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Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
Vote for your favorite fantasy series, trilogies, and duologies. Please do not add science fiction or supernatural-romance series. If not in an omnibus or boxed set, please only vote for the first book in the series.
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Best Fantasy Series Hidden Gems.
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A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
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Ana Rocha: Shadows of Justice
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Ammar Habib (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 5,511 ratings
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Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch #1)
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4.34 avg rating — 230,819 ratings
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Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
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3.98 avg rating — 142,991 ratings
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| 304 |
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Kushiel's Scion (Imriel's Trilogy, #1)
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Jacqueline Carey (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 22,698 ratings
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| 304 |
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The Cry of the Icemark
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4.12 avg rating — 11,791 ratings
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| 306 |
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The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)
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4.05 avg rating — 56,544 ratings
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| 307 |
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Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses
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Kristen O'Neal (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 2,825 ratings
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| 308 |
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The Darkangel (Darkangel Trilogy, #1)
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3.92 avg rating — 9,557 ratings
score: 861,
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| 309 |
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Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 580,349 ratings
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| 310 |
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The Dark Tide (Mithgar, #1; The Iron Tower, #1)
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Dennis L. McKiernan (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 2,796 ratings
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| 311 |
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1)
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Carrie Ryan (Goodreads Author)
3.60 avg rating — 87,145 ratings
score: 844,
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| 312 |
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The Two Princesses of Bamarre (The Two Princesses of Bamarre, #1)
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Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 74,240 ratings
score: 842,
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| 313 |
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Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1)
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3.92 avg rating — 103,184 ratings
score: 834,
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| 314 |
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The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)
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Janny Wurts (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 6,294 ratings
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| 315 |
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Oathbreakers (Vows and Honor, #2)
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Mercedes Lackey (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 16,169 ratings
score: 824,
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| 315 |
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Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
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Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 422,186 ratings
score: 824,
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| 317 |
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Emperor Mage (The Immortals, #3)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 65,459 ratings
score: 819,
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| 318 |
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Acacia: The War with the Mein (Acacia #1)
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David Anthony Durham (Goodreads Author)
3.58 avg rating — 8,924 ratings
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| 319 |
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I Am Morgan le Fay
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Nancy Springer (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 3,535 ratings
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| 320 |
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Awoken
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Timothy Miller (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 165 ratings
score: 802,
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| 321 |
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Love, Eternally (Roman Time Travel, #1)
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Morgan O'Neill (Goodreads Author)
3.45 avg rating — 694 ratings
score: 800,
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8 people voted
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Visions (The Secret Watchers, #1)
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4.42 avg rating — 186 ratings
score: 800,
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| 321 |
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Witch in the Woods (Witch in the Woods, #1)
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Taylor Ann Bunker (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 228 ratings
score: 800,
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| 321 |
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The Oracle's Journal (Of Gods and Guardians, #1)
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Dimitri Liountris (Goodreads Author)
4.57 avg rating — 42 ratings
score: 800,
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| 325 |
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Hunt for the Star (The Eldon Archives, #1)
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Dane Richter (Goodreads Author)
4.83 avg rating — 59 ratings
score: 799,
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| 326 |
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High Couch of Silistra (Silistra, #1)
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Janet E. Morris (Goodreads Author)
3.57 avg rating — 469 ratings
score: 797,
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| 326 |
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Crow's Revenge (Keeper of the Realms, #1)
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4.21 avg rating — 535 ratings
score: 797,
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| 328 |
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The King of the Trees (The King of the Trees, #1)
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William D. Burt (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 162 ratings
score: 795,
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| 328 |
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Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1)
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Veronica Rossi (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 115,198 ratings
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| 330 |
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The Manufactured Identity (Manufactured Identity, #1)
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Heath Sommer (Goodreads Author)
3.55 avg rating — 438 ratings
score: 793,
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| 331 |
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The Elfin Ship (Balumnia, #1)
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3.83 avg rating — 682 ratings
score: 790,
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| 332 |
