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The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

49,133 members

451 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

90,869 members

1,160 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

52,385 members

464 reviews

½ 4.4

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

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by Guy Gavriel Kay

4,885 members

140 reviews

4.1

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

5

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

15,313 members

356 reviews

4

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

6

A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

40,885 members

1,103 reviews

½ 4.4

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

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by J. R. R. Tolkien

46,406 members

297 reviews

½ 4.4

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

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The Return of the King

by J. R. R. Tolkien

44,603 members

273 reviews

½ 4.5

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

9

A Clash of Kings

by George R. R. Martin

29,162 members

533 reviews

½ 4.3

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

10

The Silmarillion

by J. R. R. Tolkien

33,444 members

258 reviews

3.9

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

11

A Dance With Dragons

by George R. R. Martin

16,130 members

446 reviews

4

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

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25,305 members

224 reviews

3.9

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

13

The Horse and His Boy

24,404 members

225 reviews

3.9

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

14

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

24,282 members

243 reviews

4

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

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

44,041 members

736 reviews

4.1

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

16

A Song for Arbonne

by Guy Gavriel Kay

2,661 members

51 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aulsmith, Dablo81, ahef1963, spacehedgy

17

The Magician's Nephew

27,993 members

343 reviews

3.9

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

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The Silver Chair

22,860 members

184 reviews

3.9

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

19

Unfinished Tales Of Numenor And Middle-Earth

by J. R. R. Tolkien

10,111 members

46 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, Myyst, craftexchange, spacehedgy

20

Time of the Twins

by Margaret Weis

3,281 members

26 reviews

3.8

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

21

A Storm of Swords

by George R. R. Martin

23,915 members

435 reviews

½ 4.4

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

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The King of Elfland's Daughter

by Lord Dunsany

2,213 members

54 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst, Dablo81, spacehedgy

23

The Farthest Shore

by Ursula K. Le Guin

7,640 members

109 reviews

4

4 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

24

The Fionavar Tapestry 1. The Summer Tree 2. The Wandering Fire 3. The Darkest Road

by Guy Gavriel Kay

602 members

6 reviews

4.2

4 Members: ghilbrae, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, spacehedgy

25

Magician: Apprentice

by Raymond E. Feist

5,145 members

81 reviews

3.9

4 Members: ralphvdhoudt, Dablo81, ggoldby, ahef1963

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The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan

18,693 members

361 reviews

4

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

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by R. A. Salvatore

3,470 members

58 reviews

3.9

4 Members: ghilbrae, Dablo81, ggoldby, ManWithAnAgenda

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by David Gemmell

2,506 members

46 reviews

4

3 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby, spacehedgy

29

The Tombs of Atuan

by Ursula K. Le Guin

8,672 members

149 reviews

4

3 Members: Myyst, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

30

The Children of Húrin

by J. R. R. Tolkien

10,853 members

135 reviews

3.9

3 Members: Myyst, Percevan, craftexchange

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The Last Battle

22,319 members

183 reviews

3.9

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

32

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

19,390 members

767 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: ralphvdhoudt, Myyst, ggoldby

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The Chronicles of Narnia

34,453 members

300 reviews

½ 4.3

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

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by Raymond E. Feist

5,753 members

39 reviews

3.9

3 Members: Tanks, Dablo81, ggoldby

35

The Dragonbone Chair

by Tad Williams

6,048 members

76 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ghilbrae, Dablo81, ggoldby

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A Feast for Crows

by George R. R. Martin

24,219 members

497 reviews

4

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

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by Katherine Kurtz

1,975 members

23 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby

38

Deryni Checkmate

by Katherine Kurtz

1,573 members

9 reviews

3.8

2 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby

39

The Gods of Pegāna

by Lord Dunsany

236 members

5 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst

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by Katherine Kurtz

1,542 members

8 reviews

3.9

2 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby

41

Daughter of the Empire

by Raymond E. Feist

3,593 members

59 reviews

4.1

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

42

Time and the Gods

by Lord Dunsany

162 members

2 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst

43

Stone of Farewell

by Tad Williams

4,410 members

37 reviews

4

2 Members: ghilbrae, Dablo81

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by Robert Jordan

13,162 members

140 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

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by Robert Jordan

6,281 members

76 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda, spacehedgy,

46

The Elfstones of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

6,138 members

50 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

47

The Wishsong of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

5,076 members

27 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

48

by Raymond E. Feist

4,323 members

56 reviews

4.2

2 Members: Dablo81, ahef1963

49

Magician: Master

by Raymond E. Feist

3,979 members

35 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

50

The Dragon Reborn

by Robert Jordan

12,296 members

118 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

51

Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3rd Edition)

