Chess in Fiction

1.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,637 ratings
2.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,315 ratings
3.
IA: Initiate (IA, #1)
IA: Initiate (IA, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 740 ratings
4.
Chess Story
Chess Story 4.27 avg rating — 158,960 ratings
5.
The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit 4.18 avg rating — 133,030 ratings
6.
The Flanders Panel
The Flanders Panel 3.78 avg rating — 26,727 ratings
7.
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) 3.75 avg rating — 1,832,674 ratings
7.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption 4.49 avg rating — 56,744 ratings
9.
Checkmate (Noughts & Crosses, #3)
Checkmate (Noughts & Crosses, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 21,632 ratings
10.
The Chess Garden
The Chess Garden really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 580 ratings
10.
Planet Ignis
Planet Ignis 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
12.
The Luzhin Defense
The Luzhin Defense 3.94 avg rating — 15,461 ratings
13.
The Eight (The Eight, #1)
The Eight (The Eight, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 45,356 ratings
14.
Checkmate (Neighbor from Hell, #3)
Checkmate (Neighbor from Hell, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 49,587 ratings
15.
Fearscape (Horrorscape, #1)
Fearscape (Horrorscape, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 2,591 ratings
15.
Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3)
Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3) 3.87 avg rating — 2,167 ratings
15.
The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game
The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game 3.63 avg rating — 243 ratings
15.
Fish in a Tree
Fish in a Tree 4.26 avg rating — 82,259 ratings
15.
Even Dead Men Play Chess
Even Dead Men Play Chess 4.12 avg rating — 33 ratings
15.
Lisa: A Chess Novel
Lisa: A Chess Novel 3.90 avg rating — 150 ratings
15.
The Board Game Murders
The Board Game Murders liked it 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
15.
Queenmagic, Kingmagic
Queenmagic, Kingmagic 3.15 avg rating — 62 ratings
15.
Just Call Me Stupid
Just Call Me Stupid 3.88 avg rating — 96 ratings
15.
The Once and Future Queen
The Once and Future Queen 3.23 avg rating — 215 ratings
15.
La escritora muerta
La escritora muerta 3.80 avg rating — 64 ratings
15.
The Memory Wood
The Memory Wood
by: Sam Lloyd
4.15 avg rating — 9,984 ratings
15.
Pushing Pawns: The Chess Club Book One
Pushing Pawns: The Chess Club Book One 4.57 avg rating — 28 ratings
15.
The Kings Are Already Here
The Kings Are Already Here 3.50 avg rating — 145 ratings
15.
The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom #5)
The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom #5) 3.83 avg rating — 8,085 ratings
15.
Caroline
Caroline 3.51 avg rating — 72 ratings
15.
The Wandering Inn (The Wandering Inn, #1)
The Wandering Inn (The Wandering Inn, #1)
by: Pirateaba
4.24 avg rating — 12,027 ratings
32.
Horrorscape (Horrorscape, #2)
Horrorscape (Horrorscape, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 1,739 ratings
32.
The Grandmaster's King (Ray Gordon #2)
The Grandmaster's King (Ray Gordon #2) 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings
32.
Gambit (Nero Wolfe, #37)
Gambit (Nero Wolfe, #37)
by: Rex Stout
4.22 avg rating — 3,364 ratings
32.
IA: B.O.S.S. (IA #2)
IA: B.O.S.S. (IA #2) 4.49 avg rating — 136 ratings
32.
Prodigious Savant
Prodigious Savant 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings
32.
The Dead Writer
The Dead Writer 3.80 avg rating — 64 ratings
32.
The Josie Gambit
The Josie Gambit 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings
32.
Intermezzo
Intermezzo 3.85 avg rating — 264,901 ratings
40.
Terrorscape (Horrorscape, #3)
Terrorscape (Horrorscape, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 1,469 ratings
40.
End Game
End Game 3.90 avg rating — 29 ratings
40.
White King, Black King: A Chess Book for Children
White King, Black King: A Chess Book for Children liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
40.
Baseball Fever
Baseball Fever 3.92 avg rating — 123 ratings
44.
The Fire (The Eight, #2)
The Fire (The Eight, #2) 3.32 avg rating — 8,541 ratings
44.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game 3.99 avg rating — 230,240 ratings
44.
The King's Chessboard
The King's Chessboard 4.13 avg rating — 140 ratings
47.
The Mechanical Turk: The True Story of the Chess-playing Machine That Fooled the World
The Mechanical Turk: The True Story of the Chess-playing Machine That Fooled the World 3.93 avg rating — 718 ratings
47.
The Tularemia Gambit
The Tularemia Gambit really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
47.
Alice's World Record
Alice's World Record 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings
50.
Truth (Consequences, #2)
Truth (Consequences, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 32,551 ratings
50.
The Red Knight (U) (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)
The Red Knight (U) (Ulverscroft Large Print Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
50.
Juniper (Puffin Books)
Juniper (Puffin Books)
by: Gene Kemp
4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
53.
The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt
The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt 4.07 avg rating — 1,713 ratings
54.
The Mad Queen of Mordra
The Mad Queen of Mordra
by: Elwy Yost
4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings
55.
Checkmate
Checkmate 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings