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 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
777 I Am Legend Richard Matheson 1954 American English
2432 The Einstein Intersection Samuel R. Delany 1967 American English
2465 Non Stop Brian Aldiss 1958 British English
2668 The Chrysalids John Wyndham 1955 Canadian English
4203 Darwin's Radio Greg Bear 1999 American English
6675 Uzumaki Junji Ito 1998 Japanese Japanese
7143 Black Hole Charles Burns 1995 American English
11432 The Troop Nick Cutter 2014 Canadian English
12044 Akira Katsuhiro Otomo 1982 Japanese Japanese
14788 Genetics and the Origin of Species Theodosius Dobzhansky 1937 American English
15914 The Theory Of The Gene Thomas Hunt Morgan 1926 American English
17155 The Language Of The Genes Steve Jones 1993 British English
17155 The Rats James Herbert 1974 British English
17155 The Night Of The Triffids Simon Clark 2001 British English
17155 The Slynx Tatyana Tolstaya 2000 Russian Russian