The Greatest Books of All Time on Mutation

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 743 '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
776 I Am Legend Richard Matheson 1954 American English
2426 The Einstein Intersection Samuel R. Delany 1967 American English
2460 Non Stop Brian Aldiss 1958 British English
2663 The Chrysalids John Wyndham 1955 Canadian English
4199 Darwin's Radio Greg Bear 1999 American English
6664 Uzumaki Junji Ito 1998 Japanese Japanese
7131 Black Hole Charles Burns 1995 American English
11401 The Troop Nick Cutter 2014 Canadian English
12018 Akira Katsuhiro Otomo 1982 Japanese Japanese
14701 Genetics and the Origin of Species Theodosius Dobzhansky 1937 American English
15786 The Theory Of The Gene Thomas Hunt Morgan 1926 American English
17010 The Language Of The Genes Steve Jones 1993 British English
17010 The Rats James Herbert 1974 British English
17010 The Night Of The Triffids Simon Clark 2001 British English
17010 The Slynx Tatyana Tolstaya 2000 Russian Russian