BookRank

1.8M ratings · 11 languages · updated October 12, 2026

Every great book,
finally ranked.

We merge ratings from Open Library, Google Books, Hardcover and Wikidata into one transparent score — then rank the best books and series in 37 categories.

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Words of Radiance
The Way of Kings
Lonesome Dove
Light Bringer
Mistborn: The Hero of Ages
Books ranked
4,264
Series ranked
774
Ratings merged
1.8M
Categories
37

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Rankings

The global top 10

The highest-scoring titles across every category.

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  1. Words of Radiance
    Words of RadianceBrandon Sanderson · 2014NYT bestseller Fantasy3.5K ratings
    9.49.4 / 10
  2. The Way of Kings
    The Way of KingsBrandon Sanderson · 2010 Fantasy3.9K ratings
    9.29.2 / 10
  3. Lonesome Dove
    Lonesome DoveLarry McMurtry · 1985631 ratings
    9.19.1 / 10
  4. Light Bringer
    Light BringerPierce Brown · 2023NYT bestseller Science fiction636 ratings
    9.19.1 / 10
  5. Mistborn: The Hero of Ages
    Mistborn: The Hero of AgesBrandon Sanderson · 2008 Fantasy4.2K ratings
    9.19.1 / 10
  6. The Return of the King
    The Return of the KingJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1955Filmed 2003 Fantasy2.1K ratings
    9.19.1 / 10
  7. The Lord of the Rings
    The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1954 Fantasy2.1K ratings1
    9.19.1 / 10
  8. Maus
    MausArt Spiegelman · 1986 Graphic novels531 ratings1
    9.09.0 / 10
  9. This Inevitable Ruin
    This Inevitable RuinMatt Dinniman · 2024NYT bestseller Fantasy1.2K ratings
    9.09.0 / 10
  10. The Butcher's Masquerade
    The Butcher's MasqueradeMatt Dinniman · 2022 Fantasy1.7K ratings
    9.09.0 / 10
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Out recently

The best of the 173 books published in the last twelve months. Refreshed every day.

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A Parade of Horribles
8.78.7 / 10
A Parade of HorriblesMatt Dinniman862 ratings
A Trade of Blood
8.58.5 / 10
A Trade of BloodRobert Jackson Bennett162 ratings
Heartstopper: Volume Six
8.58.5 / 10
Heartstopper: Volume SixAlice Oseman59 ratings
The Everlasting
8.58.5 / 10
The EverlastingAlix E. Harrow245 ratings
Absolute Batman, Vol. 2: Abomination
8.58.5 / 10
Absolute Batman, Vol. 2: AbominationScott Snyder35 ratings
The Poet Empress
8.48.4 / 10
The Poet EmpressShen Tao149 ratings
Twelve Months
8.48.4 / 10
Twelve MonthsJim Butcher145 ratings
Rites of the Starling
8.48.4 / 10
Rites of the StarlingDevney Perry108 ratings
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Fantasy200 booksLeadingWords of Radiance9.4Science fiction200 booksLeadingLight Bringer9.1Crime & mystery200 booksLeadingThe Godfather8.6Thriller200 booksLeadingA Drop of Corruption8.7Horror200 booksLeadingThe Green Mile8.6Romance200 booksLeadingEmpire of Storms8.8Classics200 booksLeadingThe Return of the King9.1Young adult200 booksLeadingKingdom of Ash8.9Adventure178 booksLeadingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban8.8Historical fiction174 booksLeadingJames8.7Children’s books173 booksLeadingWhere the Sidewalk Ends8.6Middle grade142 booksLeadingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows8.8
Series

Best book series

Sagas worth committing to — scored across every volume.

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The Stormlight Archive
1
9.19.1 / 10
The Stormlight ArchiveBrandon Sanderson13K ratings
Lonesome Dove series
2
8.98.9 / 10
Lonesome Dove seriesLarry McMurtry847 ratings
The Kingkiller Chronicle
3
8.98.9 / 10
The Kingkiller ChroniclePatrick Rothfuss7.1K ratings
The Lord of the Rings
4
8.98.9 / 10
The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien11.8K ratings
Mistborn
5
8.88.8 / 10
MistbornBrandon Sanderson16.6K ratings
Dungeon Crawler Carl
6
8.88.8 / 10
Dungeon Crawler CarlMatt Dinniman15.7K ratings
The Age of Madness
7
8.88.8 / 10
The Age of MadnessJoe Abercrombie1.4K ratings
The Broken Earth
8
8.78.7 / 10
The Broken EarthN. K. Jemisin4.5K ratings
Series

Reading order of book series

Every volume in order, where to start and whether the series is finished — for 1579 series.

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Method

How the score works

No editorial hand-waving. One formula, published in full.

How we score
  1. 1

    We collect

    Ratings, review counts and metadata from open sources — no scraped or closed data.

  2. 2

    We normalise

    Every source is rescaled to 0–10 and weighted by how many readers stand behind it.

  3. 3

    We rank

    A Bayesian average stops a book with nine perfect ratings from beating a classic with ninety thousand.