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I'm reading Hellspark again; can't remember how many times I've read it since it was first published, back in the late '80s. It's one of my comfort books, along with Pride and Prejudice, The Witches of Karres, Cotillion, and The War for the Oaks.

So -- what are your comfort books?

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Hellspark, of course.
Just about anything by Pratchett.
Steve Brust's Phoenix Guards for a long time was my "airline book" -- a battered copy of it lived permanently in my carry-on bag when I was traveling rather frequently for work. I knew I could pick it up and open to any random page and enjoy a few minutes of reading. Because I knew it so well I wasn't distressed when I had to put it away abruptly at landing, plus it's long enough that I never "finish" it during any one trip.
I'm actually fonder of Mansfield Park and Persuasion than Pride and Prejudice. I think I may have over-exposed to P&P, reading it for three classes and re-reading for pleasure a few dozen times.
Bone Dance by Emma Bull, though parts of that aren't so comfortable.