The Greatest Books of All Time on Quest

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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
859 The Palm-Wine Drinkard Amos Tutola 1952 Nigerian English
1919 The Dying Earth Jack Vance 1950 American English
2006 The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Unknown 900 Japanese Japanese
2795 The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis 1953 British English
3614 The Eyes Of The Overworld Jack Vance 1966 American English
3950 The Phoenix And The Mirror Avram Davidson 1969 American English
4624 Blue Bird Maurice Maeterlinck 1908 Belgian French
4709 Grimus Salman Rushdie 1975 British English
4941 The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro 2015 British English
5238 Sorcerer's Son Phyllis Eisenstein 1979 American English
5250 The War Hound And The World's Pain Michael Moorcock 1981 British English
7561 Lord Valentine's Castle Robert Silverberg 1980 American English
11544 Idyls Of The King Alfred Tennyson 1859 British English
12045 Chimera John Barth 1972 American English
14983 Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce 1988 American English
17114 The Hollow Lands Michael Moorcock 1974 British English