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Best Books First Published in 1994

What were the best books first published in 1994? If you are wondering take a look at this helpful list below. For ease of use the list is further broken down by genre.

Best Books First Published in 1994

In this list of the best books first published in 1994 you will find many bestsellers. Most of these books have endured the test of time and are still widely read today 30 years later.

Virtually all of the books appear on the the top 200 books of 1994 on Google Reads

Fiction

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
One True Thing by Anna Quindlen
Tully by Paullina Simons
Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez
The Crossing (The Border Trilogy, #2) by Cormac McCarthy
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1) by Ursula Hegi
Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
The Acid House by Irvine Welsh

Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Suspense

One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich
The Chamber by John Grisham
The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) by Patricia Cornwell
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3 ) by Michael Connelly
A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) by Dennis Lehane
K is for Killer (Kinsey Millhone, #11) by Sue Grafton
The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4) by Henning Mankell
Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley, #7) by Elizabeth George
Disclosure by Michael Crichton
Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan, #7) by Tom Clancy
Bad Love (Alex Delaware, #8) by Jonathan Kellerman

Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Shadow of a Dark Queen (The Serpentwar Saga, #1) by Raymond E. Feist
Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski
Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6) by Robert Jordan
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) by Terry Brooks
Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death) by Terry Pratchett
Interesting Times (Discworld, #17) by Terry Pratchett
The Hidden City (The Tamuli, #3) by David Eddings
To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn) by Tad Williams
The Seventh Gate (The Death Gate Cycle, #7) by Margaret Weis
The Dolphins of Pern (Pern, #12) by Anne McCaffrey
The Black Gryphon (Mage Wars #1) by Mercedes Lackey

Horror / Supernatural / Gothic

Taltos (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #3) by Anne Rice
Dark Rivers of the Heart by Dean Koontz
Winter Moon by Dean Koontz
Pearl in the Mist (Landry, #2) by V.C. Andrews
Covenant with the Vampire (The Diaries of the Family Dracul, #1) by Jeanne Kalogridis

Romance / Chicklit

Born in Fire (Born In Trilogy, #1) by Nora Roberts

Historical Fiction

The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) by Bernard Cornwell

Young Adult

The Bellmaker (Redwall, #7) by Brian Jacques
The Dead of Night (Tomorrow, #2) by John Marsden
The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight (Goosebumps, #20) by R.L. Stine
Ghost Beach (Goosebumps, #22) by R.L. Stine
Deep Trouble (Goosebumps, #19) by R.L. Stine

Children's Books

Just Me in the Tub (A Golden Look-Look Book) by Gina Mayer

Graphic Novel

Bone, Vol. 3: Eyes of the Storm (Bone, #3) by Jeff Smith
Sin City, Vol. 3: The Big Fat Kill (Sin City, #3) by Frank Miller

Self-Help / Personal Growth

The Definitive Book of Body Language by Allan Pease
Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Biography / Memoir

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela



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