Authors honoured by Queen Elizabeth II

1.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,375 ratings
2.
Girl, Woman, Other
Girl, Woman, Other 4.27 avg rating — 256,322 ratings
3.
Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun 3.74 avg rating — 408,981 ratings
4.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,295 ratings
5.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,118 ratings
6.
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 228,912 ratings
7.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,065,459 ratings
8.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,997 ratings
9.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,717 ratings
9.
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) 4.12 avg rating — 294,134 ratings
11.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,367 ratings
12.
War Horse (War Horse, #1)
War Horse (War Horse, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 57,742 ratings
13.
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 54,790 ratings
14.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,546 ratings
15.
Chocolat (Chocolat, #1)
Chocolat (Chocolat, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 129,695 ratings
16.
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7)
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7) 4.32 avg rating — 30,709 ratings
17.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,480 ratings
18.
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1)
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 107,014 ratings
19.
The Road from Coorain
The Road from Coorain 4.02 avg rating — 13,391 ratings
20.
The Boy At the Back of the Class
The Boy At the Back of the Class 4.38 avg rating — 13,956 ratings
21.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,957 ratings
22.
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 61,500 ratings
23.
The Flame
The Flame 4.04 avg rating — 4,357 ratings
24.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,169 ratings
25.
Death Comes to Pemberley
Death Comes to Pemberley 3.30 avg rating — 103,145 ratings
26.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,391 ratings
26.
The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)
The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 400,617 ratings
28.
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death 3.73 avg rating — 3,452 ratings
28.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating — 436,144 ratings
30.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,242 ratings
31.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,897 ratings
32.
The Children's Book
The Children's Book 3.68 avg rating — 18,832 ratings
32.
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 119,790 ratings
32.
Raven Black (Shetland, #1)
Raven Black (Shetland, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 54,373 ratings
35.
The Ghost Road (Regeneration, #3)
The Ghost Road (Regeneration, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 18,094 ratings
36.
War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line 4.54 avg rating — 14,425 ratings
37.
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small 4.35 avg rating — 155,371 ratings
38.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,400 ratings
39.
Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1)
Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 157,120 ratings
40.
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana 3.94 avg rating — 39,692 ratings
41.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 552,013 ratings
42.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 484,800 ratings
42.
How to be Both
How to be Both
by: Ali Smith
3.66 avg rating — 26,693 ratings
44.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,286 ratings
44.
Silver (Return to Treasure Island #1)
Silver (Return to Treasure Island #1) 3.27 avg rating — 1,375 ratings
46.
My Animals and Other Family
My Animals and Other Family 4.13 avg rating — 3,573 ratings
47.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,386 ratings
48.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,588 ratings
49.
An Artist of the Floating World
An Artist of the Floating World 3.78 avg rating — 43,690 ratings
49.
The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride 3.83 avg rating — 49,009 ratings
51.
The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch, #5)
The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 78,024 ratings
52.
The Third Man
The Third Man 3.79 avg rating — 16,178 ratings
52.
Autumn (Seasonal Quartet, #1)
Autumn (Seasonal Quartet, #1)
by: Ali Smith
3.66 avg rating — 79,601 ratings
54.
Children of the Night
Children of the Night 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings
55.
A God in Ruins (Todd Family, #2)
A God in Ruins (Todd Family, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 59,188 ratings
56.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,691,434 ratings
57.
Shrines of Gaiety
Shrines of Gaiety 3.84 avg rating — 40,497 ratings
58.
Regeneration (Regeneration #1)
Regeneration (Regeneration #1) 4.02 avg rating — 33,026 ratings
59.
The Eye in the Door (Regeneration, #2)
The Eye in the Door (Regeneration, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 10,588 ratings
60.
Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1)
Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 56,325 ratings
61.
The Night Watch
The Night Watch 3.71 avg rating — 32,762 ratings
62.
Walking Home
Walking Home 3.73 avg rating — 2,541 ratings
62.
Gig: The Life and Times of a Rock-Star Fantasist
Gig: The Life and Times of a Rock-Star Fantasist 3.90 avg rating — 349 ratings
64.
Poetry of Carol Ann Duffy: Selected Poems & the World's Wife
Poetry of Carol Ann Duffy: Selected Poems & the World's Wife 3.76 avg rating — 90 ratings
64.
An Improbable Life: The Autobiography
An Improbable Life: The Autobiography 4.08 avg rating — 743 ratings
66.
Collected Poems
Collected Poems 4.15 avg rating — 577 ratings
67.
Collected Poems
Collected Poems 4.09 avg rating — 1,368 ratings
67.
Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)
Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 32,453 ratings
69.
The Kindness of Strangers: The Autobiography
The Kindness of Strangers: The Autobiography
by: Kate Adie
3.90 avg rating — 856 ratings
70.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,971 ratings
70.
Philip Larkin: Selected Poems
Philip Larkin: Selected Poems 4.16 avg rating — 221 ratings
70.
Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir
Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir 3.98 avg rating — 3,453 ratings
73.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,994 ratings
74.
MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3)
MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 81,094 ratings
75.
The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 44,961 ratings
76.
A Place of Greater Safety
A Place of Greater Safety really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,444 ratings
77.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 330,513 ratings
77.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,316 ratings
79.
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 413,629 ratings
80.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,894 ratings
80.
My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)
My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 45,722 ratings
80.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,951 ratings
80.
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet 4.05 avg rating — 76,498 ratings
80.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,051,320 ratings
85.
Orangeboy
Orangeboy 3.57 avg rating — 2,075 ratings
85.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,554 ratings
87.
Crossfire (Noughts & Crosses, #5)
Crossfire (Noughts & Crosses, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 4,473 ratings
88.
The Gospel of Loki (Loki, #1)
The Gospel of Loki (Loki, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 15,075 ratings
88.
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1)
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1) 3.98 avg rating — 107,136 ratings
90.
Noughts & Crosses (Noughts & Crosses, #1)
Noughts & Crosses (Noughts & Crosses, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 80,693 ratings
91.
The Matisse Stories
The Matisse Stories 3.76 avg rating — 3,187 ratings
91.
Blue Moon (Jack Reacher, #24)
Blue Moon (Jack Reacher, #24)
by: Lee Child
3.96 avg rating — 78,225 ratings
93.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,271 ratings
93.
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss 3.95 avg rating — 61,691 ratings
95.
Skellig (Skellig, #1)
Skellig (Skellig, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 30,214 ratings
95.
The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1)
The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 94,152 ratings
97.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,126 ratings
97.
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
by: Lee Child
4.08 avg rating — 343,627 ratings
97.
The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, #1)
The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 30,893 ratings
100.
Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs
Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs 4.38 avg rating — 2,831 ratings
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