The Greatest Sagas of All Time

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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
5 One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez 1967 Colombian Spanish
17 The Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1959 English English
58 Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1936 American English
246 The Forsyte Saga John Galsworthy 1906 British English
571 And Quiet Flows The Don Mikhail Sholokhov 1928 Russian Russian
735 A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth 1993 Indian English
765 The Thorn Birds Colleen McCullough 1977 Australian English
786 The Far Pavilions Mary Margaret Kaye 1978 British English
1072 Gösta Berling's Saga Selma Lagerlöf 1891 Swedish Swedish
1206 Pachinko Min Jin Lee 2017 American English
1289 A Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
1550 Njal's Saga Iceland 1280 Icelandic Old norse
1670 The Emigrants Vilhelm Moberg 1949 Swedish Swedish
1753 The Long Ships Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 Swedish Swedish
1955 The Mill On The Po Riccardo Bacchelli 1938 Italian Italian
2109 The Shell Seekers Rosamunde Pilcher 1987 British English
2177 Hawaii James A. Michener 1959 American English
2391 The Wheel of Time Series Robert Jordan 1990 American English
2504 Homegoing Yaa Gyasi 2016 Ghanaian English
2562 Segu Maryse Condé 1984 French French
2719 The Sagas Of Icelanders Örnólfur Thorsson 1000 Icelandic Old norse
3051 Centennial James A. Michener 1974 American English
3565 The Eighth Life Nino Haratishvili 2014 Georgian German
3934 The Sun Is My Undoing Marguerite Steen 1941 British English
3954 Frații Jderi Mihail Sadoveanu 1935 Romanian Romanian
4084 The Manor Isaac Bashevis Singer 1967 Polish Yiddish
4208 Land Pak Kyongni 1969 Korean Korean
4393 The Winds Of War Herman Wouk 1971 American English
4549 The Wolf And The Dove Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 1974 American English
5225 Riders Jilly Cooper 1985 British English
5311 The Town House Norah Lofts 1959 British English
5332 Through A Glass Darkly Karleen Koen 1986 American English
5346 The Bells Of Prespa Dimitar Talev 1966 Bulgarian Bulgarian
5416 Kard és Kasza Albert Wass 1939 Hungarian Hungarian
5434 The House At Old Vine Norah Lofts 1961 British English
5447 The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson 2010 American English
5531 Cirkus Humberto Eduard Bass 1941 Czech Czech
5668 La Famille Boussardel Philippe Heriat 1944 French French
5895 The Prose Edda Snorri Sturluson 1220 Icelandic Old norse
6105 A Storm Of Swords George R. R. Martin 2000 American English
6184 The Accursed Kings Series Maurice Druon 1955 French French
6294 The Ringed Castle Dorothy Dunnett 1971 British English
6337 Srpnovští Páni Vladimir Neff 1980 Czech Czech
6629 Checkmate Dorothy Dunnett 1975 British English
6629 Csárdás Diane Pearson 1975 British English
6802 Random Passage Bernice Morgan 1992 Canadian English
7216 Orlando Innamorato Matteo Maria Boiardo 1483 Italian Italian
7649 Jalna Mazo de La Roche 1927 Canadian English
7941 The Book Of Ebenezer Le Page G. B. Edwards 1981 British English
8417 War and Remembrance Herman Wouk 1978 American English
8647 The Raj Quartet Paul Scott 1976 British English
9658 Spring Moon Betty Bao Lord 1981 Chinese English
9718 Laxdæla Saga Unknown 1245 Icelandic Old norse
9952 The Book Of Fathers Miklós Vámos 2000 Hungarian Hungarian
10071 Verdes Valles, Colinas Rojas Ramiro Pinilla 2004 Spanish Spanish
10376 Green City In The Sun Barbara Wood 1988 American English
10662 Louisiana Maurice Denuzière 1977 French French
10764 The Blue Bicycle Régine Deforges 1983 French French
10800 A Woman Of Substance Barbara Taylor Bradford 1979 British English
10855 The Albany Cycle William Kennedy 1983 American English
