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The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

50,499 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

94,637 members

1,190 reviews

½ 4.3

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

3

The Fellowship of the Ring

by J. R. R. Tolkien

54,826 members

488 reviews

½ 4.4

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

4

by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,041 members

144 reviews

4.1

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

5

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

16,005 members

376 reviews

4

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

6

A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

42,753 members

1,123 reviews

½ 4.4

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

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by J. R. R. Tolkien

48,543 members

309 reviews

½ 4.4

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

8

The Return of the King

by J. R. R. Tolkien

46,893 members

283 reviews

½ 4.5

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

9

A Clash of Kings

by George R. R. Martin

30,624 members

546 reviews

½ 4.3

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

10

The Silmarillion

by J. R. R. Tolkien

35,033 members

272 reviews

3.9

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

11

A Dance With Dragons

by George R. R. Martin

17,035 members

456 reviews

4

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

12

26,581 members

239 reviews

3.9

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

13

The Horse and His Boy

25,635 members

243 reviews

3.9

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

14

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

25,488 members

258 reviews

4

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

15

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

45,877 members

767 reviews

4.1

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

16

A Song for Arbonne

by Guy Gavriel Kay

2,720 members

54 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aulsmith, Dablo81, ahef1963, spacehedgy

17

The Magician's Nephew

29,428 members

364 reviews

3.9

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

18

The Silver Chair

24,005 members

195 reviews

3.9

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

19

Unfinished Tales Of Numenor And Middle-Earth

by J. R. R. Tolkien

10,606 members

45 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, Myyst, craftexchange, spacehedgy

20

Time of the Twins

by Margaret Weis

3,459 members

28 reviews

3.8

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

21

A Storm of Swords

by George R. R. Martin

25,069 members

450 reviews

½ 4.4

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

22

The King of Elfland's Daughter

by Lord Dunsany

2,306 members

54 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst, Dablo81, spacehedgy

23

The Farthest Shore

by Ursula K. Le Guin

7,887 members

121 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

618 members

7 reviews

4.2

4 Members: ghilbrae, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, spacehedgy

25

Magician: Apprentice

by Raymond E. Feist

5,318 members

83 reviews

3.9

4 Members: ralphvdhoudt, Dablo81, ggoldby, ahef1963

26

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan

19,819 members

374 reviews

4

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

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by R. A. Salvatore

3,609 members

62 reviews

3.9

4 Members: ghilbrae, Dablo81, ggoldby, ManWithAnAgenda

28

by David Gemmell

2,574 members

47 reviews

4

3 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby, spacehedgy

29

The Tombs of Atuan

by Ursula K. Le Guin

8,958 members

164 reviews

4

3 Members: Myyst, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

30

The Children of Húrin

by J. R. R. Tolkien

11,388 members

137 reviews

3.9

3 Members: Myyst, Percevan, craftexchange

31

The Last Battle

23,371 members

193 reviews

3.9

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

32

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

20,474 members

791 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: ralphvdhoudt, Myyst, ggoldby

33

The Chronicles of Narnia

35,907 members

322 reviews

½ 4.3

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

34

by Raymond E. Feist

5,961 members

42 reviews

3.9

3 Members: Tanks, Dablo81, ggoldby

35

The Dragonbone Chair

by Tad Williams

6,261 members

78 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ghilbrae, Dablo81, ggoldby

36

A Feast for Crows

by George R. R. Martin

25,280 members

514 reviews

4

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

37

by Katherine Kurtz

2,025 members

26 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby

38

Deryni Checkmate

by Katherine Kurtz

1,607 members

9 reviews

3.8

2 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby

39

The Gods of Pegāna

by Lord Dunsany

255 members

5 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst

40

by Katherine Kurtz

1,579 members

8 reviews

3.9

2 Members: stevemaynard, ggoldby

41

Daughter of the Empire

by Raymond E. Feist

3,721 members

67 reviews

4.1

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

42

Time and the Gods

by Lord Dunsany

167 members

2 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ghilbrae, Myyst

43

Stone of Farewell

by Tad Williams

4,566 members

38 reviews

4

2 Members: ghilbrae, Dablo81

44

by Robert Jordan

13,872 members

147 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

45

by Robert Jordan

6,556 members

77 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda, spacehedgy,

46

The Elfstones of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

6,358 members

51 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

47

The Wishsong of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

5,265 members

26 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

48

by Raymond E. Feist

4,559 members

61 reviews

4.2

2 Members: Dablo81, ahef1963

49

Magician: Master

by Raymond E. Feist

4,089 members

39 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ggoldby

50

The Dragon Reborn

by Robert Jordan

12,877 members

126 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

51

Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3rd Edition)

