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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,079,299 ratings — published 2006
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,815,325 ratings — published 1996
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,236,079 ratings — published 1954
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,118,841 ratings — published 2007
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.76 — 531,181 ratings — published 2014
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 812,726 ratings — published 2005
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.56 — 653,836 ratings — published 2008
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.66 — 725,187 ratings — published 2010
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,051,049 ratings — published 1998
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 755,772 ratings — published 2011
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,628,248 ratings — published 1937
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.04 — 27,261 ratings — published 2015
The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 312,985 ratings — published 2011
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 725,270 ratings — published 2007
Elantris (Elantris, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.16 — 372,814 ratings — published 2005
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 639,740 ratings — published 2011
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,088,765 ratings — published 1955
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,179,295 ratings — published 1954
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 870,877 ratings — published 2000
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.60 — 392,070 ratings — published 2017
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.28 — 354,056 ratings — published 2015
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 336,192 ratings — published 2006
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.20 — 445,402 ratings — published 1995
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 549,370 ratings — published 2018
Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 111,440 ratings — published 2016
The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.40 — 207,695 ratings — published 2016
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.56 — 266,756 ratings — published 2020
Warbreaker (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.29 — 304,690 ratings — published 2009
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 115,348 ratings — published 2004
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 3.82 — 126,528 ratings — published 2011
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 359,388 ratings — published 2006
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 435,831 ratings — published 1993
The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 3.89 — 8,230 ratings — published 2018
Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 3 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.46 — 6,997 ratings — published 2016
Unsong (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,501 ratings — published 2017
Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.11 — 184,515 ratings — published 2016
The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.23 — 134,472 ratings — published 2010
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 70,788 ratings — published 2016
Emperor of Thorns (Broken Empire, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,867 ratings — published 2013
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,212,684 ratings — published 2015
Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 227,118 ratings — published 2015
The Emperor's Soul (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 141,315 ratings — published 2012
The Daylight War (Demon Cycle, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.20 — 66,534 ratings — published 2013
The Warded Man (Demon Cycle #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 134,028 ratings — published 2008
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 179,147 ratings — published 2008
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 215,873 ratings — published 2008
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 67,896 ratings — published 2012
The Rithmatist (The Rithmatist, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.25 — 76,766 ratings — published 2013
The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 92,806 ratings — published 1999
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as hard-fantasy)
avg rating 4.34 — 245,291 ratings — published 1989