by Ed Greenwood

616 members

3 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda

52

Player's Handbook: Core Rulebook I (3.5)

by Jonathan Tweet

1,560 members

6 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda

53

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

904 members

3 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda

54

The Shadow Rising

by Robert Jordan

11,286 members

113 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

55

The Fires of Heaven

by Robert Jordan

10,748 members

81 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

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by Christopher Paolini

30,786 members

627 reviews

½ 3.7

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

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by Robert Jordan

10,435 members

92 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

58

The Dalemark Quartet

by Diana Wynne Jones

210 members

1 review

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

59

The Worm Ouroboros

by E. R. Eddison

2,225 members

44 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ghilbrae

60

A Darkness at Sethanon

by Raymond E. Feist

5,394 members

39 reviews

3.9

Member: Dablo81

61

by Ursula K. Le Guin

5,120 members

87 reviews

3.8

Member: Myyst

62

by Ursula K. Le Guin

3,824 members

64 reviews

4

Member: Myyst

63

Tales from Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

3,453 members

54 reviews

3.9

Member: Myyst

64

The Word of Unbinding

by Ursula K. Le Guin

27 members

3.9

Member: Myyst

65

Dark Lord of Derkholm

by Diana Wynne Jones

2,382 members

58 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

66

The Secret Country

871 members

23 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

2,088 members

37 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

69

A Crown of Swords

by Robert Jordan

10,121 members

81 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

70

Prince of the Blood

by Raymond E. Feist

3,519 members

25 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

71

The Icewind Dale Trilogy

by R. A. Salvatore

1,575 members

11 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

72

Shadow of a Dark Queen

by Raymond E. Feist

3,279 members

24 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

73

The Path of Daggers

by Robert Jordan

9,731 members

74 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

74

The King's Buccaneer

by Raymond E. Feist

3,057 members

23 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

75

by Barbara Hambly

1,636 members

28 reviews

4

Member: ggoldby

76

Rise of a Merchant Prince

by Raymond E. Feist

3,092 members

25 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

77

The Time of the Dark

by Barbara Hambly

1,328 members

15 reviews

4

Member: ggoldby

78

The Chronicles of Prydain

by Lloyd Alexander

672 members

14 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

79

Servant of the Empire

by Raymond E. Feist

3,039 members

34 reviews

4.1

Member: Dablo81

80

The Dragonlance Chronicles

by Margaret Weis

1,158 members

13 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

81

Mistress of the Empire

by Raymond E. Feist

2,915 members

29 reviews

4.2

Member: Dablo81

82

The Dragon Star Series: Stronghold, Dragon Token, Skybowl

by Melanie Rawn

18 members

1 review

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

83

Rage of a Demon King

by Raymond E. Feist

2,889 members

20 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

84

Dragonlance: Legends

by Margaret Weis

620 members

6 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

85

Shards of a Broken Crown

by Raymond E. Feist

2,762 members

15 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

86

Krondor: The Betrayal

by Raymond E. Feist

2,400 members

15 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: Dablo81

87

Talon of the Silver Hawk

by Raymond E. Feist

2,329 members

28 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

88

by Raymond E. Feist

2,023 members

17 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

89

by Robert Jordan

9,450 members

74 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

90

Krondor: The Assassins

by Raymond E. Feist

2,064 members

8 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

91

Crossroads of Twilight

by Robert Jordan

9,032 members

87 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

92

by Raymond E. Feist

1,873 members

21 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

93

Knife of Dreams

by Robert Jordan

8,104 members

84 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

94

Krondor: Tear of the Gods

by Raymond E. Feist

1,930 members

10 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

95

The Gathering Storm

by Robert Jordan

5,701 members

127 reviews

4.2

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

96

Dragons of a Fallen Sun

by Margaret Weis

1,689 members

9 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

97

Towers of Midnight

by Robert Jordan

4,760 members

103 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

98

A Memory of Light

by Robert Jordan

3,780 members

140 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

99

Dragons of a Lost Star

by Margaret Weis

1,433 members

6 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

100

by Raymond E. Feist

1,332 members

14 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

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