The Greatest Bulgarian, Trinidadian, Swedish Speculative Fiction Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 410 '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
1558 Kallocain Karin Boye 1940 Swedish Swedish
1889 Aniara Harry Martinson 1956 Swedish Swedish
2040 Mio, My Son Astrid Lindgren 1954 Swedish Swedish
2544 The Brothers Lionheart Astrid Lindgren 1973 Swedish Swedish
4437 Ян Бибиян Elin Pelin 1923 Bulgarian Bulgarian
6464 Let The Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist 2004 Swedish Swedish
7481 They Will Drown In Their Mother’s Tears Johannes Anyuru 2017 Swedish Swedish
7662 Little Star John Ajvide Lindqvist 2010 Swedish Swedish
7881 Time Shelter Georgi Gospodinov 2020 Bulgarian Bulgarian
8314 The Jumbies Tracey Baptiste 2015 Trinidadian English
8423 The Changeling Selma Lagerlöf 1915 Swedish Swedish
9868 Yan Bibiyan Elin Pelin 1923 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10604 Life 3.0 Max Tegmark 2017 Swedish English
10929 The Forest Of Hours Kerstin Ekman 1988 Swedish Swedish
10932 The Shadow On The Stone Bench Maria Gripe 1982 Swedish Unknown