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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Volaran" data-source="post: 1504343" data-attributes="member: 592">This seemed like the best place to come for advice...I'm headed to visit some friends teaching in Japan later this week.  They've asked me to bring some english books, as they're somewhat starved for them.  Fiction is preferred and they've asked me to check the used book stores, so I can bring a number of books for a relatively low price.Now comes the difficult part...what to look for?  Though both have read the occasional fantasy book, and are in particular Discworld fans, both have tastes that run in other directions.I'm not too concerned about picking up things they may have already read, but I'd like to get a good assortment.So, does anyone have something to suggest in the following genres?Light Fantasy (ala Discworld)Historical fictionHorror (particularly the bizarre variety.  Both were obsessed recently with something called "House of Leaves" which seemed along these lines)Mystery...or really anything you might have a fondness for that I could find on the shelves of a used book store.Thanks in advance!</blockquote>