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1	Pillars of the Earth more books like this by Ken Follett add to wishlist A story of passion and idealism, which describes a group of men and women in the Middle Ages whose destinies are fatefully linked with the building of a cathedral. In a country torn by civil war, two generations struggle to rise above their primitive circumstances and create something beautiful. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	World Without End more books like this by Ken Follett add to wishlist In 1989, Follett astonished the literary world with "The Pillars of the Earth," a sweeping epic novel set in 12th-century England that centered on the building of a cathedral and the hundreds of lives it affected. This sequel takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries later. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Outlander more books like this by Diana Gabaldon add to wishlist While sightseeing, Claire Randall is whisked back through time to the Scottish Highlands of 1743. She marries a fierce Scottish soldier for survival's sake and finds a love that transcends time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Slaughterhouse-Five: Or the Children's Crusade, a Duty-Dance with Death more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. add to wishlist SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, a best-seller when it was first published in 1969, brought Kurt Vonnegut to prominence as a major voice in American fiction. Vonnegut was a POW held in Dresden in 1945 when the city was attacked by American bombers and virtually obliterated, leaving more than 130,000 people dead. He uses that event as the climax of this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay more books like this by Michael Chabon add to wishlist During the rise of Nazism, Joe Kavalier escapes from Prague and immigrates to America, where he hopes to make enough money to bring the rest of his family with him. He teams up with Sammy Clay, his Brooklyn cousin, to create comic book characters who act out the dreams of their creators--who, meanwhile, both become involved with the same woman, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation more books like this by Joseph J Ellis add to wishlist This group portrait of the Founding Fathers emphasizes the sometimes intense associations and rivalries among Jefferson, Hamilton, Burr, Adams, Franklin, Madison, and Washington.The author examines six defining moments when the personal and the political collided, and shows how their distinctive styles and visions forged a new nation. A New York ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Drums of Autumn more books like this by Diana Gabaldon add to wishlist This fourth installment in the adventures of Jamie Fraser, Scottish warrior, and Claire Randall, 20th-century woman, involves their daughter, Brianna, who is safely ensconced in the future until she crosses time to meet her unknown father. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Boleyn Inheritance more books like this by Philippa Gregory add to wishlist From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Queen's Fool, The Virgin's Lover, The Constant Princess" and "The Other Boleyn Girl" comes a tempestuous Tudor tale about two queens, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr, and the woman who destroys them both. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Mists of Avalon more books like this by Marion Zimmer Bradley add to wishlist This lyrical interpretation of Arthurian legend is narrated by two women--Igraine, Arthur's mother, and her daughter, Morgaine le Fay. Bradley weaves issues of religious intolerance, morality, and feminism within a compelling tale that beautifully animates an old legend. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Witching Hour more books like this by Anne Rice add to wishlist The Mayfair family is heir to the awesome gift--or curse--of witchery. Knowledge of the legacy was withheld from neurosurgeon Rowan Mayfair until the power passed to her on the death of a relative. With this power comes the attention of the demon Lasher, who now wants to enter the mortal world forever through one of his human conduits. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague more books like this by Geraldine Brooks add to wishlist During the plague that decimated the population of England during the 17th century, the vicar of an isolated village tries desperately to save the townspeople from death. Narrated by his courageous young housemaid, whose own family members have become victims, YEAR OF WONDERS is a story of the heroism that can arise in extreme situations--and it's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Wolf Hall more books like this by Hilary Mantel add to wishlist In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man, Thomas Cromwell, dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power. see all copies from $18.00! new only from $18.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Grendel more books like this by John Gardner add to wishlist A retelling of the Beowulf mythology from the perspective of Grendel, the monster who preys upon the Anglo-Saxons of Hrothgar's tribe. Grendel is a nihilist who opposes the rationalism and self-abnegation of human beings and fears the advent of the society they are attempting to construct. He is defeated by Beowulf in the end. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Water for Elephants more books like this by Sara Gruen add to wishlist An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of "Riding Lessons. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae more books like this by Steven Pressfield add to wishlist Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Nearly 2,500 years ago, in 480BC, at a bleak pass in a far-flung corner of eastern Greece, three hundred Spartan warriors faced the army of Xerxes of Persia, a massive force rumoured to be over a million strong. Their orders were simple: to delay the enemy for as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The English Assassin more books like this by Daniel Silva add to wishlist Israeli art restorer and secret agent Gabriel Allon travels to Zurich to restore a priceless painting for wealthy banker and collector Augustus Rolfe. When he arrives, he finds Rolfe murdered, and as he begins to investigate the death the plot quickly thickens--it seems that Rolfe had his own ties to Israeli intelligence. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Emperor: The Gods of War more books like this by Conn Iggulden add to wishlist A clash of armies and leaders such as the world has never seen takes center stage in the third installment of Iggulden's bestselling series that captures the legend of Julius Caesar. see all copies from $2.35! new only from $11.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Lord John and the Private Matter more books like this by Diana Gabaldon add to wishlist In this historical novel Lord John Grey is shocked to discover that the man engaged to his beloved niece might have an incurable venereal disease. While investigating the man's past, Lord John is also called upon by the crown to investigate the murder of a soldier who may have been a spy. The character of Lord John Grey first appeared in Diana ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Shogun: A Novel of Japan more books like this by James Clavell add to wishlist A saga of Japan in the 1570s featuring a love triangle composed of the English adventurer John Blackthorne, a Japanese warlord, and a woman caught between two cultures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt more books like this by Anne Rice add to wishlist Anne Rice built her literary reputation through an elaborately constructed Gothic horror mythology of vampires and witches. But now Rice, who has returned to the Catholic faith of her youth, eschews these dark, unholy topics in favor of the sacred, with this first in a series of retellings of the life of Jesus, inspired by the New Testament, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Lords of the North more books like this by Bernard Cornwell add to wishlist Cornwells third and most dramatic volume in the Saxon Chronicles is the story of the creation of modern England, as the English and the Danes become one people by sharing language and fighting side by side. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Cryptonomicon more books like this by Neal Stephenson add to wishlist Weaving between two separate time lines, this novel depicts the adventures of a codebreaker, a Japanese lieutenant, and a U.S. Marine in World War II with the modern-day tale of their grandchildren, who are jointly investigating a mysterious computer program in Southeast Asia. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Mirror Mirror more books like this by Gregory Maguire add to wishlist a retelling of the Snow White story set in Renaissance Italy The world was called Monteflore, as far as she knew, and from her aerie on every side all the world descended. The year is 1502, and seven-year-old Blanca de Nevada lives perched high above the rolling hills and valleys of Tuscany and Umbria at Monteflore, the farm of her beloved father, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Secret Scripture more books like this by Sebastian Barry add to wishlist Nearing her one-hundredth birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional Mental hospital where she's spent the best part of her adult life prepares for closure. Over the weeks leading up to this upheaval, she talks often with her psychiatrist Dr Grene, and their relationship intensifies and complicates. Told ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Then Comes Seduction more books like this by Mary Balogh add to wishlist A "New York Times"-bestselling author sweeps fans to an age of scandal and glittering society, bringing to life the daring, passionate Huxtable family. In this second book, youngest sister Katherine is about to turn the tables on the irresistible rake sworn to seduce her. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions \| SVS

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