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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,586,126 ratings — published 2023
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 71 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.66 — 676,296 ratings — published 2010
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 67 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,251,203 ratings — published 2015
Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,636,100 ratings — published 1965
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 64 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.49 — 985,806 ratings — published 2006
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,465,741 ratings — published 1997
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 60 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,226,971 ratings — published 2016
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,744,162 ratings — published 1996
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 51 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,160,216 ratings — published 2015
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,437,617 ratings — published 2012
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,473,218 ratings — published 1937
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 47 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,725,852 ratings — published 2017
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.28 — 336,176 ratings — published 2015
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,959,417 ratings — published 2008
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as world-building)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,112,231 ratings — published 2012
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 43 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,627,930 ratings — published 2023
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,145,709 ratings — published 2020
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
by (shelved 42 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.76 — 492,792 ratings — published 2014
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.17 — 281,195 ratings — published 2019
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,165,957 ratings — published 1954
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 38 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,868,477 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,516,704 ratings — published 1998
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 36 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,782,761 ratings — published 2013
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 34 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,124,710 ratings — published 2007
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.57 — 773,916 ratings — published 2016
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 33 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,212,646 ratings — published 2000
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,132,280 ratings — published 1954
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
by (shelved 32 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,102,805 ratings — published 2021
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 32 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,422,345 ratings — published 2015
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.27 — 797,128 ratings — published 2014
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 32 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,810,984 ratings — published 2003
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,087,128 ratings — published 2007
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
by (shelved 31 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.56 — 598,552 ratings — published 2008
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
by (shelved 31 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.38 — 663,204 ratings — published 2007
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,747,594 ratings — published 2018
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.03 — 433,045 ratings — published 2015
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 30 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,580,927 ratings — published 2014
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.19 — 595,777 ratings — published 1990
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 29 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,671,341 ratings — published 2005
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 29 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,178,165 ratings — published 2009
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,047,071 ratings — published 1955
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
by (shelved 28 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.60 — 360,795 ratings — published 2017
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,024,133 ratings — published 1998
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
by (shelved 27 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,689,802 ratings — published 2025
Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.33 — 859,147 ratings — published 2024
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.59 — 211,509 ratings — published 2023
The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.26 — 755,874 ratings — published 2022
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
by (shelved 25 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,246,687 ratings — published 2016
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.30 — 343,501 ratings — published 2006
Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.21 — 482,462 ratings — published 2020
“There are three kinds of people in the world - Those who make the world, those who mock the makers, and those who sleep through all the making and mocking. Or better yet, there are humans then there are animals - Humans who make the world, humans who help the makers, and animals are those who keep mocking and sleeping.”
― Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo
― Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo
“What follows is the first in a collection of tales, primarily of one tixie family, who recorded their exploits more than two thousand years ago. Originally written in their own language, these stories have been translated into modern English for the first time.”
― The Vultures of Doom
― The Vultures of Doom
