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
17163 The Veiled Throne Ken Liu 2021 American English
17163 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17163 The Farseer Trilogy Robin Hobb 1995 American English
17163 Wintersteel Will Wight 2020 American English
17163 Tyrant's Throne Sebastien de Castell 2017 Canadian English
17163 La Bombe Alcante 2020 Unknown French
17163 The Master Puppeteer Katherine Paterson 1975 American English
17163 Westmark Lloyd Alexander 1981 American English
17163 The House Of The Scorpion Nancy Farmer 2002 American English
17163 The Wool Trilogy Hugh Howey 2011 American English
17163 One Way Or Another Leonardo Sciascia 1974 Italian Italian
17163 The History Of Italy Francesco Guicciardini 1540 Italian Italian
17163 Horváth Für Boshafte Ödön von Horváth 2010 Austrian German
17163 Scion Of Ikshvaku Amish Tripathi 2015 Indian English
17163 Underlord Will Wight 2019 American English
17163 Uncrowned Will Wight 2019 American English
17163 Bloodline Will Wight 2021 American English
17163 Reaper Will Wight 2021 American English
17163 Dreadgod Will Wight 2022 American English
17163 Waybound Will Wight 2023 American English
17163 Skysworn Will Wight 2017 American English
17163 The Eye Of The Bedlam Bride Matt Dinniman Unknown Unknown
17163 The Butcher's Masquerade Matt Dinniman 2022 Unknown English
17163 Apprentice To The Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023 Unknown English
17163 Black River Orchard Chuck Wendig 2023 American English
17163 A Taste Of Gold And Iron Ingrid D. Rowland 2022 Unknown English
16987 The Other Side Alfred Kubin 1909 Austrian English
17163 Accomplice To The Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023 Unknown English
17163 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed 2022 Unknown English
17128 Maria Stuart Stefan Zweig 1935 Austrian German
17163 Russka Edward Rutherfurd 1991 British English
17163 The Complete Malazan Book Of The Fallen Steven Erikson Canadian English
17163 Inversions Iain Banks 1998 British English
17163 All Star Superman, Vol. 2 Grant Morrison 2009 British English
17163 Braking Day Oyebanji, Adam 2022 British English
17163 Cage Of Souls Adrian Tchaikovsky British English
17163 Defiance Of The Fall 2 TheFirstDefier Unknown English
17163 Men In Love Irvine Welsh 2025 Scottish English
17163 Novels 1896–1899 Henry James American English
17154 20000 Leagues Under The Sea Jules Verne 1870 French French
17163 Our Money Kirstin Downey American English
17163 Harry Potter And The Prince Of Slytherin John Man 2015 British English
17163 This Savage Song Victoria Schwab 2016 American English
17163 A Closer Look At "The Lord Of The Rings" Mark Allen Smith American English
17163 The Fires Of Vengeance Evan Winter 2020 Canadian English
17163 Animal Factory Edward Bunker 1977 American English
17163 L'écroulement De La Baliverna Dino Buzzati Italian Italian
17161 Fantastic Planet Stefan Wul 1957 French French
17163 Focault's Pendulum Umberto Eco 1988 Italian Italian
17163 Seven Japanese Tales Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Japanese Japanese
17163 Divided Allegiance Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17163 The World Played Chess Robert Dugoni American English
17163 Eyes Of Horus Joan Grant 1980 British English
17055 Lord Of The Horizon Joan Grant 1969 British English
17163 Sita Amish Tripathi 2017 Indian English
17163 The Secret Of The Nagas Amish Tripathi 2011 Indian English
17163 The Oath Of The Vayuputras Amish Tripathi 2013 Indian English
17163 The Secret Hours Mick Herron 2023 British English
17163 Murder Your Employer Rupert Holmes 2023 American English
17163 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
17163 Not That Bad Roxane Gay 2018 American English
17163 チェンソーマン 9 [Chainsaw Man 9] Tatsuki Fujimoto Japanese Japanese
16869 Pedro Páramo / El Llano En Llamas Juan Rulfo 1953 Mexican Spanish
17163 The Ogress And The Orphans Kelly Barnhill 2022 American English
17163 Island Of Whispers Frances Hardinge 2023 British English
17163 Classroom Of The Elite Syougo Kinugasa 2020 Japanese Japanese
17163 1984 & Animal Farm George Orwell British English
17163 The Dalemark Quartet Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17163 Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library Frank Miller 2005 American English
17163 1 Q84. книга 1. апрель июнь haruki murakami 2009 Japanese Japanese
17163 Mistborn Trilogy Tpb Boxed Set Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
17163 The Good Doctor Damon Galgut 2003 South African English
16883 Portrait Of A Lady Henrey James 1881 American English
16870 Frank Herbert's Dune Saga 6 Book Boxed Set Frank Herbert 1965 American English
17115 The Anarchist Banker Pessoa 1922 Portuguese Portuguese
17163 The Half Drowned King Linnea Hartsuyker 2017 American English
17076 Mémoires D'hadrien, Carnets De Notes De Mémoires D'hadrien Marguerite Yourcenar 1951 French French
17163 Shadow Slave Guiltythree Korean English
17163 Children Of Eden Joey Graceffa 2016 American English
17163 Das Lächeln Der Fortuna Rebecca Gablé 1997 German German
17163 The Magnetist's Fifth Winter Per Olov Enquist Swedish Swedish
16964 1984 george orwell 1948 British English
17163 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English
16841 The Assassins Elia Kazan 1972 American English
17163 Wie Politik Funktioniert Wolf Wagner German German
17163 Schizoanalytic Cartographies Félix Guattari 1989 French French
17163 Gray Mirror Yarvin, Curtis American English
17083 The Fellowship Of The Ring J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 English English
16879 The World Of Null A A. E. Van Vogt 1945 Canadian English
17105 1984 George Orwell 1948 British English
17103 1984 George Orwell 1949 British English