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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 90755 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,857,210 ratings — published 1997
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 74079 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,685,833 ratings — published 1998
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 73859 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,645,891 ratings — published 1937
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 73014 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.58 — 5,065,647 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 69727 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,367,518 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 66634 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,940,306 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 66176 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,789,969 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 65663 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,244,626 ratings — published 2007
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 58698 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,824,471 ratings — published 1996
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 58601 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,244,415 ratings — published 1954
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 57876 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,626,524 ratings — published 2015
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 46333 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.56 — 3,994,140 ratings — published 2023
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 44828 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,089,358 ratings — published 2006
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 44682 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,718,226 ratings — published 2012
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 43383 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,219,011 ratings — published 2015
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 42836 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,507,602 ratings — published 2016
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 42174 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,184,999 ratings — published 1954
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 40698 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,122,544 ratings — published 2007
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 39958 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,093,979 ratings — published 1955
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 39651 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,054,423 ratings — published 1998
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 38914 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,881,723 ratings — published 2018
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 37675 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,572,101 ratings — published 2005
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 36398 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,971,306 ratings — published 2017
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 35916 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,156,731 ratings — published 2012
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 35593 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,234,607 ratings — published 1950
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 33135 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.55 — 873,453 ratings — published 2000
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 32162 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.18 — 815,084 ratings — published 2005
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
by (shelved 32115 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,990,929 ratings — published 2002
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 31423 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,649,140 ratings — published 1995
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 31040 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,008,145 ratings — published 2013
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 30047 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.66 — 730,617 ratings — published 2010
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 29639 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 757,699 ratings — published 2011
The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29634 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,141,108 ratings — published 2011
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 28229 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,915,268 ratings — published 2023
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
by (shelved 27851 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 615,325 ratings — published 1990
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 27798 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,788,416 ratings — published 2014
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 27773 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,219,343 ratings — published 2007
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 27387 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.56 — 811,172 ratings — published 2016
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 27191 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,528,080 ratings — published 2005
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
by (shelved 27118 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.70 — 2,363,231 ratings — published 2018
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 26894 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,006,322 ratings — published 2001
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
by (shelved 26810 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.03 — 448,103 ratings — published 2015
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 26446 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.20 — 451,669 ratings — published 1995
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)
by (shelved 26405 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,316,619 ratings — published 2021
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
by (shelved 26150 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 732,290 ratings — published 2007
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 25812 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 555,617 ratings — published 2018
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 25055 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,618,413 ratings — published 2015
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24988 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,636,566 ratings — published 2020
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
by (shelved 24927 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,165,731 ratings — published 2019
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 24755 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,429,461 ratings — published 2006
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“I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. Classic thinking teaches us of the four doors of the mind, which everyone moves through according to their need.
First is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pain. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain by stepping through the first door.
Second is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying 'time heals all wounds' is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door.
Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.
Last is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, or so we have been told.”
― The Name of the Wind
First is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pain. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain by stepping through the first door.
Second is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying 'time heals all wounds' is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door.
Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.
Last is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, or so we have been told.”
― The Name of the Wind
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