Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history. There are some truly massive series in here, as well as all-time greats that any literary fan should read, regardless of their favorite genre. He is most well known for his involvement in the Age of Enlightenment intellectual movement that took place across Europe in the 18th century. Check out our list of the best fantasy books of all-time below. The following 10 books are those that have thrilled generations of children and no child should have the misfortune of growing up without reading them. I am ready to get so much hate for making a definitive list, because of course everyone has their own opinions about mystery authors and what makes a mystery novel good. Because it's the name of their magazine, that's all. For these reasons, major religious and political texts are not listed here, but we can all agree that they are among the top selling books of all-time. Today I have given myself the impossible and unfair task of naming the top ten best mystery authors of all time. All books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature have thus been excluded from the below lists of best-selling books for these reasons. 1 25 Best-Selling Books of All-Time 10 Best Children’s Books of All Time There is no such thing as a child who doesn’t like reading; you only need to hand them the right kind of book to fire up their reading habits. 11 Books by Indian Authors You Must Read at Least Once in Your Lifetime Share this article: India has a unique literary history and tradition that extends back over 3,000 years. On their website, the books appear alphabetically. People are really taking this list too seriously, it's just two people's opinions and their favorite books from 1923 to 2005; nothing more. Looking to discover new worlds and new characters to fall in love with? A list of the best 10 French Authors of all time would not be complete without the great historian and author Voltaire. Additionally, these books have often been printed by a wide range of publishers over centuries, many of them unreported. As for the 'top book,' Time never ranked them, they just listed 100 books.