Best Books of 1994

1.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,291 ratings
2.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3.92 avg rating — 289,245 ratings
3.
Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death, #3)
Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 85,084 ratings
4.
Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)
Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 190,918 ratings
5.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,487 ratings
6.
The Hot Zone
The Hot Zone 4.16 avg rating — 119,592 ratings
7.
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 251,997 ratings
8.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars 3.86 avg rating — 192,467 ratings
9.
Insomnia
Insomnia 3.84 avg rating — 165,092 ratings
10.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,566 ratings
11.
Walk Two Moons
Walk Two Moons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 172,185 ratings
12.
Guess How Much I Love You
Guess How Much I Love You 4.39 avg rating — 145,901 ratings
13.
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating — 77,531 ratings
14.
Bird by Bird
Bird by Bird 4.24 avg rating — 108,487 ratings
15.
Blindness
Blindness 4.18 avg rating — 324,730 ratings
16.
Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga, #8)
Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga, #8) 4.32 avg rating — 22,995 ratings
17.
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 3.81 avg rating — 46,388 ratings
18.
Corelli’s Mandolin
Corelli’s Mandolin 4.03 avg rating — 91,619 ratings
19.
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat (Calvin and Hobbes, #9)
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat (Calvin and Hobbes, #9) 4.69 avg rating — 20,372 ratings
20.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating — 306,623 ratings
21.
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3)
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 77,274 ratings
22.
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1)
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 96,153 ratings
23.
The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives
The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives 4.54 avg rating — 60,795 ratings
24.
The Chamber
The Chamber 3.85 avg rating — 144,937 ratings
25.
Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh, #9)
Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh, #9) 3.91 avg rating — 12,410 ratings
26.
Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1)
Shinju (Sano Ichiro, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 4,055 ratings
27.
The Last Suppers (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #4)
The Last Suppers (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #4) 3.87 avg rating — 10,169 ratings
28.
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories 3.85 avg rating — 4,431 ratings
29.
Interesting Times: The Play
Interesting Times: The Play 4.23 avg rating — 25,962 ratings
30.
Catherine, Called Birdy
Catherine, Called Birdy 3.74 avg rating — 43,018 ratings
31.
Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan, #7)
Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan, #7) 4.10 avg rating — 51,281 ratings
32.
Good Night, Gorilla
Good Night, Gorilla 4.24 avg rating — 51,338 ratings
33.
The Island of the Day Before
The Island of the Day Before 3.49 avg rating — 16,142 ratings
34.
Mistress
Mistress 3.97 avg rating — 9,902 ratings
35.
At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)
At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)
by: Jan Karon
4.13 avg rating — 68,451 ratings
35.
Born in Fire (Born In Trilogy, #1)
Born in Fire (Born In Trilogy, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 77,207 ratings
37.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom 4.36 avg rating — 92,340 ratings
38.
Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley, #6)
Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley, #6) 3.95 avg rating — 15,222 ratings
39.
The Dolphins of Pern (Pern, #12)
The Dolphins of Pern (Pern, #12) 4.03 avg rating — 19,122 ratings
40.
The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5)
The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 79,089 ratings
41.
Emperor Mage (The Immortals, #3)
Emperor Mage (The Immortals, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 65,323 ratings
42.
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories 3.63 avg rating — 8,237 ratings
42.
The Bellmaker (Redwall, #7)
The Bellmaker (Redwall, #7) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24,264 ratings
44.
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Aurora Teagarden, #3)
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Aurora Teagarden, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 21,579 ratings
45.
Selected Stories
Selected Stories 4.27 avg rating — 7,180 ratings
46.
In the Lake of the Woods
In the Lake of the Woods 3.76 avg rating — 23,891 ratings
47.
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm 3.65 avg rating — 6,085 ratings
48.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons 3.95 avg rating — 83,948 ratings
49.
James Herriot's Cat Stories
James Herriot's Cat Stories 4.35 avg rating — 7,433 ratings
50.
Brother Cadfael's Penance (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #20)
Brother Cadfael's Penance (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #20) 4.32 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
50.
Taltos (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #3)
Taltos (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #3)
by: Anne Rice
3.82 avg rating — 56,061 ratings
52.
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War 3.93 avg rating — 7,697 ratings
53.
The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4)
The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 25,548 ratings
54.
K is for Killer (Kinsey Millhone, #11)
K is for Killer (Kinsey Millhone, #11) 3.98 avg rating — 44,921 ratings
55.
The Samurai's Garden
The Samurai's Garden 4.16 avg rating — 27,759 ratings
56.
