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The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

56,954 members

496 reviews

½ 4.5

11 Members: ghilbrae, feaelin, Myyst, Tanks, Percevan, souloftherose, ggoldby, cej1027, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, javdiaz

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by J. R. R. Tolkien

107,540 members

1,302 reviews

½ 4.3

10 Members: feaelin, merrystar, Myyst, Tanks, Percevan, ggoldby, cej1027, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Fellowship of the Ring

by J. R. R. Tolkien

63,782 members

575 reviews

½ 4.4

8 Members: KimarieBee, feaelin, Myyst, Beorn_se_Bacaire, ggoldby, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

4

by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,563 members

159 reviews

4.1

7 Members: ghilbrae, merrystar, Dablo81, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, spacehedgy

5

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

18,423 members

438 reviews

4

7 Members: aulsmith, Myyst, souloftherose, ggoldby, ahef1963, craftexchange, ManWithAnAgenda

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by J. R. R. Tolkien

56,351 members

357 reviews

½ 4.4

7 Members: KimarieBee, feaelin, Myyst, ggoldby, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

7

A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

49,854 members

1,201 reviews

½ 4.4

8 Members: KimarieBee, Myyst, ggoldby, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, stevengolson, craftexchange, ManWithAnAgenda, ,feaelin ,

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The Return of the King

by J. R. R. Tolkien

54,717 members

337 reviews

½ 4.5

7 Members: KimarieBee, feaelin, Myyst, ggoldby, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

9

The Silmarillion

by J. R. R. Tolkien

41,077 members

307 reviews

3.9

5 Members: ghilbrae, feaelin, Myyst, Tanks, Percevan

10

A Clash of Kings

by George R. R. Martin

35,245 members

594 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: KimarieBee, Myyst, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, stevengolson, craftexchange, ManWithAnAgenda,feaelin ,

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31,337 members

281 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Tanks, cej1027, ahef1963, stevengolson, craftexchange, ManWithAnAgenda

12

The Horse and His Boy

30,515 members

272 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Tanks, cej1027, ahef1963, stevengolson, craftexchange, ManWithAnAgenda

13

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

30,004 members

299 reviews

4

6 Members: Tanks, cej1027, ahef1963, stevengolson, craftexchange, ManWithAnAgenda

14

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

54,047 members

854 reviews

4.1

7 Members: Tanks, ggoldby, cej1027, ahef1963, stevengolson, craftexchange, ManWithAnAgenda,Percevan

15

A Song for Arbonne

by Guy Gavriel Kay

2,933 members

58 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aulsmith, Dablo81, ahef1963, spacehedgy

16

The Magician's Nephew

34,589 members

411 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Tanks, cej1027, ahef1963, stevengolson, craftexchange, ManWithAnAgenda,

17

A Dance with Dragons

by George R. R. Martin

20,422 members

492 reviews

4

6 Members: ralphvdhoudt, Myyst, BomboChipolata, stevengolson, craftexchange, ManWithAnAgenda, ,

18

The Silver Chair

28,485 members

225 reviews

3.9

5 Members: Tanks, cej1027, ahef1963, craftexchange, ManWithAnAgenda

19

Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth

by J. R. R. Tolkien

12,497 members

59 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, Myyst, craftexchange, spacehedgy

20

Time of the Twins

by Margaret Weis

3,884 members

32 reviews

3.8

5 Members: ghilbrae, Dablo81, ggoldby, ManWithAnAgenda, spacehedgy

21

The King of Elfland's Daughter

by Lord Dunsany

2,615 members

63 reviews

3.8

4 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst, Dablo81, spacehedgy

22

The Farthest Shore

by Ursula K. Le Guin

8,962 members

136 reviews

4

4 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

23

The Fionavar Tapestry

by Guy Gavriel Kay

691 members

7 reviews

4.2

4 Members: ghilbrae, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, spacehedgy

24

Magician: Apprentice

by Raymond E. Feist

5,941 members

87 reviews

3.9

4 Members: ralphvdhoudt, Dablo81, ggoldby, ahef1963

25

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan

23,505 members

402 reviews

4

3 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby, ManWithAnAgenda,
Explanations: : Just couldn't get past all the description

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A Storm of Swords

by George R. R. Martin

28,150 members

479 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: ralphvdhoudt, Myyst, BomboChipolata, stevengolson, ManWithAnAgenda,feaelin ,

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by David Gemmell

2,853 members

50 reviews

4

3 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby, spacehedgy

28

The Tombs of Atuan

by Ursula K. Le Guin

10,226 members

187 reviews

4

3 Members: Myyst, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

29

The Children of Húrin

by J. R. R. Tolkien

13,228 members

150 reviews

3.9

3 Members: Myyst, Percevan, craftexchange

30

The Last Battle

27,504 members

223 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Tanks, cej1027, ahef1963, craftexchange,ManWithAnAgenda

31

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

24,199 members

853 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: ralphvdhoudt, Myyst, ggoldby

32

The Chronicles of Narnia

40,342 members

332 reviews

4.2

4 Members: cej1027, ahef1963, stevengolson, ManWithAnAgenda,Percevan

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by Raymond E. Feist

6,670 members

48 reviews

3.9

3 Members: Tanks, Dablo81, ggoldby

34

The Dragonbone Chair

by Tad Williams

7,086 members

86 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ghilbrae, Dablo81, ggoldby

