 ratings
27.
The Darkest Road (The Fionavar Tapestry, #3)
The Darkest Road (The Fionavar Tapestry, #3) 4.20 avg rating β€” 18,712 ratings
27.
M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly 3.93 avg rating β€” 14,876 ratings
29.
Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga, #3)
Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga, #3) 3.81 avg rating β€” 16,721 ratings
30.
A Perfect Spy
A Perfect Spy 3.99 avg rating β€” 22,494 ratings
31.
Bolt (Kit Fielding, #2)
Bolt (Kit Fielding, #2) 4.10 avg rating β€” 7,118 ratings
32.
This Present Darkness (Darkness, #1)
This Present Darkness (Darkness, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 113,034 ratings
33.
Foe
Foe 3.42 avg rating β€” 12,207 ratings
34.
The Story of English: Companion to the PBS TV Series
The Story of English: Companion to the PBS TV Series 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,388 ratings
34.
A Darkness at Sethanon (The Riftwar Saga, #4)
A Darkness at Sethanon (The Riftwar Saga, #4) 4.20 avg rating β€” 70,409 ratings
36.
Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8)
Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8) 3.86 avg rating β€” 18,368 ratings
37.
Time of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends, #1)
Time of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 38,370 ratings
38.
Meet Kirsten: An American Girl (American Girls: Kirsten, #1)
Meet Kirsten: An American Girl (American Girls: Kirsten, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 16,681 ratings
38.
The Complete Tales
The Complete Tales 4.36 avg rating β€” 65,787 ratings
40.
Tourist Season
Tourist Season 3.91 avg rating β€” 24,174 ratings
41.
This Place Has No Atmosphere
This Place Has No Atmosphere 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,786 ratings
42.
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within 4.21 avg rating β€” 31,303 ratings
43.
The Cat Who Saw Red (Cat Who... #4)
The Cat Who Saw Red (Cat Who... #4) 3.98 avg rating β€” 12,158 ratings
44.
Replay
Replay 4.15 avg rating β€” 43,051 ratings
45.
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb 4.40 avg rating β€” 23,883 ratings
46.
The Sportswriter (Frank Bascombe, #1)
The Sportswriter (Frank Bascombe, #1) 3.69 avg rating β€” 19,930 ratings
47.
Fences (The Century Cycle, #6)
Fences (The Century Cycle, #6) 3.88 avg rating β€” 29,466 ratings
48.
I Am the Only Running Footman (Richard Jury, #8)
I Am the Only Running Footman (Richard Jury, #8) 3.82 avg rating β€” 4,648 ratings
49.
James Herriot's Dog Stories
James Herriot's Dog Stories 4.44 avg rating β€” 7,614 ratings
50.
A Dark-Adapted Eye
A Dark-Adapted Eye 3.93 avg rating β€” 9,914 ratings
51.
Marooned in Realtime
Marooned in Realtime 4.10 avg rating β€” 5,975 ratings
51.
Many Waters (Time Quintet, #4)
Many Waters (Time Quintet, #4) 3.96 avg rating β€” 49,675 ratings
51.
Animalia
Animalia 4.27 avg rating β€” 23,013 ratings
54.
Blood of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #7)
Blood of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #7) 4.04 avg rating β€” 13,934 ratings
54.
Wait Till Helen Comes
Wait Till Helen Comes 4.12 avg rating β€” 25,612 ratings
56.
The Unlikely Ones (Pigs Don't Fly, #1)
The Unlikely Ones (Pigs Don't Fly, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1,387 ratings
57.
Banana Fish, Vol. 1
Banana Fish, Vol. 1 4.36 avg rating β€” 6,588 ratings
58.
Sword-Dancer (Tiger and Del, #1)
Sword-Dancer (Tiger and Del, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 8,225 ratings
58.
Leo Africanus
Leo Africanus 4.21 avg rating β€” 16,096 ratings
60.
War of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends, #2)
War of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends, #2) 4.16 avg rating β€” 32,124 ratings
60.
Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins, #1)
Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 9,245 ratings
62.
All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten
All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 24,359 ratings
63.
