The Greatest Books of All Time on Hierarchy
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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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526 | Gormenghast | Mervyn Peake | 1950 | British | English | |
| 1476 | Flatland | Edwin A. Abbott | 1884 | British | English | |
| 2466 | Non Stop | Brian Aldiss | 1958 | British | English | |
| 2519 | Rites of Passage | William Golding | 1980 | British | English | |
| 3040 | Manservant And Maidservant | Ivy Compton-Burnett | 1947 | British | English | |
| 3397 | King Rat | James Clavell | 1962 | British | English | |
| 3638 | The Life of the Bee | Maurice Maeterlinck | 1901 | Belgian | French | |
| 4295 | The Castle | franz kafka | 1926 | German | German | |
| 7093 | Small Gods | Terry Pratchett | 1992 | British | English | |
| 8861 | Empire Of The Ants | Bernard Werber | 1991 | French | French | |
| 10245 | The Great Chain of Being | Arthur Lovejoy | 1936 | American | English | |
| 10868 | Ancillary Sword | Ann Leckie | 2014 | American | English | |
| 11798 | The Uplift War | David Brin | 1987 | American | English | |
| 14330 | The Admirable Crichton | J. M. Barrie | 1902 | British | English | |
| 15594 | The Peter Principle | Laurence J. Peter | 1969 | Canadian | English | |
| 15914 | The Masters and the Slaves | Gilberto Freyre | 1933 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 16714 | Orphans Of The Sky | Robert A. Heinlein | 1941 | American | English | |
| 17162 | Vampire Academy | Richelle Mead | 2007 | American | English | |
| 16851 | Revolt Against The Modern World | Julius Evola | 1934 | Italian | Italian | |
| 17162 | The Dark Enlightenment | Nick Land | 2012 | British | English |