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Best Books of the 1990s
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The FirmThe Firm by John Grisham
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1991. Young lawyer joins a law-firm right out of law school. Unfortunately, the law firm has criminal connections. Legal. (5)
Balance of Power: A NovelBalance of Power: A Novel by James W. Huston
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1998. 1st Jim Dillon book. Constitutional crisis due to an attempt to use Constitutional language to allow Congress to go around the President to fight wars. Thriller. (5.00)
Family Planning: A Lunghi Family Mystery (Lunghi Family Mysteries)Family Planning: A Lunghi Family Mystery (Lunghi Family Mysteries) by Michael Z. Lewin
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1999. 2nd in the Lunghi Family series. Detective family (3 generations) investigates mysteries in Bath England. Mystery (5.00)
Roman Blood: A Novel of Ancient Rome (Novels of Ancient Rome)Roman Blood: A Novel of Ancient Rome (Novels of Ancient Rome) by Steven Saylor
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1991. 1st in the Roma Sub Rosa series. Gordianus the Finder investigates murder in 80 B.C. Rome. (5.00)
The Hammer and the CrossThe Hammer and the Cross by Harry Harrison
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1993. 1st in the series. 865 AD. The Norse are raiding the British Isles, and a man of Norse and English blood carves a vast kingdom. (4.80)
Ruins (The X-Files)Ruins (The X-Files) by Kevin J. Anderson
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1996. 4th X-Files book. An investigation of archaelogists missing from a Yucatan excavation leads to strange ruins. (4.80)
Catnap: A Midnight Louie Mystery (Midnight Louie Mysteries)Catnap: A Midnight Louie Mystery (Midnight Louie Mysteries) by Carole Nelson Douglas
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1992. 1st Midnight Louie mystery. Murder at a book convention. Mystery. (4.80)
The Nine Lives of Catseye GomezThe Nine Lives of Catseye Gomez by Simon Hawke
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1992. Intelligent animals. Cat solves mysteries. Fantasy. (4.80)
The Whims of CreationThe Whims of Creation by Simon Hawke
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1995. Generation ship with virtual reality technology is having some odd problems. SF (4.80)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2)A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) by George R.R. Martin
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1999. 2nd in the Song of Fire & Ice series. Fight over control of an empire. Fanatsy. (4.80)
ThunderheadThunderhead by Douglas Preston
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1999. A daughter's search for her father and Quivira, the legendary Anasazi City of Gold. Mystery. (4.80)
Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington)Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington) by David Weber
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1994. 4th Honor Harrington book. Honor's lover is killed in a duel orchestrated by her old rival Pavel Young. SF/war (4.80)
The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington)The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington) by David Weber
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1993. 2nd Honor Harrington book. Space war between Kingdom of Manticore and Republic of Haven. SF/war (4.74)
Ice StationIce Station by Matthew Reilly
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1999. 1st Shane Schofield book. Old research station found beneath the Anarctica, along with a strange airplane. Thriller. (4.73)
Blood MusicBlood Music by Greg Bear
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1995. Genetic engineering. Thriller. (4.70)
The Mask of Ra (Ancient Egypt Mysteries)The Mask of Ra (Ancient Egypt Mysteries) by P. C. Doherty
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1998. 1st in ancient Eygpt series. Chief judge Amerotke investigates the death of Pharaoh Tuthmosis II in ancient Thebes. Mystery. (4.70)
IconIcon by Frederick Forsyth
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1996. Civil war in 1999 Russia. Thriller. (4.70)
The Runaway JuryThe Runaway Jury by John Grisham
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1996. A man and woman team try to make some money off of controlling a jury. (later a movie) Legal (4.70)
Pay the DevilPay the Devil by Jack Higgins
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1999. Confederate Colonel leaves North America for Ireland and finds another civil war. (4.70)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R.R. Martin
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1996. 1st Song of Ice and Fire book. Fight for the throne of an empire of 7 kingdoms. Fantasy (4.70)
Ancient ShoresAncient Shores by Jack Mcdevitt
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1996. Ten-thousand-year-old sailboat made of an unknown substance found in a wheat feild. SF. (4.70)
My American JourneyMy American Journey by Colin L. Powell
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1998. Colin Powell's Autobiography. (4.70)
The Guns of the SouthThe Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove
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1992. In 1864 the Confederates are facing defeat when help arrives from 2014 in the form of advanced weaponary. Alt. History. (4.70)
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington)On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington) by David Weber
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1993. 1st Honor Harrington book. Commander Harrington is banished to an out of the way station (Basilisk) in a light spaceship. A neighboring star republic attacks Basilisk and Honor face. SF (4.65)
The Ten ThousandThe Ten Thousand by Harold Coyle
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1993. An American army takes over Ukraine's nukes and gets trapped in Germany. The army must march through Germany to get the nukes to safety. War. (4.60)