C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)
C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3) 3.93 avg rating β€” 54,788 ratings
64.
The Stone Raft
The Stone Raft 3.81 avg rating β€” 9,532 ratings
64.
Test of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends, #3)
Test of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends, #3) 4.21 avg rating β€” 31,348 ratings
66.
The Lady in the Tower (Queens of England #4)
The Lady in the Tower (Queens of England #4) 3.97 avg rating β€” 4,682 ratings
67.
The Old Devils
The Old Devils 3.31 avg rating β€” 4,053 ratings
68.
The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks (The Magic School Bus #1)
The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks (The Magic School Bus #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 6,991 ratings
69.
Sheep in a Jeep
Sheep in a Jeep 4.14 avg rating β€” 18,228 ratings
70.
Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas
Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas 4.04 avg rating β€” 1,306 ratings
71.
Henry and June: The Unexpurgated Diary of AnaΓ―s Nin, 1931-1932
Henry and June: The Unexpurgated Diary of AnaΓ―s Nin, 1931-1932 3.93 avg rating β€” 13,249 ratings
72.
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matthew Scudder, #6)
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matthew Scudder, #6) 4.17 avg rating β€” 5,829 ratings
73.
Live Flesh
Live Flesh 3.74 avg rating β€” 1,757 ratings
74.
Travels In Hyperreality (Harvest Book)
Travels In Hyperreality (Harvest Book) 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,851 ratings
75.
The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, #1-3)
The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, #1-3) 4.27 avg rating β€” 360 ratings
76.
The Bridge
The Bridge 3.87 avg rating β€” 12,546 ratings
76.
The Counterlife
The Counterlife 3.92 avg rating β€” 5,446 ratings
78.
Extinction
Extinction 4.32 avg rating β€” 3,242 ratings
78.
Cyclops (Dirk Pitt, #8)
Cyclops (Dirk Pitt, #8) 3.91 avg rating β€” 15,066 ratings
78.
Yarrow
Yarrow 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,635 ratings
78.
Continent
Continent
by: Jim Crace
3.61 avg rating β€” 517 ratings
82.
Stotan!
Stotan! 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,718 ratings
83.
Count Zero
Count Zero 4.02 avg rating β€” 58,276 ratings
83.
As Birds Bring Forth the Sun and Other Stories
As Birds Bring Forth the Sun and Other Stories 4.36 avg rating β€” 343 ratings
83.
The Civil War, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian
The Civil War, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian 4.54 avg rating β€” 7,474 ratings
86.
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem 4.06 avg rating β€” 14,192 ratings
87.
The Drowned and the Saved
The Drowned and the Saved 4.43 avg rating β€” 9,974 ratings
88.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything 4.26 avg rating β€” 19,288 ratings
88.
The Wandering Fire (The Fionavar Tapestry, #2)
The Wandering Fire (The Fionavar Tapestry, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 18,842 ratings
90.
Xorandor
Xorandor 3.41 avg rating β€” 76 ratings
90.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth 3.91 avg rating β€” 16,772 ratings
92.
Burning Chrome (Sprawl, #0)
Burning Chrome (Sprawl, #0) 4.06 avg rating β€” 41,914 ratings
93.
The Rat
The Rat 3.45 avg rating β€” 911 ratings
93.
Hollywood Husbands (Hollywood Series, #2)
Hollywood Husbands (Hollywood Series, #2) 3.90 avg rating β€” 5,378 ratings
95.
Under The Jaguar Sun
Under The Jaguar Sun 3.78 avg rating β€” 4,188 ratings
95.
The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution Failed
The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution Failed 3.81 avg rating β€” 187 ratings
97.
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water 4.28 avg rating β€” 11,658 ratings
98.
Landscape for a Good Woman: A Story of Two Lives
Landscape for a Good Woman: A Story of Two Lives 3.75 avg rating β€” 455 ratings
99.
Scandal
Scandal 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,464 ratings
100.
The Student Body (Sarah Deane Mystery, #3)
The Student Body (Sarah Deane Mystery, #3) 3.68 avg rating β€” 118 ratings
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