The Most Badass Characters In Fiction

1.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating β€” 1,051,129 ratings
2.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating β€” 625,682 ratings
3.
Free the Darkness (King's Dark Tidings, #1)
Free the Darkness (King's Dark Tidings, #1)
by: Kel Kade
4.23 avg rating β€” 24,116 ratings
4.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating β€” 991,954 ratings
5.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 650,115 ratings
6.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 9,593,599 ratings
7.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,570,082 ratings
8.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating β€” 968,858 ratings
9.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 327,382 ratings
10.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 112,798 ratings
11.
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 174,786 ratings
12.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating β€” 452,861 ratings
13.
The Hunter (Victor the Assassin, #1)
The Hunter (Victor the Assassin, #1)
by: Tom Wood
4.14 avg rating β€” 9,104 ratings
14.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 3,378,237 ratings
15.
Death's Head (Death's Head #1)
Death's Head (Death's Head #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 2,092 ratings
16.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 4.30 avg rating β€” 320,250 ratings
17.
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 132,087 ratings
18.
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 476,656 ratings
19.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating β€” 830,473 ratings
20.
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 12,723 ratings
21.
Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1)
Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 37,017 ratings
22.
The Night Angel Trilogy (Night Angel, #1-3)
The Night Angel Trilogy (Night Angel, #1-3) 4.43 avg rating β€” 27,713 ratings
23.
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 673,534 ratings
24.
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 109,087 ratings
25.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating β€” 1,238,625 ratings
26.
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 439,112 ratings
27.
Scarred
Scarred 4.17 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
28.
Better Off Dead (Victor the Assassin, #4)
Better Off Dead (Victor the Assassin, #4)
by: Tom Wood
4.29 avg rating β€” 4,288 ratings
29.
The Game (Victor the Assassin, #3)
The Game (Victor the Assassin, #3)
by: Tom Wood
4.36 avg rating β€” 5,237 ratings
30.
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 293,089 ratings
31.
Blind Corners
Blind Corners 4.06 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
31.
The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1)
The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 12,334 ratings
33.
Adventures of a Scribe (A LitRPG Duology #1)
Adventures of a Scribe (A LitRPG Duology #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 557 ratings
34.
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) 4.14 avg rating β€” 398,645 ratings
34.
The Enemy (Victor the Assassin, #2)
The Enemy (Victor the Assassin, #2)
by: Tom Wood
4.26 avg rating β€” 5,853 ratings
34.
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 656,778 ratings
37.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating β€” 293,447 ratings
38.
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) 4.32 avg rating β€” 44,304 ratings
39.
Pan Lodowego Ogrodu. Tom 1 (Pan Lodowego Ogrodu, #1)
Pan Lodowego Ogrodu. Tom 1 (Pan Lodowego Ogrodu, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 10,750 ratings
40.
Antigone
Antigone
by: Sophocles
3.68 avg rating β€” 170,450 ratings
41.
A Clean Kill in Tokyo (John Rain, #1)
A Clean Kill in Tokyo (John Rain, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 19,166 ratings
42.
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 96,832 ratings
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The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs 4.25 avg rating β€” 578,134 ratings
44.
Maximum Offense (Death's Head #2)
Maximum Offense (Death's Head #2) 3.99 avg rating β€” 1,255 ratings
45.
Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 47,210 ratings
46.
Ascension (The Trysmoon Saga, #1)
Ascension (The Trysmoon Saga, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 4,082 ratings
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The Hourglass Throne (The Tarot Sequence, #3)
The Hourglass Throne (The Tarot Sequence, #3) 4.57 avg rating β€” 5,812 ratings
48.
Scarlet (Scarlet, #1)
Scarlet (Scarlet, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 25,201 ratings
49.
Ice Station (Shane Schofield, #1)
Ice Station (Shane Schofield, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 34,428 ratings
49.
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
by: Susan Ee
4.10 avg rating β€” 197,225 ratings
51.
The Dragon Factory (Joe Ledger, #2)
The Dragon Factory (Joe Ledger, #2) 4.16 avg rating β€” 10,932 ratings
52.
Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)
Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 30,894 ratings
53.
Day of the Damned (Death's Head #3)
Day of the Damned (Death's Head #3) 3.86 avg rating β€” 971 ratings
54.
