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ATDrake · 09-22-2010, 05:54 PM

Limiting myself to just one book per author*, and going by most enjoyed/re-read rather than overall quality (though I like to think my personal picks are pretty decent), after a good deal of juggling, I think this would be my 5:

The Borders of Infinity, Lois McMaster Bujold
The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, Barry Hughart†
Dragonsbane, Barbara Hambly
The Seven Per-Cent Solution, Nicholas Meyer
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, Richard P. Feynman

That was a harder decision than I thought it would be and I'm grateful for e-readers, because they undercut some of those "limited space; you can only take #" scenarios. Now if only they'd make a hand-cranked version with a user-replaceable repair kit for desert island use…

* Consider them stand-ins for "all this author's works and the complete works of his/her neighbours on my shelves, too!"

† Republished a couple of times as an omnibus, therefore I get to count it as one big book. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

09-22-2010, 05:54 PM	#44
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Limiting myself to just one book per author, and going by most enjoyed/re-read rather than overall quality (though I like to think my personal picks are pretty decent), after a good deal of juggling, I think this would be my 5: The Borders of Infinity, Lois McMaster Bujold The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, Barry Hughart† Dragonsbane, Barbara Hambly The Seven Per-Cent Solution, Nicholas Meyer Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, Richard P. Feynman That was a harder decision than I thought it would be and I'm grateful for e-readers, because they undercut some of those "limited space; you can only take #" scenarios. Now if only they'd make a hand-cranked version with a user-replaceable repair kit for desert island use… Consider them stand-ins for "all this author's works and the complete works of his/her neighbours on my shelves, too!" † Republished a couple of times as an omnibus, therefore I get to count it as one big book. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Last edited by ATDrake; 09-22-2010 at 06:00 PM. Reason: One word enters, another word leaves.