Jo Walton's What Makes This Book So Great Recommendations

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Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,436 ratings
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Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,484 ratings
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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,447 ratings
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,889 ratings
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Nova
Nova 3.80 avg rating — 8,860 ratings
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Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga, #8)
Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga, #8) 4.32 avg rating — 22,994 ratings
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Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,318 ratings
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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 29,853 ratings
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The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6)
The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6) 4.27 avg rating — 26,718 ratings
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,839 ratings
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,510 ratings
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A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)
A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 34,625 ratings
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Biting the Sun (Four-BEE, #1-2)
Biting the Sun (Four-BEE, #1-2) 4.25 avg rating — 2,158 ratings
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Against the Fall of Night
Against the Fall of Night 3.97 avg rating — 4,936 ratings
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,876 ratings
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A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 65,235 ratings
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Babel-17
Babel-17 3.72 avg rating — 19,539 ratings
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The Dragon Waiting
The Dragon Waiting 3.77 avg rating — 2,248 ratings
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To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,399 ratings
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Talking Man
Talking Man 3.79 avg rating — 153 ratings
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Tam Lin
Tam Lin 3.84 avg rating — 5,795 ratings
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Doorways in the Sand
Doorways in the Sand 3.95 avg rating — 4,329 ratings
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The Magus
The Magus 4.05 avg rating — 62,317 ratings
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Foreigner (Foreigner, #1)
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 10,804 ratings
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Black Wine
Black Wine 3.73 avg rating — 376 ratings
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Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1)
Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 15,459 ratings
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A Song of Ice and Fire (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1-5)
A Song of Ice and Fire (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1-5) 4.60 avg rating — 64,127 ratings
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Permutation City
Permutation City
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4.06 avg rating — 12,307 ratings
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Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating — 34,873 ratings
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Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2)
Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,856 ratings
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Mélusine (Doctrine of Labyrinths, #1)
Mélusine (Doctrine of Labyrinths, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 4,474 ratings
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Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was
Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was 3.93 avg rating — 1,587 ratings
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Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand 3.81 avg rating — 3,105 ratings
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Fire on the Mountain
Fire on the Mountain 3.91 avg rating — 883 ratings
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Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga, #3)
Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 16,721 ratings
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Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever 4.18 avg rating — 4,620 ratings
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Warm Worlds and Otherwise
Warm Worlds and Otherwise 4.01 avg rating — 623 ratings
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Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains (Children of the Star, #2)
Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains (Children of the Star, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 188 ratings
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The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5)
The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 23,961 ratings
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The Door Into Summer
The Door Into Summer 4.02 avg rating — 28,112 ratings
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Double Star
Double Star 3.91 avg rating — 24,060 ratings
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Space Viking
Space Viking 3.76 avg rating — 1,982 ratings
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The Broken Sword
The Broken Sword 3.87 avg rating — 7,421 ratings
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1632
1632 4.05 avg rating — 13,371 ratings
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Blackout (Oxford Time Travel, #3)
Blackout (Oxford Time Travel, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 26,993 ratings
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Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead 3.80 avg rating — 2,043 ratings
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This Immortal
This Immortal 3.90 avg rating — 12,397 ratings
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Trouble on Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia
Trouble on Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia 3.70 avg rating — 2,279 ratings
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Household Gods
Household Gods 3.93 avg rating — 1,505 ratings
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A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4)
A Case of Conscience (After Such Knowledge, #4) 3.61 avg rating — 7,134 ratings
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 109,177 ratings
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Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1)
Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 8,393 ratings
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The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity 4.24 avg rating — 60,792 ratings
