Authors who helped me as an author #1: serious, erotic, etc

A Listmania! list by Graham Worthington (Toronto, Canada)
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The End of Eternity
1.  The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov
The list author says:
  "I’ll found my list on A for Asimov, the founder of robots in fiction. This list’s about the books that have contributed to my own growth as a writer, which produced my first novel, seen below…"
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Wake of the Raven
2.  Wake of the Raven by Graham Worthington
The list author says:
  "….it’s a mixed-genre fiction, with elements of psychological drama, erotic tension, war & adventure in exotic places, and social observation. Excellent reviews, and it’s set in the Far East, in 1951…"
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Zorn
3.  Zorn by Graham Worthington
The list author says:
  "and my second, pub. 6 Jan 2010. Drastic social changes make bisexuality the favoured norm in 2035, when Zorn, on holiday in France, seeks romance but finds instead love that involves a rite of passage"
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Rendezvous with Rama
4.  Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
The list author says:
  "The start of the Rama series. Great for those who like their Sci-Fi pure, uncomplicated by much human interest"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (171 customer reviews)

Great Expectations
5.  Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "My favourite Dickens. Mysterious influences on a young boy turn him into an ambitious man"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (344 customer reviews)

Foucault's Pendulum
6.  Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
The list author says:
  "Complex thriller that satirises conspiracy theories"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (291 customer reviews)

The Great Gatsby
7.  The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The list author says:
  "The illusions of wealth and social position in early twentieth century America"
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Our Man In Havana
8.  Our Man In Havana by Graham Greene
The list author says:
  "Greene's hilarious story of a reluctant spy"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

The Sun Also Rises
9.  The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
The list author says:
  "Hemingway's classic of the Lost Generation: expatriate American in Europe"
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True Patriot Love
10.  True Patriot Love by Michael Ignatieff
The list author says:
  "A Canadian's account of his family's arival in a new world"
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Penguin Classics Portrait Of A Lady
11.  Penguin Classics Portrait Of A Lady by Henry James
The list author says:
  "The illusions of wealth and social position in early twentieth century America"
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The Trial
12.  The Trial by Franz Kafka
The list author says:
  "The strange and frustrating trial of Kafka's hero acts as a metaphor for man's bewilderment in life"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (119 customer reviews)

That Hideous Strength
13.  That Hideous Strength by C S Lewis
The list author says:
  "In the final - and best - of Lewis's Space Trilogy, science and magic become weapons in a struggle between good and evil"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Elric   The Stealer of Souls
14.  Elric The Stealer of Souls by Michael Moorcock
The list author says:
  "The melancoly albino emperor does his bit in the war between Order and Chaos"
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The Time Traveler's Wife
15.  The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The list author says:
  "A fascinating and intricate story of two star-crossed lovers who have to also contend with the whims of the fourth dimension"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)

Nineteen Eighty Four
16.  Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "Orwell's nightmarish vision of a totalitarian world of the future. At least it was the futre to him, writting in ruined Europe in 1948"
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The Carpetbaggers
17.  The Carpetbaggers by Harold Robbins
The list author says:
  "My favourite of Robbin's sagas. The last days of the gunfighters, the early days of Hollywood's rise"
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Frankenstein
18.  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The list author says:
  "18-year old Mary Shelly produces this, the most coherent of all monster stories"
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The Lord of the Rings
19.  The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "In Tolkien's sprawling novel, the land of Middle Earth itself becomes as important and enduring a character as his Galaxy of strange heroes and villains"
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Exodus
20.  Exodus by Leon Uris
The list author says:
  "Monumental account of the struggle of Israel's founding"
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Tales of the Dying Earth: Including 'The Dying Earth,' 'The Eyes of the Overworld,' 'Cugel's Saga,' and 'Rhialto the Marvellous'
21.  Tales of the Dying Earth: Including 'The Dying Earth,' 'The Eyes of the Overworld,' 'Cugel's Saga,' and 'Rhialto the Marvellous' by Jack Vance
The list author says:
  "Vance's best work. No heavy flights of intellect, but witty fantasy entertainment""
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
22.  The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The list author says:
  "Wilde's classic on the conflict between hedonism and morality"
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Lord Of Light
23.  Lord Of Light by Roger Zelazny
The list author says:
  "Excellent imaginative fantasy, combining body transfer technology with Hindu mythology"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)

The Van Rijn Method: The Technic Civilization Saga #1
24.  The Van Rijn Method: The Technic Civilization Saga #1 by Poul Anderson
The list author says:
  "Interstellar trading in a future society"
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir
25.  Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
The list author says:
  "A true? account of eighties alternative lifestyles and family dysfunction. No way I can do all I want to in one list; I'll continue in "Authors Who Helped Me As an Author #2"
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Graham Worthington (Toronto, Canada)
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Qualifications: Author, "Wake of the Raven" and "Zorn."
Last updated: 11/04/12
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