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
17122 The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith Thomas Keneally 1972 Australian English
17122 1915 Roger McDonald 1979 Australian English
17122 The Americans, Baby Frank Moorhouse 1972 Australian English
17122 The Shiralee D'Arcy Niland 1955 Australian English
17122 Vision Splendid Tom Ronan 1951 Australian English
17122 On Our Selection Steele Rudd 1976 Australian English
17122 Naked Under Capricorn Olaf Ruhen 1958 Australian English
17122 Ash Road Ivan Southall 1965 Australian English
17122 To The Islands Randolph Stow 1958 Australian English
17122 Man Of Two Tribes Arthur William Upfield 1956 Australian English
17122 Bottersnikes And Gumbles S A Wakefield 1967 Australian English
17122 The Nargun And The Stars Patricia Wrightson 1970 Australian English
16771 Philochristus Edwin A. Abbott 1878 British English
17122 John Inglesant Joseph Henry Shorthouse 1881 British English
17122 Dorothy Forster Walter Besant 1884 British English
17122 The Green Book Mór Jókai 2003 Hungarian Hungarian
17122 The Forest Lovers Maurice Hewlett 1898 British English
17122 The Infinite Plan Isabel Allende 1992 Chilean Spanish
16846 The Runaway Bunny Margaret Wise Brown 1942 American English
17122 Three Little Pigs Steven Kellogg 1985 American English
17122 Sulwe Lupita Nyong’o 2019 Unknown English
17122 New Babylon New Nineveh Charles Van Onselen 2011 Unknown English
17122 Midlands Jonny Steinberg 2002 South African English
17122 Fools And Other Stories Njabulo Ndebele 1986 South African English
17122 A Place Called Vatmaar Andrew Henry Martin Scholtz 2000 South African English
17122 The Chinese Machiavelli Dennis Bloodworth 1976 Chinese English
17122 Mountain Of Fame John E. Wills Jr. 1992 Chinese English
17122 Readings In Classical Chinese Philosophy Philip J. Ivanhoe, Bryan W. Van Norden 2001 Chinese English
17122 Border Country Raymond Williams 1962 British English
17122 So Long, Hector Bebb Ron Berry 1970 Welsh English
17122 Home To An Empty House Alun Richards 1973 Welsh English
17122 A Few Selected Exits Gwyn Thomas 1968 Welsh English
17122 Easily Slip Into Another World Henry Threadgill, Brent Hayes Edwards 2023 Unknown English
17122 The Land Of Hope And Fear Isabel Kershner 2023 Unknown English
17122 Up Home Ruth J. Simmons 2023 Unknown English
17122 Berlin Atomized Julia Kornberg 2021 Unknown English
17122 Last Date In El Zapotal Mateo García Elizondo 2019 Mexican Spanish
17122 The Queens’ Ball Copi 2024 Unknown Unknown
17122 The Rise And Fall Of The Second American Republic Manisha Sinha 2024 Unknown English
17122 The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow Elin Anna Labba, Fiona Graham 2020 Unknown Swedish
17122 Wilderness And The American Spirit Ruby McConnell 2024 Unknown English
17122 Re Creating Ourselves Molara Ogundipe-Leslie 1994 Nigerian English
17122 Becoming Little Shell Chris La Tray 2023 Unknown English
17122 The Flicker Of Old Dreams Susan Henderson 2018 American English
17122 Come West And See Maxim Loskutoff 2018 American English
17122 Finding The Mother Tree Suzanne Simard 2021 Canadian English
17122 Alexandra Petri's Us History Alexandra Petri 2023 American English
17122 True West Betsy Gaines Quammen 2020 Unknown English
17122 The Witch's Heart Genevieve Gornichec 2021 American English
17122 In Country Bobbie Ann Mason 1985 American English
17122 The Sport Of Nature Nadine Gordimer 1987 South African English
17122 The Nowhere Places Susan LeBlanc 2024 Unknown English
17122 A River Enchanted Rebecca Ross 2022 Unknown English
17122 A Market Of Dreams And Destiny Trip Galey 2023 Unknown English
17122 The Chinese Computer Thomas S. Mullaney 2024 Unknown English
17122 Fall Of Ruin And Wrath Jennifer L. Armentrout 2023 American English
17122 Tricky Magic L. L. Campbell 2021 Unknown English
