The Greatest Books Since 2000

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
14984 The Baroque Cycle Neal Stephenson 2003 American English
14984 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
14984 Redemption in Indigo Karen Lord 2010 Barbadian English
14984 Digger, Vols.1-6 Ursula Vernon 2005 American English
14984 Ka John Crowley 2017 American English
14984 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14984 The Freedom Maze Delia Sherman 2011 American English
14984 Frogkisser Garth Nix 2017 Australian English
14984 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
14984 Iron Council China Miéville 2004 British English
14984 Song Of Time Ian R. MacLeod 2008 British English
14984 Hawkeye Matt Fraction 2012 American English
14984 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Vol. 1 Emil Ferris 2017 American English
14984 My Brother's Husband Gengoroh Tagame 2014 Japanese Japanese
14984 Lovecraft Country Matt Ruff 2016 American English
14984 The Cabin At The End Of The World Paul Tremblay 2018 American English
14984 The Luminous Dead Caitlin Starling 2019 American English
14984 George Alex Gino 2015 American English
14984 Smile Raina Telgemeier 2010 American English
14984 Last Stop On Market Street Matt de la Peña 2015 American English
14984 Exit Strategy Martha Wells 2018 American English
14984 12 Rules For Life Jordan B. Peterson 2018 Canadian English
14984 The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*Ck Mark Manson 2016 American English
14984 The Nature Fix Florence Williams 2017 American English
14984 Make Your Bed William H. McRaven 2017 American English
14984 Before I Go To Sleep S. J. Watson 2011 British English
14984 The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides 2019 British English
14984 Property Valerie Martin 2003 American English
14984 The Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver 2009 American English
14984 The Book Of Form And Emptiness Ruth Ozeki 2021 Japanese English
14984 The Forgotten Waltz Anne Enright 2011 Irish English
14984 Short Nights Of The Shadow Catcher Timothy Egan 2012 American English
14984 Fathoms Rebecca Giggs 2020 Australian English
14984 A Little Devil In America Hanif Abdurraqib 2021 American English
14984 Native Guard Natasha Trethewey 2006 American English
14984 The Secret Lives Of Colour Kassia St. Clair 2016 British English
14984 The Shadow Year Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English
14984 Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan 2008 Australian English
14984 Alif The Unseen G. Willow Wilson 2012 American English
14984 The Chimes Anna Smaill 2015 New Zealand English
14984 The Sudden Appearance Of Hope Claire North 2016 British English
14984 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
14984 Tokyo Ghoul Sui Ishida 2011 Japanese Japanese
14984 The Appeal Janice Hallett 2021 British English
14984 The Anglo Saxons Marc Morris 2021 British English
14984 Pandora's Jar Natalie Haynes 2020 British English
14984 Rubicon Tom Holland 2003 British English
14984 Alex Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson 2013 British English
14984 The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Haemin Sunim 2012 Korean Korean
14984 Humble Pi Matt Parker 2019 British English
14984 The Hidden Life Of Trees Peter Wohlleben 2015 German German
14984 The Body Bill Bryson 2019 American English
14984 Meadowland John Lewis-Stempel 2014 British English
14984 Me Elton John 2019 British English
14984 The Beauty Of Everyday Things Soetsu Yanagi 2019 Japanese Japanese
14984 Scar Tissue Anthony Kiedis 2004 American English
14984 The Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
14984 House Of X Powers Of X Jonathan Hickman 2019 American English
14984 The Sweetness Of Water Nathan Harris 2021 American English
14984 Moon Witch, Spider King Marlon James 2022 Jamaican English
14984 The 1619 Project Nikole Hannah-Jones 2020 American English
14984 Arthur And George Julian Barnes 2005 British English
14984 John Annie Baker 2015 American English
14984 August Tracy Letts 2008 American English
14984 Clybourne Park Bruce Norris 2010 American English
14984 God Of Carnage Yasmina Reza 2006 French French
14984 The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? Edward Albee 2000 American English
14984 The Humans Stephen Karam 2014 American English
14984 The Pillowman Martin McDonagh 2003 Irish English
14984 The Lieutenant Of Inishmore Martin McDonagh 2001 Irish English
14984 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
14984 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14984 Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout 2019 American English
14984 Wittgenstein Jr. Lars Iyer 2014 British English
14984 Hood Feminism Mikki Kendall 2020 American English
14984 Summer Ali Smith 2020 British English
14984 Labyrinth Kate Mosse 2005 British English
14984 How To Be A Woman Caitlin Moran 2011 British English
14984 The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
14984 The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
14984 The Ninth Rain Jen Williams 2017 British English
14984 A Brightness Long Ago Guy Gavriel Kay 2019 Canadian English
14984 The Raven Tower Ann Leckie 2019 American English
14984 The 10,000 Doors Of January Alix E. Harrow 2019 American English
14984 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14984 The Unnamed Joshua Ferris 2010 American English
14984 Bossypants Tina Fey 2011 American English
14984 The Magician King Lev Grossman 2011 American English
14984 Blood, Bones, And Butter Gabrielle Hamilton 2011 American English
14984 Flash Boys Michael M. Lewis 2014 American English
14984 Dear Life Alice Munro 2012 Canadian English
14984 People Who Eat Darkness Richard Lloyd Parry 2010 British English
14984 Gulp Mary Roach 2013 American English
14984 Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan 2012 American English
14984 The Drunken Botanist Amy Stewart 2013 American English
14984 The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Robert E. Howard 2003 American English
14984 River Of Gods Ian McDonald 2004 British English
14984 The Long Earth Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter 2012 British English
14984 Metro 2033 Dmitri Glukhovsky 2005 Russian Russian
14984 Altered Carbon Richard Morgan 2002 British English
14984 A Snake Falls To Earth Darcie Little Badger 2021 American English
14984 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
14984 The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 2020 American English
14984 The Dervish House Ian McDonald 2010 British English
14984 Chasm City Alastair Reynolds 2001 British English
14984 The Cellist Of Sarajevo Steven Galloway 2008 Canadian English
14984 The Last House On Needless Street Catriona Ward 2021 British English
14984 The Spear Cuts Through Water Simon Jimenez 2022 American English
14984 Artemis Andy Weir 2017 American English
14984 Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson 2017 American English
14984 The Alchemyst Michael Scott 2007 Irish English
14984 Catching Fire Suzanne Collins 2009 American English
14984 Paper Towns John Green 2008 American English
14984 Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer 2008 American English
14984 Mockingjay Suzanne Collins 2010 American English
14984 The Maze Runner James Dashner 2009 American English
14984 Dreamcatcher Stephen King 2001 American English
14984 The Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards 2005 American English
14984 The Sea Of Monsters Rick Riordan 2006 American English
14984 Deception Point Dan Brown 2001 American English