Best Books on the North

1.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating — 150,737 ratings
2.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,261 ratings
3.
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow 3.73 avg rating — 51,270 ratings
4.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars 3.86 avg rating — 192,456 ratings
5.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,413 ratings
6.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,480 ratings
7.
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves 4.21 avg rating — 25,555 ratings
8.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,059 ratings
9.
Mrs. Mike (Mrs. Mike, #1)
Mrs. Mike (Mrs. Mike, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 20,294 ratings
10.
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 4.33 avg rating — 33,405 ratings
11.
White Fang
White Fang 4.03 avg rating — 201,611 ratings
12.
The Kalevala
The Kalevala 4.05 avg rating — 5,923 ratings
13.
Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1)
Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 77,853 ratings
14.
Disappearing Earth
Disappearing Earth 3.83 avg rating — 56,370 ratings
15.
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 376,645 ratings
16.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk 4.24 avg rating — 21,395 ratings
16.
The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1)
The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 86,146 ratings
18.
Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra 4.01 avg rating — 19,718 ratings
19.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen 3.74 avg rating — 18,410 ratings
20.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating — 70,640 ratings
21.
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 453,227 ratings
22.
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 60,965 ratings
23.
Rowing to Latitude: Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge
Rowing to Latitude: Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge 4.16 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
24.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
The Memory Keeper's Daughter 3.70 avg rating — 609,242 ratings
25.
The Outlander
The Outlander 3.75 avg rating — 10,774 ratings
26.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,014 ratings
27.
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1)
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 17,340 ratings
28.
Late Nights on Air
Late Nights on Air 3.58 avg rating — 12,532 ratings
29.
Save the Arctic (Save the Earth, #2)
Save the Arctic (Save the Earth, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 82 ratings
30.
A Tundra Tale
A Tundra Tale 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings
31.
The People's Act of Love
The People's Act of Love 3.70 avg rating — 3,234 ratings
31.
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 224,653 ratings
33.
The Birth House
The Birth House
by: Ami McKay
4.04 avg rating — 45,663 ratings
34.
Indian Horse
Indian Horse 4.41 avg rating — 33,165 ratings
35.
Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival 4.08 avg rating — 17,686 ratings
36.
Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3)
Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 31,784 ratings
37.
Kristin Lavransdatter
Kristin Lavransdatter 4.31 avg rating — 13,883 ratings
38.
The Blue Fox
The Blue Fox
by: Sjón
3.73 avg rating — 9,626 ratings
39.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,880 ratings
40.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,945 ratings
41.
The Princess of Burundi (Ann Lindell, #4)
The Princess of Burundi (Ann Lindell, #4) 3.42 avg rating — 4,483 ratings
42.
The Fifth Woman (Kurt Wallander, #6)
The Fifth Woman (Kurt Wallander, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 27,868 ratings
43.
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes 4.26 avg rating — 11,712 ratings
44.
Snow Angels (Inspector Kari Vaara, #1)
Snow Angels (Inspector Kari Vaara, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 4,623 ratings
45.
Far North
Far North 3.80 avg rating — 4,775 ratings
46.
Wolf Winter
Wolf Winter 3.72 avg rating — 6,892 ratings
47.
Blackwater
Blackwater 3.65 avg rating — 5,481 ratings
48.
Unseen (Anders Knutas #1)
Unseen (Anders Knutas #1) 3.57 avg rating — 6,178 ratings
48.
Wolf Winter (Svartåsen #1)
Wolf Winter (Svartåsen #1) 3.72 avg rating — 6,892 ratings
50.
Eve of the Emperor Penguin (Magic Tree House, #40)
Eve of the Emperor Penguin (Magic Tree House, #40) 4.09 avg rating — 5,116 ratings
51.
White Heat
White Heat 3.48 avg rating — 2,671 ratings
51.
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology 4.15 avg rating — 15,390 ratings
51.
Independent People
Independent People 4.13 avg rating — 13,794 ratings
54.
The Skull Mantra (Inspector Shan, #1)
The Skull Mantra (Inspector Shan, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 4,711 ratings
55.
Onafhankelijke mensen
Onafhankelijke mensen 4.13 avg rating — 13,794 ratings
56.
Polar Star (Arkady Renko, #2)
Polar Star (Arkady Renko, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 11,130 ratings
57.
