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
14343 Cardigan Robert W. Chambers 1901 American English
14476 The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1910 British English
14553 волкодав Maria Semyonova 1995 Russian Russian
14679 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
14750 Musashi Eiji Yoshikawa 1935 Japanese Japanese
14756 Love’s Labour’s Lost William Shakespeare 1598 British English
14936 Java Head Joseph Hergesheimer 1919 American English
14934 Digenes Akritas Unknown 1050 Multiple Greek
14950 Blood Wedding Federico García Lorca 1933 Spanish Spanish
14953 The Tain Thomas Kinsella 1969 Irish English
14984 The Skystone (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 1) Jack Whyte 1992 Canadian English
14984 Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson 2017 American English
15636 Honor Thy Father Gay Talese 1971 American English
15736 The Iliad / The Odyssey Homer -762 Greek Ancient greek
15756 Punishment Without Revenge Lope de Vega 1631 Spanish Spanish
15786 Runaway Horses Yukio Mishima 1969 Japanese Japanese
15783 Stars On The Sea F. Van Wyck Mason 1940 American English
15798 To The Indies C.S. Forester 1940 British English
15858 The Ill Made Knight T.H. White 1940 British English
15898 Apu Ollontay Peru 1780 Peruvian Quechua
15898 The Works of George Peele George Peele 1593 British English
15898 Officers And Gentlemen Evelyn Waugh 1955 British English
16489 The Prince Of Homburg Heinrich von Kleist 1821 German German
16497 The Love Suicides At Sonezaki Chikamatsu Monzaemon 1703 Japanese Japanese
15898 The Lady Of The Lake Sir Walter Scott 1810 Scottish English
15898 Cinq Mars Alfred de Vigny 1826 French French
15898 Conscience Of The King Alfred Duggan 1951 British English
15898 Golden Warrior Hope Muntz 1949 British English
15898 The Unhurrying Chase Hilda Prescott 1949 British English
15898 Richard Caqrvel Winston Churchill 1899 American English
15898 Captain Caution Kenneth Roberts 1934 American English
15898 Marching On James Boyd 1927 American English
15898 The Bugles Blow No More Clifford Dowdey 1942 American English
15898 So Red The Rose Stark Young 1934 American English
15898 Taiko Eiji Yoshikawa 1941 Japanese Japanese
15898 The Letter For The King Tonke Dragt 1962 Dutch Dutch
16508 The Book Of Dede Korkut Unknown 1400 Multiple Oghuz turkic
16580 Catriona Robert Louis Stevenson 1893 Scottish English
16555 Mountain Meadow John Buchan 1941 Scottish English
16739 Tournament Shelby Foote 1949 American English
16704 Al Saghamat Yusuf al-Sibai 1955 Egyptian Arabic
16649 The Iliad Of Homer Richmond Lattimore -762 Greek Ancient greek
16850 War Music Christopher Logue 1959 British English
17120 Knight's Wyrd Debra Doyle 1992 American English
17120 Shards Of Honour Lois McMaster Bujold 1986 American English
17120 On Basilisk Station David Weber 1993 American English
17120 A Ship Of The Line C. S. Forester 1938 British English
17120 Words Of Radiance Brandon Sanderson, Kate Reading, Michael Kramer 2014 American English
17120 Watchtower Elizabeth A. Lynn 1979 American English
17120 Claws Of The Cat Susan Spann 2013 American English
17120 Harsh Cry Of The Heron Lian Hearn 2006 Japanese English
17120 Vagabond Volume 1 Takehiko Inoue 1998 Japanese Japanese
16810 The House Of Bernarda Alba Federico García Lorca 1936 Spanish Spanish
17120 Guy Livingstone George Lawrence 1857 British English
17120 Under Two Flags Ouida 1867 British English
17120 Inside The Bar George Whyte-Melville 1872 British English
17120 Under Heaven Guy Gavriel Kay 2010 Canadian English
17120 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17120 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
16961 The Well Cradle Zeami Motokiyo 1430 Japanese Japanese
