The Greatest Books of All Time on Alchemy

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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
389 The Alchemist Paulo Coelho 1988 Brazilian Portuguese
511 Perfume Patrick Suskind 1985 German German
891 Golem Gustav Meyrink 1915 Austrian German
2005 Baltasar and Blimunda José Saramago 1982 Portuguese Portuguese
2324 The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward H. P. Lovecraft 1941 American English
2509 The Abyss Marguerite Yourcenar 1968 French French
3324 Arcanum 17 André Breton 1944 French French
3391 Bomarzo Manuel Mujica Lainez 1962 Argentinian Spanish
3951 The Phoenix And The Mirror Avram Davidson 1969 American English
4101 Aegypt John Crowley 1987 American English
4900 On Occult Philosophy Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa 1531 German Latin
5228 The Green Face Gustav Meyrink 1916 German German
5441 The Pendragon Legend Antal Szerb 1934 Hungarian Hungarian
5446 The Red Lion Mária Szepes 1946 Hungarian Hungarian
5992 The Eight Katherine Neville 1988 American English
6246 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6298 Stone Junction Jim Dodge 1990 American English
6459 Science and Civilisation in China Joseph Needham 1954 British English
6661 Mendeleyev's Dream Paul Strathern 2000 British English
6792 La Tejedora De Coronas Germán Espinosa 1982 Colombian Spanish
7216 The Chimeras Gerard de Nerval 1854 French French
8473 Natural History Joan Perucho 1960 Spanish Catalan
8761 Rats And Gargoyles Mary Gentle 1990 British English
9377 Saint Leon William Godwin 1799 British English
9377 Saint Irvyne Percy Bysshe Shelley 1811 British English
9377 The Maker Of Moons Robert W. Chambers 1896 American English
10610 The Alchemist Ben Jonson 1610 British English
11195 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
14232 Quicksilver Neal Stephenson 2003 American English
14387 Sublunar Harald Voetmann 2022 Danish Danish
14985 The Baroque Cycle Neal Stephenson 2003 American English
14985 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
14985 The Alchemyst Michael Scott 2007 Irish English
15916 The Works Of Sir Thomas Browne Sir Thomas Browne 1686 British English
16699 Psychology And Alchemy C.G. Jung 1944 Swiss German
17162 The Chymical Wedding Lindsay Clarke 1989 British English
17162 The Jade Cabinet Rikki Ducornet 1993 American English
17162 Entering Fire Rikki Ducornet 1986 American English
17162 Middlegame Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
17162 Isaac Newton James Gleick 2003 American English
17162 Elixir Kassa Kappabova 2024 Unknown Unknown
17162 Silver Nitrate Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2023 Mexican English
17162 Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Hiromu Arakawa 2001 Japanese Japanese
17162 Map Of Bones James Rollins 2005 American English
17162 The Confusion Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
17162 The System Of The World Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
17162 The Magician Michael Scott 2008 Irish English
16959 The Book Of Thoth Aleister Crowley 1944 British English
17162 The Necromancer Michael Scott 2010 Irish English
17162 Elixir Theresa Levitt 2023 Unknown English
17162 A Taste Of Gold And Iron Ingrid D. Rowland 2022 Unknown English