11092 Effingers Gabriele Tergit 1951 German German
11454 Years of Grace Margaret Ayer Barnes 1930 American English
12727 Jade War Fonda Lee 2019 Canadian English
13238 The Cazalet Chronicles Elizabeth Jane Howard 1988 British English
13362 The Scottish Chiefs Jane Porter 1810 British English
13362 Die Fahrten Thiodolfs Des Isländers Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué 1815 German German
13600 Vent De Mars Henri Pourrat 1941 French French
13716 Kintu Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi 2014 Ugandan English
13941 Saga Vol. 1 Brian K. Vaughan 2012 American English
14001 A Chronicle Of Ancient Sunlight Henry Williamson 1951 British English
14078 The Trouble With Peace Joe Abercrombie 2020 British English
14348 Shadow Country Peter Matthiessen 2008 American English
14599 The Carpetbaggers Harold Robbins 1961 American English
14985 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
14985 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14985 The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Robert E. Howard 2003 American English
14985 Blood Of Elves Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 Polish Polish
14985 The Mammoth Hunters Jean M. Auel 1985 American English
15746 "Les Misérables" De Victor Hugo Henri Scepi 1862 French French
15776 Deep Summer Gwen Bristow 1937 American English
15784 World's End Upton Sinclair 1940 American English
15803 30,000 On The Hoof Zane Grey 1940 American English
15829 Fame Is The Spur Howard Spring 1940 Welsh English
15872 Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
15850 The Earth Is The Lord's Taylor Caldwell 1940 American English
15915 The Chronicles of Barsetshire Anthony Trollope 1855 British English
16545 The Fortunate Pilgrim Mario Puzo 1965 American English
16602 Le Comte De Monte Cristo I Alexandre Dumas 1844 French French
16574 The Arthurian Vulgate anonymous 1210 French Old french
16749 Os Miseráveis 2 Victor Hugo 1862 French French
17161 The Plantagenet Saga Jean Plaidy 1976 British English
17161 Chesapeake James A. Michener 1978 American English
17161 The White Tower Michael Wisehart 2017 American English
17161 Embers Of War Gareth L. Powell 2018 British English
17161 Hrolf Kraki's Saga Poul Anderson 1973 American English
17161 The Bitter Twins Jen Williams 2018 British English
17161 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17161 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
17161 Only Time Will Tell Jeffrey Archer 2011 British English
17161 Rhythm Of War Brandon Sanderson 2020 American English
17161 Edge Of Eternity Ken Follett 2014 British English
17161 Winter Of The World Ken Follett 2012 British English
17161 Caribbean James A. Michener 1989 American English
17161 The Story Of A New Name Elena Ferrante 2012 Italian Italian
17161 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
17161 Fire And Blood George R. R. Martin 2018 American English
17075 The Saga Of The Volsungs Anonymous 1270 Unknown Old norse
17161 Russka Edward Rutherfurd 1991 British English
17161 Strangers And Sojourners Michael O'Brien 1997 Canadian English
17161 What Napoleon Could Not Do DK Nnuro 2023 British English
17161 The Secret Of The Nagas Amish Tripathi 2011 Indian English
17161 The Oath Of The Vayuputras Amish Tripathi 2013 Indian English
17161 When The Angels Left The Old Country Sacha Lamb Unknown English
17161 Show Me A Land Clark McMeekin Unknown English
16898 The Brothers Karmazov Dostoevsky, Fyodor 1880 Russian Russian
17161 The House Of Lee Gertrude Atherton 2005 American English
17161 The Half Drowned King Linnea Hartsuyker 2017 American English
17161 East Of Eden & Grapes Of Wrath John Steinbeck American Unknown
17161 Fire Bringer David Clement-Davies 1999 British English
17161 The Painted Drum Louise Erdrich 2013 American English