The Greatest Books of All Time on Power

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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
16748 Dragonwyck Anya Seton 1944 American English
17120 My Idea Of Fun Will Self 1993 British English
17120 Spqr Mary Beard 2015 British English
17120 The Empress Of Salt And Fortune Nghi Vo 2020 American English
17120 Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 Canadian English
17120 The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker 2003 Canadian English
17120 Super Cannes J. G. Ballard 2000 British English
17120 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom August Wilson 1984 American English
17120 Slave Play Jeremy O. Harris 2018 American English
17120 King Charles Iii Mike Bartlett 2014 British English
17120 House Of Sky And Breath Sarah J. Maas 2022 American English
17120 Games Mother Never Taught You Betty Lehan Harragan 1977 American English
17120 Under Heaven Guy Gavriel Kay 2010 Canadian English
17120 The Black Company Glen Cook 1984 American English
17120 The Way Of Shadows Brent Weeks 2008 American English
17120 Prince Of Thorns Mark Lawrence 2011 British English
17120 The Killing Moon N. K. Jemisin 2012 American English
17120 Daybreak On A Different Mountain Colin Greenland 1984 British English
17120 Taltos Steven Brust 1988 American English
17120 Dawnthief James Barclay 1999 British English
17120 The Serpent Mage Greg Bear 1986 American English
17120 The White Tower Michael Wisehart 2017 American English
17120 The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, And Five Doris May Lessing 1980 British English
17120 Aftermath Chuck Wendig 2015 American English
17120 Empire's End Chuck Wendig 2017 American English
17120 Otherland Tad Williams 1996 American English
17120 Updraft Fran Wilde 2015 American English
17120 Magic Or Madness Justine Larbalestier 2005 Australian English
17120 City Of Last Chances Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022 British English
17120 The House Of Shattered Wings Aliette de Bodard 2015 French English
17120 Felaheen Jon Courtenay Grimwood 2003 British English
17120 Ash Mary Gentle 2000 British English
17120 Aztec Century Christopher Evans 1993 British English
17120 The King Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
17120 The Sword And The Stallion Michael Moorcock 1974 British English
17120 The Hollow Lands Michael Moorcock 1974 British English
17120 Death's Master Tanith Lee 1979 British English
17120 The Once And Future Witches Alix E. Harrow 2020 American English
17120 The Tiger And The Wolf Adrian Tchaikovsky 2016 British English
17120 Witch King Martha Wells 2023 American English
17120 Book Of Night Holly Black 2022 American English
17120 Battle Ground Jim Butcher 2020 American English
17120 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
17120 Souldancer Brian Niemeier 2016 American English
17120 The Broker John Grisham 2005 American English
17120 First Family David Baldacci 2009 American English
17034 The Chocolate War Robert Cormier 1974 American English
17120 Freedom's Dominion Jefferson Cowie 2023 American English
17105 The Best Mayor, The King Lope de Vega 1635 Spanish Spanish
17120 The Dawn Watch Maya Jasanoff 2017 American English
17120 Spending Mary Gordon 1998 American English
17120 In Other Rooms, Other Wonders Daniyal Mueenuddin 2009 Pakistani English
17120 The Emperor's Last Island Julia Blackburn 1991 British English
17120 Confessions Of A Muckraker Jack Anderson 1979 American English
17120 The Politics Of War Walter Karp 1979 American English
17120 The Thirty Years’ War Andrew Kopkind 1996 American Unknown
17120 The Gothic Politics Of The Deep South Robert Sherrill 1968 American English
17120 Rivers Of Empire Donald Worster 1985 American English
