4.28 avg rating — 708,659 ratings

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4.13 avg rating — 213,002 ratings

"Empowering for female fans of fantasy."

4.62 avg rating — 144,447 ratings

"Tolkien invented epic fantasy."

4.29 avg rating — 168,459 ratings

"Breathed new life into important epic fantasy."

4.28 avg rating — 31,265 ratings

"The first time I ever stalked a bookstore to get the newest arrival was the third book of this series."

4.04 avg rating — 60,937 ratings

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4.06 avg rating — 45,474 ratings

"Love the mystical Japan setting"

4.13 avg rating — 41,485 ratings

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3.91 avg rating — 17,089 ratings

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3.85 avg rating — 8,074 ratings

"Love different authors playing together in a shared world"