17122 A Dawn Of Onyx Kate Golden 2022 Unknown English
17122 The Grim Reaper’s Lawyer Mea Monique Unknown Unknown
17122 Kiss And Spell Celestine Martin 2023 Unknown English
17122 Radiance Grace Draven 2015 Unknown English
17122 Half A Soul Olivia Atwater 2020 Unknown English
17122 Refugee Alan Gratz 2017 American English
17122 Swordheart T. Kingfisher 2018 American English
17122 Po On F. Sionil José 1984 Filipino English
17122 State Of War Ninotchka Rosca 1988 Filipino English
17122 My Sad Republic Eric Gamalinda 2000 Filipino English
17122 America The Beautiful? Blythe Roberson 2023 Unknown English
17122 The Secret Book Of Flora Lea Patti Callahan Henry 2023 American English
17122 The Shadow Cabinet Juno Dawson 2023 British English
17122 Vampires Of El Norte Isabel Cañas 2023 Unknown English
17122 Light Comes To Shadow Mountain Toni Buzzeo 2023 Unknown English
17122 Mystery Peter Straub 1990 American English
17122 The Secret Life Of Teachers Adamson, David Unknown English
17122 Embrace Fearlessly The Burning World Barry Lopez 2022 American English
17122 The Garden Of Evening Mists Tan Twang Eng 2012 Malaysian English
17122 Bearing An Hourglass Piers Anthony 1984 American English
17122 On A Pale Horse Piers Anthony 1983 American English
17122 With A Tangled Skein Piers Anthony 1985 American English
17122 Being A Green Mother Piers Anthony 1987 American English
17122 The Gift Of Rain Tan Twang Eng 2007 Malaysian English
17122 Saga, Compendium One Brian K. Vaughan 2019 American English
16969 Buddha Osamu Tezuka 1972 Japanese Japanese
17122 Our Final Warning Mark Lynas 2020 British English
17122 Locke & Key Slipcase Set Joe Hill 2014 American English
17122 Parallel Worlds Michio Kaku 2004 American English
16941 The Masque Of The Red Death Edgar Allan Poe 1842 American English
17122 Swann Carol Shields 1987 Canadian English
17122 King Leary Paul Quarrington 1987 Canadian English
17122 Beren And Luthien J. R. R. Tolkien 2017 British English
17122 All Tomorrows C. M. Kosemen 2006 Turkish English
17122 Shatter Me Tahereh Mafi 2011 American English
17122 All American Boys Jason Reynolds 2015 American English
17122 Berserk, Vol. 8 Kentaro Miura 1994 Japanese Japanese
17122 Berserk Volume 7 Kentaro Miura 1995 Japanese Japanese
17122 Berserk Volume 6 Kentaro Miura 1994 Japanese Japanese
17122 Berserk Volume 5 Kentaro Miura 1992 Japanese Japanese
17122 The Sword Of Kaigen M. L. Wang 2019 Unknown English
17122 The Narrow Road Between Desires Patrick Rothfuss Unknown Unknown
17122 Old Sleuth, The Detective Harlan Page Halsey 2014 American English
17122 The Expressman And The Detective Allan Pinkerton 2004 American English
17122 The Mystery Of Dr Fu Manchu Rohmer Sax 1913 British English
16771 The Gentle Grafter O. Henry 1908 American English
16771 The Perfume Of The Woman In Black Gaston Leroux 1908 French French
17122 John Thorndyke's Cases R Austin Freeman 1909 British English
17122 Through The Wall Cleveland Moffett 1909 American English
17122 813 Maurice Leblanc 1910 French French
17122 At The Villa Rose A. E. W. Mason 1910 British English
17122 The Eye Of Osiris R Austin Freeman 1911 British English
17122 The Singing Bone R Austin Freeman 1912 British English
17122 Max Carrados Ernest Bramah 1914 British English
17122 The Lone Wolf Louis Joseph Vance 2003 American English
17122 Limehouse Nights Thomas Burke 1917 British English
17122 The Middle Temple Murder J. S. Fletcher 1919 British English
17122 Call Mr. Fortune H.C. Bailey 1920 British English
17122 Bull Dog Drummond Sapper 1920 British English
17122 Tutt And Mr Tutt Arthur Cheney Train 1920 American English
17122 The Grey Room Eden Phillpotts 1920 British English
17122 The Eight Strokes Of The Clock Maurice Leblanc 1923 French French
17122 The Brooklyn Murders G. D. H. Cole 1923 British English