In Fiction
What are the best fiction novels of all time?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Quixote | 4/6 | 49.7 |
| 2 | Pride and Prejudice | 4/6 | 39.8 |
| 3 | Ulysses | 4/6 | 38.3 |
| 4 | Beloved | 4/6 | 35.8 |
| 5 | The Great Gatsby | 4/6 | 32.5 |
| 6 | Middlemarch | 2/6 | 31.5 |
| 7 | One Hundred Years of Solitude | 4/6 | 31.2 |
| 8 | War and Peace | 3/6 | 23.8 |
| 9 | Moby-Dick | 3/6 | 23.7 |
| 10 | To Kill a Mockingbird | 3/6 | 21.2 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| goodreads.comreview and listing sites · The Greatest Fiction of all Time (101 books) - Goodreads |   3 surfaces |
| theguardian.commedia · Who’s in, who’s out, and how many have you read? The story behind our 100 best novels list | Books | The Guardian |  2 surfaces |
| booksofbrilliance.com20 Best Fiction Books of All Time You Need to Read (Timeless Classics ... | 1 surfaces |
| britannica.comreference · 12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written” | 1 surfaces |
| panmacmillan.comThe best fiction books of 2026, and all time - Pan Macmillan | 1 surfaces |
| penguin.co.uk100 must-read classics, as chosen by our readers | 1 surfaces |
| ranker.comThe Greatest Books Ever Written, Ranked | 1 surfaces |
| shortform.com100 Best Fiction Books of All Time (Updated for 2026) - Shortform | 1 surfaces |
| sites.prh.comModern Library Top 100 - Penguin Random House | 1 surfaces |
Rank trend
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