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The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.10 — 357,694 ratings — published 1844
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Captain Blood Captain Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.18 — 18,326 ratings — published 1922
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,097,067 ratings — published 1846
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The Princess Bride The Princess Bride (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.27 — 966,847 ratings — published 1973
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Scaramouche (Scaramouche, #1) Scaramouche (Scaramouche, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.10 — 9,759 ratings — published 1921
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The Scarlet Pimpernel The Scarlet Pimpernel (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.07 — 144,834 ratings — published 1905
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Treasure Island Treasure Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.85 — 558,733 ratings — published 1882
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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.30 — 363,471 ratings — published 2006
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The Sea-Hawk The Sea-Hawk (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,873 ratings — published 1915
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The Prisoner of Zenda (The Ruritania Trilogy, #2) The Prisoner of Zenda (The Ruritania Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 20 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.83 — 23,197 ratings — published 1894
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Captain Alatriste (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #1) Captain Alatriste (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.75 — 19,861 ratings — published 1996
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Traitor's Blade (Greatcoats, #1) Traitor's Blade (Greatcoats, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.04 — 27,079 ratings — published 2014
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Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1) Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.79 — 69,596 ratings — published 1886
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Zorro Zorro (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.81 — 25,223 ratings — published 2005
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Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.25 — 167,084 ratings — published 2007
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The Man in the Iron Mask (Le vicomte de Bragelonne #4/4) The Man in the Iron Mask (Le vicomte de Bragelonne #4/4)
by (shelved 10 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.00 — 67,008 ratings — published 1850
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1) The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.24 — 93,651 ratings — published 2023
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,226,751 ratings — published 2015
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The Fencing Master The Fencing Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.80 — 12,303 ratings — published 1988
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The Mark of Zorro (Zorro, #1) The Mark of Zorro (Zorro, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,466 ratings — published 1919
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The Black Arrow The Black Arrow (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.79 — 20,354 ratings — published 1883
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Ivanhoe Ivanhoe (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.77 — 100,900 ratings — published 1819
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The Phoenix Guards (Khaavren Romances, #1) The Phoenix Guards (Khaavren Romances, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,327 ratings — published 1991
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Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1) Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.96 — 11,009 ratings — published 2009
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Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2) Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,494 ratings — published 1970
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Swordspoint (Riverside, #1) Swordspoint (Riverside, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.80 — 11,254 ratings — published 1987
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The Sun Over Breda (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #3) The Sun Over Breda (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,444 ratings — published 1998
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Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2) Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.03 — 380,520 ratings — published 1911
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Twenty Years After (Musketeers Trilogy #2) Twenty Years After (Musketeers Trilogy #2)
by (shelved 7 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.10 — 26,725 ratings — published 1845
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A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3) A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.29 — 203,908 ratings — published 2017
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Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1) Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.11 — 28,090 ratings — published 2002
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A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.81 — 61,860 ratings — published 1912
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Purity of Blood (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #2) Purity of Blood (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.82 — 8,128 ratings — published 1997
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On Stranger Tides On Stranger Tides (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.81 — 11,765 ratings — published 1987
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The Vicomte de Bragelonne (Le vicomte de Bragelonne #1/3) The Vicomte de Bragelonne (Le vicomte de Bragelonne #1/3)
by (shelved 6 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.00 — 8,947 ratings — published 1850
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Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.06 — 66,517 ratings — published 1969
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Captain Blood Returns Captain Blood Returns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,356 ratings — published 1931
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El caballero del jubón amarillo (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste, #5) El caballero del jubón amarillo (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste, #5)
by (shelved 6 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,194 ratings — published 2003
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Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.67 — 10,730 ratings — published 1995
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Rupert of Hentzau Rupert of Hentzau (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,717 ratings — published 1898
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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.17 — 200,628 ratings — published 2019
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Tyrant's Throne (Greatcoats, #4) Tyrant's Throne (Greatcoats, #4)
by (shelved 5 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,838 ratings — published 2017
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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.03 — 450,374 ratings — published 2015
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Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1) Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.25 — 118,789 ratings — published 1998
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The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2) The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,498 ratings — published 2006
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Pirate Latitudes Pirate Latitudes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.53 — 58,141 ratings — published 2009
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Corsarios de Levante (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste, #6) Corsarios de Levante (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste, #6)
by (shelved 5 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.85 — 3,684 ratings — published 2006
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Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.06 — 16,728 ratings — published 1969
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The Black Swan The Black Swan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 4.15 — 868 ratings — published 1931
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as swashbuckling)
avg rating 3.86 — 89,164 ratings — published 1990
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Anthony Hope
“For my part, if a man must needs be a knave I would have him a debonair knave... It makes your sin no worse as I conceive, to do it à la mode and stylishly.”
― Anthony Hope, The Prisoner of Zenda

Carrie Vaughn
“It’s only a scratch, don’t cut my arm off!”
― Carrie Vaughn, Steel

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