Most Popular Non-fiction Books
Explore the most popular Non-fiction books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.
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The History of Middle-earth (omnibus editions) #3
The History of Middle-earth: Part Three
Fantasy · Non-fiction
2003
The History of Middle-earth (omnibus editions) #2
The History of Middle-earth: Part Two
Fantasy · Non-fiction
2003
The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World
Hugo Award · Locus Award · Non-fiction
1998
The History of Middle-earth #11
The War of the Jewels
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1994
Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
Non-fiction
1989
Unicorn Variations
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Locus Award · Short Stories · Non-fiction
1983
The Entropy Exhibition: Michael Moorcock and the British New Wave in Science Fic
Non-fiction
1983
The Atlas of Middle-earth
Non-fiction
1981
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
Non-fiction
1979
The Way the Future Was: A Memoir
Biography · Non-fiction
1978
The History of Middle-earth #3
The Lays of Beleriand
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1985
The Science of Discworld #1
The Science of Discworld
Fantasy · Non-fiction
1999
A Slip of the Keyboard
Non-fiction
September 2014
The History of Middle-earth #2
The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1984
The History of Middle-earth #12
The Peoples of Middle-earth
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1996
The History of Middle-earth #5
The Lost Road and Other Writings
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1987
The History of Middle-earth #4
The Shaping of Middle-earth
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1986
The Targaryan Dynasty #1
The Rise of the Dragon
TV Series · Non-fiction
October 25, 2022
The Science of Discworld #4
Judgement Day
Fantasy · Non-fiction
April 8, 2013
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
Non-fiction
1981
The History of Middle-earth #8
The War of the Ring
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1990
The History of Middle-earth #7
The Treason of Isengard
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1989
The Inheritance Cycle
Eragon's Guide to Alagaësia
Dragons · Non-fiction
November 2, 2009
The History of Middle-earth #1
The Book of Lost Tales, Part One
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1983
The History of Middle-earth #6
The Return of the Shadow
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1988
Supernatural Horror in Literature
Non-fiction
1927
The Science of Discworld #2
The Globe
Fantasy · Non-fiction
May 2002
The World of Tolkien
Middle-earth · Non-fiction
2002
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Non-fiction
Non-fiction
May 31, 2016
The Southern Vampire Mysteries
The Sookie Stackhouse Companion
Non-fiction
August 25, 2011
The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare
Non-fiction
November 2003
The History of Middle-earth (omnibus editions) #1
The History of Middle-earth: Part One
Fantasy · Non-fiction
2003
Discworld Reference
The New Discworld Companion
Non-fiction
2002
Shannara
The World of Shannara
Non-fiction
October 2001
The History of Middle-earth #9
Sauron Defeated
Fantasy · Middle-earth · Non-fiction
1992
Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction
Hugo Award · Locus Award · Non-fiction
1988