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
17164 City On Fire Don Winslow 2022 American English
17164 My Notorious Life Kate Manning 2013 American English
17164 The Age Of Miracles Karen Thompson Walker 2012 American English
17164 Un Lun Dun China Miéville 2007 British English
17164 Savage Beauty Nancy Milford 2001 American English
17164 Colossus Niall Ferguson 2004 British English
17164 Flesh In The Age Of Reason Roy Porter 2003 British English
17164 On The Narrow Road Lesley Downer 2013 Unknown English
17164 The Ornament Of The World María Rosa Menocal 2002 American English
17164 Missionaries Phil Klay 2020 American English
17164 Voyage Of The Damned Frances White 2024 Unknown English
17164 Room Full Of Mirrors Charles R. Cross 2005 American English
17164 Zero Zero Zero Roberto Saviano 2013 Italian Italian
17164 The Inheritance Cycle Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
17164 Lincoln In The Bardo By George Saunders Instaread Summaries 2017 American English
17164 The Yiddish Policeman's Union Michael Chabon 2007 American English
17164 A World Without Princes Soman Chainani 2014 American English
16964 Moon Rising Tui T. Sutherland 2014 American English
17164 The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland 2012 American English
17164 The Outcasts John Flanagan 2011 Australian English
17164 Source Code Bill Gates 2025 Unknown Unknown
17164 The Climate Crisis And The Global Green New Deal Noam Chomsky 2020 American English
17164 The Outrun Amy Liptrot 2016 British English
17164 Die, My Love Ariana Harwicz 2012 Argentinian Spanish
17164 Voyage Of Slaves Brian Jacques 2006 British English
17164 The Bitcoin Standard Saifedean Ammous 2018 Unknown English
17164 Blended Sharon M. Draper 2018 American English
17164 No Easy Day Mark Owen 2012 American English
17164 Doing Time Jodi Taylor 2019 British English
17164 How To Stay Married Harrison Scott Key 2023 American English
17164 Rocket Men Robert Kurson 2018 American English
17164 Man In The Empty Suit Sean Ferrell 2013 American English
17164 November Road Lou Berney 2018 American English
17164 Running With Sherman Chris McDougall 2019 American English
17164 The Art Of Possibility Rosamund Stone Zander 2000 American English
17164 Townie Andre Dubus 2011 American English
17164 A Simplified Life Emily Ley 2017 American English
17164 Paul Takes The Form Of A Mortal Girl Andrea Lawlor 2017 American English
17164 Montpelier Parade Karl Geary 2017 Irish English
17164 The Witches Of New York Ami McKay 2016 Canadian English
17164 Girl In Translation Jean Kwok 2010 American English
17164 The Dalai Lama's Cat David Michie 2012 Australian English
17164 The Last Runaway Tracy Chevalier 2013 American English
17164 The Price Of Peace Zachary D. Carter 2020 American English
17164 American Spy Lauren Wilkinson 2019 Unknown English
17164 Concealed Christina Diaz Gonzalez 2021 Unknown English
17164 The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years Shubnum Khan 2023 Unknown English
17164 The Blood Gospel James Rollins 2013 American English
17164 Deep Freeze Lisa Jackson 2005 American English
17164 Left To Die Lisa Jackson 2008 American English
17164 Big Sky Kate Atkinson 2019 British English
17164 The Wife, The Maid, And The Mistress Ariel Lawhon 2014 American English
17164 All That I Am Anna Funder 2011 Australian English
17164 The Undefeated Kwame Alexander 2019 American English
17164 The Expanse James S. A. Corey 2011 American English
17164 Nothing But The Rain Salman, Naomi 2023 Unknown English
17164 Emily Wilde's Compendium Of Lost Tales Heather Fawcett 2023 Unknown English
17164 The Stranger Times Caimh McDonnell 2021 British English
17164 Never Finished David Goggins 2022 American English
