The Greatest Books of All Time on Disaster

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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
917 The Day of the Triffids John Wyndham 1951 British English
2138 The Last Days Of Pompeii Edward Bulwer-Lytton 1834 British English
3260 The Perfect Storm Sebastian Junger 1997 American English
3421 The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein 2007 Canadian English
5807 Five Days at Memorial Sheri Fink 2013 American English
6535 The Fog James Herbert 1975 British English
9623 Curse Of The Narrows Laura Mac Donald 2005 Canadian English
10099 Deep Down Dark Héctor Tobar 2014 American English
11045 Les Turbines Du Titanic Robert Perišić 2015 Unknown French
11365 Lucifer's Hammer Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle 1977 American English
12482 Seveneves Neal Stephenson 2015 American English
12979 Lessons In Magic And Disaster Charlie Jane Anders 2025 Unknown Unknown
13321 The Wanderer Fritz Leiber 1964 American English
13924 No Highway Nevil Shute 1948 British English
14664 Yellow Peril Wang Lixiong 1991 Chinese Chinese
14986 Every Man for Himself Beryl Bainbridge 1996 British English
17173 The Engines Of God Jack McDevitt 1994 American English
17173 The Faber Book Of Reportage John Carey 1987 British English
17173 The House Is On Fire Rachel Beanland 2023 Unknown English