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
17171 The Storm Before The Storm Mike Duncan 2017 American English
17171 Gild Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17171 Dust Of Dreams Steven Erikson 2009 Canadian English
17171 Toll The Hounds Steven Erikson 2008 Canadian English
17171 The Bonehunters Steven Erikson 2006 Canadian English
17171 Midnight Tides Steven Erikson 2004 Canadian English
17171 Bad Blood Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2016 Unknown English
17171 All In Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2015 American English
17171 A Game Of Thrones / A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
17171 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
17171 Thud! Terry Pratchett 2005 British English
17171 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17171 Provenance Ann Leckie 2017 American English
17171 The System Of The World Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
17171 Messenger Lois Lowry 2004 American English
17171 The Selection Kiera Cass 2012 American English
17171 Bronze Age Mindset Bronze Age Pervert 2018 Unknown English
17171 Psychopolitics Byung-Chul Han 2017 German German
17056 The Great Wall Of China Franz Kafka 1931 Austrian German
17171 The Book Of Life Deborah Harkness 2014 American English
17171 The Magician Michael Scott 2008 Irish English
17171 Carry On Rainbow Rowell 2015 American English
17171 Darkfever Karen Marie Moning 2006 American English
17171 The Hunger Games Kate Egan 2008 Unknown English
17171 Bleach, Vol. 1 Tite Kubo 2001 Japanese Japanese
17171 Unravel Me Tahereh Mafi 2013 American English
17171 The Twelve Justin Cronin 2012 American English
17171 The Rook Daniel O'Malley 2012 Australian English
17171 One For My Enemy Olivie Blake 2022 Unknown English
17171 Dan Brown Omnibus Dan Brown 2004 American English
17171 The Lord Of The Rings Brian Sibley British Unknown
17171 The Roads To Rome Catherine Fletcher 2024 Unknown English
17043 Winged Pharaoh Joan Grant 1937 British English
17171 The Players And The Game Julian Symons 1972 British English
17171 State Of Exception Giorgio Agamben 2003 Italian Italian
17171 Great Expectations Kathy Acker 1989 American English
16961 Twilight Of The Idols/The Antichrist Friedrich Nietzsche 1888 German German
17171 The Gate Of The Feral Gods Matt Dinniman 2022 American English
17171 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Matt Dinniman 2020 Unknown English
17171 End Games Michael Dibdin 2007 British English
17171 Magisteria Nicholas Spencer Unknown Unknown
17171 The World Simon Sebag Montefiore 2022 British English
17171 Fire From Heaven Mary Renault 1969 British English
17119 O Livro Das 1001 Noites; Volume 2 Of 7 Unknown -800 Multiple Arabic
17171 O Tempo Dos Simulacros Philip K. Dick American Unknown
17171 Wanting Tom Burgis 2021 Unknown English
16975 The Gentle Spirit Fyodor Dostoevsky 1876 Russian Russian
17153 Uncle’s Dream Fyodor Dostoevsky 1859 Russian Russian
17171 The Lion And The Lily Ira Mukhoty 2023 Unknown English
17171 Cursed Fates Caroline Peckham 2022 Unknown English
17171 Gold Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17171 A Dowry Of Blood S.T. Gibson 2021 Unknown English
17171 A Heart Of Blood And Ashes Milla Vane 2020 Unknown English
17171 A Fate Inked In Blood Danielle L. Jensen 2023 Unknown English
17171 Masters Of Death Olivie Blake 2023 Unknown English
17171 A Curse For True Love Stephanie Garber 2023 American English
17171 The Captain Will Wight 2023 Unknown English
17171 Broken Bonds J. Bree 2021 Unknown English
17171 A Day Of Fallen Night Samantha Shannon 2023 British English