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Written in Red (The Others, #1)
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4.25 avg rating — 64,083 ratings
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| 332 |
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The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
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Trenton Lee Stewart (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 172,797 ratings
score: 787,
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| 334 |
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I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld, #38; Tiffany Aching, #4)
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4.36 avg rating — 59,858 ratings
score: 786,
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Shadowland (The Mediator, #1)
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4.04 avg rating — 71,010 ratings
score: 780,
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| 336 |
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Poison
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4.02 avg rating — 6,514 ratings
score: 778,
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| 336 |
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As Above (The Fallen, #1)
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Julie Mannino (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 353 ratings
score: 778,
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| 338 |
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The Runelords (Runelords, #1)
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David Farland (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 19,663 ratings
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| 339 |
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The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, #2)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 225,332 ratings
score: 776,
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| 340 |
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The Cadet of Tildor
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Alex Lidell (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 1,923 ratings
score: 772,
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| 341 |
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Hereditary (Beatrice Harrow, #1)
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Jane Washington (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 3,991 ratings
score: 770,
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| 341 |
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Uglies (Uglies, #1)
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Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 703,196 ratings
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Nobody's Prize (Nobody's Princess, #2)
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3.86 avg rating — 6,590 ratings
score: 769,
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Son of Avonar (The Bridge of D'Arnath, #1)
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Carol Berg (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 3,177 ratings
score: 763,
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Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
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John Gwynne (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 54,545 ratings
score: 763,
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| 346 |
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The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)
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3.78 avg rating — 83,422 ratings
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Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic, #1)
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Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 11,922 ratings
score: 756,
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| 348 |
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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 109,933 ratings
score: 755,
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Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 27,934 ratings
score: 749,
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Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
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4.32 avg rating — 35,622 ratings
score: 747,
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| 350 |
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Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride, #3)
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James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 97,034 ratings
score: 747,
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| 352 |
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
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Ben Aaronovitch (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 145,319 ratings
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| 352 |
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
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3.51 avg rating — 672,821 ratings
score: 744,
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| 354 |
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Black Diamond (McLean Twins, #1)
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Jennifer Loiske (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 231 ratings
score: 739,
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| 355 |
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Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)
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3.72 avg rating — 49,592 ratings
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| 356 |
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The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)
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S.A. Chakraborty (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 148,665 ratings
score: 732,
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| 357 |
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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
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4.05 avg rating — 82,493 ratings
score: 730,
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| 357 |
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Igraine the Brave
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 9,271 ratings
score: 730,
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| 359 |
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The Ruins of Ambrai (Exiles, #1)
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4.08 avg rating — 9,217 ratings
score: 729,
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| 359 |
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Strange Angels (Strange Angels, #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 41,401 ratings
score: 729,
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Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 168,737 ratings
score: 725,
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Book of a Thousand Days
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 56,139 ratings
score: 724,
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| 363 |
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The Hound of Rowan (The Tapestry, #1)
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Henry H. Neff (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 13,669 ratings
score: 715,
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| 364 |
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Max (Maximum Ride, #5)
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James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 76,481 ratings
score: 712,
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Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3)
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Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 44,182 ratings
score: 709,
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| 366 |
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Aurian (Artefacts of Power, #1)
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3.93 avg rating — 3,392 ratings
score: 707,
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| 367 |
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The Orb of Truth (The Horn King, #1)
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Brae Wyckoff (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 310 ratings
score: 700,
