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World Building Books
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 71 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,534,991 ratings — published 2023
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 71 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.66 — 670,152 ratings — published 2010
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 65 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,210,329 ratings — published 2015
Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 64 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,628,509 ratings — published 1965
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 63 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.49 — 974,513 ratings — published 2006
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,735,986 ratings — published 1996
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 59 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,422,744 ratings — published 1997
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 59 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,196,498 ratings — published 2016
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 51 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,153,609 ratings — published 2015
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 47 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,409,631 ratings — published 2012
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,458,312 ratings — published 1937
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 46 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,699,368 ratings — published 2017
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1)
by (shelved 46 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.29 — 333,988 ratings — published 2015
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,919,049 ratings — published 2008
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as world-building)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,107,226 ratings — published 2012
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 42 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,590,196 ratings — published 2023
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,132,272 ratings — published 2020
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
by (shelved 41 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.76 — 488,128 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 — 278,839 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 — 3,152,786 ratings — published 1954
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 38 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,845,534 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,496,806 ratings — published 1998
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 36 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,760,617 ratings — published 2013
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 34 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,111,981 ratings — published 2007
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.57 — 769,885 ratings — published 2016
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 33 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,196,416 ratings — published 2000
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,126,300 ratings — published 1954
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 32 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,404,162 ratings — published 2015
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 32 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,797,399 ratings — published 2003
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
by (shelved 31 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,080,021 ratings — published 2021
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,082,964 ratings — published 2007
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.27 — 777,198 ratings — published 2014
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
by (shelved 31 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.56 — 592,149 ratings — published 2008
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.03 — 431,213 ratings — published 2015
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 30 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,561,093 ratings — published 2014
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.19 — 593,437 ratings — published 1990
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,733,851 ratings — published 2018
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 29 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,659,217 ratings — published 2005
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 29 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,158,476 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 — 1,041,830 ratings — published 1955
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
by (shelved 29 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.38 — 655,841 ratings — published 2007
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,021,221 ratings — published 1998
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
by (shelved 27 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,654,007 ratings — published 2025
Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.33 — 827,733 ratings — published 2024
The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.27 — 747,047 ratings — published 2022
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
by (shelved 26 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.60 — 357,069 ratings — published 2017
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.59 — 200,466 ratings — published 2023
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.30 — 341,447 ratings — published 2006
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
by (shelved 24 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,230,604 ratings — published 2016
Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as world-building)
avg rating 4.21 — 471,406 ratings — published 2020
“Adventure begins with a question. Some doors open only when you’re ready to step through the Passage. Every riddle reveals more than just an answer. Stories don’t end. They open different worlds.”
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“Pro Government or Pro Human Rights
(Earth Administrative Service, Sonnet 1304)
Either pro government or pro human rights,
A civilized human cannot be both.
Doesn't mean you're always anti government,
It means you pledge no one blanket support.
Gaza has made it more evident than ever,
No politician got the guts to rock the boat.
When the chips are down and balloon goes up,
Politicians hide behind the diplomacy door.
World leeches masquerading as world leaders,
Would sell their mothers if the price is right.
Sheeply civilians don't do much to change things,
So they seek comfort in snobbish arguments on AI.
Dump all autocratic nonsense of law-abidance,
Tell the right from wrong by conscience rule.
If you want human rights to reign supreme,
Wake up and be the world leader of your hood.”
― Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets
(Earth Administrative Service, Sonnet 1304)
Either pro government or pro human rights,
A civilized human cannot be both.
Doesn't mean you're always anti government,
It means you pledge no one blanket support.
Gaza has made it more evident than ever,
No politician got the guts to rock the boat.
When the chips are down and balloon goes up,
Politicians hide behind the diplomacy door.
World leeches masquerading as world leaders,
Would sell their mothers if the price is right.
Sheeply civilians don't do much to change things,
So they seek comfort in snobbish arguments on AI.
Dump all autocratic nonsense of law-abidance,
Tell the right from wrong by conscience rule.
If you want human rights to reign supreme,
Wake up and be the world leader of your hood.”
― Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets
