Best Indie Fantasy Books Worth a Read

Here's a list of some of the best fantasy written by independent authors. Books range from children's to adult fantasy.

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4.11 avg rating — 33,382 ratings
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4.41 avg rating — 90,970 ratings
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4.27 avg rating — 1,687 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 75,773 ratings
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4.46 avg rating — 798 ratings
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4.59 avg rating — 693 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 15,863 ratings
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8

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4.58 avg rating — 464 ratings
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9

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4.16 avg rating — 800 ratings
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10

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4.31 avg rating — 17,289 ratings
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11

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4.06 avg rating — 8,796 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 3,362 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 2,744 ratings
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14

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4.22 avg rating — 64 ratings
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15

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4.01 avg rating — 661 ratings
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16

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4.03 avg rating — 255 ratings
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17

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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 126 ratings
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18

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4.10 avg rating — 197,690 ratings
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19

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4.50 avg rating — 106 ratings
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20

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4.10 avg rating — 211 ratings
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21

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3.74 avg rating — 612 ratings
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22

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4.04 avg rating — 5,883 ratings
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23

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3.98 avg rating — 3,403 ratings
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24

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3.52 avg rating — 2,992 ratings
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25

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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 924 ratings
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26

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3.91 avg rating — 20,617 ratings
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27

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3.77 avg rating — 1,794 ratings
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28

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3.66 avg rating — 2,130 ratings
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29

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4.11 avg rating — 83 ratings
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30

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3.80 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
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31

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4.09 avg rating — 526 ratings
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32

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3.85 avg rating — 539 ratings
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33

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4.27 avg rating — 62,139 ratings
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34

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3.57 avg rating — 660 ratings
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35

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4.10 avg rating — 146 ratings
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36

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4.16 avg rating — 1,099 ratings
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37

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3.91 avg rating — 106 ratings
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38

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4.12 avg rating — 152 ratings
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39

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3.79 avg rating — 564 ratings
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40

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4.36 avg rating — 137 ratings
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41

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3.83 avg rating — 649 ratings
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42

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3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
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43

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4.64 avg rating — 149 ratings
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44

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4.52 avg rating — 73 ratings
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45

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3.85 avg rating — 95 ratings
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46

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4.06 avg rating — 49 ratings
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46

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4.40 avg rating — 358 ratings
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48

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4.10 avg rating — 136 ratings
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49

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4.17 avg rating — 253 ratings
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50

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4.11 avg rating — 14,263 ratings
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51

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3.75 avg rating — 204 ratings
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52

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4.03 avg rating — 61 ratings
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53

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3.97 avg rating — 74 ratings
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54

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3.97 avg rating — 125 ratings
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55

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4.09 avg rating — 412 ratings
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56

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3.96 avg rating — 752 ratings
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57

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3.85 avg rating — 5,847 ratings
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58

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4.36 avg rating — 86 ratings
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59

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3.69 avg rating — 353 ratings
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60

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3.84 avg rating — 282 ratings
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61

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3.98 avg rating — 167 ratings
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62

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3.92 avg rating — 2,756 ratings
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62

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4.29 avg rating — 167 ratings
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64

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3.96 avg rating — 10,590 ratings
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64

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3.82 avg rating — 227 ratings
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66

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3.69 avg rating — 477 ratings
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67

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3.24 avg rating — 248 ratings
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68

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4.14 avg rating — 122 ratings
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69

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3.87 avg rating — 83 ratings
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70

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4.30 avg rating — 81 ratings
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71

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3.93 avg rating — 129 ratings
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72

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3.53 avg rating — 419 ratings
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73

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4.15 avg rating — 54,043 ratings
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74

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3.48 avg rating — 216 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 59 ratings
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76

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3.25 avg rating — 113 ratings
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77

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4.56 avg rating — 115 ratings
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78

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3.84 avg rating — 787 ratings
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79

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3.63 avg rating — 788 ratings
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80

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4.29 avg rating — 322,034 ratings
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81

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4.15 avg rating — 33 ratings
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82

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4.17 avg rating — 90 ratings
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83

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3.79 avg rating — 947 ratings
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84

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3.88 avg rating — 280 ratings
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85

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4.10 avg rating — 82 ratings
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86

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3.90 avg rating — 155 ratings
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87

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3.56 avg rating — 540 ratings
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88

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4.07 avg rating — 144 ratings
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89

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4.21 avg rating — 163 ratings
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89

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4.48 avg rating — 61 ratings
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91

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3.98 avg rating — 91 ratings
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92

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4.24 avg rating — 3,263 ratings
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93

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4.25 avg rating — 69 ratings
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94

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4.73 avg rating — 41 ratings
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95

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4.77 avg rating — 57 ratings
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96

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4.80 avg rating — 49 ratings
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97

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3.97 avg rating — 177 ratings
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98

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4.22 avg rating — 130 ratings
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98

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4.15 avg rating — 104 ratings
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100

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4.13 avg rating — 217 ratings
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1,558 books · 1,649 voters · list created June 29th, 2010 by Jenna (votes) .
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Jenna 234 books
683 friends
Jason 101 books
364 friends
Danielle 17 books
288 friends
Rebecca 2358 books
160 friends
Carol 36 books
12 friends
Helen 997 books
1364 friends
Melanie 43 books
333 friends
Jennifer 1066 books
1122 friends

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Comments Showing 1-9 of 9 (9 new)

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message 1: by Wonderly (new)

Wonderly Added new release YA Arthurian fantasy My Boyfriend Merlin


message 2: by James (new)

James Latimer There are quite a few non-indie books on this list, which would be good to remove if a Librarian comes by. I understand why Blood Song and Theft of Swords are on here, as they started that way, but Harry Potter is on the second page, and there's also Django Wexler's The Thousand Names, Daniel Abraham's The King's Blood, Robert Jordan's Eye of the World, etc...


message 4: by Sarah (new)

Sarah I've deleted Harry Potter and The Thousand Names.


message 5: by Vikarti (new)

Vikarti Why Ell Donsaii series is here at all? It's not fantasy. It would be good to remove if possible.


message 6: by James (new)

James Latimer Scourge of the Betrayer is also not Indie. Need a librarian!


message 7: by Lea (new)

Lea Vickery Can you add Good Night by L.R.W. Lee? It comes out next year. On the 14th of January


message 8: by Ginny (new)

Ginny Horn-Horn by ADT McLellan - one of those few books that you will go from the last page immediately back to the first page. Like The Sixth Sense, reading it a second time is like reading it for the first time again. It's a completely different story once all of the twists are revealed.


Sadie (The Booty Queen) There are a LOT of traditionally published books on this list.


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