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| 367 |
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Melting Stones (The Circle Reforged, #2)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 13,000 ratings
score: 700,
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| 369 |
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Sing the Four Quarters (Quarters, #1)
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3.87 avg rating — 5,627 ratings
score: 698,
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| 370 |
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Bloodhound (Beka Cooper, #2)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 39,891 ratings
score: 697,
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| 371 |
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Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare (Cirque du Freak, #1)
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Darren Shan (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 63,242 ratings
score: 692,
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| 372 |
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سلسلة سلام (1) - رواية بعد السهوك
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Eng.Sara Ahmad (Goodreads Author)
4.78 avg rating — 232 ratings
score: 690,
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic
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4.15 avg rating — 15,166 ratings
score: 690,
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Polgara the Sorceress
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4.12 avg rating — 30,918 ratings
score: 683,
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The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2)
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4.21 avg rating — 54,819 ratings
score: 683,
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Trickster's Queen (Daughter of the Lioness, #2)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 61,331 ratings
score: 682,
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| 376 |
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Inkspell (Inkworld, #2)
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 134,051 ratings
score: 682,
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| 378 |
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Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1)
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Melissa de la Cruz (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 143,647 ratings
score: 680,
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Shapechangers (Chronicles of the Cheysuli, #1)
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Jennifer Roberson (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 4,125 ratings
score: 678,
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The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
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3.89 avg rating — 10,648 ratings
score: 676,
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| 380 |
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White Eagle: Awakening
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Ellwood Cooper (Goodreads Author)
4.53 avg rating — 280 ratings
score: 676,
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| 382 |
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Rampant (Killer Unicorns, #1)
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Diana Peterfreund (Goodreads Author)
3.54 avg rating — 7,076 ratings
score: 672,
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Dragonsinger (Harper Hall, #2)
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4.30 avg rating — 48,404 ratings
score: 671,
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The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 476,145 ratings
score: 667,
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| 385 |
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Whispers (The Secret Watchers, #2)
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4.34 avg rating — 184 ratings
score: 666,
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| 386 |
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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
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3.84 avg rating — 1,170,568 ratings
score: 664,
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| 387 |
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Savvy (Savvy, #1)
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Ingrid Law (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 49,575 ratings
score: 663,
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| 387 |
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The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1)
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Laurie Forest (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 48,135 ratings
score: 663,
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| 389 |
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Dissolution (Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen, #1)
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Richard Lee Byers (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 10,744 ratings
score: 662,
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| 389 |
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I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1)
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3.94 avg rating — 350,296 ratings
score: 662,
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Mairelon the Magician (Mairelon, #1)
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Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,962 ratings
score: 661,
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Searching for Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #2)
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Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 45,819 ratings
score: 656,
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| 393 |
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Airborn (Matt Cruse, #1)
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Kenneth Oppel (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 26,254 ratings
score: 654,
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The Riddle-Master of Hed (Riddle-Master, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 13,015 ratings
score: 652,
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
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Wheres the book of the new sun? i thought that was supposed to be a great series.
The book of the new sun is there, currently #76. (Shadow and Claw by Gene Wolfe)
Deleted The Sunbird by Elizabeth E. Wein as it is the third book in the series. Please re-submit your vote as the first book, The Winter Prince.Removed The Witchwood Cradle by Esther M. Friesner as it is the third book in the series. Please re-submit your vote as the first book, Mustapha and His Wise Dog.
Removed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling as it is the third book in the series.
Removed The Unicorn Creed by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough as it is the second book in the series. Please re-submit your vote as the first book, Song of Sorcery.
Removed both Arrow's Flight and Arrow's Fall by Mercedes Lackey as they are the second and third books in the series. Please re-submit your vote as the omnibus Queen's Own: Arrows of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, Arrow's Fall.
Removed The Shadow of Albion by Andre Norton, Rosemary Edghill as the Carolus Rex series does not meet the three book minimum for the list.
Removed I,Q by Roland Smith as the Carolus Rex series does not meet the three book minimum for the list, and is not fantasy.
Removed Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist as it is not part of a series.
Removed Kit's Wilderness by David Almond as it is not part of a series, his books are all stand-alone.
Removed Silverfin by Charlie Higson as it and the rest of the Young James Bond series are not fantasy.
Removed Spy X: The Code by Peter Lerangis as it and the rest of the Spy X series are not fantasy.
there are quite a few books on here that I don't believe should be. Vampire Romance? Please.
What about THE
TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAGA
Heather wrote: "What about THE
TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAGA"
Quote: (No science fiction or supernatural series)
Twilight = vampires = supernatural
MAXIMUM RIDE IS THE F*****G BOMBhi guys
I can understand the instinct to keep the Twilight series off the list, but by excluding the supernatural from fantasy, you have rendered your list bogus.
