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
14025 The Kingdom Of Copper S. A. Chakraborty 2019 American English
14025 The Rosewater Redemption Tade Thompson 2019 British English
14025 Time's Monster Priya Satia 2020 American English
14078 The Trouble With Peace Joe Abercrombie 2020 British English
14078 The Empire Of Gold S. A. Chakraborty 2020 American English
14078 The Tyrant Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2020 American English
14089 Dune Messiah Frank Herbert 1969 American English
14093 Leviathan Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson 1981 American English
14122 The Mask Of Apollo Mary Renault 1966 British English
14132 A History of the Crusades Stephen Runciman 1951 British English
14138 The Wisdom Of Crowds Joe Abercrombie 2021 British English
14162 The Little Foxes Lillian Hellman 1939 American English
14165 The Whirlwind Chiang Kuei 1977 Chinese Unknown
14163 D'aulaires' Book Of Greek Myths Ingri d'Aulaire 1962 American English
14194 Julian Gore Vidal 1964 American English
14198 Nova Samuel R. Delany 1968 American English
14207 Planet Of The Apes Pierre Boulle 1963 French French
14211 Queen Victoria Lytton Strachey 1921 British English
14212 The Mighty And Their Fall Ivy Compton-Burnett 1961 British English
14230 The King Must Die Mary Renault 1958 British English
14232 Excession Iain Banks 1996 British English
14232 Catherine The Great Robert K. Massie 2011 American English
14232 Doubt John Patrick Shanley 2004 American English
14232 M. Butterfly David Henry Hwang 1988 American English
14232 Foundryside Robert Jackson Bennett 2018 American English
14232 She Who Became The Sun Shelley Parker-Chan 2021 Australian English
14232 Means Of Ascent Robert Caro 1990 American English
14330 Execution Of Mayor Yin Chen Ruoxi 1978 Chinese Chinese
14342 The Circle Dave Eggers 2013 American English
14347 The News from Paraguay Lily Tuck 2004 American English
14347 Shadow Country Peter Matthiessen 2008 American English
14347 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14358 The Crystal Shard R. A. Salvatore 1988 American English
14388 The Queen's Quair Maurice Hewlett 1904 British English
14389 The Lockwood Concern John O'Hara 1965 American English
14403 The Titan Theodore Dreiser 1914 American English
14410 A Man Of The People Chinua Achebe 1966 Nigerian English
14410 Greek Tragedies 1 David Grene 1955 Unknown English
14434 The Time Patrol Poul Anderson 1991 American English
14434 The Grid Phillip F. Schewe 2007 American English
14452 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14457 The Post American World Fareed Zakaria 2008 American English
14477 The Sword Of Truth Terry Goodkind 1994 American English
14482 A Race Of Generals Chen Yingzhen 1988 Chinese Chinese
14498 Бездна голодных глаз H. L. Oldie 1993 Ukrainian Russian
14519 Prime Movers Of Globalization Vaclav Smil 2010 Canadian English
14584 Lai Suo Huang Fan 1987 Chinese Chinese
14553 It's Our Turn To Eat Michela Wrong 2009 British English
14649 The Myth Of The Strong Leader Archie Brown 2014 British English
14664 Raise The Red Lantern Su Tong 1990 Chinese Chinese
14665 Yongzheng Emperor Eryue He 1990 Chinese Chinese
14666 Sacred Hunger Barry Unsworth 1992 British English
14679 Alvklingan Nick Perumov 1999 Russian Russian
14716 El Supremo Edward Lucas White 1916 American English
14724 Catiline's War, The Jugurthine War, Histories Sallust -40 Roman Latin
14723 Apocolocyntosis Seneca 54 Roman Latin
14748 Children Of Dune Frank Herbert 1976 American English
14730 Destined For War Graham Allison 2017 American English
14730 The Death Of Rex Nhongo C. B. George 2015 Unknown English
14761 The Histories Polybius -150 Greek Greek
14818 The Lathe Of Heaven Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 American English
14868 Henry Iv Luigi Pirandello 1922 Italian Italian
14866 Donovan's Brain Curt Siodmak 1942 American English
14896 Power Without Glory Frank Hardy 1950 Australian English
14890 Nicholas And Alexandra Robert K. Massie 1967 American English
14879 Dulcitius Hrotsvitha 990 German Latin
14922 Johann Holtrop Rainald Goetz 2012 German German
14948 The Dutchman Amiri Baraka 1964 American English
14956 The High Window Raymond Chandler 1942 American English
14983 The Hemingses of Monticello Annette Gordon-Reed 2008 American English
14983 The Enchantress of Florence Salman Rushdie 2008 British English
14983 Tales from Ovid Ted Hughes 1997 British English
14983 Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down Ishmael Reed 1969 American English
14983 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
14983 Property Valerie Martin 2003 American English
14983 The Player Of Games Iain Banks 1988 Scottish English
14983 The Real Story Stephen R. Donaldson 1991 American English
14983 Imperial Caesar Rex Warner 1960 British English
14983 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
14983 Pandora's Jar Natalie Haynes 2020 British English
14983 Moon Witch, Spider King Marlon James 2022 Jamaican English
14983 Blasted Sarah Kane 1995 British English
14983 Cloud 9 Caryl Churchill 1979 British English
14983 A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1998 American English
14983 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
14983 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14983 Forward The Foundation Isaac Asimov 1993 American English
14983 The Woman Who Rides Like A Man Tamora Pierce 1986 American English
14983 Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce 1988 American English
14983 The World Is Not Enough Zoe Oldenbourg 1966 French French
14983 The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
14983 The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
14983 Sailing To Sarantium Guy Gavriel Kay 1998 Canadian English
14983 The Dragonbone Chair Tad Williams 1988 American English
14983 A Brightness Long Ago Guy Gavriel Kay 2019 Canadian English
14983 The Magician King Lev Grossman 2011 American English
14983 Altered Carbon Richard Morgan 2002 British English
14983 The Rediscovery Of Man Cordwainer Smith 1975 American English
14983 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
14983 Feersum Endjinn Iain Banks 1994 British English
14983 Pyramids Terry Pratchett 1989 British English
14983 Anita Blake Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
14983 The Alchemyst Michael Scott 2007 Irish English
14983 Blood Of Elves Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 Polish Polish
14983 Mockingjay Suzanne Collins 2010 American English
14983 Translations Brian Friel 1980 Irish English
14983 The Golden Mean Annabel Lyon 2009 Canadian English
14983 The Hero Of Ages Brandon Sanderson 2008 American English
14983 Hitler And Stalin Alan Bullock 1991 British English
14983 The Water Outlaws S. L. Huang 2023 Unknown English
14983 A Touch Of Darkness Scarlett St. Clair 2019 Unknown English
14983 La Confidential James Ellroy 1990 American English
14983 The Blazing World Jonathan Healey 2023 Unknown English
15607 The Cathedral Hugh Walpole 1922 British English
15634 Honor Thy Father Gay Talese 1971 American English
15647 Hu Xueyan Gao Yang 2007 Chinese Chinese
15659 Do Not Disturb Michela Wrong 2021 British English
15678 The Hainish Novels And Stories Ursula K. Le Guin 2017 American English
15678 Temnaya Zvezda Hroniki Artsii Vera Kamsha 2009 Russian Russian
15715 The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English