17171 This Woven Kingdom Tahereh Mafi 2022 American English
17171 Wordslut Amanda Montell 2023 American English
17171 The Queen Of The Tearling Erika Johansen 2014 American English
17171 All The Tides Of Fate Adalyn Grace 2021 American English
17171 Lord Of The Mysteries Volume 1 Ai Qianshui de Wuzei 2018 Chinese Chinese
17171 Reverend Insanity Gu Zhen Re 2015 Chinese Chinese
16814 دایی جان ناپلئون Iraj Pezeshkzad 1973 Iranian Persian
17171 Q Luther Blissett 1999 Italian Italian
17171 The Five Gates Of Hell Rupert Thomson 1991 British English
17171 The Kills Patrick House 2013 Unknown English
17171 The Wake Paul Kingsnorth 2014 British English
17171 The Future Naomi Alderman British Unknown
17171 Audience Of One James Poniewozik 2019 American English
17171 Entered From The Sun George Garrett 1990 American English
17171 Restore Me Tahereh Mafi 2018 American English
17171 The Immortals Of Tehran Ali Araghi 2020 Unknown English
17171 The Woman Who Read Too Much Bahiyyih Nakhjavani 2015 Unknown English
17171 To Keep The Sun Alive Rabeah Ghaffari 2019 Unknown English
17171 Equal Of The Sun Anita Amirrezvani 2012 Unknown English
17171 Robert Penn Warren's All The King's Men Harold Bloom 2000 American English
17171 The Master And Margarita: A Critical Companion Laura Weeks 1996 Unknown English
17171 Fire And Blood George R. R. Martin 2018 American English
17171 The History Of The Medieval World Susan Wise Bauer 2010 American English
17171 The Romanovs Simon Sebag Montefiore 2016 British English
17171 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman 2019 British English
17171 Jhereg Steven Brust 1983 American English
17171 Mother Of Learning Domagoj Kurmaić 2011 Unknown English
17171 The Necromancer Michael Scott 2010 Irish English
17171 Dragon Prince Melanie Rawn 1988 American English
17171 Kafka Gilles Deleuze 1975 French French
17171 I, The Supreme Augusto Roa Bastos 1974 Paraguayan Spanish
17171 Enron Lucy Prebble 2009 British English
17171 Mass Effect Drew Karpyshyn 2010 Canadian English
17171 A God Against The Gods Allen Drury 1976 American English
17171 Return To Thebes Allen Drury 1977 American English
17171 The Twelfth Transforming Pauline Gedge 1984 Canadian English
17171 Lady Of The Reeds Pauline Gedge 1994 Canadian English
17171 King Of The Two Lands Jacquetta Hawkes 1966 British English
17171 Pharaoh Eloise J. McGraw 1958 Unknown English
17171 Pillar Of Fire Judith Tarr 1995 American English
17171 King And Goddess Judith Tarr 1996 American English
17171 Besieger Of Cities Alfred Duggan 1963 British English
17171 The Greek General's Talk Phillip Paroti Unknown Unknown
17171 Farewell Great King Jill Paton Walsh 1972 British English
17171 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
17171 Pericles The Athenian Rex Warner 1963 British English
17171 The Coin Of Carthage Bryher 1963 British English
17171 Three's Company Alfred Duggan 1958 British English
17171 Children Of The Wolf Alfred Duggan 1959 British English
17171 Sword Of Pleasure Peter Green 1957 British English
17171 City Of Libertines William G. Hardy 1957 Unknown English
17171 Augustus Allan Massie 1986 British English
17171 Tiberius Allan Massie 1991 British English
17171 Caesar Allan Massie 1993 British English
17171 The Young Caesar Rex Warner 1958 British English
17171 The Converts Rex Warner 1967 British English
17171 King Of Kings Malachi Martin 1980 American English
17171 The Right Of Cerdic Alfred Duggan 1965 British English
17171 The Wicked Day Mary Stewart 1983 British English
17171 Red Queen, White Queen Henry Treece 1958 British English
17171 The Singing Sword Jack Whyte 1994 Canadian English