The Greatest Books of All Time on Piracy

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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
115 Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson 1883 British English
676 The Princess Bride William Goldman 1973 American English
1057 The Master of Ballantrae Robert Louis Stevenson 1889 British English
3019 Captain Blood Rafael Sabatini 1922 British English
3324 Sandokan Emilio Salgari 1883 Italian Italian
3396 Cities of the Red Night William S. Burroughs 1981 American English
3638 The River Pirates Of The Mississippi Friedrich Gerstäcker 1848 German German
5271 Dirty Fred The Captain Jenő Rejtő 1935 Hungarian Hungarian
5454 Ballad of the Salt Sea Hugo Pratt 1967 Italian Italian
5759 The Scar China Miéville 2002 British English
6194 One Piece Eiichiro Oda 1997 Japanese Japanese
8704 Tom Cringle's Log Michael Scott 1829 British English
9125 Westward Ho! Charles Kingsley 1855 British English
9856 The Pirate Sir Walter Scott 1822 Scottish English
10289 La Otra Mano De Lepanto Carmen Boullosa 2004 Mexican Spanish
11895 Cruise Of The Midge Michael Scott 1834 Scottish English
14226 To Have And To Hold Mary Johnston 1900 American English
14983 Ship Of Magic Robin Hobb 1998 American English
14983 The Adventures Of Amina Al Sirafi S. A. Chakraborty 2023 American English
15726 Infortunios De Alonso Ramirez / The Misfortunes Of Alonso Ramirez José F. Buscaglia-Salgado, Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora 1690 Mexican Spanish
17117 Autonomous Annalee Newitz 2017 American English
17117 Voyager Diana Gabaldon 1993 American English
17117 Arabella Of Mars David D. Levine 2016 American English
17117 How Music Got Free Stephen Richard Witt 2015 American English
17117 Caribbean James A. Michener 1989 American English
17117 The Confusion Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
17117 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Marcus Rediker 1987 American English
17117 Pirate Enlightenment David Graeber 2023 Unknown English
17117 Dead Man's Chest Nicholas Rankin 1987 Unknown English