Fantasy Romance & SciFi Romance Books: Well-Written, Strong Character Development, and Good World Building!

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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) 4.58 avg rating — 3,137,853 ratings
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 3,874,737 ratings
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Лісітея. Витончені ігри (Ігри верховних правителів #1)
Лісітея. Витончені ігри (Ігри верховних правителів #1) 4.33 avg rating — 115 ratings
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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,671 ratings
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The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)
The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 660,339 ratings
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The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom, #1)
The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 204,306 ratings
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,188,363 ratings
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Spark of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #1)
Spark of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #1)
by: Penn Cole
4.18 avg rating — 215,353 ratings
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When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)
When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 238,074 ratings
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Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)
Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 163,188 ratings
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Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,808 ratings
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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 542,083 ratings
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The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)
The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 157,596 ratings
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 132,858 ratings
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An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 333,828 ratings
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A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1)
A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 208,082 ratings
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Dance of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #1)
Dance of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 186,164 ratings
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Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts, #1)
Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 185,860 ratings
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The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2)
The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 415,131 ratings
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Planet Zero
Planet Zero 4.02 avg rating — 2,293 ratings
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Poison Study (Study, #1)
Poison Study (Study, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 174,074 ratings
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Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,719 ratings
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Taming Demons for Beginners (The Guild Codex: Demonized, #1)
Taming Demons for Beginners (The Guild Codex: Demonized, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 19,336 ratings
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The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities (Tales from the Faraway North, #1)
The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities (Tales from the Faraway North, #1)
by: Iris Lake
4.08 avg rating — 712 ratings
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Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1)
Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 15,991 ratings
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King of Battle and Blood (Adrian x Isolde, #1)
King of Battle and Blood (Adrian x Isolde, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 142,189 ratings
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 868,742 ratings
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Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)
Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 566,540 ratings
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Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)
Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 70,780 ratings
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,364 ratings
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Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1)
Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,851 ratings
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The Girl with No Reflection
The Girl with No Reflection 3.26 avg rating — 3,460 ratings
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Captive Prince (Captive Prince, #1)
Captive Prince (Captive Prince, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 116,655 ratings
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The Contortionist (Harrow Faire, #1)
The Contortionist (Harrow Faire, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 5,238 ratings
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River of Shadows (Underworld Gods, #1)
River of Shadows (Underworld Gods, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 17,384 ratings
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Savage Lands (Savage Lands, #1)
Savage Lands (Savage Lands, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 38,057 ratings
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Sapphire Flames (Hidden Legacy, #4)
Sapphire Flames (Hidden Legacy, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 33,962 ratings
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Written in Red (The Others, #1)
Written in Red (The Others, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 63,876 ratings
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A Kiss of Hammer and Flame (Fated for Hael Book 1)
A Kiss of Hammer and Flame (Fated for Hael Book 1) 3.75 avg rating — 130 ratings
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The Lavender Blade: An Exorcist's Chronicle
The Lavender Blade: An Exorcist's Chronicle 3.62 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1)
Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 37,666 ratings
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The Timekeeper's Secret: Timeless Fate Series Book 1
The Timekeeper's Secret: Timeless Fate Series Book 1 3.98 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Glow of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #2)
Glow of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #2)
by: Penn Cole
4.35 avg rating — 173,475 ratings
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Ensaadi (Warlords of the Sandsea #1)
Ensaadi (Warlords of the Sandsea #1) 3.93 avg rating — 209 ratings
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A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #1)
A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 90,982 ratings
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The North Wind (The Four Winds, #1)
The North Wind (The Four Winds, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 23,839 ratings
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The Songbird & the Heart of Stone (Crowns of Nyaxia, #3)
The Songbird & the Heart of Stone (Crowns of Nyaxia, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 85,406 ratings
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Bound to the Battle God (Aspect and Anchor #1)
Bound to the Battle God (Aspect and Anchor #1) 4.13 avg rating — 18,480 ratings
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Magic Mourns (World of Kate Daniels, #3.5; Andrea Nash, #0.5)
Magic Mourns (World of Kate Daniels, #3.5; Andrea Nash, #0.5) 4.17 avg rating — 20,258 ratings
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Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1)
Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 77,823 ratings
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The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)
The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 157,596 ratings
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Sword-Dancer (Tiger and Del, #1)
Sword-Dancer (Tiger and Del, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 8,225 ratings
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Dark Horse (Class 5, #1)
Dark Horse (Class 5, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 8,915 ratings
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Daindreth's Assassin (Daindreth's Assassin, #1)
Daindreth's Assassin (Daindreth's Assassin, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 6,136 ratings
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Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
by: J.R. Ward
4.16 avg rating — 350,716 ratings
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Broken Bonds (The Bonds that Tie, #1)
Broken Bonds (The Bonds that Tie, #1)
by: J. Bree
4.13 avg rating — 142,932 ratings
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Luxuria (Shades of Sin, #1)
Luxuria (Shades of Sin, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 14,740 ratings
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Escaping Fate (Veredian Chronicles, #1)
Escaping Fate (Veredian Chronicles, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,079 ratings
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Stolen by an Alien (Stolen by an Alien, #1)
Stolen by an Alien (Stolen by an Alien, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 9,787 ratings
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Wolf Gone Wild (Stay a Spell, #1)
Wolf Gone Wild (Stay a Spell, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 30,405 ratings
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Homebound (Rix Universe #1)
Homebound (Rix Universe #1) 4.09 avg rating — 4,701 ratings
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Orion (Star Guardians, #1)
Orion (Star Guardians, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 1,811 ratings
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Wizard's Masquerade (Huskarl Duology, #1)
Wizard's Masquerade (Huskarl Duology, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 573 ratings
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The Forest Grimm (The Forest Grimm, #1)
The Forest Grimm (The Forest Grimm, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 4,951 ratings
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A Song to Drown Rivers
A Song to Drown Rivers
by: Ann Liang
3.87 avg rating — 26,209 ratings
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Meet Me in the Ether (Meet Me in the Ether, #1)
Meet Me in the Ether (Meet Me in the Ether, #1)
by: Iris Lake
3.97 avg rating — 1,076 ratings
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The Court that Bleeds Gold (The Gold Weaver, #1)
The Court that Bleeds Gold (The Gold Weaver, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,884 ratings
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A Broken Blade (The Halfling Saga, #1)
A Broken Blade (The Halfling Saga, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 30,357 ratings
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Veiled Legacy (Bound by Magic #1)
Veiled Legacy (Bound by Magic #1) 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Deathbound (The Eynhallow Saga, Book 1)
Deathbound (The Eynhallow Saga, Book 1) 3.76 avg rating — 679 ratings
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The Visualiser: A Dark Sun. A Dying Planet. A Desperate Gamble.