17120 The Slynx Tatyana Tolstaya 2000 Russian Russian
17120 Breath and Bone Carol Berg 2008 American English
17120 War In The Land Of Egypt Yusuf al-Qa’id 1978 Egyptian Arabic
17120 تشريفة آل المر Abdul-Karim Nassif 1998 Syrian Arabic
17120 The Elephants Fathi Ghanem 1965 Egyptian Unknown
17120 The Hostage Zayd Mutee Dammaj 1984 Yemeni Arabic
17120 The Windy City Moussa Ould Ebnou 1998 Unknown Unknown
17120 Seeds Of Corruption Sabri Moussa 1973 Egyptian Arabic
17120 The Slaver Salah al-Din Bujah Unknown Unknown
17120 The Ace Tahar Wattar 1974 Algerian Arabic
17120 The Theocrat Bensalem Himmich 1997 Moroccan Arabic
17120 The Conspiracy Faraj Al-Huwar Unknown Unknown
17120 The Palace Thief Ethan Canin 1994 American English
17120 When Victims Become Killers Mahmood Mamdani 2001 American English
17120 Last Kingdom Series Bernard Cornwell 2004 British English
17120 The Secret Book Of Kings Yokhi Brandes 2008 Israeli Hebrew
16873 The Alienist Machado de Assis 1882 Brazilian Portuguese
17120 The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Suzanne Collins 2020 American English
17120 Ready Player Two Ernest Cline 2020 American English
17120 My Dark Vanessa Kate Elizabeth Russell 2020 American English
16760 Caligula Albert Camus 1944 French French
17120 Crooked Kingdom Leigh Bardugo 2016 American English
17120 Under The Dome Stephen King 2009 American English
17120 Morning Star Pierce Brown 2016 American English
17120 Eldest Christopher Paolini 2005 American English
17120 Winter Of The World Ken Follett 2012 British English
17120 Fall Of Giants Ken Follett 2010 British English
17120 All In Simona Ahrnstedt 2014 Swedish Swedish
17120 Playing In The Dark Toni Morrison 1992 American English
17120 The Unwaba Revelations Samit Basu 2007 Indian English
17120 The Marriage Portrait Maggie O'Farrell 2022 British English
17120 Whitehall Peter Hennessy 1989 British English
17120 The End Of The Party Andrew Rawnsley 2010 British English
17120 From The Ruins Of Empire Pankaj Mishra 2012 Indian English
17120 Fool Moon Jim Butcher 2001 American English
17120 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17120 Death In A Tenured Position Amanda Cross 1981 American English
17120 Helen Of Troy Margaret George 2006 American English
17120 The Magpie Lord K.J. Charles 2013 British English
17120 Burn For Me Ilona Andrews 2014 American English
17120 Darth Plagueis James Luceno 2012 American English
17120 Kingdom Come Mark Waid 1996 American English
17044 The Guns Of Avalon Roger Zelazny 1972 American English
17120 King Henry Vi, Part 3 William Shakespeare 2001 British English
16761 King Henry Vi, Part 2 William Shakespeare 1594 British English
17120 Henry Vi, Part 1 William Shakespeare 2000 British English
17120 Deadhouse Gates Steven Erikson 2000 Canadian English
17120 The Art Of Seduction Robert Greene 2001 American English
17120 Kalpa Imperial Angélica Gorodischer 1983 Argentinian Spanish
17120 Here Be Dragons Sharon Kay Penman 1985 American English
17120 Gathering Blue Lois Lowry 2000 American English
17120 Nona The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2022 New Zealand English
17120 Moxyland Lauren Beukes 2008 South African English
17120 On A Pale Horse Piers Anthony 1983 American English
17120 The Concise 48 Laws Of Power Robert Greene 2002 American English
17120 Berserk Volume 7 Kentaro Miura 1995 Japanese Japanese
17120 The Storm Before The Storm Mike Duncan 2017 American English
17120 Gild Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17120 Dust Of Dreams Steven Erikson 2009 Canadian English
17120 Toll The Hounds Steven Erikson 2008 Canadian English
17120 The Bonehunters Steven Erikson 2006 Canadian English
17120 Midnight Tides Steven Erikson 2004 Canadian English