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4)
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 10,576 ratings
57.
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams 3.95 avg rating — 7,617 ratings
59.
Two Against the North
Two Against the North 4.01 avg rating — 2,847 ratings
60.
Through Black Spruce (Bird Family Trilogy, #2)
Through Black Spruce (Bird Family Trilogy, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 15,385 ratings
61.
The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4)
The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 25,548 ratings
62.
The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1)
The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 44,888 ratings
62.
The Orenda (Bird Family Trilogy, #3)
The Orenda (Bird Family Trilogy, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 18,892 ratings
64.
Ragged Company
Ragged Company 4.35 avg rating — 6,442 ratings
65.
Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1)
Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 6,592 ratings
66.
The Cage
The Cage 3.83 avg rating — 451 ratings
66.
Ordinary Wolves
Ordinary Wolves 4.10 avg rating — 2,453 ratings
66.
The Ice Museum: In Search of the Lost Land of Thule
The Ice Museum: In Search of the Lost Land of Thule 3.58 avg rating — 260 ratings
66.
Fear of Falling (Secrets in the Snow #1)
Fear of Falling (Secrets in the Snow #1) 3.40 avg rating — 632 ratings
66.
Is-slottet
Is-slottet 3.85 avg rating — 13,760 ratings
71.
East (East, #1)
East (East, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 46,252 ratings
71.
The Wolf in the Whale
The Wolf in the Whale 4.11 avg rating — 5,172 ratings
71.
Hvaleventyret
Hvaleventyret 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings
74.
The Last Town on Earth
The Last Town on Earth 3.66 avg rating — 7,609 ratings
74.
Box 21 (Grens & Sundkvist #2)
Box 21 (Grens & Sundkvist #2) 3.67 avg rating — 4,078 ratings
74.
North Star of Herschel Island - The Last Canadian Arctic Fur Trading Ship.
North Star of Herschel Island - The Last Canadian Arctic Fur Trading Ship. 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings
74.
Klondike: The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899
Klondike: The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899 4.24 avg rating — 972 ratings
78.
Winter Garden
Winter Garden 4.28 avg rating — 385,663 ratings
79.
Njal's Saga
Njal's Saga
by: Anonymous
3.94 avg rating — 5,365 ratings
80.
The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the Northwest Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909
The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the Northwest Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909 4.37 avg rating — 751 ratings
81.
Once Upon a Time in the North (His Dark Materials #0.5)
Once Upon a Time in the North (His Dark Materials #0.5) 3.85 avg rating — 17,776 ratings
81.
To the Bright Edge of the World
To the Bright Edge of the World 4.12 avg rating — 22,750 ratings
83.
Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with a Caribou Herd
Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with a Caribou Herd 4.14 avg rating — 122 ratings
83.
The Raven's Gift
The Raven's Gift 3.88 avg rating — 863 ratings
85.
The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World 4.19 avg rating — 8,228 ratings
86.
The Living
The Living 3.85 avg rating — 3,259 ratings
86.
Honger
Honger 4.04 avg rating — 62,406 ratings
88.
Paarden stelen
Paarden stelen 3.81 avg rating — 37,108 ratings
89.
The Mercies
The Mercies 4.01 avg rating — 50,787 ratings
90.
The Brief History of the Dead
The Brief History of the Dead 3.67 avg rating — 12,561 ratings
91.
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed 4.12 avg rating — 12,029 ratings
91.
The Sea Road
The Sea Road 3.85 avg rating — 610 ratings
93.
Migrations
Migrations 4.12 avg rating — 91,866 ratings
94.
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic 4.19 avg rating — 3,530 ratings
95.
Voices
Voices 3.87 avg rating — 14,800 ratings
95.
Restless in the Grave (Kate Shugak, #19; Liam Campbell, #5)
Restless in the Grave (Kate Shugak, #19; Liam Campbell, #5) 4.19 avg rating — 4,398 ratings
97.
We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance
We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance 4.08 avg rating — 10,341 ratings
98.
Though Not Dead (Kate Shugak, #18)
Though Not Dead (Kate Shugak, #18) 4.19 avg rating — 5,957 ratings
99.
Salka Valka
Salka Valka 3.98 avg rating — 1,941 ratings
100.
Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)
Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6) 4.40 avg rating — 16,630 ratings
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