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Excellent Books That Started off Excellent Series

These books started off some of the most truly excellent book series. Well, not all of them are excellent, some are just... memorable, I guess?
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
1
Margaret Atwood
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
2
Lois Lowry
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
3
Louisa May Alcott
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
4
Suzanne Collins
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
5
L.M. Montgomery
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
6
Roald Dahl
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
7
Veronica Roth
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
8
J.K. Rowling
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
9
Ransom Riggs
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
10
Stephenie Meyer
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
11
Madeleine L'engle
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
12
Cassandra Clare
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
13
Lewis Carroll
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
14
Frank Herbert
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
15
Stieg Larsson
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
16
Alexandre Dumas
Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard)
Red Queen
17
Victoria Aveyard
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
18
Michael Crichton
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
19
Leigh Bardugo
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
20
Sarah J. Mass
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
21
Philip Pullman
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
22
Jenny Han
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
23
Dan Brown
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
24
Scott Westerfeld
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
25
Marissa Meyer
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
26
Christopher Paolini
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
27
Anne Rice
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
28
Patrick Rothfuss
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
29
Diana Gabaldon
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
30
Margaret Atwood
Clockwork Angel (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Angel
31
Cassandra Clare
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
32
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
33
Douglas Adams
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
34
James Dashner
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
35
Tomi Adyemi
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
36
V.E. Schwab
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
37
N. K. Jemisin
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
38
L. Frank Baum
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
39
Ken Follett
The Selection (Kiera Cass)
The Selection
40
Kiera Cass
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