Best Fiction Read 2004
Discover the best fiction reads of 2004 with our curated list of top books. Explore award-winning novels, hidden gems, and must-read titles from a standout year in literature.
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The Lord of the Rings Box Set
by J. R. R. Tolkien
The three books that make up Tolkien's famous trilogy of Middle-earth are here boxed together in hardcover editions. Set contains The Fellowship of the Ring, …
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Iron Council
by China Miéville
A new cast of characters shares mythical adventures in the sprawling, phantasmagoric city of New Crobuzon.
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The Ghost Writer
by John Harwood
Plagued with unpleasant memories of his mother's death, shy Gerard Freeman is obsessed with the manuscript of a century-old ghost story written by his great-grandmother …
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Double Play
by Robert B. Parker
In a brilliant novel about a very real man, Parker tells the story of the 1947 baseball season--when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier--through the …
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Edward Maret
by Robert I. Katz
Edward Maret is a happy man. He is young rich, carefree and engaged to be married, but Edward Maret has enemies. His cousin Philip envies …
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Somewhere In Time
by Richard Matheson
Like What Dreams May Come, which inspired the upcoming movie starring Robin Williams, Somewhere in Time is the powerful story of a love that transcends …
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Ilium
by Dan Simmons
The first installment of a new saga based on themes from "The Iliad" and "The Tempest" places classical characters and gods in such settings as …
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic—both poignant and funny—about a boy with autism who sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor's dog and …