The Greatest Books of All Time on Power

Click to learn how this list is calculated.

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.

View: List Grid Table
Filter by: Genres Dates Countries

Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17120 Bad Blood Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2016 Unknown English
17120 All In Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2015 American English
17120 A Game Of Thrones / A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
17120 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
17120 Thud! Terry Pratchett 2005 British English
17120 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17120 Provenance Ann Leckie 2017 American English
17120 The System Of The World Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
17120 Messenger Lois Lowry 2004 American English
17120 The Selection Kiera Cass 2012 American English
17120 Bronze Age Mindset Bronze Age Pervert 2018 Unknown English
17120 Psychopolitics Byung-Chul Han 2017 German German
17051 The Great Wall Of China Franz Kafka 1931 Austrian German
17120 The Book Of Life Deborah Harkness 2014 American English
17120 The Magician Michael Scott 2008 Irish English
17120 Carry On Rainbow Rowell 2015 American English
17120 Darkfever Karen Marie Moning 2006 American English
17120 The Hunger Games Kate Egan 2008 Unknown English
17120 Bleach, Vol. 1 Tite Kubo 2001 Japanese Japanese
17120 Unravel Me Tahereh Mafi 2013 American English
17120 The Twelve Justin Cronin 2012 American English
17120 The Rook Daniel O'Malley 2012 Australian English
17120 One For My Enemy Olivie Blake 2022 Unknown English
17120 Dan Brown Omnibus Dan Brown 2004 American English
17120 The Lord Of The Rings Brian Sibley British Unknown
17120 The Roads To Rome Catherine Fletcher 2024 Unknown English
16987 Winged Pharaoh Joan Grant 1937 British English
17120 The Players And The Game Julian Symons 1972 British English
17120 State Of Exception Giorgio Agamben 2003 Italian Italian
17120 Great Expectations Kathy Acker 1989 American English
16943 Twilight Of The Idols/The Antichrist Friedrich Nietzsche 1888 German German
17120 The Gate Of The Feral Gods Matt Dinniman 2022 American English
17120 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Matt Dinniman 2020 Unknown English
17120 End Games Michael Dibdin 2007 British English
17120 Magisteria Nicholas Spencer Unknown Unknown
17120 The World Simon Sebag Montefiore 2022 British English
17120 Fire From Heaven Mary Renault 1969 British English
17094 O Livro Das 1001 Noites; Volume 2 Of 7 Unknown -800 Multiple Arabic
17120 O Tempo Dos Simulacros Philip K. Dick American Unknown
17120 Wanting Tom Burgis 2021 Unknown English
16959 The Gentle Spirit Fyodor Dostoevsky 1876 Russian Russian
17076 Uncle’s Dream Fyodor Dostoevsky 1859 Russian Russian
17120 The Lion And The Lily Ira Mukhoty 2023 Unknown English
17120 Cursed Fates Caroline Peckham 2022 Unknown English
17120 Gold Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17120 A Dowry Of Blood S.T. Gibson 2021 Unknown English
17120 A Heart Of Blood And Ashes Milla Vane 2020 Unknown English
17120 A Fate Inked In Blood Danielle L. Jensen 2023 Unknown English
17120 Masters Of Death Olivie Blake 2023 Unknown English
17120 A Curse For True Love Stephanie Garber 2023 American English
17120 The Captain Will Wight 2023 Unknown English
17120 Broken Bonds J. Bree 2021 Unknown English
17120 A Day Of Fallen Night Samantha Shannon 2023 British English
17120 This Woven Kingdom Tahereh Mafi 2022 American English
17120 Wordslut Amanda Montell 2023 American English
17120 The Queen Of The Tearling Erika Johansen 2014 American English
17120 All The Tides Of Fate Adalyn Grace 2021 American English