The Visualiser: A Dark Sun. A Dying Planet. A Desperate Gamble. 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Wild ​Reverence
Wild ​Reverence 4.59 avg rating — 663 ratings
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I Summon the Sea (The Thorn and the Shadow, #1)
I Summon the Sea (The Thorn and the Shadow, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 61 ratings
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Curse of the Sun and Stars: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Fated to the Sun and Stars, #1)
Curse of the Sun and Stars: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Fated to the Sun and Stars, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 407 ratings
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Academy of Villains
Academy of Villains
by: Ever King
4.05 avg rating — 851 ratings
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The Law of the Elementari (Elementari, #1)
The Law of the Elementari (Elementari, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Moonlight Justice
Moonlight Justice it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Sora's Quest (The Cat's Eye Chronicles, #1)
Sora's Quest (The Cat's Eye Chronicles, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,491 ratings
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Thread of Fortune (Spindle of Life #3)
Thread of Fortune (Spindle of Life #3)
by: C.L. Qvam
4.68 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Healer to the Broken King (Brides of Myth #1)
Healer to the Broken King (Brides of Myth #1) 4.16 avg rating — 530 ratings
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Into The Fiery Woods
Into The Fiery Woods it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Find Me Between the Stars (Meet Me in the Ether, #2)
Find Me Between the Stars (Meet Me in the Ether, #2)
by: Iris Lake
4.10 avg rating — 455 ratings
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The Timekeeper's Secret (Timeless Fate #1)
The Timekeeper's Secret (Timeless Fate #1) 3.98 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Flames of Chaos (Legacy of the Nine Realms, #1)
Flames of Chaos (Legacy of the Nine Realms, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 22,823 ratings
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Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal, #1)
Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 72,603 ratings
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Lessons in Loyalty - Aphrodite & Adonis (Academy of Villains #2)
Lessons in Loyalty - Aphrodite & Adonis (Academy of Villains #2)
by: Ever King
4.43 avg rating — 128 ratings
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Scissors of Death (Spindle of Life #2)
Scissors of Death (Spindle of Life #2)
by: C.L. Qvam
4.61 avg rating — 38 ratings
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The Water Walls
The Water Walls 4.02 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Heat of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #3)
Heat of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #3)
by: Penn Cole
4.25 avg rating — 139,139 ratings
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Spindle of Life (Spindle of Life #1)
Spindle of Life (Spindle of Life #1)
by: C.L. Qvam
3.65 avg rating — 100 ratings
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The Road of Bones (The Ashen, #1)
The Road of Bones (The Ashen, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 36,826 ratings
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The Wild Hunt (Faerie Sworn, #1)
The Wild Hunt (Faerie Sworn, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 753 ratings
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How to Marry a Werewolf (Claw & Courtship, #1)
How to Marry a Werewolf (Claw & Courtship, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 4,953 ratings
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The Protector (Men of the North, #1)
The Protector (Men of the North, #1)
by: Elin Peer
3.81 avg rating — 5,523 ratings
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La Maîtresse de guerre
La Maîtresse de guerre 3.92 avg rating — 239 ratings
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Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)
Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1) 4.44 avg rating — 127,561 ratings
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The Unseelie Prince (Maze of Shadows #1)
The Unseelie Prince (Maze of Shadows #1) 3.76 avg rating — 13,890 ratings
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Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels, #5.5; World of Kate Daniels, #6 & #6.5; Andrea Nash, #1)
Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels, #5.5; World of Kate Daniels, #6 & #6.5; Andrea Nash, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 39,227 ratings
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Paladin's Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)
Paladin's Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 41,117 ratings
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Angels' Flight (Guild Hunter, #0.4, #0.6, #0.8, #3.5)
Angels' Flight (Guild Hunter, #0.4, #0.6, #0.8, #3.5) 4.33 avg rating — 14,377 ratings
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