Best Prophecy Books

The highest-rated books featuring prophecy, ranked by readers. Browse 50 titles across Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Historical Fiction.

Read more

Prophecy works because it asks the darkest question: can you escape your fate, or does fighting it only ensure it happens? There's a delicious inevitability to it—whether the prophecy comes true, gets twisted into something unrecognizable, or crumbles entirely, the stakes feel cosmic and personal at once. You're reading to see how characters navigate the gap between what's foretold and what they actually choose, and that gap is where all the tension lives.

You'll find prophecy woven through fantasy epics, literary fiction, science fiction, and historical novels. Some books treat it as hard destiny; others make it a unreliable riddle. The 58 books here span from high-stakes magical worlds to intimate character studies where a single prediction reshapes everything.

These are the highest-rated prophecy books across Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Historical Fiction, ranked by reader ratings from Goodreads and Audible.

  1. 1
    East of Eden cover

    East of Eden

    by John Steinbeck

    4.78 BLT Score (655.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (655.0K)
  2. 2
    The Gathering Storm cover

    The Gathering Storm

    The Wheel of Time • Book 12

    by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

    4.77 BLT Score (178.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (178.7K)
  3. 3
    The Fiery Cross cover

    The Fiery Cross

    Outlander • Book 5

    by Diana Gabaldon

    4.74 BLT Score (228.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (228.2K)
  4. 4
    The Dark cover

    The Dark

    Infinite • Book 7

    by Jeremy Robinson

    4.61 BLT Score (3.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (3.3K)
  5. 5
    The Dragon Reborn cover

    The Dragon Reborn

    The Wheel of Time • Book 3

    by Robert Jordan

    4.61 BLT Score (326.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (326.7K)
  6. 6
    Esrahaddon cover

    Esrahaddon

    The Rise and Fall • Book 3

    by Michael J. Sullivan

    4.57 BLT Score (4.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.64 Goodreads (4.7K)
  7. 7
    The Fires of Heaven cover

    The Fires of Heaven

    The Wheel of Time • Book 5

    by Robert Jordan

    4.54 BLT Score (213.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (213.4K)
  8. 8
    The Eye of the World cover

    The Eye of the World

    The Wheel of Time • Book 1

    by Robert Jordan

    4.53 BLT Score (598.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (598.1K)
  9. 9
    Heart of the Mountain cover

    Heart of the Mountain

    Saga of the Forgotten Warrior • Book 6

    by Larry Correia

    4.44 BLT Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.65 Goodreads (1.5K)
  10. 10
    Small Gods cover

    Small Gods

    Discworld • Book 13

    by Terry Pratchett

    4.44 BLT Score (134.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (134.6K)
  11. 11
    Memories of Prophecies cover

    Memories of Prophecies

    Instrument Of Omens • Book 2

    by Davis Ashura

    4.44 BLT Score (2.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (2.7K)
  12. 12
    Wyrd Sisters cover

    Wyrd Sisters

    Discworld • Book 6

    by Terry Pratchett

    4.42 BLT Score (132.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (132.4K)
  13. 13
    Hogfather cover

    Hogfather

    Discworld • Book 20

    by Terry Pratchett

    4.39 BLT Score (105.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (105.7K)
  14. 14
    Promised in Blood cover

    Promised in Blood

    Broken Bloodlines • Book 2

    by Sadie Kincaid

    4.34 BLT Score (39.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (39.7K)
  15. 15
    Good Omens cover

    Good Omens

    by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

    4.33 BLT Score (830.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (830.5K)
  16. 16
    The Omen cover

    The Omen

    The Omen • Book 1

    by David Seltzer

    4.32 BLT Score (70.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (70.1K)
  17. 17
    The Space Between cover

    The Space Between

    Outlander #7.5 • Book 7

    by Diana Gabaldon

    4.30 BLT Score (21.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (21.8K)
  18. 18
    Foundation cover

    Foundation

    Foundation • Book 3

    by Isaac Asimov

    4.29 BLT Score (600.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (600.9K)
  19. 19
    The Forest of Lost Souls cover

    The Forest of Lost Souls

    by Dean Koontz

    4.29 BLT Score (17.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (17.0K)
  20. 20
    Dragonseye cover

    Dragonseye

    Pern • Book 13

    by Anne McCaffrey

    4.25 BLT Score (15.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (15.0K)
  21. 22
    Black Sun cover

    Black Sun

    Between Earth and Sky • Book 1

    by Rebecca Roanhorse

    4.19 BLT Score (55.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (55.3K)
  22. 23
    The Memory of Souls cover

    The Memory of Souls

    A Chorus of Dragons • Book 3

    by Jenn Lyons

    4.13 BLT Score (4.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (4.4K)
  23. 24
    Soul Eater cover

    Soul Eater

    Kat Dubois Chronicles • Book 4

    by Lindsey Sparks

    4.12 BLT Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.5K)
  24. 25
    Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc cover

    Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

    by Mark Twain

    4.11 BLT Score (10.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (10.3K)
  25. 26
    The Dare cover

    The Dare

    Briar U • Book 4

    by Elle Kennedy

    4.09 BLT Score (149.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (149.2K)
  26. 27
    The Sirens of Titan cover

    The Sirens of Titan

    by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Chris Moore

    4.09 BLT Score (159.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (159.7K)
  27. 28
    The Blackest Heart cover

    The Blackest Heart

    The Five Warrior Angels • Book 2

    by Brian Lee Durfee

    4.08 BLT Score (2.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (2.0K)
  28. 29
    Forward the Foundation cover

    Forward the Foundation

    Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 7

    by Isaac Asimov

    4.08 BLT Score (62.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (62.2K)
  29. 30
    Orion Awakened cover

    Orion Awakened

    Orion Colony • Book 3

    by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Yanez

    4.05 BLT Score (581 ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (581)
  30. 31
    A Necessary Heresy cover

    A Necessary Heresy

    Instrument Of Omens • Book 3

    by Davis Ashura

    4.04 BLT Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (1.4K)
  31. 32
    Bunny Girl Evolution 1: A Monster Evolution LitRPG cover

    Bunny Girl Evolution 1: A Monster Evolution LitRPG

    Bunny Girl Evolution • Book 1

    by Sir Bedivere The Mad

    4.03 BLT Score (521 ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (521)
  32. 33
    Dune: The Duke of Caladan cover

    Dune: The Duke of Caladan

    The Caladan Trilogy • Book 1

    by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

    4.03 BLT Score (2.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (2.9K)
  33. 34
    Dungeons of the Gods - Book 5 of Main Character hides his Strength cover

    Dungeons of the Gods - Book 5 of Main Character hides his Strength

    Main Character Hides His Strength • Book 5

    by Road Warrior, Minsoo Kang, Oppa Translations

    3.97 BLT Score (90 ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (90)
  34. 35
    The Once and Future King cover

    The Once and Future King

    Once and Future King • Book 1

    by T. H. White

    3.95 BLT Score (119.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (119.4K)
  35. 36
    Heartfire cover

    Heartfire

    Tales of Alvin Maker • Book 5

    by Orson Scott Card

    3.95 BLT Score (13.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (13.6K)
  36. 37
    Cult Classic cover

    Cult Classic

    Eric Carter • Book 9

    by Stephen Blackmoore, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Jessica Threet, Steve Wannall, Dawn Ursula, Holly Adams, Torian Brackett, Rana Kay, Alexandra Cohler, Richard Rohan, Ryan Dalusung

    3.92 BLT Score (747 ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (747)
  37. 38
    The Black Company cover

    The Black Company

    The Chronicles of the Black Company • Book 1

    by Glen Cook

    3.91 BLT Score (55.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (55.2K)
  38. 39
    Warrior of the Altaii cover

    Warrior of the Altaii

    Wheel of Time

    by Robert Jordan

    3.87 BLT Score (3.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.61 Goodreads (3.6K)
  39. 40
    Dark Immolation cover

    Dark Immolation

    Chaos Queen • Book 2

    by Christopher Husberg

    3.84 BLT Score (465 ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (465)
  40. 41
    The Lonesome Crown cover

    The Lonesome Crown

    The Five Warrior Angels • Book 3

    by Brian Lee Durfee

    3.80 BLT Score (1.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (1.3K)
  41. 42
    The Testament of Loki cover

    The Testament of Loki

    Loki • Book 2

    by Joanne M. Harris

    3.79 BLT Score (2.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.58 Goodreads (2.9K)
  42. 44
    The Ruin of Kings cover

    The Ruin of Kings

    A Chorus of Dragons • Book 1

    by Jenn Lyons

    3.76 BLT Score (16.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.82 Goodreads (16.1K)
  43. 45
    Millennium Rising cover

    Millennium Rising

    by Jane Jensen

    3.75 BLT Score (228 ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (228)
  44. 46
    Expiration Dates cover

    Expiration Dates

    by Rebecca Serle

    3.69 BLT Score (136.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.59 Goodreads (136.3K)
  45. 47
    The World Jones Made cover

    The World Jones Made

    by Philip K. Dick

    3.65 BLT Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.65 Goodreads (4.1K)
  46. 48
    Ice Land cover

    Ice Land

    by Betsy Tobin

    3.62 BLT Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.58 Goodreads (1.1K)
  47. 49
    Alpha and Omega cover

    Alpha and Omega

    by Harry Turtledove

    3.58 BLT Score (725 ratings)
    ★ 3.69 Goodreads (725)
  48. 50
    The Stockholm Octavo cover

    The Stockholm Octavo

    by Karen Engelmann

    3.53 BLT Score (4.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.44 Goodreads (4.0K)

How We Rank Audiobooks

Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.

Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.

Rankings update periodically as new ratings come in and new titles are added to the collection.

Read our full ranking methodology →