As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
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J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition by R.A. Salvatore
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Warbreaker by Brandon SandersonPrincess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day GeorgeCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsSyren by Angie SageThe Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
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590 books — 2,404 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineAs a Man Thinketh by James Allen
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Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey
Fairy Tale Retellings: Hidden Gems
601 books — 752 voters
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The Epic of Gilgamesh by UnknownThe Aeneid by VirgilBeowulf by Seamus HeaneyThe Odyssey by HomerThe Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
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127 books — 218 voters