The Greatest Books of All Time on Quests

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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
810 Amadis of Gaul Garci R. de Montalvo 1508 Spanish Spanish
1288 The 13 Clocks James Thurber 1950 American English
1793 The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle 1968 American English
1833 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis 1952 British English
2530 The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen Alan Garner 1960 British English
2882 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One Rick Riordan 2005 American English
2926 The Castle Of Iron L. Sprague de Camp 1950 American English
3456 Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein 1963 American English
3542 The Dragon And The George Gordon R. Dickson 1976 American English
5378 Bridge of Birds Barry Hughart 1984 American English
5863 The Well At The World's End William Morris 1896 British English
5964 Swords Against Wizardry Fritz Leiber 1968 American English
6330 The Wandering Unicorn Manuel Mujica Lainez 1965 Argentinian Spanish
6877 The Green Knight Vera Chapman 1975 British English
7216 Orlando Innamorato Matteo Maria Boiardo 1483 Italian Italian
7216 Early Romances William Morris 1890 British English
7783 The Gunslinger Stephen King 1982 American English
7848 The Darkangel Meredith Ann Pierce 1982 American English
9240 The Sword Of Shannara Terry Brooks 1977 American English
9692 A Spell For Chameleon Piers Anthony 1977 American English
10131 Dealing With Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1990 American English
13010 L'enchanteur René Barjavel 1984 French French
13218 The Belgariad David Eddings 1982 American English
13321 Nettle & Bone T. Kingfisher 2022 American English
13971 Beneath The Sugar Sky Seanan McGuire 2018 American English
14621 The Book Of Wonder Lord Dunsany 1912 British English
14680 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
14985 Frogkisser Garth Nix 2017 Australian English
14985 The Magician King Lev Grossman 2011 American English
14985 The Sea Of Monsters Rick Riordan 2006 American English
17160 In the Cities of Coin and Spice Catherynne M. Valente 2007 American English
17160 Knight's Wyrd Debra Doyle 1992 American English
17160 Dark Lord of Derkholm Diana Wynne Jones, Magali Mangin 1998 British English
17160 Summerland Michael Chabon 2002 American English
17160 The Golden Bird George Mackay Brown 1962 Scottish English
17160 Madouc Jack Vance 1989 American English
17160 Solo Leveling 02 Dubu, CHUGONG 2020 Korean Korean
17160 Searching For Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1991 American English
17160 Calling On Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1993 American English
17160 Talking To Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1985 American English
17160 Castle In The Air Diana Wynne Jones 1990 British English
17160 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making Catherynne M. Valente 2011 American English
17160 The Knight Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
17160 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17160 Arthur And The Invisibles Luc Besson 2002 French French
17160 The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17160 Slathbog's Gold M.L. Forman 2009 American English