On Basilisk Station and Uglies are sf, not fantasy. People have voted for the LoTR trilogy, Fellowship, Two Towers, and Return, each separately. The same problem has befallen several other series, most notably GRRMartin's Game of Thrones. Can we either delete the extras, or combine them into one?
Vanyalmeida, I do not believe that Sherlock Holmes counts as fantasy.
Xenophon wrote: "I can understand the instinct to keep the Twilight series off the list, but by excluding the supernatural from fantasy, you have rendered your list bogus."I can't see why it would be bogus.
Some of the best work in fantasy these days is being done in series excluded from the list. For example, The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, if it maintains its quality through completion, is going to be one of the finest fantasy series ever written. The Mercy Thompson books by Patricia Briggs are also quite good, and The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris and The Hollows series by Kim Harrison are a lot of fun. They are certainly better than Terry Goodkind or L.E. Modesitt's books. But all four series are excluded, if I am interpreting "supernatural" correctly. If I'm not, someone should clarify.
you know i say what people like is what people like you can't change what people think. do i like the twilight saga no but whatever whatever floats your boat
What about adding Jennifer Roberson with her "Tiger and Dell" series, Sword Singer, Sword Dancer etc. Very good and VERY popular in it's time.
The form to add books to the list is over at the right hand side of the page.
Dorothy Dunnett is historical fiction, not fantasy.
Added: Son Of Avonar - Book 1 of The Bridge Of D'Arnath
Transformation - Book 1 of the Rai-Kirah trilogy
both by Carol Berg
Also added the first of the Thieves World series of anthologies and the introductory novel of the Merovingen Nights anthologies- Angel With A Sword by C.J. Cherryh.
Transformation - Book 1 of the Rai-Kirah trilogy
both by Carol Berg
Also added the first of the Thieves World series of anthologies and the introductory novel of the Merovingen Nights anthologies- Angel With A Sword by C.J. Cherryh.
I deleted several Harry Potter books that weren't the first book in the series.
Noted that the votes will probably be diluted in a few titles by various editions.
There are two titles that I think any reasonable definition would count as science fiction and should thus be removed:Dune, by Frank Herbert
The Silver Metal Lover, by Tanith Lee
And there are a few titles that I would quibble with, but know that others probably disagree with me:
Archangel, by Sharon Shinn, implies that it is science fiction in the first book and is explicitly science fiction in the second book and all books set later in the timeline.
Same goes for Anne McCaffrey's Pern series, though in that case the majority of the books written fall in the part of the timeline where the only science fiction element is the prologue (which does EXPLICITLY make the books science fiction, however!)
Same also goes for Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover series, and in that case the majority of the titles are set in the part of the timeline where the low-tech planet is in contact with the high-tech empire and it is explicitly set in a science-based future.
My two cents; I wouldn’t have those series on this list, but that’s just me.
Crank shouldn't be on this list. It isn't fantasy at all. . .
Wow,there are hardly any votes for The Dresden Files.
Maybe some people aren't thinking Urban Fantasy? Even though the heading includes all fantasy. I voted for them/it.
There are SF&F fans prepared to argue that Dune is really an epic fantasy in disguise, and I can see their point. The Darkover novels feel like fantasy, no matter their thin SF rationale, and that's how I categorize them, especially when I'm recommending books to people.
A series of Unfortunate Events? In a fantasy list? Confusion??????
Some of the books on this list are laughable. We need to start culling some of the nonsense.
Nathan wrote: "A series of Unfortunate Events? In a fantasy list? Confusion??????"I've not read them, but the Wikipedia article indicates a fantastic setting, so they are fantasy.
Xenophon wrote: "Nathan wrote: "A series of Unfortunate Events? In a fantasy list? Confusion??????"I've not read them, but the Wikipedia article indicates a fantastic setting, so they are fantasy."
The books are set in fictional places but that doesn't make them fantasy. Nothing fantastic occurs in the series other than the children's fantastic bad luck.
