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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.23 — 117,114 ratings — published 2024
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 542,736 ratings — published 2022
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Katabasis Katabasis (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.71 — 204,550 ratings — published 2025
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.95 — 238,395 ratings — published 2023
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Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3) Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.07 — 67,829 ratings — published 2025
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Blood Over Bright Haven Blood Over Bright Haven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 181,885 ratings — published 2023
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The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.53 — 289,394 ratings — published 2020
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Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1) Ninth House (Ninth House Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 423,137 ratings — published 2019
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A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1) A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.68 — 112,386 ratings — published 2023
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A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 232,397 ratings — published 2020
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An Academy for Liars An Academy for Liars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.42 — 28,915 ratings — published 2024
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On Wings of Blood (Bloodwing Academy, #1) On Wings of Blood (Bloodwing Academy, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.91 — 130,183 ratings — published 2024
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The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #2) The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 16,610 ratings — published 2014
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An Arcane Inheritance An Arcane Inheritance (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.43 — 8,297 ratings — published 2025
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,561,748 ratings — published 2005
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A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1) A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.83 — 49,166 ratings — published 2013
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A Theory of Dreaming (A Study in Drowning, #2) A Theory of Dreaming (A Study in Drowning, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.52 — 16,134 ratings — published 2025
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A Letter to the Luminous Deep (The Sunken Archive, #1) A Letter to the Luminous Deep (The Sunken Archive, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.65 — 7,251 ratings — published 2024
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Academy of Villains - Nyx & Erebus (Academy of Villains, #1) Academy of Villains - Nyx & Erebus (Academy of Villains, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,586 ratings — published 2024
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.56 — 3,957,214 ratings — published 2023
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Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1) Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1)
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avg rating 3.96 — 41,951 ratings — published 2025
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Blood & Betrayals: A Dark Academia Romantasy Series (Avalon University Book 1) Blood & Betrayals: A Dark Academia Romantasy Series (Avalon University Book 1)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.92 — 10,789 ratings — published 2025
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Turning Darkness Into Light (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #6) Turning Darkness Into Light (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #6)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,292 ratings — published 2019
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.27 — 979,482 ratings — published 2014
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Alchemised Alchemised (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 363,324 ratings — published 2025
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Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #1) Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.70 — 32,434 ratings — published 2024
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The Library of Shadows The Library of Shadows (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.56 — 5,828 ratings — published 2023
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Sorcery of Thorns (Sorcery of Thorns, #1) Sorcery of Thorns (Sorcery of Thorns, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.03 — 164,488 ratings — published 2019
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Heir of Prophecy Heir of Prophecy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,273 ratings — published 2026
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Immortal Consequences (The Souls of Blackwood Academy, #1) Immortal Consequences (The Souls of Blackwood Academy, #1)
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avg rating 3.71 — 28,487 ratings — published 2025
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Vespertine Vespertine (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 26,408 ratings — published 2021
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The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy, #1) The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 68,124 ratings — published 2025
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Eternal Ruin (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #2) Eternal Ruin (Immortal Dark Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,416 ratings — published 2025
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A Lesson in Vengeance A Lesson in Vengeance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.51 — 24,545 ratings — published 2021
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In the Labyrinth of Drakes (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #4) In the Labyrinth of Drakes (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.39 — 9,900 ratings — published 2016
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The Voyage of the Basilisk (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #3) The Voyage of the Basilisk (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 12,074 ratings — published 2015
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Within the Sanctuary of Wings (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #5) Within the Sanctuary of Wings (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.40 — 8,601 ratings — published 2017
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 577,206 ratings — published 2020
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Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire (Rosie Frost, #2) Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire (Rosie Frost, #2)
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avg rating 4.02 — 269 ratings — published 2025
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Outlaws (Royal Academy Rebels, #2) Outlaws (Royal Academy Rebels, #2)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,720 ratings — published 2019
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Tricked (Fairy Tale Reform School, #3) Tricked (Fairy Tale Reform School, #3)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,412 ratings — published 2017
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Cursed (Fairy Tale Reform School, #6) Cursed (Fairy Tale Reform School, #6)
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avg rating 4.31 — 2,286 ratings — published 2020
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Flunked (Fairy Tale Reform School, #1) Flunked (Fairy Tale Reform School, #1)
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avg rating 3.83 — 14,199 ratings — published 2015
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Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1) Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,889 ratings — published 2018
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Wished (Fairy Tale Reform School, #5) Wished (Fairy Tale Reform School, #5)
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avg rating 4.05 — 2,756 ratings — published 2019
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Switched (Fairy Tale Reform School, #4) Switched (Fairy Tale Reform School, #4)
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avg rating 4.18 — 3,500 ratings — published 2018
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Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen (Rosie Frost, #1) Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen (Rosie Frost, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,215 ratings — published 2023
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The Geomagician (The Geomagician Duology #1) The Geomagician (The Geomagician Duology #1)
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avg rating 3.75 — 2,567 ratings — published 2026
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Shrike Shrike (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.12 — 81 ratings — published
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as academic-fantasy)
avg rating 4.58 — 5,038,490 ratings — published 1999
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