The Greatest Books of All Time on Artifacts

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 743 '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
143 The Maltese Falcon Dashiell Hammett 1930 American English
615 Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary M. R. James 1904 British English
1882 Chariots Of The Gods Erich Von Däniken 1968 German German
2817 Roadside Picnic Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky 1972 Russian Russian
3633 The Tomb Of Tutankhamun Howard Carter 1954 British English
3633 Gods, Graves, And Scholars C. W. Ceram 1949 German German
3633 Report On The Excavations At Troy Heinrich Schliemann 1875 German German
5293 A Thief Of Time Tony Hillerman 1988 American English
6717 The Relic Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child 1995 American English
8411 To Say Nothing of the Dog Connie Willis 1997 American English
10490 The Cabinet Of Curiosities Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child 2002 American English
10738 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
11080 Seeker Jack McDevitt 2005 American English
12390 Moonheart Charles de Lint 1984 Canadian English
17010 Solo Leveling 02 Dubu, CHUGONG 2020 Korean Korean
17010 Viking Britain Thomas Williams 2017 British English
17010 Mudlarking Lara Maiklem 2019 British English
17010 The Twisted Ones T. Kingfisher 2019 American English
17010 The Devil Colony James Rollins 2011 American English
17010 Map Of Bones James Rollins 2005 American English
17010 Sandstorm James Rollins 2004 American English
17010 Provenance Ann Leckie 2017 American English