The Greatest Books of All Time on Royalty

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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
676 The Princess Bride William Goldman 1973 American English
1833 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis 1952 British English
1869 The Recognition of Sakuntala Kālidāsa -400 Indian Sanskrit
2333 The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault Charles Perrault 1697 French French
2459 The Prisoner Of Zenda Anthony Hope 1894 British English
2621 The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain 1881 American English
2797 The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis 1953 British English
2824 The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis 1954 British English
3053 Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston 2019 American English
3638 The Memoirs Of Princess Dashkova Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova 1840 Russian Russian
4067 The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot 2000 American English
4463 The Royal Physician's Visit Per Olov Enquist 1999 Swedish Swedish
4818 Ozma Of Oz L. Frank Baum 1907 American English
5494 Royally Screwed Emma Chase 2016 American English
5735 Anne Of The Thousand Days Maxwell Anderson 1950 American English
5966 A Princess In Theory Alyssa Cole 2018 American English
6265 The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory 2001 British English
7041 The Man In The Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas 1847 French French
7216 Athaliah Jean Racine 1691 French French
8107 Memoirs Of A Korean Queen Lady Hyegyeong 1795 Korean Korean
8405 Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett 1988 British English
8411 Her Royal Spyness Rhys Bowen 2007 British English
8646 Spindle’s End Robin McKinley 2000 American English
8748 The Murder Of The Maharajah H. R. F. Keating 1980 British English
8788 Romance D'a Pedra Do Reino E O Príncipe Do Sangue Do Vai E Volta Ariano Suassuna 1971 Brazilian Portuguese
9533 Marie Antoinette Antonia Fraser 2001 British English
9711 Katherine Of Aragon Alison Weir 2016 British English
9722 The Moon and the Sun Vonda N. McIntyre 1997 American English
9919 The Eyes Of The Dragon Stephen King 1987 American English
10089 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10273 How To Find A Princess Alyssa Cole 2021 American English
10767 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
11252 Queen Margot Alexandre Dumas 1845 French French
11483 Ninety Nine Glimpses Of Princess Margaret Craig Brown 2017 British English
11663 Velazquez Jonathan Brown 1986 American English
12050 The Visit Of The Royal Physician Per Olov Enquist 1999 Swedish Swedish
12077 A Gathering Of Shadows V. E. Schwab 2016 American English
12318 The Hero And The Crown Robin McKinley 1984 American English
12554 Histoire de Babar Jean de Brunhoff 1931 French French
12834 Princess Jean Sasson 1992 American English
12995 Boleyn Traitor Philippa Gregory 2025 English English
13362 The Diary of Fanny Burney Fanny Burney 1768 British English
14389 The Queen's Quair Maurice Hewlett 1904 British English
14985 The Thief Megan Whalen Turner 1996 American English
14985 Frogkisser Garth Nix 2017 Australian English
14985 Spare Prince Harry 2023 British English
15594 Jennie Ralph G. Martin 1969 American English
15914 Private Life Of An Indian Prince Mulk Raj Anand 1953 Indian English
16668 Khosrow And Shirin Nezami Ganjavi 1180 Persian Persian
16782 Kādambarī Bānabhaṭṭa 650 Indian Sanskrit
17162 The Crown of Dalemark Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17162 The King of Attolia Megan Whalen Turner 2006 American English
17162 Madouc Jack Vance 1989 American English
17162 Lady In Waiting Anne Glenconner 2019 British English
17162 Searching For Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1991 American English
17162 Talking To Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1985 American English
17162 Castle In The Air Diana Wynne Jones 1990 British English
16960 Jammers Minde Leonora Christina 1869 Danish Danish
17162 The Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman 1986 American English
16942 The Princess And The Goblin George MacDonald 1872 British English
17162 Французская волчица. Лилия и лев Maurice Druon 1959 French French
17162 The Cleopatras Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Lion And The Lily Ira Mukhoty 2023 Unknown English
17162 Royal Succession Maurice Druon 1958 French French
17162 Heart Of A Queen Josephine Delves-Broughton Unknown Unknown
17162 Young Queens Leah Redmond Chang 2023 Unknown English
17162 Spare Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex 2023 British English