The Daughters of Cain (Inspector Morse, #11)
The Daughters of Cain (Inspector Morse, #11) 4.02 avg rating — 6,385 ratings
57.
Hangman's Root (China Bayles, #3)
Hangman's Root (China Bayles, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 3,395 ratings
58.
Death: The High Cost of Living
Death: The High Cost of Living 4.20 avg rating — 41,808 ratings
59.
The Camp of the Saints
The Camp of the Saints 3.83 avg rating — 1,719 ratings
59.
The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg
The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg 3.56 avg rating — 2,535 ratings
61.
Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington, #4)
Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 22,032 ratings
62.
Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays 3.79 avg rating — 55,870 ratings
62.
The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance 4.21 avg rating — 10,688 ratings
64.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,699 ratings
65.
Hidden Riches
Hidden Riches 4.08 avg rating — 22,100 ratings
65.
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1)
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 10,804 ratings
67.
Summer of Love
Summer of Love 3.94 avg rating — 350 ratings
67.
A College of Magics (A College of Magics, #1)
A College of Magics (A College of Magics, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 5,703 ratings
67.
Disney's The Lion King
Disney's The Lion King 4.51 avg rating — 23,167 ratings
67.
Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1)
Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 235,677 ratings
71.
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast (Cat Who... #16)
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast (Cat Who... #16) 3.94 avg rating — 8,960 ratings
72.
Good Bones and Simple Murders
Good Bones and Simple Murders 3.87 avg rating — 3,326 ratings
73.
Dream Man
Dream Man 4.04 avg rating — 20,095 ratings
74.
East, West
East, West 3.55 avg rating — 8,003 ratings
74.
Night Smoke (Night Tales, #4)
Night Smoke (Night Tales, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 4,274 ratings
76.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory 3.90 avg rating — 30,928 ratings
77.
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection 3.95 avg rating — 200 ratings
78.
Until You (Westmoreland, #3)
Until You (Westmoreland, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 23,255 ratings
79.
Shooting at Loons (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #3)
Shooting at Loons (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,412 ratings
80.
Gun, With Occasional Music
Gun, With Occasional Music 3.76 avg rating — 11,507 ratings
80.
I Walked to Zion: True Stories of Young Pioneers on the Mormon Trail
I Walked to Zion: True Stories of Young Pioneers on the Mormon Trail 4.23 avg rating — 667 ratings
82.
Simisola (Inspector Wexford, #16)
Simisola (Inspector Wexford, #16) 3.81 avg rating — 4,289 ratings
83.
Mortal Causes (Inspector Rebus, #6)
Mortal Causes (Inspector Rebus, #6) 3.97 avg rating — 13,755 ratings
84.
Poetry for Cats: The Definitive Anthology of Distinguished Feline Verse
Poetry for Cats: The Definitive Anthology of Distinguished Feline Verse 4.10 avg rating — 289 ratings
85.
Dirty White Boys
Dirty White Boys 4.06 avg rating — 5,894 ratings
86.
The Gap Into Madness: Chaos and Order (Gap, #4)
The Gap Into Madness: Chaos and Order (Gap, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 5,955 ratings
87.
Edna O'Brien Reader
Edna O'Brien Reader 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings
87.
The First Man
The First Man 3.97 avg rating — 11,602 ratings
87.
The Crippled Lamb
The Crippled Lamb 4.47 avg rating — 7,163 ratings
90.
How Late It Was, How Late
How Late It Was, How Late 3.60 avg rating — 4,633 ratings
91.
Savage Spirit (Savage, #2)
Savage Spirit (Savage, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 257 ratings
92.
Wild Horses
Wild Horses 3.97 avg rating — 5,311 ratings
92.
His Kisses Are Dreamy...but Those Hairballs Down My Cleavage...!: Another Tender Outland Collection
His Kisses Are Dreamy...but Those Hairballs Down My Cleavage...!: Another Tender Outland Collection 4.14 avg rating — 485 ratings
92.
Something in the Water (Peter Shandy, #9)
Something in the Water (Peter Shandy, #9) 3.97 avg rating — 888 ratings
95.
Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border
Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border 3.97 avg rating — 509 ratings
95.
A Son of the Circus
A Son of the Circus 3.67 avg rating — 21,096 ratings
95.
Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia
Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia 3.61 avg rating — 15,896 ratings
98.
The Bingo Palace
The Bingo Palace 3.87 avg rating — 4,910 ratings
99.
The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe
The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe 3.80 avg rating — 225 ratings
99.
Open Secrets
Open Secrets 4.03 avg rating — 6,539 ratings
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