The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Fictional Location

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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
14549 April Witch Majgull Axelsson 1997 Swedish Swedish
14553 волкодав Maria Semyonova 1995 Russian Russian
14553 The Magic Of Reality Richard Dawkins 2011 British English
14588 Fuzz Mary Roach 2021 American English
14598 How We Live Rust Hills 1973 American English
14598 Abundance Peter Diamandis 2012 American English
14598 On The Heights Berthold Auerbach 1865 German German
14598 Running The Rift Naomi Benaron 2010 American English
14616 Chess King Shi-Kuo Chang 1988 Chinese Chinese
14620 The Book Of Wonder Lord Dunsany 1912 British English
14624 According To Mary Magdalene Marianne Fredriksson 1998 Swedish Swedish
14629 The New Fiction Joe David Bellamy 1974 American English
14629 The Gutenberg Galaxy Marshall McLuhan 1962 Canadian English
14641 Somos Luces Abismales Carolina Sanin 2018 Colombian Spanish
14649 Superfiction Joe David Bellamy 1975 American English
14670 Lightlark Alex Aster 2022 American English
14674 An Orphan World Giuseppe Caputo 2019 Colombian Spanish
14679 Pushcart Prize Anthology Pushcart Prize 1976 American English
14679 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
14679 Alvklingan Nick Perumov 1999 Russian Russian
14679 Thing Explainer Randall Munroe 2015 American English
14696 The Brothers Menaechmus Plautus -184 Roman Latin
14697 The Looking Glass War John le Carré 1965 British English
14697 Radiance Of Tomorrow Ishmael Beah 2014 American English
14711 Parnassus On Wheels Christopher Morley 1917 American English
14715 Go, Dog. Go! P. D. Eastman 1961 American English
14720 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Ii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
14721 Frog And Toad Together Arnold Lobel 1972 American English
14723 Apocolocyntosis Seneca 54 Roman Latin
14728 The Naked Sun Isaac Asimov 1957 American English
14726 Little Bear Else Holmelund Minarik 1957 American English
14727 The Little House Virginia Lee Burton 1942 American English
14730 I, etcetera Susan Sontag 1978 American English
14730 The World Within the Word William H. Gass 1978 American English
14748 Children Of Dune Frank Herbert 1976 American English
14730 Dissident Gardens Jonathan Lethem 2013 American English
14730 The Secret Of Santa Vittoria Robert Crichton 1966 American English
14763 Adelphoe Terence -160 Roman Latin
14762 Frog And Toad Are Friends Arnold Lobel 1970 American English
14764 Curious George H. A. Rey 1941 American English
14765 Millions Of Cats Wanda Gág 1928 American English
14768 How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Dr. Seuss 1957 American English
14777 Monsieur Teste Paul Valéry 1896 French French
14773 Slippy Mc Gee Marie Conway Oemler 1917 American English
14776 Fox In Socks Dr. Seuss 1965 American English
14778 Oliver Wiswell Kenneth Roberts 1940 American English
14787 Genetics and the Origin of Species Theodosius Dobzhansky 1937 American English
14816 Restaurant At The End Of The Universe Douglas Adams 1980 British English
14787 Two Planets Kurd Laßwitz 1897 German German
14787 Legion Of The Damned Sven Hassel 1953 Danish Danish
14787 The Making Of The Middle Ages R. W. Southern 1953 British English
14787 The Amateur Cracksman E. W. Hornung 1899 British English
14787 Amelia Bedelia Peggy Parish 1963 American English
14787 Mr. Popper's Penguins Florence and Richard Atwater 1938 American English
14824 Necronomicon H. P. Lovecraft 1927 American English
14830 Origin Story David Christian 2018 American English
14823 The House Of Others Silvio d'Arzo 1953 Italian Italian
14827 Troubles J. G. Farrell 1970 British English
14848 The Complete Adventures Of Curious George H. A. Rey 1969 American English
14858 Furies Of Calderon Jim Butcher 2004 American English
14854 Anatomy Of Criticism Northrop Frye 1957 Canadian English
14866 Donovan's Brain Curt Siodmak 1942 American English
14872 Jeeves In The Offing P. G. Wodehouse 1960 British English
14897 Robbery Under Arms Rolf Boldrewood 1882 Australian English
14870 Father And Son E. O. Plauen 1934 German German
14888 Right Ho, Jeeves P. G. Wodehouse 1934 British English
14897 The Red House Mystery A. A. Milne 1922 British English
14897 More Work For The Undertaker Margery Allingham 1948 British English
14877 Tai Pan James Clavell 1966 British English
14879 The Ghost And Mrs. Muir R. A. Dick 1945 British English
14897 Uncle Abner Melville Davisson Post 1918 American English
14897 The Mind Of J G Reeder Edgar Wallace 1925 British English
14897 The Documents In The Case Dorothy L. Sayers, Robert Eustace 1930 British English
14897 Before The Fact Francis Iles 1932 British English
14874 Scivias Hildegard of Bingen 1151 German Latin
14881 Dulcitius Hrotsvitha 990 German Latin
14880 The Turning Wheel Stuart Cloete 1937 South African English
14884 Tales Of The Grotesque And Arabesque Edgar Allan Poe 1840 American English
14922 Life, The Universe And Everything Douglas Adams 1982 British English
14924 The End Of Eternity Isaac Asimov 1955 American English
14926 Libro De Buen Amor Juan Ruiz 1330 Spanish Spanish
14937 The City And The Stars Arthur C. Clarke 1956 British English
14935 Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said Philip K. Dick 1974 American English
14930 Miss Mac Intosh, My Darling Marguerite Young 1965 American English
14932 Piers The Ploughman William Langland 1370 English Middle english
14934 Digenes Akritas Unknown 1050 Multiple Greek
14943 Player Piano Kurt Vonnegut 1952 American English
14965 Greybeard Brian Aldiss 1964 British English
14955 Vol De Nuit Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 1931 French French
14956 The High Window Raymond Chandler 1942 American English
14984 Let's Talk About Love Carl Wilson 2007 Canadian English
14984 Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus John Gray 2024 American English
14984 Beyond Freedom and Dignity B. F. Skinner 1971 American English
14984 Payback Margaret Atwood 2008 Canadian English
14984 Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned Wells Tower 2009 American English
14984 Tales from Ovid Ted Hughes 1997 British English
14984 Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 1995 American English
14978 The Soft Machine William S. Burroughs 1961 American English
14984 Nova Express William S. Burroughs 1964 American English
14984 Count Zero William Gibson 1986 American English
14984 Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down Ishmael Reed 1969 American English
14984 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas John Boyne 2006 Irish English
14984 The Book of Strange New Things Michel Faber 2014 British English
14984 Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Carlo Rovelli 2015 Italian Italian
14984 Sea Monsters Chloe Aridjis 2019 British English
14984 Ilium Dan Simmons 2003 American English
14984 Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990 American English
14984 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
14984 Redemption in Indigo Karen Lord 2010 Barbadian English
14984 Digger, Vols.1-6 Ursula Vernon 2005 American English
14984 Ka John Crowley 2017 American English
14984 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14984 The Thief Megan Whalen Turner 1996 American English
14984 Frogkisser Garth Nix 2017 Australian English
14984 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
14984 The Sea And Summer George Turner 1987 Australian English
14984 Take Back Plenty Colin Greenland 1990 British English
14984 Synners Pat Cadigan 1991 American English
14984 Iron Council China Miéville 2004 British English
14984 Song Of Time Ian R. MacLeod 2008 British English