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Random Acts of Senseless Violence
Random Acts of Senseless Violence 3.93 avg rating — 2,829 ratings
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 146,635 ratings
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When the Kissing Had to Stop
When the Kissing Had to Stop 3.24 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Requiem for a Wren
Requiem for a Wren 4.07 avg rating — 2,545 ratings
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A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,761 ratings
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Lady of Mazes
Lady of Mazes 3.82 avg rating — 959 ratings
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In the Wet
In the Wet 3.88 avg rating — 1,381 ratings
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Master and Commander: 20 Volume Set
Master and Commander: 20 Volume Set 4.76 avg rating — 1,336 ratings
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The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
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Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating — 74,554 ratings
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Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles, #2)
Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 4,728 ratings
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Heavy Time (The Company Wars, #4)
Heavy Time (The Company Wars, #4) 3.81 avg rating — 1,922 ratings
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The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3)
The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,096 ratings
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Hellburner (The Company Wars, #5)
Hellburner (The Company Wars, #5) 3.87 avg rating — 1,570 ratings
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Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4)
Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4) 4.62 avg rating — 4,005 ratings
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The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5)
The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5) 4.58 avg rating — 3,635 ratings
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Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6)
Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6) 4.70 avg rating — 3,739 ratings
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Yendi (Vlad Taltos, #2)
Yendi (Vlad Taltos, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 9,407 ratings
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Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3)
Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3) 3.87 avg rating — 2,167 ratings
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Teckla (Vlad Taltos, #3)
Teckla (Vlad Taltos, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 7,390 ratings
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Tripoint (The Company Wars, #6)
Tripoint (The Company Wars, #6) 3.91 avg rating — 1,370 ratings
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Taltos (Vlad Taltos, #4)
Taltos (Vlad Taltos, #4) 4.20 avg rating — 8,260 ratings
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Fractions (The Fall Revolution #1-2)
Fractions (The Fall Revolution #1-2) 3.84 avg rating — 241 ratings
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Phoenix (Vlad Taltos, #5)
Phoenix (Vlad Taltos, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 6,786 ratings
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Divisions (The Fall Revolution #3-4)
Divisions (The Fall Revolution #3-4) 4.31 avg rating — 132 ratings
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Athyra (Vlad Taltos, #6)
Athyra (Vlad Taltos, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 5,940 ratings
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Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,974 ratings
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Orca (Vlad Taltos, #7)
Orca (Vlad Taltos, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 5,926 ratings
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Dragon (Vlad Taltos, #8)
Dragon (Vlad Taltos, #8) 4.17 avg rating — 6,602 ratings
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Issola (Vlad Taltos, #9)
Issola (Vlad Taltos, #9) 4.29 avg rating — 6,557 ratings
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Jasmine Nights
Jasmine Nights 4.01 avg rating — 285 ratings
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Dzur (Vlad Taltos, #10)
Dzur (Vlad Taltos, #10) 4.17 avg rating — 5,831 ratings
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A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet, #1)
A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 13,341 ratings
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Jhegaala (Vlad Taltos, #11)
Jhegaala (Vlad Taltos, #11) 4.01 avg rating — 4,661 ratings
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A Betrayal in Winter (Long Price Quartet, #2)
A Betrayal in Winter (Long Price Quartet, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 7,620 ratings
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Iorich (Vlad Taltos, #12)
Iorich (Vlad Taltos, #12) 4.16 avg rating — 4,445 ratings
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An Autumn War (Long Price Quartet, #3)
An Autumn War (Long Price Quartet, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 7,374 ratings
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The Phoenix Guards (Khaavren Romances, #1)
The Phoenix Guards (Khaavren Romances, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 5,249 ratings
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The Price of Spring (Long Price Quartet, #4)
The Price of Spring (Long Price Quartet, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 6,293 ratings
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Five Hundred Years After (Khaavren Romances, #2)
Five Hundred Years After (Khaavren Romances, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 3,853 ratings
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The Bone People
The Bone People 4.04 avg rating — 23,582 ratings
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The Paths of the Dead (Khaavren Romances, #3: The Viscount of Adrilankha, #1)
The Paths of the Dead (Khaavren Romances, #3: The Viscount of Adrilankha, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 2,824 ratings
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The Lord of Castle Black (Khaavren Romances, #3: The Viscount of Adrilankha, #2)
The Lord of Castle Black (Khaavren Romances, #3: The Viscount of Adrilankha, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 2,754 ratings
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Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace 3.64 avg rating — 2,038 ratings
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Sethra Lavode (Khaavren Romances, #3: The Viscount of Adrilankha, #3)
Sethra Lavode (Khaavren Romances, #3: The Viscount of Adrilankha, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 2,621 ratings
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Agyar
Agyar 3.74 avg rating — 1,555 ratings
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City of Diamond
City of Diamond 3.88 avg rating — 116 ratings
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