The Greatest Books of All Time on Gods

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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
985 Mythology Edith Hamilton 1942 American English
1544 The Poetic Edda Unknown 1270 Multiple Old norse
1626 The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett 1983 British English
2350 Bulfinch's Mythology Thomas Bulfinch 1855 British English
2503 Popol Vuh Dennis Tedlock 1985 Mayan K'iche'
2593 The Gods Of Pegana Lord Dunsany 1905 Irish English
2752 Gods And Heroes Gustav Schwab 1838 German German
2846 The Book Of Ptath A. E. van Vogt 1943 American English
2882 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One Rick Riordan 2005 American English
3088 The Marriage Of Cadmus And Harmony Roberto Calasso 1988 Italian Italian
3196 The Crock Of Gold James Stephens 1912 Irish English
3443 The Summer Tree Guy Gavriel Kay 1984 Canadian English
4227 The Frogs Aristophanes -405 Greek Ancient greek
4779 Odes Pindar -518 Greek Ancient greek
4786 Amphitryon Plautus -184 Roman Latin
5823 Hymns And Epigrams Callimachus -239 Greek Ancient greek
5895 The Prose Edda Snorri Sturluson 1220 Icelandic Old norse
7093 Small Gods Terry Pratchett 1992 British English
7216 Mythologies William Butler Yeats 1905 Irish English
8425 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N. K. Jemisin 2010 American English
8511 Euthyphro Plato -399 Greek Ancient greek
9587 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny 1967 American English
9995 Nestlings Of A Dark God Michael R. Collings 1996 American English
10868 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
12681 Audition For The Fox Martin Cahill 2025 Unknown English
13229 Gardens Of The Moon Steven Erikson 1999 Canadian English
13772 Necessity Jo Walton 2016 Canadian English
13772 City Of Blades Robert Jackson Bennett 2016 American English
14163 D'aulaires' Book Of Greek Myths Ingri d'Aulaire 1962 American English
14232 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British English
14985 The Raven Tower Ann Leckie 2019 American English
14985 The Sea Of Monsters Rick Riordan 2006 American English
14985 A Touch Of Darkness Scarlett St. Clair 2019 Unknown English
15916 The Greek Myths Robert Graves 1955 British English
15888 Ocean Of The Streams Of Story Somadeva 1063 Indian Sanskrit
16593 Iliad & Odyssey Homer -749 Greek Ancient greek (homeric greek)
17163 Soldier Of Sidon Gene Wolfe 2006 American English
17163 The Knight Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
17163 The King Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
17163 Death's Master Tanith Lee 1979 British English
17163 The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17163 Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17163 The Hammer Of Thor Rick Riordan 2016 American English
17163 The Witch's Heart Genevieve Gornichec 2021 American English
17163 The Crippled God Steven Erikson 2011 Canadian English
17163 Midnight Tides Steven Erikson 2004 Canadian English
17163 The Blacktongue Thief Christopher Buehlman 2021 American English