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The Best First Books in Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and YA Series - Page 3

Too intimidated to start that massive sci-fi or fantasy series everyone's talking about? Don't sweat it, just read the first one. These are the books that led to sprawling, epic series but honestly work pretty well as standalone works as well.
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Throne of Glass (Sarah J. Maas)
Throne of Glass
81
Sarah J. Maas
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
82
Mervyn Peake
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
83
Stephenie Meyer
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
84
Scott Westerfeld
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Vampire Academy
85
Richelle Mead
Virtual Light
Virtual Light
86
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
87
Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
The Way of Shadows
88
Brent Weeks
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
89
Gregory Maguire
Wild Seed
Wild Seed
90
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
91
Ursula K. Le Guin
Wizard's First Rule (Terry Goodkind)
Wizard's First Rule
92
Terry Goodkind
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
93
L. Frank Baum
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
94
Madeleine L'engle
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