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 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
142 The Maltese Falcon Dashiell Hammett 1930 American English
615 Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary M. R. James 1904 British English
1883 Chariots Of The Gods Erich Von Däniken 1968 German German
2811 Roadside Picnic Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky 1972 Russian Russian
3638 The Tomb Of Tutankhamun Howard Carter 1954 British English
3638 Gods, Graves, And Scholars C. W. Ceram 1949 German German
3638 Report On The Excavations At Troy Heinrich Schliemann 1875 German German
5302 A Thief Of Time Tony Hillerman 1988 American English
6728 The Relic Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child 1995 American English
8429 To Say Nothing of the Dog Connie Willis 1997 American English
10517 The Cabinet Of Curiosities Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child 2002 American English
10767 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
11112 Seeker Jack McDevitt 2005 American English
12421 Moonheart Charles de Lint 1984 Canadian English
17155 Solo Leveling 02 Dubu, CHUGONG 2020 Korean Korean
17155 Viking Britain Thomas Williams 2017 British English
17155 Mudlarking Lara Maiklem 2019 British English
17155 The Twisted Ones T. Kingfisher 2019 American English
17155 The Devil Colony James Rollins 2011 American English
17155 Map Of Bones James Rollins 2005 American English
17155 Sandstorm James Rollins 2004 American English
17155 Provenance Ann Leckie 2017 American English