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The best horror books of 2017 will keep you up all night. Fantasy book recommendations so, i just picked up the mistborn trilogy by brandon sanderson and am waiting for it to arrive. Start typing the title or the author of a book you like, and click on the link underneath which matches best. It follows the residents of castle gormenghast a giant, gothic castle.
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