The Greatest Books of All Time on Destiny

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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
14985 Blood Of Elves Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 Polish Polish
14985 The Hero Of Ages Brandon Sanderson 2008 American English
15686 Temnaya Zvezda Hroniki Artsii Vera Kamsha 2009 Russian Russian
15723 The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
15826 The Hobbit & The Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1937 British English
15846 The Fellowship Of The Ring J. R. R. Tolkien 1981 British English
15879 A Sibila Agustina Bessa-Luís 1954 Portuguese Portuguese
15916 Judgment Night C. L. Moore 1952 American English
15900 God Emperor Of Dune Frank Herbert 1981 American English
15916 David The King Gladys Schmitt 1946 American English
16670 Khosrow And Shirin Nezami Ganjavi 1180 Persian Persian
16784 Kādambarī Bānabhaṭṭa 650 Indian Sanskrit
17163 The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe 1983 American English
17163 The Rise of Endymion Dan Simmons 1997 American English
17163 The Song of Rhiannon Evangeline Walton 1972 British English
17163 Unfinished Tales Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien 1980 British English
17163 When Voiha Wakes Joy Chant 1983 British English
17163 The Curse of Chalion Lois McMaster Bujold 2001 Japanese English
17163 In the Night Garden Catherynne M. Valente 2006 American English
17163 In the Cities of Coin and Spice Catherynne M. Valente 2007 American English
17163 Knight's Wyrd Debra Doyle 1992 American English
17163 The Crown of Dalemark Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17163 Merlin Jane Yolen 2004 American English
17163 The Ropemaker Peter Dickinson 2001 British English
17163 Vessel Sarah Beth Durst 2012 American English
17163 Words Of Radiance Brandon Sanderson, Kate Reading, Michael Kramer 2014 American English
17163 Wizard And Glass Stephen King 1997 American English
17163 Last Call Tim Powers 1992 American English
17163 Harsh Cry Of The Heron Lian Hearn 2006 Japanese English
17163 Middlegame Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
17163 Daybreak On A Different Mountain Colin Greenland 1984 British English
17163 The Serpent Mage Greg Bear 1986 American English
17163 Rise Of The Dragons Morgan Rice 2014 American English
17163 The Knight Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
17163 The Sword And The Stallion Michael Moorcock 1974 British English
17163 Death's Master Tanith Lee 1979 British English
17163 Souldancer Brian Niemeier 2016 American English
17163 The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks 2008 American English
16964 At The Hawk's Well William Butler Yeats 1916 Irish English
17163 Breath and Bone Carol Berg 2008 American English
17163 Seventh Day Of Creation Abdel Khaliq al-Rikabi 2008 Iraqi Arabic
17163 The Fallen Knight Alights Elias al-Diri Lebanese Unknown
17163 United As One (Lorien Legacies Book 7) Pittacus Lore 2016 American English
17163 Insomnia Stephen King 1994 American English
17163 The Drawing Of The Three Stephen King 1987 American English
17163 Eldest Christopher Paolini 2005 American English
17163 Song Of Susannah Stephen King 2004 American English
17163 The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 Polish Polish
17163 Jewels Of The Sun Nora Roberts 1999 American English
17163 The Unwaba Revelations Samit Basu 2007 Indian English
17163 The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin 2018 American English
17163 Helen Of Troy Margaret George 2006 American English
17163 Being A Green Mother Piers Anthony 1987 American English
17163 Berserk Volume 7 Kentaro Miura 1995 Japanese Japanese
17163 The Crippled God Steven Erikson 2011 Canadian English
17163 Dust Of Dreams Steven Erikson 2009 Canadian English
17163 Toll The Hounds Steven Erikson 2008 Canadian English
17163 The Bonehunters Steven Erikson 2006 Canadian English
17163 The Magician Michael Scott 2008 Irish English
