Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson
2006
Books with the “Chosen One” trope
A character is believed to be the one destined to save the world or fulfill an ancient prophecy.
Characters and archetypes · Chosen One
Books with this trope
Dune
Frank Herbert
1965
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout
2020
Lord Foul's Bane
Stephen R. Donaldson
1977
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis
1950
The Once and Future King
T. H. White
1958
The Neverending Story
Michael Ende
1979
The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan
1990
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
2002
Unbreakable
Kami Garcia
2013
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
2005
Legendborn
Tracy Deonn
2020
Northern Lights
Philip Pullman
1995
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
1985
The Giver
Lois Lowry
1993
The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks
1977
Pawn of Prophecy
David Eddings
1982
The Blue Sword
Robin McKinley
1982
The Riddle-Master of Hed
Patricia A. McKillip
1976
The Dark Is Rising
Susan Cooper
1973
Malice
John Gwynne
2012
Black Sun
Rebecca Roanhorse
2020
The City We Became
N. K. Jemisin
2020
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