445 books
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as hero)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,408,699 ratings — published 2005
Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as hero)
avg rating 4.57 — 1,572 ratings — published 2023
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as hero)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,317,998 ratings — published 1997
My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as hero)
avg rating 4.29 — 147,023 ratings — published 2014
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as hero)
avg rating 4.29 — 935,143 ratings — published 2010
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as hero)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,163,768 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 12 times as hero)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,086,025 ratings — published 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 11 times as hero)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,770,218 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as hero)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,800,201 ratings — published 1999
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as hero)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,819,756 ratings — published 2008
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as hero)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,429,238 ratings — published 1937
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 9 times as hero)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,634,825 ratings — published 2005
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as hero)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,075,003 ratings — published 2007
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as hero)
avg rating 4.27 — 746,007 ratings — published 2014
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as hero)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,862 ratings — published 1949
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as hero)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,456,111 ratings — published 1998
The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,955,772 ratings — published 2011
Steelheart (The Reckoners, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 4.14 — 195,008 ratings — published 2013
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,352,477 ratings — published 2006
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 4.08 — 349,673 ratings — published 1997
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,205,667 ratings — published 2007
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
by (shelved 7 times as hero)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,931,004 ratings — published 2002
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
by (shelved 6 times as hero)
avg rating 4.55 — 1,139,039 ratings — published 2009
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hero)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,534,929 ratings — published 1988
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 3.75 — 118,407 ratings — published -2000
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,183,518 ratings — published -700
Batman: The Long Halloween (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.34 — 110,566 ratings — published 1997
Batman: Nightwalker (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 3.73 — 17,026 ratings — published 2018
Vicious (Villains, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.18 — 318,566 ratings — published 2013
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.05 — 489,425 ratings — published 2005
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 3.91 — 660,965 ratings — published 1982
Axel (Corps Security, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.08 — 39,607 ratings — published 2013
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,354,668 ratings — published 2011
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,292,014 ratings — published 2011
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,688,649 ratings — published 2010
The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.47 — 670,646 ratings — published 2012
Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.22 — 103,085 ratings — published 2007
Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.15 — 103,979 ratings — published 2003
Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.08 — 163,878 ratings — published 1998
One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.24 — 125,545 ratings — published 2005
Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.05 — 107,058 ratings — published 2001
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.55 — 617,015 ratings — published 2011
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.12 — 253,287 ratings — published 1994
Batman: The Killing Joke (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.36 — 235,143 ratings — published 1988
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as hero)
avg rating 4.11 — 382,332 ratings — published 2000
“Only human after all, she whispered.”
― Steel Blood
― Steel Blood
“I've always tried to make a home for myself, but I have not felt at home in myself. I've worked hard at being the hero of my own life. But every time I checked the register of displaced persons, I was still on it. I didn't know how to belong. Longing? Yes. Belonging? No.”
― Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
― Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

