17105 The Best Mayor, The King Lope de Vega 1635 Spanish Spanish
17120 Miss Ravenel's Conversion From Secession To Loyalty John W. DeForest 1867 American English
17120 Honor Sonallah Ibrahim 2017 Egyptian Arabic
17120 The Fallen Knight Alights Elias al-Diri Lebanese Unknown
17120 A Distant Trumpet Paul Horgan 1960 American English
17032 The Splendid Idle Forties Gertrude Atherton 1902 American English
17120 Last Kingdom Series Bernard Cornwell 2004 British English
17120 The Last Kingdom Bernard Cornwell 2004 British English
17120 The Last Full Measure Jeff Shaara 1998 American English
17120 Helen Of Troy Margaret George 2006 American English
17120 A Kingdom Of Dreams Judith McNaught 1989 American English
17120 Agincourt Bernard Cornwell 2009 British English
17120 Henry Vi, Part 1 William Shakespeare 2000 British English
17120 Sheepfarmers Daughter Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17120 A Game Of Thrones / A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
17120 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
17120 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 American English
17115 Vis And Ramin Fakhraddin Gorgani 1048 Persian Persian
16899 Le Jouvencel Jean V de Bueil 1466 French French
16922 The Romance Of 'Antar Unknown 1100 Multiple Arabic
17120 Huon De Bordeaux Unknown French Old french
17120 A Heart Of Blood And Ashes Milla Vane 2020 Unknown English
17120 Jhereg Steven Brust 1983 American English
17120 The Emperor Of Nihon Ja John Flanagan 2010 Australian English
17120 Dragon Prince Melanie Rawn 1988 American English
17120 The Greek General's Talk Phillip Paroti Unknown Unknown
17120 The Trojan Generals Talk Phillip Paroti 1986 Unknown English
17120 The Flowers Of Adonis Rosemary Sutcliff 1969 British English
17120 Sword Of Pleasure Peter Green 1957 British English
17120 The Young Caesar Rex Warner 1958 British English
17120 The Right Of Cerdic Alfred Duggan 1965 British English
17120 The Lion Of England Margaret Butler Unknown English
17120 The Lion Of Justice Margaret Butler 1975 Unknown English
17120 King's Man C.M. Edmondston, M.L.F. Hyde Unknown Unknown
17120 Vows Of The Peacock Alice Walworth Graham 1961 Unknown English
17120 Shield Of Honor Alice Walworth Graham 1957 Unknown English
17120 The Firedrake Cecelia Holland 1966 American English
17120 Kings In Winter Cecelia Holland 1970 American English
17120 Harry Of Monmouth A. Maugham Unknown Unknown
17120 Falls The Shadow Sharon Kay Penman 1988 American English
17120 The Reckoning Sharon Kay Penman 1991 American English
17120 My Lord Essex Olive Eckerson Unknown Unknown
17120 A Distanr Trumpet Paul Horgan 1960 American English
17120 Yedo Lynn Guest 1985 Unknown English
17120 Tokaido Road Lucia St. Clair Robson 1991 American English
17120 The Signore Kunio Tsuji 1990 Japanese Japanese
16769 The Heike Story Eiji Yoshikawa 1956 Japanese Japanese
17120 The Sword And The Sun Gerald Green 1980 Unknown English
17120 The Old Lion Jeff Shaara 2023 American English
17120 The Combat Codes Charles Darwin Unknown Unknown
17120 Traitor's Blade Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17120 The Hero Code William H. McRaven 2021 American English
17120 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17120 Knight's Shadow Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17120 Tyrant's Throne Sebastien de Castell 2017 Canadian English
17120 Romance Of The Western Chamber Wang Shifu 1200 Chinese Chinese
16909 The Iliad/The Odyssey/The Aeneid Homer -800 Greek Ancient greek
17120 Saint's Blood Sebastien de Castell 2016 Canadian English
17029 A Horseman In The Sky Ambrose Bierce 1898 American English
17120 रश्मिरथी Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' 1981 Indian Hindi