17120 Lord Of The Mysteries Volume 1 Ai Qianshui de Wuzei 2018 Chinese Chinese
17120 Reverend Insanity Gu Zhen Re 2015 Chinese Chinese
16769 دایی جان ناپلئون Iraj Pezeshkzad 1973 Iranian Persian
17120 Q Luther Blissett 1999 Italian Italian
17120 The Five Gates Of Hell Rupert Thomson 1991 British English
17120 The Kills Patrick House 2013 Unknown English
17120 The Wake Paul Kingsnorth 2014 British English
17120 The Future Naomi Alderman British Unknown
17120 Audience Of One James Poniewozik 2019 American English
17120 Entered From The Sun George Garrett 1990 American English
17120 Restore Me Tahereh Mafi 2018 American English
17120 The Immortals Of Tehran Ali Araghi 2020 Unknown English
17120 The Woman Who Read Too Much Bahiyyih Nakhjavani 2015 Unknown English
17120 To Keep The Sun Alive Rabeah Ghaffari 2019 Unknown English
17120 Equal Of The Sun Anita Amirrezvani 2012 Unknown English
17120 Robert Penn Warren's All The King's Men Harold Bloom 2000 American English
17120 The Master And Margarita: A Critical Companion Laura Weeks 1996 Unknown English
17120 The History Of The Medieval World Susan Wise Bauer 2010 American English
17120 The Romanovs Simon Sebag Montefiore 2016 British English
17120 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman 2019 British English
17120 Jhereg Steven Brust 1983 American English
17120 Mother Of Learning Domagoj Kurmaić 2011 Unknown English
17120 The Necromancer Michael Scott 2010 Irish English
17120 Dragon Prince Melanie Rawn 1988 American English
17120 Kafka Gilles Deleuze 1975 French French
17120 I, The Supreme Augusto Roa Bastos 1974 Paraguayan Spanish
17120 Enron Lucy Prebble 2009 British English
17120 Mass Effect Drew Karpyshyn 2010 Canadian English
17120 A God Against The Gods Allen Drury 1976 American English
17120 Return To Thebes Allen Drury 1977 American English
17120 The Twelfth Transforming Pauline Gedge 1984 Canadian English
17120 Lady Of The Reeds Pauline Gedge 1994 Canadian English
17120 King Of The Two Lands Jacquetta Hawkes 1966 British English
17120 Pharaoh Eloise J. McGraw 1958 Unknown English
17120 Pillar Of Fire Judith Tarr 1995 American English
17120 King And Goddess Judith Tarr 1996 American English
17120 Besieger Of Cities Alfred Duggan 1963 British English
17120 The Greek General's Talk Phillip Paroti Unknown Unknown
17120 Farewell Great King Jill Paton Walsh 1972 British English
17120 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
17120 Pericles The Athenian Rex Warner 1963 British English
17120 The Coin Of Carthage Bryher 1963 British English
17120 Three's Company Alfred Duggan 1958 British English
17120 Children Of The Wolf Alfred Duggan 1959 British English
17120 Sword Of Pleasure Peter Green 1957 British English
17120 City Of Libertines William G. Hardy 1957 Unknown English
17120 Augustus Allan Massie 1986 British English
17120 Tiberius Allan Massie 1991 British English
17120 Caesar Allan Massie 1993 British English
17120 The Young Caesar Rex Warner 1958 British English
17120 The Converts Rex Warner 1967 British English
17120 King Of Kings Malachi Martin 1980 American English
17120 The Right Of Cerdic Alfred Duggan 1965 British English
17120 The Wicked Day Mary Stewart 1983 British English
17120 Red Queen, White Queen Henry Treece 1958 British English
17120 The Singing Sword Jack Whyte 1994 Canadian English
17120 The Road To Avalon Joan Wolf 1988 American English
17120 The Lion Of England Margaret Butler Unknown English
17120 The Lion Of Justice Margaret Butler 1975 Unknown English
17120 Royal Succession Maurice Druon 1958 French French
17120 Cunning Of The Dove Alfred Duggan 1960 British English
17120 King's Man C.M. Edmondston, M.L.F. Hyde Unknown Unknown
17120 Vows Of The Peacock Alice Walworth Graham 1961 Unknown English