House of Blades (Traveler's Gate, #1)
House of Blades (Traveler's Gate, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 17,963 ratings
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 335,048 ratings
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The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating β€” 452,133 ratings
57.
Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating β€” 256,786 ratings
57.
The Gray Man (Gray Man, #1)
The Gray Man (Gray Man, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 48,156 ratings
59.
Ballistic (Gray Man, #3)
Ballistic (Gray Man, #3) 4.32 avg rating β€” 24,437 ratings
60.
Dracula
Dracula 3.68 avg rating β€” 177 ratings
61.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating β€” 815,521 ratings
62.
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (The Drenai Saga, #6)
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (The Drenai Saga, #6) 4.37 avg rating β€” 12,648 ratings
62.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 4,286,609 ratings
64.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,958,999 ratings
65.
The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1)
The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 41,265 ratings
66.
Moby Dick; or, The Whale
Moby Dick; or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating β€” 602,747 ratings
67.
Stormblood (The Common, #1)
Stormblood (The Common, #1) 3.73 avg rating β€” 618 ratings
67.
Think Fast or Die
Think Fast or Die 4.15 avg rating β€” 141 ratings
69.
The Russian Ink (Jake Armitage Thriller Book 1)
The Russian Ink (Jake Armitage Thriller Book 1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 78 ratings
70.
The Wheel of Darkness (Pendergast, #8)
The Wheel of Darkness (Pendergast, #8) 3.97 avg rating β€” 32,296 ratings
71.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating β€” 349,137 ratings
72.
A Time to Die (Victor the Assassin, #6)
A Time to Die (Victor the Assassin, #6)
by: Tom Wood
4.30 avg rating β€” 3,391 ratings
73.
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating β€” 101,119 ratings
73.
The Darkest Day (Victor the Assassin, #5)
The Darkest Day (Victor the Assassin, #5)
by: Tom Wood
4.09 avg rating β€” 3,957 ratings
73.
Y is for Yesterday (Kinsey Millhone, #25)
Y is for Yesterday (Kinsey Millhone, #25) 4.01 avg rating β€” 36,532 ratings
76.
The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3)
The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3) 4.33 avg rating β€” 13,972 ratings
76.
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) 4.63 avg rating β€” 1,096,975 ratings
78.
Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon 4.23 avg rating β€” 115,695 ratings
79.
Kill Switch (Joe Ledger, #8)
Kill Switch (Joe Ledger, #8) 4.33 avg rating β€” 4,014 ratings
80.
Henry V
Henry V 3.85 avg rating β€” 52,288 ratings
81.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating β€” 897,068 ratings
82.
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove 4.56 avg rating β€” 222,284 ratings
83.
The Eternal Mercenary (Casca, #1)
The Eternal Mercenary (Casca, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,641 ratings
84.
Logan's Run
Logan's Run 3.64 avg rating β€” 12,696 ratings
85.
War Against the Mafia (The Executioner, #1)
War Against the Mafia (The Executioner, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,236 ratings
86.
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 61,717 ratings
87.
Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #3)
Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #3) 4.31 avg rating β€” 30,733 ratings
88.
House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #4)
House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #4) 4.34 avg rating β€” 53,235 ratings
89.
Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2)
Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2) 4.35 avg rating β€” 37,435 ratings
90.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) 4.46 avg rating β€” 1,103,507 ratings
91.
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) 4.55 avg rating β€” 604,306 ratings
92.
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) 4.57 avg rating β€” 738,913 ratings
93.
One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)
One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)
by: Lee Child
4.24 avg rating β€” 123,317 ratings
94.
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5) 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,951,299 ratings
95.
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7) 4.71 avg rating β€” 957,315 ratings
96.
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) 4.45 avg rating β€” 1,403,963 ratings
97.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating β€” 2,187,666 ratings
98.
The Fear of Things to Come (Samantha Clark Mystery, #2)
The Fear of Things to Come (Samantha Clark Mystery, #2) 4.07 avg rating β€” 118 ratings
98.
Torn from You (Tear Asunder, #1)
Torn from You (Tear Asunder, #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 16,416 ratings
98.
No Turning Back (Liliana, #3)
No Turning Back (Liliana, #3) 4.29 avg rating β€” 34 ratings
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