 | Stonehenge: A Novel by Bernard Cornwell
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.82 The story of how three brothers tried to change the world. Took me a little while to get into it, but once I did it kept my interest.
3 stars.
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 | Betrayal (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 1) by Aaron Allston
Buy used from: $0.35 Another Jedi turns to the Dark Side. Yes, we've seen it before, but I still loved it! Lots of action and a scene that proves Han really did shoot first. Great start to a new series.
4 stars.
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 | The Clicking of Cuthbert by P. G. Wodehouse
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $9.52 Wodehouse's stories about golf will make you laugh--even if you've never teed off in your life.
4 stars.
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 | Esther: A Story of Courage by Trudy J. Morgan-Cole
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $10.00 A fictional account of Esther's life. It was all right.
3 stars.
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 | Prey by Michael Crichton
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Nano-tech running amok. Entertaining, but not Crichton's best.
3 stars.
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 | The Courtship of Princess Leia (Star Wars) by Dave Wolverton
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Han has a rival for Leia's affection. Enjoyable and yet slightly off kilter with the rest of the Star Wars books.
3 stars.
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 | Very Good, Jeeves! by P.G. Wodehouse
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $12.03 I love Wodehouse, especially his Jeeves and Wooster books. This collection of short stories is one of my favorites.
5 stars.
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 | Styx and Stones (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries, No. 7) by Carola Dunn
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.45 Light mystery set in 1920s England. A quick read in a fun series
3 stars.
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 | A Wicked Way to Burn by Margaret Miles
Buy new: $5.50 / Used from: $0.01 I just didn't like this story set in colonial New England. The characters were flat and the mystery turned out to be rather dull.
2 stars.
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 | Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Dinosaurs live! I've never outgrown my childhood fascination with dinos. I love this book. This is the fourth time I've read it.
5 stars.
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 | The Lost World by Michael Crichton
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 More dinos running amok. This isn't quite as good as 'Jurassic Park', but it's still great.
4 stars.
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 | Plots and Errors (Detective Chief Inspector Lloyd & Judy Hill Mysteries) by Jill Mcgown
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Set in England, this story has a unique style and lots of twists and turns. Great book!
4 stars.
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 | Evil Under the Sun: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: $9.60 / Used from: $0.36 Death at a seaside resort. Classic Christie.
4 stars.
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 | The Clone Republic (Clone) by Steven L. Kent
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.27 I loved this book! The best sci-fi I've read in a long time. No aliens or techno-babble--just a soldier with a gun. Can't wait the read the next one in the series.
5 stars.
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 | Bloodlines (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 2) by Karen Traviss
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.99 Another great Star Wars tale from Karen Traviss. This time she gets inside Boba Fett's armor.
4 stars.
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 | Mr. Mulliner Speaking (The Collector's Wodehouse) by P. G. Wodehouse
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $9.98 More Wodehouse short stories that made me laugh out loud.
4 stars.
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 | Underworld (Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi, Book 3) by Jude Watson
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.06 Set shortly after the events of "Revenge of the Sith", this is a quick read for Star Wars fans from 9 to 99.
3 stars.
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 | Death at Gallows Green (Victorian Mysteries, No. 2) by Robin Paige
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.65 An homage to Beatrix Potter's stories with a little mystery thrown in.
3 stars.
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 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $0.09 Another great addition to a series that just keeps getting better and better.
4 stars.
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 | Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery) by Victoria Thompson
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.87 Set in New York City around 1900, this is an average mystery, but with very likable characters. Will definitely read the next book in the series.
3 stars.
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 | Broken (Star Wars: Legacy, Vol. 1) by John Ostrander
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $8.64 Great start to a new series set 125 years after "Return of the Jedi". Story revolves around Cade Skywalker who has turned his back on his Jedi heritage and is now an amoral bounty hunter.
4 stars.
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 | All the Weyrs of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern Series) by Anne McCaffrey
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Chronicling a major event on Pern, this is a must read book in the series. The bittersweet resolution will leave a lump in your throat.
4 stars.
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 | Sharpe's Fury: Richard Sharpe & the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811 (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #11) by Bernard Cornwell
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $0.18 Sharpe books are always a good read. This one is of special interest because it includes the real-life capture of a French eagle that helped inspire the character of Sharpe.
4 stars.
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 | Man with a Mission (Star Wars: Boba Fett) by Thomas Andrews
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $6.47 Four stories highlighting Boba Fett's career as the best bounty hunter in the galaxy.
3 stars.
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 | Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here by Kevin Rubio
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.44 Two guys wander through the events of all six "Star Wars" films, leaving chaos in their wake. Full of in jokes, it's both clever and amusing.
4 stars.
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 | The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody, Book 8) by Elizabeth Peters
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.00 More a humorous adventure novel than a mystery and not the best in the series. Still, itÂ’s always fun to excavate an Egyptian tomb with Amelia and her family.
3 stars.
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 | Path of Destruction: A Novel of the Old Republic (Star Wars: Darth Bane) by Drew Karpyshyn
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $3.25 Set a thousand years before the time of Darth Vader, this book chronicles Bane's rise to power and the evolution of the Rule of Two. Lots of fun if you enjoy dabbling in the Dark Side.
4 stars.
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 | The Sudbury School Murders (Mystery of Regency England) by Ashley Gardner
Buy used from: $4.22 Nice historical mystery featuring the very compelling Captian Gabriel Lacey. Too bad most of the series is out of print.
4 stars.
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 | Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1) by Jack Campbell
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.85 Military sci-fi about a man who, after 100 years in hibernation, awakens to find that everyone thinks he's a hero. A fast and very enjoyable read.
5 stars.
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 | Rattle His Bones (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries, No. 8) by Carola Dunn
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.33 A curator is murdered and the museum's gems have been stolen. Fun mystery set in 1920's England. One of the best of the series.
4 stars.
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