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
6198 One Piece Eiichiro Oda 1997 Japanese Japanese
6341 No No Boy John Okada 2024 American English
6637 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
7206 Voroshilovgrad Serhiy Zhadan 2010 Ukrainian Ukrainian
7216 The Poems Of Richard Lovelace Richard Lovelace 1649 British English
7216 Plays Francis Beaumont 1607 British English
7216 Mémoires Philippe de Commynes 1524 French French
7216 Nicomède Pierre Corneille 1651 French French
7216 Cinna Pierre Corneille 1641 French French
7216 Rodogune Pierre Corneille 1644 French French
7216 Wallenstein Friedrich Schiller 1799 German German
7216 Coup De Grace Marguerite Yourcenar 1939 French French
7602 Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein 2012 British English
7711 The Honourable Schoolboy John le Carré 1977 British English
7842 The Little Drummer Girl John le Carré 1983 British English
7846 Kingdom Cons Yuri Herrera 2008 Mexican Spanish
8059 The Dragon Republic R. F. Kuang 2019 American English
8324 American Buffalo David Mamet 1975 American English
8370 Watchers Dean R. Koontz 1987 American English
8387 The Orphan Master's Son Adam Johnson 2012 American English
8389 Becket Jean Anouilh 1959 French French
8655 The Abbot Sir Walter Scott 1820 Scottish English
8666 Twenty Years After Alexandre Dumas 1845 French French
9074 Billy Bathgate E. L. Doctorow 1989 American English
9095 Prizzi's Honor Richard Condon 1982 American English
9257 The Grace Of Kings Ken Liu 2015 American English
9532 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English
9729 The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski 2008 American English
9860 Castle Dangerous Sir Walter Scott 1831 Scottish English
9860 Peveril Of The Peak Sir Walter Scott 1823 British English
10031 Obsidio Amie Kaufman 2018 Australian English
10090 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10246 King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green 1953 British English
10412 The Free Frenchman Piers Paul Read 1986 British English
10454 War Trash Ha Jin 2004 Chinese English
10525 Montana 1948 Larry Watson 1993 American English
10573 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10634 Last Of The Barons Edward Bulwer-Lytton 1843 British English
10741 The Vor Game Lois McMaster Bujold 1990 American English
10748 A Dog's Purpose W. Bruce Cameron 2010 American English
10868 Ancillary Sword Ann Leckie 2014 American English
10964 Gideon The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019 New Zealand English
10972 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
11040 Babylon's Ashes James S. A. Corey 2016 American English
11180 Black List, Section H Francis Stuart 1971 Irish English
11188 Die Puppenspieler Tanja Kinkel 1995 German German
11206 Ninety Three Victor Hugo 1874 French French
11216 Ship Breaker Paolo Bacigalupi 2010 American English
11414 Barrayar Lois McMaster Bujold 1991 American English
11547 Rory O'more Samuel Lover 1837 Irish English
11547 Idyls Of The King Alfred Tennyson 1859 British English
11606 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
11609 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
11798 The Uplift War David Brin 1987 American English
11890 Whittaker Chambers Sam Tanenhaus 1997 American English
11927 Ancillary Mercy Ann Leckie 2015 American English
11927 Nemesis Games James S. A. Corey 2015 American English
12077 Ninefox Gambit Yoon Ha Lee 2016 American English
12166 Running Close To The Wind Alexandra Rowland 2024 Unknown English
12226 A Conjuring Of Light V. E. Schwab 2017 American English
12727 Tiamat's Wrath James S. A. Corey 2019 American English
13034 Fortune's Wheel Rebecca Gablé 2014 German German
13239 Harrow The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2020 New Zealand English
13306 The Final Reflection John M. Ford 1984 American English
13321 Mirror Dance Lois McMaster Bujold 1994 American English
13321 Jade Legacy Fonda Lee 2021 American English
13321 The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett 2024 American Unknown
13338 Last Orders Graham Swift 1996 British English
13362 The People Of The Black Circle Robert E. Howard 1934 American English
13362 Anne Of Geierstein Sir Walter Scott 1829 Scottish English
13362 The Scottish Chiefs Jane Porter 1810 British English
13362 The Spy James Fenimore Cooper 1821 American English
13716 The Traitor Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2015 American English
13737 Heir To The Empire Timothy Zahn 1991 American English
13772 Flood Of Fire Amitav Ghosh 2015 Indian English
13818 The Eunuch Of Constantinople Zülfü Livaneli Turkish Unknown
13886 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
14344 Cardigan Robert W. Chambers 1901 American English
14348 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14860 Furies Of Calderon Jim Butcher 2004 American English
14932 Tortilla Flat John Steinbeck 1935 American English
14937 Digenes Akritas Unknown 1050 Multiple Greek
14985 Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990 American English
14985 The Thief Megan Whalen Turner 1996 American English
14985 The Warrior's Apprentice Lois McMaster Bujold 1986 American English
14985 Memory Lois McMaster Bujold 1996 American English
14985 The Human Factor Graham Greene 1978 British English
14985 The Lieutenant Of Inishmore Martin McDonagh 2001 Irish English
14985 A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1998 American English
14985 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
14985 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14985 The World Is Not Enough Zoe Oldenbourg 1966 French French
14973 The Incredible Journey Sheila Burnford 1961 Canadian English
15642 Honor Thy Father Gay Talese 1971 American English
15723 The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
15729 Edward Ii Christopher Marlowe 1594 British English
15743 The Iliad / The Odyssey Homer -762 Greek Ancient greek
15793 The Wife of Martin Guerre Janet Lewis 1941 American English
15792 To The Indies C.S. Forester 1940 British English
15832 The Ill Made Knight T.H. White 1940 British English
15916 Windsor Castle William Harrison Ainsworth 1843 British English
15916 The King's Own Frederick Marryat 1830 British English
15916 Year Of The Unicorn Andre Norton 1965 American English
15916 The Lady Of The Lake Sir Walter Scott 1810 Scottish English
15916 Mutiny On The Bounty Charles Nordhoff 1932 American English
15916 Chu Yuan Guo Moruo 1942 Chinese Chinese
15916 Cinq Mars Alfred de Vigny 1826 French French
15916 Proceed, Sergeant Lamb Robert Graves 1940 British English