1. 80
   The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (mak_mohn)
2. 70
   The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (mak_mohn)
3. 70
   Graceling by Kristin Cashore (notemily)
4. 60
   The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (gluestick, humouress)

   gluestick: Boys who come up with ingenious plans and incredible plot twists.

   humouress: The protagonists in both books are cheeky street boys who become in embroiled in royal politics and kingmaker's plans. But they decide to do things their own way.

5. 71
   Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (bell7)
6. 40
   Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder (quigui)
7. 30
   The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (bwebb22)
8. 20
   The Raven Ring by Patricia C. Wrede (ut.tecum.loquerer)
9. 20
   Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini (gluestick)
10. 20
    StarCrossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce (multilingualmaid)
11. 20
    The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis (electronicmemory)

    electronicmemory: Although one is Greece-esque fantasy and the other is a Roman-era mystery, both share scrappy, compelling characters in the form of Gen and Marcus Didius Falco.

12. 10
    The Legend of Eli Monpress, #1-3) by Rachel Aaron (gluestick)

    gluestick: Another charming,ingenious,mischievous thief with a secret agenda and an inflated sense of his own worth.Could be Gen's long lost twin brother.

13. 10
    The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow by Fuyumi Ono (Anonymous user)

    Anonymous user: Similarities: interesting characters, no romance, politics. I recommend the Eugene Woodbury translations.

14. 10
    Take a Thief by Mercedes Lackey (Nikkles, gluestick)
15. 10
    The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold (electronicmemory)

    electronicmemory: Two unusual protagonists who rely on their tongue, wit and ingenuity to get themselves out of tight scrapes.

16. 10
    Joust by Mercedes Lackey (gluestick)
17. 11
    The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan (gluestick)

    gluestick: Tale of two thieves.First book is great.

18. 00
    The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (themulhern)

    themulhern: Both books are closely inspired by a mythology and a geography. But both books are also highly original and the first in a series of similar books.

19. 00
    The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold (mysimas)
20. 00
    A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland (mysimas)

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