The Greatest Books of All Time on Honor

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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
14344 Cardigan Robert W. Chambers 1901 American English
14477 The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1910 British English
14554 волкодав Maria Semyonova 1995 Russian Russian
14680 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
14751 Musashi Eiji Yoshikawa 1935 Japanese Japanese
14938 Java Head Joseph Hergesheimer 1919 American English
14936 Digenes Akritas Unknown 1050 Multiple Greek
14953 Blood Wedding Federico García Lorca 1933 Spanish Spanish
14948 The Tain Thomas Kinsella 1969 Irish English
14986 The Skystone (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 1) Jack Whyte 1992 Canadian English
14986 Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson 2017 American English
15645 Honor Thy Father Gay Talese 1971 American English
15733 Love’s Labour’s Lost William Shakespeare 1598 British English
15746 The Iliad / The Odyssey Homer -762 Greek Ancient greek
15772 Punishment Without Revenge Lope de Vega 1631 Spanish Spanish
15807 Runaway Horses Yukio Mishima 1969 Japanese Japanese
15778 Stars On The Sea F. Van Wyck Mason 1940 American English
15789 To The Indies C.S. Forester 1940 British English
15832 The Ill Made Knight T.H. White 1940 British English
15887 Mountain Meadow John Buchan 1941 Scottish English
15919 Apu Ollontay Peru 1780 Peruvian Quechua
15919 The Works of George Peele George Peele 1593 British English
15919 Officers And Gentlemen Evelyn Waugh 1955 British English
16510 The Prince Of Homburg Heinrich von Kleist 1821 German German
16521 The Love Suicides At Sonezaki Chikamatsu Monzaemon 1703 Japanese Japanese
15919 The Lady Of The Lake Sir Walter Scott 1810 Scottish English
15919 Cinq Mars Alfred de Vigny 1826 French French
15919 Conscience Of The King Alfred Duggan 1951 British English
15919 Golden Warrior Hope Muntz 1949 British English
15919 The Unhurrying Chase Hilda Prescott 1949 British English
15919 Richard Caqrvel Winston Churchill 1899 American English
15919 Captain Caution Kenneth Roberts 1934 American English
15919 Marching On James Boyd 1927 American English
15919 The Bugles Blow No More Clifford Dowdey 1942 American English
15919 So Red The Rose Stark Young 1934 American English
15919 Taiko Eiji Yoshikawa 1941 Japanese Japanese
15919 The Letter For The King Tonke Dragt 1962 Dutch Dutch
16595 Arthurian Romances Chrétien de Troyes 1180 French Old french
16531 The Book Of Dede Korkut Unknown 1400 Multiple Oghuz turkic
16602 Iliad & Odyssey Homer -749 Greek Ancient greek (homeric greek)
16613 Catriona Robert Louis Stevenson 1893 Scottish English
16609 My Theodosia Anya Seton 1941 American English
16780 Tournament Shelby Foote 1949 American English
16747 Al Saghamat Yusuf al-Sibai 1955 Egyptian Arabic
16683 The Iliad Of Homer Richmond Lattimore -762 Greek Ancient greek
16687 The Iliad/The Odyssey/The Aeneid Homer -800 Greek Ancient greek
16895 War Music Christopher Logue 1959 British English
17171 Knight's Wyrd Debra Doyle 1992 American English
17171 Shards Of Honour Lois McMaster Bujold 1986 American English
17171 On Basilisk Station David Weber 1993 American English
17171 A Ship Of The Line C. S. Forester 1938 British English
17171 Words Of Radiance Brandon Sanderson, Kate Reading, Michael Kramer 2014 American English
17171 Watchtower Elizabeth A. Lynn 1979 American English
17171 Claws Of The Cat Susan Spann 2013 American English
17171 Harsh Cry Of The Heron Lian Hearn 2006 Japanese English
17171 Vagabond Volume 1 Takehiko Inoue 1998 Japanese Japanese
16852 The House Of Bernarda Alba Federico García Lorca 1936 Spanish Spanish
17171 Guy Livingstone George Lawrence 1857 British English
17171 Under Two Flags Ouida 1867 British English
