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
2108 The Shell Seekers Rosamunde Pilcher 1987 British English
2176 Hawaii James A. Michener 1959 American English
2389 The Wheel of Time Series Robert Jordan 1990 American English
2502 Homegoing Yaa Gyasi 2016 Ghanaian English
2561 Segu Maryse Condé 1984 French French
2718 The Sagas Of Icelanders Örnólfur Thorsson 1000 Icelandic Old norse
3048 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
3953 Frații Jderi Mihail Sadoveanu 1935 Romanian Romanian
4083 The Manor Isaac Bashevis Singer 1967 Polish Yiddish
4207 Land Pak Kyongni 1969 Korean Korean
4392 The Winds Of War Herman Wouk 1971 American English
4547 The Wolf And The Dove Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 1974 American English
5222 Riders Jilly Cooper 1985 British English
5309 The Town House Norah Lofts 1959 British English
5330 Through A Glass Darkly Karleen Koen 1986 American English
5344 The Bells Of Prespa Dimitar Talev 1966 Bulgarian Bulgarian
5413 Kard és Kasza Albert Wass 1939 Hungarian Hungarian
5431 The House At Old Vine Norah Lofts 1961 British English
5444 The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson 2010 American English
5529 Cirkus Humberto Eduard Bass 1941 Czech Czech
5665 La Famille Boussardel Philippe Heriat 1944 French French
5892 The Prose Edda Snorri Sturluson 1220 Icelandic Old norse
6102 A Storm Of Swords George R. R. Martin 2000 American English
6181 The Accursed Kings Series Maurice Druon 1955 French French
6291 The Ringed Castle Dorothy Dunnett 1971 British English
6334 Srpnovští Páni Vladimir Neff 1980 Czech Czech
6627 Checkmate Dorothy Dunnett 1975 British English
6627 Csárdás Diane Pearson 1975 British English
6802 Random Passage Bernice Morgan 1992 Canadian English
7215 Orlando Innamorato Matteo Maria Boiardo 1483 Italian Italian
7648 Jalna Mazo de La Roche 1927 Canadian English
7940 The Book Of Ebenezer Le Page G. B. Edwards 1981 British English
8414 War and Remembrance Herman Wouk 1978 American English
8643 The Raj Quartet Paul Scott 1976 British English
9655 Spring Moon Betty Bao Lord 1981 Chinese English
9714 Laxdæla Saga Unknown 1245 Icelandic Old norse
9948 The Book Of Fathers Miklós Vámos 2000 Hungarian Hungarian
10066 Verdes Valles, Colinas Rojas Ramiro Pinilla 2004 Spanish Spanish
10371 Green City In The Sun Barbara Wood 1988 American English
10656 Louisiana Maurice Denuzière 1977 French French
10758 The Blue Bicycle Régine Deforges 1983 French French
10794 A Woman Of Substance Barbara Taylor Bradford 1979 British English
10849 The Albany Cycle William Kennedy 1983 American English
11086 Effingers Gabriele Tergit 1951 German German
11449 Years of Grace Margaret Ayer Barnes 1930 American English
12725 Jade War Fonda Lee 2019 Canadian English
13235 The Cazalet Chronicles Elizabeth Jane Howard 1988 British English
13359 The Scottish Chiefs Jane Porter 1810 British English
13359 Die Fahrten Thiodolfs Des Isländers Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué 1815 German German
13599 Vent De Mars Henri Pourrat 1941 French French
13715 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
14347 Shadow Country Peter Matthiessen 2008 American English
14598 The Carpetbaggers Harold Robbins 1961 American English
14983 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
14983 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14983 The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Robert E. Howard 2003 American English
14983 Blood Of Elves Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 Polish Polish
14983 The Mammoth Hunters Jean M. Auel 1985 American English
15738 "Les Misérables" De Victor Hugo Henri Scepi 1862 French French
15783 Deep Summer Gwen Bristow 1937 American English
15792 World's End Upton Sinclair 1940 American English
15812 30,000 On The Hoof Zane Grey 1940 American English
15851 Fame Is The Spur Howard Spring 1940 Welsh English
15897 The Chronicles of Barsetshire Anthony Trollope 1855 British English
15875 Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
15891 The Earth Is The Lord's Taylor Caldwell 1940 American English
16526 The Fortunate Pilgrim Mario Puzo 1965 American English
16593 Le Comte De Monte Cristo I Alexandre Dumas 1844 French French
16722 Os Miseráveis 2 Victor Hugo 1862 French French
17117 The Plantagenet Saga Jean Plaidy 1976 British English
17117 Chesapeake James A. Michener 1978 American English
17117 The White Tower Michael Wisehart 2017 American English
17117 Embers Of War Gareth L. Powell 2018 British English
17117 Hrolf Kraki's Saga Poul Anderson 1973 American English
17117 The Bitter Twins Jen Williams 2018 British English
17117 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17117 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
17117 Only Time Will Tell Jeffrey Archer 2011 British English
17117 Rhythm Of War Brandon Sanderson 2020 American English
17117 Edge Of Eternity Ken Follett 2014 British English
17117 Winter Of The World Ken Follett 2012 British English
17117 Caribbean James A. Michener 1989 American English
17117 The Story Of A New Name Elena Ferrante 2012 Italian Italian
17117 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
17015 The Saga Of The Volsungs Anonymous 1270 Unknown Old norse
17117 Strangers And Sojourners Michael O'Brien 1997 Canadian English
17117 What Napoleon Could Not Do DK Nnuro 2023 British English
17117 The Secret Of The Nagas Amish Tripathi 2011 Indian English
17117 The Oath Of The Vayuputras Amish Tripathi 2013 Indian English
17117 When The Angels Left The Old Country Sacha Lamb Unknown English
17117 Show Me A Land Clark McMeekin Unknown English
16863 The Brothers Karmazov Dostoevsky, Fyodor 1880 Russian Russian
17117 The House Of Lee Gertrude Atherton 2005 American English
17117 The Half Drowned King Linnea Hartsuyker 2017 American English
17117 The Painted Drum Louise Erdrich 2013 American English
17117 Das Lächeln Der Fortuna Rebecca Gablé 1997 German German
17117 Banners Of Silk Rosalind Laker 1981 British English
17117 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English
17117 The Dovekeepers Alice Hoffman 2011 American English