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
![Operation Ares](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651883-119615-book-image.jpg)
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
![Home Fires](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651762-119605-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 49
- Amazon: 39
- LibraryThing: 43
48 ) Castleview
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 48
- Amazon: 39
- LibraryThing: 42
47 ) Young Wolfe
![Young Wolfe](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651593-119591-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 37
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 45
46 ) Free Live Free
![Free Live Free](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651847-119612-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 45
- Amazon: 39
- LibraryThing: 39
45 ) The Devil in a Forest
![The Devil in a Forest](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651859-119613-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 42
- Amazon: 30
- LibraryThing: 40
43 ) Pandora by Holly Hollander
![Pandora by Holly Hollander](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651811-119609-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 43
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 35
43 ) A Borrowed Man
![A Borrowed Man](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651738-119603-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 47
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 31
42 ) There Are Doors
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 44
- Amazon: 30
- LibraryThing: 32
41 ) Bibliomen
![Bibliomen](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651678-119598-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 15
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 44
40 ) Shadows of the New Sun
![Shadows of the New Sun](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651485-119582-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 38
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 51
39 ) The Land Across
![The Land Across](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651750-119604-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 46
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 35
38 ) For Rosemary
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 3
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 49
37 ) Endangered Species
![Endangered Species](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651618-119593-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 29
- Amazon: 32
- LibraryThing: 34
36 ) The Wizard
![The Wizard](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651907-119617-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 36
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 24
35 ) Letters Home
![Letters Home](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651497-119583-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 1
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 45
34 ) The Castle of the Otter
![The Castle of the Otter](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651509-119584-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 32
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 38
32 ) Pirate Freedom
![Pirate Freedom](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651799-119608-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 40
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 25
32 ) The Sorcerer’s House
![The Sorcerer's House](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651774-119606-book-image.jpg)
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
![Strange Travelers](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651581-119590-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 20
- Amazon: 28
- LibraryThing: 30
29 ) Memorare
![Memorare](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651521-119585-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 18
- Amazon: 46
- LibraryThing: 13
27 ) Calde of the Long Sun
![Calde of the Long Sun](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651980-119623-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 20
- Amazon: 39
- LibraryThing: 15
27 ) A Walking Tour of the Shambles
![A Walking Tour of the Shambles](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651473-119581-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 39
- Amazon: 3
- LibraryThing: 32
26 ) Starwater Strains
![Starwater Strains](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651557-119588-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 34
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 28
25 ) Gate of Horn, Book of Silk
![Gate of Horn, Book of Silk](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651461-119580-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 31
- Amazon: 4
- LibraryThing: 35
24 ) The Soldier of the Mist
![The Soldier of the Mist](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561652040-119628-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 28
- Amazon: 18
- LibraryThing: 22
23 ) Gene Wolfe’s Book of Days
![Gene Wolfe's Book of Days](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651654-119596-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 32
- Amazon: 5
- LibraryThing: 29
22 ) Innocents Aboard
![Innocents Aboard](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651569-119589-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 35
- Amazon: 5
- LibraryThing: 25
21 ) Exodus from the Long Sun
![Exodus from the Long Sun](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651968-119622-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 18
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 13
20 ) The Urth of the New Sun
![The Urth of the New Sun](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561652052-119629-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 24
- Amazon: 18
- LibraryThing: 20
17 ) The Very Best of Gene Wolfe
![The Very Best of Gene Wolfe](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651545-119587-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 7
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 51
17 ) The Claw of the Conciliator
![The Claw of the Conciliator](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561652088-119632-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 26
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 12
17 ) Castle of Days
![Castle of Days](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651605-119592-book-image.jpg)
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
![Storeys from the Old Hotel](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651630-119594-book-image.jpg)
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
![Nightside the Long Sun](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561652004-119625-book-image.jpg)
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
![Soldier of Sidon](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561652016-119626-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 23
- Amazon: 18
- LibraryThing: 9
10 ) The Best of Gene Wolfe
![The Best of Gene Wolfe](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651533-119586-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 7
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 9
9 ) The Wolfe Archipelago
![The Wolfe Archipelago](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651690-119599-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 2
- Amazon: 44
- LibraryThing: 1
8 ) On Blue’s Waters
![On Blue's Waters](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651956-119621-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 11
- Amazon: 28
- LibraryThing: 6
7 ) Peace
![Peace](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651871-119614-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 16
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 7
6 ) The Island of Doctor Death
![The Island of Doctor Death](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651702-119600-book-image.jpg)
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
![Lake of the Long Sun](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651992-119624-book-image.jpg)
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
![In Green's Jungles](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651943-119620-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 9
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 4
1 ) Return to the Whorl
![Return to the Whorl](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561651931-119619-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 5
- Amazon: 10
- LibraryThing: 3