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The Polymorph (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.28 — 20,097 ratings — published 2023
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,678,443 ratings — published 2023
Some Desperate Glory (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 20,211 ratings — published 2023
Exordia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,615 ratings — published 2024
The Scourge Between Stars (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 3.58 — 5,673 ratings — published 2023
The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.16 — 38,609 ratings — published 2024
The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.08 — 9,195 ratings — published 2023
Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 3.89 — 4,157 ratings — published 2024
Ghost Station (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 3.57 — 12,461 ratings — published 2024
Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)
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avg rating 4.28 — 4,348 ratings — published 2024
The Folded Sky (White Space, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,232 ratings — published 2025
The Deep Sky (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 12,753 ratings — published 2023
Service Model (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.04 — 21,209 ratings — published 2024
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,695,117 ratings — published 2023
These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,916 ratings — published 2023
The Stardust Grail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 3.66 — 10,200 ratings — published 2024
Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.18 — 34,844 ratings — published 2021
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,753,138 ratings — published 2025
Shadows Upon Time (The Sun Eater, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.47 — 8,754 ratings — published 2025
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,332,614 ratings — published 2015
The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.26 — 772,672 ratings — published 2022
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,180,343 ratings — published 2020
Translation State (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.05 — 17,676 ratings — published 2023
Shroud (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.17 — 11,305 ratings — published 2025
War Bodies (Polity Universe, #1.5)
by (shelved 6 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,630 ratings — published 2023
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.27 — 837,648 ratings — published 2014
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,148,643 ratings — published 2021
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,287,375 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,172,338 ratings — published 2015
Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.35 — 246,546 ratings — published 2025
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,214,173 ratings — published 2009
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,031,600 ratings — published 2008
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,778,151 ratings — published 2017
House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.24 — 715,338 ratings — published 2024
House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.42 — 851,254 ratings — published 2022
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
by (shelved 4 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,281,060 ratings — published 2016
Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 1,395,133 ratings — published 2021
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.33 — 989,565 ratings — published 2019
Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.06 — 297,848 ratings — published 2025
Beyond the Curtain: European character-driven fantasy (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.53 — 32 ratings — published
The Ascended (Aesymarean Duet, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.55 — 50,730 ratings — published 2025
The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.42 — 42,417 ratings — published 2025
Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.38 — 296,877 ratings — published 2025
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.55 — 420,209 ratings — published 2016
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 1,141,281 ratings — published 2025
Blood Over Bright Haven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 145,455 ratings — published 2023
A Light in the Flame (Flesh and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as high-stakes)
avg rating 4.48 — 173,755 ratings — published 2022
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
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avg rating 4.58 — 231,949 ratings — published 2023
Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 416,387 ratings — published 2024
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
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avg rating 4.26 — 694,435 ratings — published 2022
“My father always told me that those who are wise as serpents can afford to be harmless as a dove. Don’t lose you, Eve. Keep your eyes open. If something goes wrong, you’re smart. Do whatever it takes to survive, but don’t lose yourself in the process. Nothing would be worth that sacrifice.”
― High Stakes
― High Stakes
“The Arabs poisoned the wells before they left—rotten dead animals dropped in.”
― The Prisoner of Acre
― The Prisoner of Acre












