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
2323 The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward H. P. Lovecraft 1941 American English
2508 The Abyss Marguerite Yourcenar 1968 French French
3324 Arcanum 17 André Breton 1944 French French
3391 Bomarzo Manuel Mujica Lainez 1962 Argentinian Spanish
3949 The Phoenix And The Mirror Avram Davidson 1969 American English
4099 Aegypt John Crowley 1987 American English
4898 On Occult Philosophy Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa 1531 German Latin
5226 The Green Face Gustav Meyrink 1916 German German
5440 The Pendragon Legend Antal Szerb 1934 Hungarian Hungarian
5445 The Red Lion Mária Szepes 1946 Hungarian Hungarian
5991 The Eight Katherine Neville 1988 American English
6244 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6297 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
7215 The Chimeras Gerard de Nerval 1854 French French
8472 Natural History Joan Perucho 1960 Spanish Catalan
8759 Rats And Gargoyles Mary Gentle 1990 British English
9375 Saint Leon William Godwin 1799 British English
9375 Saint Irvyne Percy Bysshe Shelley 1811 British English
9375 The Maker Of Moons Robert W. Chambers 1896 American English
10608 The Alchemist Ben Jonson 1610 British English
11191 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
14232 Quicksilver Neal Stephenson 2003 American English
14386 Sublunar Harald Voetmann 2022 Danish Danish
14984 The Baroque Cycle Neal Stephenson 2003 American English
14984 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
14984 The Alchemyst Michael Scott 2007 Irish English
15903 The Works Of Sir Thomas Browne Sir Thomas Browne 1686 British English
16678 Psychology And Alchemy C.G. Jung 1944 Swiss German
17130 The Chymical Wedding Lindsay Clarke 1989 British English
17130 The Jade Cabinet Rikki Ducornet 1993 American English
17130 Entering Fire Rikki Ducornet 1986 American English
17130 Middlegame Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
17130 Isaac Newton James Gleick 2003 American English
17130 Elixir Kassa Kappabova 2024 Unknown Unknown
17130 Silver Nitrate Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2023 Mexican English
17130 Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Hiromu Arakawa 2001 Japanese Japanese
17130 Map Of Bones James Rollins 2005 American English
17130 The Confusion Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
17130 The System Of The World Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
17130 The Magician Michael Scott 2008 Irish English
16943 The Book Of Thoth Aleister Crowley 1944 British English
17130 The Necromancer Michael Scott 2010 Irish English
17130 Elixir Theresa Levitt 2023 Unknown English
17130 A Taste Of Gold And Iron Ingrid D. Rowland 2022 Unknown English