by Ed Greenwood

634 members

3 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda

52

Player's Handbook: Core Rulebook I (3.5)

by Jonathan Tweet

1,665 members

6 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda

53

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

925 members

3 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda

54

The Shadow Rising

by Robert Jordan

11,800 members

115 reviews

4

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

55

The Fires of Heaven

by Robert Jordan

11,222 members

87 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

56

by Christopher Paolini

32,458 members

640 reviews

½ 3.7

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

57

by Robert Jordan

10,900 members

95 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Dablo81, ManWithAnAgenda,

58

The Dalemark Quartet

by Diana Wynne Jones

216 members

2 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

59

The Worm Ouroboros

by E. R. Eddison

2,307 members

46 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ghilbrae

60

A Darkness at Sethanon

by Raymond E. Feist

5,583 members

42 reviews

3.9

Member: Dablo81

61

by Ursula K. Le Guin

5,330 members

84 reviews

3.8

Member: Myyst

62

by Ursula K. Le Guin

3,978 members

68 reviews

4

Member: Myyst

63

Tales from Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

3,626 members

58 reviews

3.9

Member: Myyst

64

The Word of Unbinding

by Ursula K. Le Guin

28 members

3.9

Member: Myyst

65

Dark Lord of Derkholm

by Diana Wynne Jones

2,439 members

57 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

66

The Secret Country

897 members

22 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

2,121 members

37 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

69

A Crown of Swords

by Robert Jordan

10,545 members

82 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

70

Prince of the Blood

by Raymond E. Feist

3,630 members

26 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

71

The Icewind Dale Trilogy

by R. A. Salvatore

1,623 members

11 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

72

Shadow of a Dark Queen

by Raymond E. Feist

3,361 members

25 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

73

The Path of Daggers

by Robert Jordan

10,127 members

75 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

74

The King's Buccaneer

by Raymond E. Feist

3,148 members

24 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

75

by Barbara Hambly

1,697 members

30 reviews

3.9

Member: ggoldby

76

Rise of a Merchant Prince

by Raymond E. Feist

3,188 members

26 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

77

The Time of the Dark

by Barbara Hambly

1,368 members

16 reviews

3.9

Member: ggoldby

78

The Chronicles of Prydain

by Lloyd Alexander

580 members

11 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

79

Servant of the Empire

by Raymond E. Feist

3,140 members

35 reviews

4.1

Member: Dablo81

80

The Dragonlance Chronicles

by Margaret Weis

1,190 members

13 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

81

Mistress of the Empire

by Raymond E. Feist

3,014 members

30 reviews

4.2

Member: Dablo81

82

The Dragon Star Series: Stronghold, Dragon Token, Skybowl

by Melanie Rawn

27 members

1 review

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

83

Rage of a Demon King

by Raymond E. Feist

2,981 members

21 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

84

Dragonlance: Legends

by Margaret Weis

641 members

6 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

85

Shards of a Broken Crown

by Raymond E. Feist

2,849 members

15 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

86

Krondor: The Betrayal

by Raymond E. Feist

2,476 members

16 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: Dablo81

87

Talon of the Silver Hawk

by Raymond E. Feist

2,417 members

29 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

88

by Raymond E. Feist

2,100 members

18 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

89

by Robert Jordan

9,824 members

78 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

90

Krondor: The Assassins

by Raymond E. Feist

2,142 members

9 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

91

Crossroads of Twilight

by Robert Jordan

9,437 members

91 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

92

by Raymond E. Feist

1,947 members

23 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

93

Knife of Dreams

by Robert Jordan

8,466 members

88 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

94

Krondor: Tear of the Gods

by Raymond E. Feist

1,995 members

11 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

95

The Gathering Storm

by Robert Jordan

6,017 members

130 reviews

4.2

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

96

Dragons of a Fallen Sun

by Margaret Weis

1,849 members

9 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

97

Towers of Midnight

by Robert Jordan

5,064 members

105 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

98

A Memory of Light

by Robert Jordan

4,093 members

141 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

99

Dragons of a Lost Star

by Margaret Weis

1,507 members

6 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: Dablo81

100

by Raymond E. Feist

1,386 members

15 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: Dablo81

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