36 Best Time Travel Books
We analyzed 5+ expert sources, curated book lists, and recommendations from successful people to find the 36 best time travel books according to the internet — not just one person's opinion. Each book on this list was mentioned by at least two independent sources, and the ranking is based on how frequently each title appears across all sources studied. This consensus-based approach ensures you get recommendations backed by multiple experts, not a single reviewer's bias.
Goal: Find the best Time Travel books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best time travel books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
36 Best Time Travel Books
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Kindred
Also recommended by
1 person
DeRay Mckesson recommended this bookDeRay Mckesson
"An incredible book." - DeRay Mckesson
DeRay Mckesson's recommendation of this book
Slaughterhouse-Five
A Novel
Also recommended by
3 people
Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
"ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS." - Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian's recommendation of this book 
Ryan Shea recommended this bookRyan Shea
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.
Ryan Shea's recommendation of this book 
Jack Edwards recommended this bookJack Edwards
"About [the author's] own experience of being a prisoner of war in Dresden." - Jack Edwards
Jack Edwards's recommendation of this book
This is How You Lose the Time War
Also recommended by
3 people
Ezra Klein recommended this bookEzra Klein
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein's recommendation of this book 
Craig Newmark recommended this bookCraig Newmark
Craig Newmark recommended this book on Twitter.
Craig Newmark's recommendation of this book 
Steph Pilavin recommended this bookSteph Pilavin
"This novel is beautiful chaos; you just have to let go & immerse. It's a story of love across space and time and sides of a forever war." - Steph Pilavin
Steph Pilavin's recommendation of this book
The Time Machine
Also recommended by
2 people
Sahil Lavingia recommended this bookSahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia's recommendation of this book 
Winston Churchill recommended this bookWinston Churchill
"A wonderful book." - Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill's recommendation of this book
11/22/63
A Novel
Also recommended by
1 person
Mindy Kaling recommended this bookMindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling recommended this book in a Today.com interview.
Mindy Kaling's recommendation of this book
Outlander
Outlander, Book 1
Also recommended by
1 person
George R. R. Martin recommended this bookGeorge R. R. Martin
"A wonderful blend of historical drama, science fiction, fantasy, and romance." - George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin's recommendation of this book
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife, Book 1
A Christmas Carol
Also recommended by
1 person
Larry King recommended this bookLarry King
"I like Scrooge. He wasn’t a bad guy." - Larry King
Larry King's recommendation of this book
A Wrinkle in Time
Time Quintet, Book 1
Also recommended by
1 person
Sheryl Sandberg recommended this bookSheryl Sandberg
"I wanted to be Meg Murry, the admittedly geeky heroine [in this book]." - Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg's recommendation of this book
The Shining Girls
Also recommended by
1 person- George R. R. Martin recommended this book
George R. R. Martin
"A fully engrossing read." - George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin's recommendation of this book
All Our Wrong Todays
A Novel
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, Book 1
Recursion
A Novel
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
The Accidental Time Machine
The End of Eternity
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Timeline
A Novel
Doomsday Book
A Novel
Here and Now and Then
A Novel
How to Invent Everything
A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
In a Holidaze
In Five Years
A Novel
Just One Damned Thing After Another
Chronicles Of St. Mary's, Book 1
Lightning
Night Watch
Discworld, Book 29
One Last Stop
Ruby Red
Ruby Red Trilogy, Book 1
Somewhere In Time
The Door into Summer
The Girl from Everywhere
The Girl from Everywhere, Book 1
The Midnight Library
A Novel
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
A Novel
Time and Again
Time Series, Book 1
What the Wind Knows
Sources
- 1
Best time travel books | Books about time travel | CTC
coolthingschicago.com
- 2
30 Best Time Travel Books | The Uncorked Librarian
theuncorkedlibrarian.com
- 3
Time travel books
booklistqueen.com
- 4
50 Best Time Travel Books of All Time - The Bibliofile
the-bibliofile.com
- 5
20 Of The Best Time Travel Books | Book Riot
bookriot.com
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