17164 ‎22 Bahnen Caroline Wahl 2022 German German
17164 Beware Of Chicken 3 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17164 Beware Of Chicken 2 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17164 The Primal Hunter Zogarth 2020 Unknown English
17164 Alive At The End Of The World Saeed Jones 2022 American English
17164 The Hero Code William H. McRaven 2021 American English
17164 Your Brain On Porn Gary Wilson 2014 American English
17164 The Starless Crown James Rollins 2022 American English
17164 Mesopotamia Serhiy Zhadan 2014 Ukrainian Ukrainian
17164 More Letters Of Note Nikki Usher 2019 Unknown English
17164 The Ocean Of Life Callum Roberts 2012 British English
17164 The Ten Loves Of Nishino Hiromi Kawakami 2003 Japanese Japanese
17164 The Long Take Robin Robertson 2018 British English
17164 House To House David Bellavia 2007 American English
17164 Walkable City Rules Jeff Speck 2018 American English
17164 The Fifth Agreement Don Miguel Ruiz 2010 Mexican English
17164 Framed Ink Marcos Mateu-Mestre 2010 Unknown English
17164 In An Instant Suzanne Redfearn 2020 American English
17164 I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf Grant Snider 2020 American English
17164 The Sunken Land Begins To Rise Again M. John Harrison 2020 British English
17164 The Cellist Daniel Silva 2021 American English
17164 The Book Of Lies Brad Meltzer 2008 American English
17164 Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 2019 Japanese Japanese
17164 Soulsmith Will Wight 2016 American English
17164 Ghostwater Will Wight 2018 American English
17164 Howling Dark Christopher Ruocchio 2019 American English
17164 The Veiled Throne Ken Liu 2021 American English
17164 Hot Blooded Lisa Jackson 2001 American English
17164 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17164 The Lions Of Lucerne Brad Thor 2002 American English
17164 Knight's Shadow Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17164 Wintersteel Will Wight 2020 American English
17164 Blood Ties Kay Hooper 2007 American English
17164 The 9th Girl Tami Hoag 2013 American English
17164 Tyrant's Throne Sebastien de Castell 2017 Canadian English
17164 The Silent Girl Tess Gerritsen 2011 American English
17164 A True Novel Minae Mizumura 2002 Japanese Japanese
17164 Eve Out Of Her Ruins Ananda Devi 2006 Mauritian French
17164 Tentacle Rita Indiana 2015 Dominican Spanish
17164 La Bastarda Trifonia Melibea Obono 2016 Equatoguinean Spanish
17164 Fish Soup Margarita García Robayo 2018 Colombian Spanish
17164 Mouthful Of Birds Samanta Schweblin 2009 Argentinian Spanish
17164 Fox Dubravka Ugrešić 2017 Croatian Croatian
17164 Swallowing Mercury Wioletta Greg 2014 Polish Polish
17164 The Little Girl On The Ice Floe Adélaïde Bon 2018 French French
17164 The Remainder Alia Trabucco Zerán 2015 Chilean Spanish
17164 Translation As Transhumance Mireille Gansel 2017 French French
17164 Subtly Worded Teffi 2014 Russian Russian
17164 The Satsuma Complex Bob Mortimer 2022 British English
17164 All Things Cease To Appear Elizabeth Brundage 2016 American English
17164 The Last Equation Of Isaac Severy Nova Jacobs 2018 American English
17164 The Long Drop Denise Mina 2017 Scottish English
17164 One Shot Harry Gary Phillips 2022 Unknown English
17164 A Talent For Murder Peter Swanson 2024 Unknown English
17164 The Twenty Year Death Ariel S. Winter 2012 American English
17164 La Bombe Alcante 2020 Unknown French
17164 The Hunting Accident David Carlson 2017 Unknown English
17164 Far From The Tree Robin Benway 2017 American English
17164 Queer City Peter Ackroyd 2017 British English
17164 When They Call You A Terrorist Patrisse Khan-Cullors 2018 American English
17164 I Fell In Love With Hope Lancali 2022 Unknown English