35

by Katherine Kurtz

2,193 members

29 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby

36

by R. A. Salvatore

4,982 members

77 reviews

3.9

4 Members: ghilbrae, Dablo81, ggoldby, ManWithAnAgenda,

37

Deryni Checkmate

by Katherine Kurtz

1,737 members

10 reviews

3.8

2 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby

38

The Gods of Pegāna

by Lord Dunsany

306 members

6 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst

39

by Katherine Kurtz

1,719 members

9 reviews

3.9

2 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby

40

Daughter of the Empire

by Raymond E. Feist

4,153 members

67 reviews

4.1

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

41

Time and the Gods

by Lord Dunsany

193 members

2 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst

42

Stone of Farewell

by Tad Williams

5,093 members

42 reviews

4

2 Members: ghilbrae, Dablo81

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by Robert Jordan

16,029 members

163 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

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by Robert Jordan

7,753 members

91 reviews

3.8

3 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda, spacehedgy,

45

A Feast for Crows

by George R. R. Martin

29,514 members

548 reviews

4

4 Members: Myyst, BomboChipolata, stevengolson, ManWithAnAgenda,feaelin ,

46

The Elfstones of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

7,183 members

60 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

47

The Wishsong of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

5,920 members

31 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

48

by Raymond E. Feist

5,021 members

65 reviews

4.2

2 Members: Dablo81, ahef1963

49

Magician: Master

by Raymond E. Feist

4,546 members

43 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

50

The Dragon Reborn

by Robert Jordan

14,917 members

141 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

51

Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3rd Edition)

by Ed Greenwood

701 members

3 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda

52

Player's Handbook: Core Rulebook I (3.5)

by Jonathan Tweet

1,801 members

6 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda

53

Dungeon Master's Guide: Core Rulebook II (3.5)

1,084 members

3 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda

54

The Shadow Rising

by Robert Jordan

13,492 members

127 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

55

The Fires of Heaven

by Robert Jordan

12,764 members

99 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

56

by Christopher Paolini

37,341 members

666 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: cej1027, ahef1963, stevengolson, ,souloftherose ,ManWithAnAgenda

57

by Robert Jordan

12,410 members

103 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

58

The Dalemark Quartet

by Diana Wynne Jones

241 members

2 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

59

The Worm Ouroboros

by E. R. Eddison

2,602 members

48 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ghilbrae

60

A Darkness at Sethanon

by Raymond E. Feist

6,261 members

52 reviews

3.9

Member: Dablo81

61

by Ursula K. Le Guin

6,058 members

100 reviews

3.8

Member: Myyst

62

by Ursula K. Le Guin

4,521 members

78 reviews

4

Member: Myyst

63

Tales from Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

4,143 members

65 reviews

3.9

Member: Myyst

64

The Word of Unbinding

by Ursula K. Le Guin

32 members

3.9

Member: Myyst

65

Dark Lord of Derkholm

by Diana Wynne Jones

2,642 members

59 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

66

The Secret Country

953 members

24 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

67

The Dragon Prince: Dragon Prince, The Star Scroll, Sunrunner's Fire

by Melanie Rawn

5 members

5

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

68

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel

by Diana Wynne Jones

2,234 members

39 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

69

A Crown of Swords

by Robert Jordan

11,938 members

95 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

70

Prince of the Blood

by Raymond E. Feist

4,012 members

29 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

71

The Icewind Dale Trilogy

by R. A. Salvatore

1,774 members

11 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

72

Shadow of a Dark Queen

by Raymond E. Feist

3,595 members

27 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

73

The Path of Daggers

by Robert Jordan

11,643 members

85 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

74

The King's Buccaneer

by Raymond E. Feist

3,487 members

29 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

75

by Barbara Hambly

1,897 members

35 reviews

3.9

Member: ggoldby

76

Rise of a Merchant Prince

by Raymond E. Feist

3,493 members

29 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

77

The Time of the Dark

by Barbara Hambly

1,513 members

19 reviews

3.9

Member: ggoldby

78

The Chronicles of Prydain

by Lloyd Alexander

746 members

14 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

79

Servant of the Empire

by Raymond E. Feist

3,463 members

39 reviews

4.1

Member: Dablo81

80

Dragonlance: Chronicles, Books 1-3

by Margaret Weis

1,551 members

17 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

81

Mistress of the Empire

by Raymond E. Feist

3,325 members

34 reviews

4.2

Member: Dablo81

82

The Dragon Star Series: Stronghold, Dragon Token, Skybowl

by Melanie Rawn

45 members

1 review

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

83

Rage of a Demon King

by Raymond E. Feist

3,283 members

24 reviews

3.8

Member: Dablo81

84

Dragonlance: Legends

by Margaret Weis

777 members

7 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

85

Shards of a Broken Crown

by Raymond E. Feist

3,134 members

19 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

86

Krondor: The Betrayal

by Raymond E. Feist

2,759 members

21 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: Dablo81

87

Talon of the Silver Hawk

by Raymond E. Feist

2,686 members

33 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

88

by Raymond E. Feist

2,334 members

22 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

89

by Robert Jordan

11,156 members

86 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

90

Krondor: The Assassins

by Raymond E. Feist

2,405 members

13 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

91

Crossroads of Twilight

by Robert Jordan

10,758 members

103 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

92

by Raymond E. Feist

2,181 members

25 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

93

Knife of Dreams

by Robert Jordan

9,734 members

96 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

94

Krondor: Tear of the Gods

by Raymond E. Feist

2,239 members

16 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

95

The Gathering Storm

by Robert Jordan

7,222 members

142 reviews

4.2

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

96

Dragons of a Fallen Sun

by Margaret Weis

2,108 members

11 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

97

Towers of Midnight

by Robert Jordan

6,169 members

113 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

98

A Memory of Light

by Robert Jordan

5,131 members

155 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

99

Dragons of a Lost Star

by Margaret Weis

1,717 members

8 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

100

by Raymond E. Feist

1,556 members

18 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

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