17163 Blue Lily, Lily Blue Maggie Stiefvater 2014 American English
17163 Heartless Marissa Meyer 2016 American English
17163 The Lord Of The Rings Brian Sibley British Unknown
17038 Winged Pharaoh Joan Grant 1937 British English
17163 Tolstoy's "War And Peace" A Study R.F. Christian 1978 Unknown English
17125 Vis And Ramin Fakhraddin Gorgani 1048 Persian Persian
17163 The Gate Of The Feral Gods Matt Dinniman 2022 American English
17163 Fire From Heaven Mary Renault 1969 British English
16835 The Biography Of Ying Ying Yuan Zhen 820 Chinese Classical chinese
17163 Kallimachos And Chrysorrhoe Unknown Unknown Unknown
17088 Epic Of Sundiata Unknown 1235 Multiple Mandinka
17163 The Ballad Of Never After Stephanie Garber 2022 American English
17163 A Heart Of Blood And Ashes Milla Vane 2020 Unknown English
17163 A Fate Inked In Blood Danielle L. Jensen 2023 Unknown English
17163 A Curse For True Love Stephanie Garber 2023 American English
17163 The Captain Will Wight 2023 Unknown English
17163 A Day Of Fallen Night Samantha Shannon 2023 British English
17163 This Woven Kingdom Tahereh Mafi 2022 American English
17163 The Queen Of The Tearling Erika Johansen 2014 American English
17163 All The Tides Of Fate Adalyn Grace 2021 American English
17163 Reverend Insanity Gu Zhen Re 2015 Chinese Chinese
17163 The Immortals Of Tehran Ali Araghi 2020 Unknown English
17163 The Fall Of Gondolin J. R. R. Tolkien 2018 British English
17163 Percy Jackson 5 Books Collection And The Demigod Files / The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17163 Percy Jackson And The Olympians Boxed Set Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17163 The Necromancer Michael Scott 2010 Irish English
17163 Dragon Prince Melanie Rawn 1988 American English
17163 Teresa Degli Oracoli Cecconi 2020 Unknown Italian
17163 Pillar Of Fire Judith Tarr 1995 American English
17163 King And Goddess Judith Tarr 1996 American English
17163 The Flowers Of Adonis Rosemary Sutcliff 1969 British English
17163 The Wicked Day Mary Stewart 1983 British English
17163 The Prince And The Pilgrim Mary Stewart 1995 British English
17163 The Sword Of Sunset Rosemary Sutcliff 1963 British English
17163 The Singing Sword Jack Whyte 1994 Canadian English
17163 The Road To Avalon Joan Wolf 1988 American English
17163 Golden Fire Jonathan Fast 1986 Unknown English
17163 Drums Of Destiny Bruce Jeffries Unknown Unknown
17163 The Luck Of Huemac Daniel Peters 1981 Unknown English
17163 A Man Was Going Down The Road Otar Chiladze 1973 Georgian Georgian
17163 Heavenbreaker Christa Wolf Unknown Unknown
17163 Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, Vol. 1 Singshong 2018 Korean Korean
17163 Beauty Sheri S. Tepper 1991 American English
17163 Wrath Of The Triple Goddess Rick Riordan Unknown Unknown
17163 To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 Tad Williams 1993 American English
17163 The Curse Of The Mistwraith Janny Wurts 1993 American English
17163 To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 Tad Williams 1993 American English
17163 Stone Of Farewell Tad Williams 1990 American English
17163 Mistborn Trilogy Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
17163 Enchantment Orson Scott Card 1999 American English
17163 9 From The Nine Worlds Rick Riordan 2018 American English
17163 The Rise Of Kyoshi F.C. Yee 2019 American English
17163 Un Lun Dun China Miéville 2007 British English
17163 The Inheritance Cycle Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
16964 Moon Rising Tui T. Sutherland 2014 American English
17163 The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland 2012 American English
17163 The Starless Crown James Rollins 2022 American English
17163 Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 2019 Japanese Japanese
17163 Dragons Of Summer Flame Margaret Weis 1995 American English
17163 Howling Dark Christopher Ruocchio 2019 American English
17163 The Farseer Trilogy Robin Hobb 1995 American English