Wikipedia says that the setting mixes times and technologies.
this list is a sad, desperate mess. it is so strange to me that folks can't even follow this list's very clear instructions and just have to give in to the urge to ADD, ADD, ADD, whether the novel is scifi, paranormal romance, or numbers 2 through a billion of the series. fans of Thomas Covenant, Warhammer, and The Dresden Files seem to be the most oblivious to the list's basic rules. and then other folks just jump in and start VOTE VOTE voting away. ah well. this could have been a great resource.personally, i'd say that science fantasy should be on the list (Dying Earth, Book of the New Sun). same with series in fantastic settings with no actual fantasy occurring(like, say, the strange versions of england in Gormenghast & A Series of Unfortunate Events). on the other hand, Dune & Darkover are clearly science fiction. but that's just my opinion. and what the heck is The Tick doing here? that was funny to see that one listed.
I deleted several books that clearly aren't the first volumes of a series, but I confined my efforts to the items that are higher up on this list. I don't have the time and patience to go through the whole thing. I am also unwilling to delete a book for being science fiction, for I believe the difference between the two genres is an ongoing debate among readers.
thank you xenophon for even making the effort of trimming this list down!
Thanks for making this list, even if it has imperfections...what's perfect after all? I'm an avid reader and am always looking for another awesome book to read, so thanks! Just thought you needed some positive feedback :)
Where is "The Death Gate Cycle"? :(Dragon Wing
Elven Star
Fire Sea
Serpent Mage
The Hand of Chaos
Into the Labyrinth
The Seventh Gate
harry potter as #1? seriously?! hail the pottertards!
Harry Potter sparked a world-wide re-insterest in book reading. I don't think anything that gets the general populace so involved in reading once again should be taken lightly.The list isn't for the single best fantasy series over time, but your favorite. The HP books are actually quite well written, with a believable hero who isn't perfect (often lacking in both children and adult books). They create a magnificent, consistent, world.
And sometimes its your favorite because you didn't have to struggle a lifetime through it. Favorite books aren't necessarily life shattering.
That being said I didn't vote for it, I merely take offense to your snootish "Hail the Pottertards" comment. As if someone reading one set of books is actually better than someone reading another. Ridiculous. I'm just happy when people are reading. Its not a pissing contest.
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Glad to see a list without The Twilight series, thank you.
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 doesn't belong here, as it is neither fantasy nor part of a series. Same goes for Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.
The Hobbit should not be on this list as it is not part of a series, unless you count Tolkien's whole Middle Earth saga, but that is already represented by LOTR.
Xenophon wrote: "Some of the best work in fantasy these days is being done in series excluded from the list. For example, The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, if it maintains its quality through completion, is going ..."What it actually says is "please do not add supernatural-romance series." That doesn't mean urban fantasy such as the Dresden Files series is excluded from the list, since there's nothing in the rules that says "no urban fantasy."
However, something like the Twilight saga, which is primarily a high school romance with a few supernatural creatures thrown in to ramp up the drama, is not fantasy (in my opinion at least), but romance, and therefore shouldn't be on this list.
That's my interpretation of the rules, anyway.
Only two Pratchett Discworld books? The Entire series deserves to be here!!
Deleted a bunch of books further down the list that are later books in a series. Also The Catcher in the Rye.... how someone thought that was a fantasy series I don't even....
On Basilisk Station is science fiction.I noticed a tendency to put in the 1st book of a series (Dealing with Dragons) and also the entire series as boxed set/omnibus (Enchanted Forest Chronicles). Fairly confusing, but don't know if anything can be done.
Wouldn't it be better to say no paranormal romance instead of supernatural? Any book with magic is technically supernatural. That being said, I would consider both Sci Fi and paranormal romance to be sub-genres of fantasy, though I understand the inclination to exclude them.
Becky wrote: "Harry Potter sparked a world-wide re-insterest in book reading. I don't think anything that gets the general populace so involved in reading once again should be taken lightly.Damon wrote: "harry potter as #1? seriously?! hail the pottertards!"
Agreed, Becky, for the most part. But HP in front of LotR is just disgraceful.
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