The Greatest Books of All Time on Loyalty

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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
6194 One Piece Eiichiro Oda 1997 Japanese Japanese
6338 No No Boy John Okada 2024 American English
6635 Life With Jeeves P. G. Wodehouse 1983 British English
7031 Woodstock Sir Walter Scott 1826 British English
7031 Quentin Durward Sir Walter Scott 1823 Scottish English
7042 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Simon Armitage 2007 British Middle english
7041 The Man In The Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas 1847 French French
7117 A Legend Of Montrose Sir Walter Scott 1819 Scottish English
7141 Jade City Fonda Lee 2017 Chinese English
7205 Voroshilovgrad Serhiy Zhadan 2010 Ukrainian Ukrainian
7215 The Poems Of Richard Lovelace Richard Lovelace 1649 British English
7215 Plays Francis Beaumont 1607 British English
7215 Mémoires Philippe de Commynes 1524 French French
7215 Nicomède Pierre Corneille 1651 French French
7215 Cinna Pierre Corneille 1641 French French
7215 Rodogune Pierre Corneille 1644 French French
7215 Wallenstein Friedrich Schiller 1799 German German
7215 Coup De Grace Marguerite Yourcenar 1939 French French
7601 Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein 2012 British English
7709 The Honourable Schoolboy John le Carré 1977 British English
7841 The Little Drummer Girl John le Carré 1983 British English
7845 Kingdom Cons Yuri Herrera 2008 Mexican Spanish
8058 The Dragon Republic R. F. Kuang 2019 American English
8322 American Buffalo David Mamet 1975 American English
8367 Watchers Dean R. Koontz 1987 American English
8384 The Orphan Master's Son Adam Johnson 2012 American English
8386 Becket Jean Anouilh 1959 French French
8651 The Abbot Sir Walter Scott 1820 Scottish English
8662 Twenty Years After Alexandre Dumas 1845 French French
9069 Billy Bathgate E. L. Doctorow 1989 American English
9090 Prizzi's Honor Richard Condon 1982 American English
9253 The Grace Of Kings Ken Liu 2015 American English
9527 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English
9725 The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski 2008 American English
9856 Castle Dangerous Sir Walter Scott 1831 Scottish English
9856 Peveril Of The Peak Sir Walter Scott 1823 British English
10026 Obsidio Amie Kaufman 2018 Australian English
10084 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10239 King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green 1953 British English
10406 The Free Frenchman Piers Paul Read 1986 British English
10448 War Trash Ha Jin 2004 Chinese English
10519 Montana 1948 Larry Watson 1993 American English
10566 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10626 Last Of The Barons Edward Bulwer-Lytton 1843 British English
10734 The Vor Game Lois McMaster Bujold 1990 American English
10741 A Dog's Purpose W. Bruce Cameron 2010 American English
10861 Ancillary Sword Ann Leckie 2014 American English
10957 Gideon The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019 New Zealand English
10965 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
11033 Babylon's Ashes James S. A. Corey 2016 American English
11173 Black List, Section H Francis Stuart 1971 Irish English
11181 Die Puppenspieler Tanja Kinkel 1995 German German
11199 Ninety Three Victor Hugo 1874 French French
11209 Ship Breaker Paolo Bacigalupi 2010 American English
11408 Barrayar Lois McMaster Bujold 1991 American English
11544 Rory O'more Samuel Lover 1837 Irish English
11544 Idyls Of The King Alfred Tennyson 1859 British English
11603 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
11606 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
11796 The Uplift War David Brin 1987 American English
11888 Whittaker Chambers Sam Tanenhaus 1997 American English
11925 Ancillary Mercy Ann Leckie 2015 American English
11925 Nemesis Games James S. A. Corey 2015 American English
12076 Ninefox Gambit Yoon Ha Lee 2016 American English
12165 Running Close To The Wind Alexandra Rowland 2024 Unknown English
12225 A Conjuring Of Light V. E. Schwab 2017 American English
12725 Tiamat's Wrath James S. A. Corey 2019 American English
13031 Fortune's Wheel Rebecca Gablé 2014 German German
13236 Harrow The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2020 New Zealand English
13303 The Final Reflection John M. Ford 1984 American English
13318 Mirror Dance Lois McMaster Bujold 1994 American English
13318 Jade Legacy Fonda Lee 2021 American English
13318 The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett 2024 American Unknown
13335 Last Orders Graham Swift 1996 British English
13359 The People Of The Black Circle Robert E. Howard 1934 American English
13359 Anne Of Geierstein Sir Walter Scott 1829 Scottish English
13359 The Scottish Chiefs Jane Porter 1810 British English
13359 The Spy James Fenimore Cooper 1821 American English
13715 The Traitor Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2015 American English
13736 Heir To The Empire Timothy Zahn 1991 American English
13771 Flood Of Fire Amitav Ghosh 2015 Indian English
13817 The Eunuch Of Constantinople Zülfü Livaneli Turkish Unknown
13885 Raven Stratagem Yoon Ha Lee 2017 American English
13932 The Deer And The Cauldron Jin Yong 1969 Chinese Chinese
13992 Chu Liuxiang Gu Long 1967 Chinese Chinese
14025 The Kingdom Of Copper S. A. Chakraborty 2019 American English
14078 The Trouble With Peace Joe Abercrombie 2020 British English
14160 The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come John Fox Jr. 1903 American English
14180 Chanur's Venture C. J. Cherryh 1984 American English
14343 Cardigan Robert W. Chambers 1901 American English
14347 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14858 Furies Of Calderon Jim Butcher 2004 American English
14931 Tortilla Flat John Steinbeck 1935 American English
14933 Digenes Akritas Unknown 1050 Multiple Greek
14983 Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990 American English
14983 The Thief Megan Whalen Turner 1996 American English
14983 The Warrior's Apprentice Lois McMaster Bujold 1986 American English
14983 Memory Lois McMaster Bujold 1996 American English
14983 The Human Factor Graham Greene 1978 British English
14983 The Lieutenant Of Inishmore Martin McDonagh 2001 Irish English
14983 A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1998 American English
14983 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
14983 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14983 The World Is Not Enough Zoe Oldenbourg 1966 French French
14971 The Incredible Journey Sheila Burnford 1961 Canadian English
15634 Honor Thy Father Gay Talese 1971 American English
15715 The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
15721 Edward Ii Christopher Marlowe 1594 British English
15735 The Iliad / The Odyssey Homer -762 Greek Ancient greek
15772 The Wife of Martin Guerre Janet Lewis 1941 American English
15800 To The Indies C.S. Forester 1940 British English
15858 The Ill Made Knight T.H. White 1940 British English
15897 Windsor Castle William Harrison Ainsworth 1843 British English
15897 The King's Own Frederick Marryat 1830 British English
15897 Year Of The Unicorn Andre Norton 1965 American English
15897 The Lady Of The Lake Sir Walter Scott 1810 Scottish English
15897 Mutiny On The Bounty Charles Nordhoff 1932 American English
15897 Chu Yuan Guo Moruo 1942 Chinese Chinese
15897 Cinq Mars Alfred de Vigny 1826 French French
15897 Proceed, Sergeant Lamb Robert Graves 1940 British English