17171 Inside The Bar George Whyte-Melville 1872 British English
17171 Under Heaven Guy Gavriel Kay 2010 Canadian English
17171 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17171 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
17006 The Well Cradle Zeami Motokiyo 1430 Japanese Japanese
17159 The Best Mayor, The King Lope de Vega 1635 Spanish Spanish
17171 Miss Ravenel's Conversion From Secession To Loyalty John W. DeForest 1867 American English
17171 Honor Sonallah Ibrahim 2017 Egyptian Arabic
17171 The Fallen Knight Alights Elias al-Diri Lebanese Unknown
17171 A Distant Trumpet Paul Horgan 1960 American English
17084 The Splendid Idle Forties Gertrude Atherton 1902 American English
17171 Last Kingdom Series Bernard Cornwell 2004 British English
17171 The Last Kingdom Bernard Cornwell 2004 British English
17171 The Last Full Measure Jeff Shaara 1998 American English
17171 Helen Of Troy Margaret George 2006 American English
17171 A Kingdom Of Dreams Judith McNaught 1989 American English
17171 Agincourt Bernard Cornwell 2009 British English
17120 Henry Vi, Part 1 William Shakespeare 2000 British English
17171 Sheepfarmers Daughter Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17171 A Game Of Thrones / A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
17171 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
17171 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 American English
17136 Vis And Ramin Fakhraddin Gorgani 1048 Persian Persian
16945 Le Jouvencel Jean V de Bueil 1466 French French
16970 The Romance Of 'Antar Unknown 1100 Multiple Arabic
17171 Huon De Bordeaux Unknown French Old french
17171 A Heart Of Blood And Ashes Milla Vane 2020 Unknown English
17171 Jhereg Steven Brust 1983 American English
17171 The Emperor Of Nihon Ja John Flanagan 2010 Australian English
17171 Dragon Prince Melanie Rawn 1988 American English
17171 The Greek General's Talk Phillip Paroti Unknown Unknown
17171 The Trojan Generals Talk Phillip Paroti 1986 Unknown English
17171 The Flowers Of Adonis Rosemary Sutcliff 1969 British English
17171 Sword Of Pleasure Peter Green 1957 British English
17171 The Young Caesar Rex Warner 1958 British English
17171 The Right Of Cerdic Alfred Duggan 1965 British English
17171 The Lion Of England Margaret Butler Unknown English
17171 The Lion Of Justice Margaret Butler 1975 Unknown English
17171 King's Man C.M. Edmondston, M.L.F. Hyde Unknown Unknown
17171 Vows Of The Peacock Alice Walworth Graham 1961 Unknown English
17171 Shield Of Honor Alice Walworth Graham 1957 Unknown English
17171 The Firedrake Cecelia Holland 1966 American English
17171 Kings In Winter Cecelia Holland 1970 American English
17171 Harry Of Monmouth A. Maugham Unknown Unknown
17171 Falls The Shadow Sharon Kay Penman 1988 American English
17171 The Reckoning Sharon Kay Penman 1991 American English
17171 My Lord Essex Olive Eckerson Unknown Unknown
17171 A Distanr Trumpet Paul Horgan 1960 American English
17171 Yedo Lynn Guest 1985 Unknown English
17171 Tokaido Road Lucia St. Clair Robson 1991 American English
17171 The Signore Kunio Tsuji 1990 Japanese Japanese
16814 The Heike Story Eiji Yoshikawa 1956 Japanese Japanese
17171 The Sword And The Sun Gerald Green 1980 Unknown English
17171 The Old Lion Jeff Shaara 2023 American English
17171 The Combat Codes Charles Darwin Unknown Unknown
17171 Traitor's Blade Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17171 A Song For Arbonne Guy Gavriel Kay 1992 Canadian English
17171 The Hero Code William H. McRaven 2021 American English
17171 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17171 Knight's Shadow Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17171 Tyrant's Throne Sebastien de Castell 2017 Canadian English