Ranking Author Gene Wolfe’s Best Books (A Bibliography Countdown)
“What are Gene Wolfe’s Best Books?” We looked at all of Wolfe’s authored bibliography and ranked them against one another to answer that very question!
We took all of the books written by Gene Wolfe and looked at their Goodreads, Amazon, and LibraryThing scores, ranking them against one another to see which books came out on top. The books are ranked in our list below based on which titles have the highest overall score between all 3 review sites in comparison with all of the other books by the same author. The process isn’t super scientific and in reality, most books aren’t “better” than other books as much as they are just different. That being said, we do enjoy seeing where our favorites landed, and if you aren’t familiar with the author at all, the rankings can help you see what books might be best to start with.
The full ranking chart is also included below the countdown on the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
The Top Book’s Of Gene Wolfe
53 ) The Knight
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 52
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 51
53 ) In the Wake of Man
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 52
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 51
52 ) Operation Ares
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 51
- Amazon: 45
- LibraryThing: 48
51 ) The Shadow of the Torturer
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 52
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 50
50 ) An Evil Guest
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 50
- Amazon: 43
- LibraryThing: 40
49 ) Home Fires
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 49
- Amazon: 39
- LibraryThing: 43
48 ) Castleview
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 48
- Amazon: 39
- LibraryThing: 42
47 ) Young Wolfe
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 37
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 45
46 ) Free Live Free
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 45
- Amazon: 39
- LibraryThing: 39
45 ) The Devil in a Forest
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 42
- Amazon: 30
- LibraryThing: 40
43 ) Pandora by Holly Hollander
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 43
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 35
43 ) A Borrowed Man
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 47
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 31
42 ) There Are Doors
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 44
- Amazon: 30
- LibraryThing: 32
41 ) Bibliomen
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 15
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 44
40 ) Shadows of the New Sun
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 38
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 51
39 ) The Land Across
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 46
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 35
38 ) For Rosemary
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 3
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 49
37 ) Endangered Species
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 29
- Amazon: 32
- LibraryThing: 34
36 ) The Wizard
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 36
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 24
35 ) Letters Home
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 1
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 45
34 ) The Castle of the Otter
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 32
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 38
32 ) Pirate Freedom
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 40
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 25
32 ) The Sorcerer’s House
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 40
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 25
31 ) The Wizard Knight
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 16
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 17
30 ) Strange Travelers
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 20
- Amazon: 28
- LibraryThing: 30
29 ) Memorare
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 18
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 13
27 ) Calde of the Long Sun
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 20
- Amazon: 39
- LibraryThing: 15
27 ) A Walking Tour of the Shambles
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 39
- Amazon: 3
- LibraryThing: 32
26 ) Starwater Strains
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 34
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 28
25 ) Gate of Horn, Book of Silk
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 31
- Amazon: 4
- LibraryThing: 35
24 ) The Soldier of the Mist
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 28
- Amazon: 18
- LibraryThing: 22
23 ) Gene Wolfe’s Book of Days
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 32
- Amazon: 5
- LibraryThing: 29
22 ) Innocents Aboard
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 35
- Amazon: 5
- LibraryThing: 25
21 ) Exodus from the Long Sun
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 18
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 13
20 ) The Urth of the New Sun
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 24
- Amazon: 18
- LibraryThing: 20
17 ) The Very Best of Gene Wolfe
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 7
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 51
17 ) The Claw of the Conciliator
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 26
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 12
17 ) Castle of Days
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 29
- Amazon: 7
- LibraryThing: 23
15 ) The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 24
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 17
15 ) Storeys from the Old Hotel
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 26
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 15
13 ) Planet Engineering
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 6
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 47
13 ) Nightside the Long Sun
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 22
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 21
12 ) The Sword of the Lictor
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 4
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 2
11 ) Soldier of Sidon
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 23
- Amazon: 18
- LibraryThing: 9
10 ) The Best of Gene Wolfe
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 7
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 9
9 ) The Wolfe Archipelago
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 2
- Amazon: 44
- LibraryThing: 1
8 ) On Blue’s Waters
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 11
- Amazon: 28
- LibraryThing: 6
7 ) Peace
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 16
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 7
6 ) The Island of Doctor Death
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 13
- Amazon: 9
- LibraryThing: 19
5 ) The Citadel of the Autarch
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 10
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 5
3 ) Lake of the Long Sun
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 12
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 8
3 ) The Soldier of Arete
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 13
- Amazon: 7
- LibraryThing: 11
2 ) In Green’s Jungles
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 9
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 4
1 ) Return to the Whorl
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 5
- Amazon: 10
- LibraryThing: 3
