The Greatest Books of All Time on Quest
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.
| 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 |