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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 9 times as origin-story)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,113,420 ratings — published 2020
Heartless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as origin-story)
avg rating 4.09 — 248,816 ratings — published 2016
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 3 times as origin-story)
avg rating 4.52 — 876,427 ratings — published 2025
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 4.50 — 777 ratings — published 2024
Demon in the Wood (Grishaverse, #0)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 4.09 — 50,200 ratings — published 2022
How Santa Got His Job (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,041 ratings — published 1998
School for Extraterrestrial Girls #1: Girl on Fire (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 3.82 — 338 ratings — published
Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,405 ratings — published 2020
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 4.27 — 11,966 ratings — published 1993
Batman: Year One (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 4.24 — 269,659 ratings — published 1988
Teen Titans: Beast Boy (Teen Titans, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 4.12 — 16,935 ratings — published 2020
Gotham High (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 3.17 — 2,481 ratings — published 2020
Diana: Princess of the Amazons (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,293 ratings — published 2020
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 4.10 — 92,305 ratings — published 2014
The Shadow Hero (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as origin-story)
avg rating 3.87 — 8,439 ratings — published 2014
Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.47 — 60,351 ratings — published 2014
The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.13 — 18,322 ratings — published 2005
Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.40 — 105,357 ratings — published 2012
Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.47 — 69,656 ratings — published 2013
Agent 47: Birth Of The Hitman Vol. 1 (Agent 47: Birth of Hitman)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.34 — 160 ratings — published 2018
X-Men Origins: Jean Grey #1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.84 — 279 ratings — published 2009
Supernatural: Origins (Supernatural Graphic Novel, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.69 — 1,103 ratings — published 2008
X-Men Origins: NightCrawler #1 (spine-stitched)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.91 — 190 ratings — published 2010
Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.49 — 51,009 ratings — published 2016
Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.32 — 43,121 ratings — published 2018
Neverseen (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.56 — 56,180 ratings — published 2015
Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #6)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.52 — 47,494 ratings — published 2017
Batgirl: A Celebration of 50 Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.09 — 204 ratings — published 2017
Batwoman #0 (New 52)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.28 — 36 ratings — published 2012
X-Men Origins: Iceman #1 (Comic)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.48 — 160 ratings — published
Emma Frost: Ultimate Collection (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.74 — 488 ratings — published 2006
The Superman Chronicles, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,670 ratings — published 2006
The Village Beyond the Mist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,367 ratings — published 1975
Origins of Marvel Comics (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.29 — 480 ratings — published 1974
Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.43 — 30,140 ratings — published 2022
The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.23 — 79,427 ratings — published 2012
Teen Titans: Year One #5 (of 6)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.13 — 45 ratings — published
Unlocked (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8.5)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,257 ratings — published 2020
Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.44 — 39,829 ratings — published 2019
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,246 ratings — published 2012
Family Force V: Book One (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.01 — 153 ratings — published
Little Did We Know (The Mclean Tales, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.65 — 415 ratings — published
Latina Superheroes: Jalisco & Santa (Volume 1)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.17 — 36 ratings — published
Orisha, Volume 1: With Great Power (Saturday AM TANKS / Orisha, 1)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.78 — 41 ratings — published
The Past (Bluegrass Empires, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.41 — 355 ratings — published 2025
The Batman Adventures: Mad Love (Comic)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.29 — 10,244 ratings — published 1993
Wings of Starlight (Disney Fairies)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.19 — 30,055 ratings — published 2025
Atalanta (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 3.74 — 33,454 ratings — published 2023
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.03 — 57,352 ratings — published 1997
The Moonborn's curse (The Wildbound series Book 1)
by (shelved 1 time as origin-story)
avg rating 4.13 — 133 ratings — published
“There were too many theories, and none of them seemed to be based in any kind of reality. Most seemed to be struck on the idea that Extraordinaries were born and not made. If that were the case, Nick was screwed even before he got started. And since that wouldn't do, he chose not to believe it. Besides, it smacked of pure-blood bullshit, and Nick wasn't here for that at all.”
― The Extraordinaries
― The Extraordinaries
“Origin stories are like birthday parties: very exciting and colorful and noisy; but in the end, they’re all the same. Anticipation sizzles around for weeks before the Big Day, but when it comes, your shindig looks pretty much like the little one Peter had last month. That’s an order of operations: take off your coats, pin the tail on the donkey, infection, singing, cake, mutation, balloon, gifts, branding, maybe a magician or a clown, exhaustion, and a bag of toys to take home. You’re the same person today as yesterday. You just got a really big present and a shiny new hat to wear.”
― The Refrigerator Monologues
― The Refrigerator Monologues
