Rating of the best books about hitmen in 2022

Choosing a book to read is a personal matter. Someone only reads detectives and does not miss a single novelty, someone is interested psychology, someone esoteric or romance novels. But among the variety of available books, one can single out a genre that combines several areas, including mysticism, fantasy, and much more. This genre is called "hitting" and combines stories about relationships, the search for one's place in the world. The basis of the plot of the book is simple - the main character finds himself in another reality, it can be a parallel world, the past, the future, most often with a specific goal - to save someone, change the course of history, not make a mistake that does not affect the lives of everyone people, but will change the life of a particular person.

Book Selection Criteria

Basically, the choice of book depends on the personal preferences of the reader. Someone is interested in historical events, so for them the most interesting work will be one in which the hero is transported in time to a certain historical period. Someone prefers books in which sorcerers and witchcraft are present - such readers will like works with the transfer of the main character to the magical world. Consider the main directions of books about hitmen.

1. One of the most popular plots is the transfer of the hero during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. This plot is distinguished by immersion in the historical events of that time, most often the main character has the knowledge that will help win the war with the least losses.
2. Transfer to a magical or parallel world - this plot is different in that the hero has supernatural abilities, and only he can save the world from an imminent catastrophe. Books with a similar plot are read in one breath, ideal for passing the time on a trip, for teenage reading.
3. Post-apocalypse or building a new world. Here the heroes find themselves in a world completely unfamiliar to them, and their main goal is to build a place for themselves in which to live.
4. Transfer to the past.Most often, the heroes fall into the past at times of turning points for the development of society and try to change the course of history.
5. "Robinsonade". The heroes end up on an uninhabited island, and by any means they need to get out of there.

top—10 best books about hitmen

Thus, we will rank the best works about time travelers, affecting both various historical time periods and raising various social problems, ranging from finding one's place in life, even by destroying the whole world, ending with the need to give one's life for the common good.

10th place - Artem Kamenisty "Five Lives of a Cheater"

Year of issue - 2018, number of pages - 420, price from 211 rubles, rating on Live lib - 4.0. The book is part of a series that includes 6 books.

Post-apocalyptic world, virtual reality. The protagonist, not remembering himself, wakes up in an unfamiliar place, in which man is an enemy to man, and an incomprehensible System controls everything. To return to your world, you need to complete the quest, get the necessary information, but the hero has only five lives for everything. Will he be able to figure out the situation and get his life back.

• the virtual world is described as realistically and in detail as possible;
• The book is read quickly and in one breath.

• the book is unlikely to be of interest to those who do not like descriptions of virtual reality.

9th place - Sergey Arseniev "Student, Komsomol member, athlete"

Year of publication 2012, number of pages - 480, rating of the book on Live lib - 3.8, cost from 250 rubles.

The book will appeal to fans of the history of the USSR after the war.A pensioner living in modern Russia and barely making ends meet, dissatisfied with the current political system of our country, finds himself in 1961 in the body of a newborn child, while his memory, experience and views on the development of Russia remain with him. The book tells how one person, having knowledge of the future, may well change the course of history. That's just in case of error, its price will be high. And where is the guarantee that the "bright future" by the standards of one person will be the same for others.

• the period of the 60s is described as detailed as possible, while historical accuracy is observed;
• the author describes historical events so fully and in detail that there is a feeling of immersion in the moment;
• the language of the narrative is very vivid and figurative;
• The plot of this book is gripping and won't let go until you've read it to the end.

• large volume of pages.

8th place - Natalia Zhiltsova "Maria the Immortal"

The year of issue is 2022, the number of pages is 320, the rating of the book on Live lib is 4.26, the average price is 231 rubles.

The work can be attributed to the genre - Slavic fantasy. The main character is an ordinary student Masha, who accidentally finds herself in an alternative reality - the world of fairy tales, and it turns out that she is the daughter of Koshchei the Immortal, the heiress of a huge fortune. Koshchei was kidnapped by an evil sorcerer, and Masha is forced to go on a journey to save her father.

• the language of the narrative is very vivid and figurative;
• many heroes from fairy tales and mythology, an interesting plot;
• beautiful love line;
• the book is read in one breath, ideal for passing the time on a trip.

• plot for an amateur.

7th place - Vadim Denisov "Castle Russia. Strategy"

Year of publication 2012, number of pages - 490, book rating on Live lib - 4.13, cost from 150 rubles.

The book belongs to the genre of social fiction. One hundred and twenty people are sent to a new planet in order to build a new world, a new civilization, since the old one has exhausted itself. These people have the resources, whatever they want, they get. But instead of building a new world, they face a new task - to survive at any cost.

• social fiction;
• good study of technical details;
• The language of the story is very vivid and imaginative.

• the plot of the book is not for everyone, some may find the technical part too scrupulous.

6th place Rostislav Marchenko "Pass"

Year of release - 2018, volume of the book - 330 pages, rating of the book on Live lib - 4.2, price from 250 rubles.

The work belongs to the genre of "military fiction". The rifle platoon of US Second Lieutenant George Armstrong Craster unbelievably ends up in August 1950 on the famous Busan Perimeter.

Craster realized that his platoon was the only chance to keep the perimeter from being captured by the communists and not to allow the course of history to be changed. In order to prevent this capture and preserve the technology of the future for American scientists, Lieutenant Craster's Marines need only hold the eye of a mountain pass until help arrives for the platoon.

• the book deals with the description of a rather rarely used historical period;
• the work is read in one breath.

• military fiction will not appeal to every reader.

5th place - Artem Kamenisty "Ruthless Paradise"

Year of issue - 2012, number of pages - 540, rating on Live lib - 4.2, cost from 287 rubles.

The work can be attributed to the genres of "robinsonade", "teenage fantasy". Modern Russia, the disappearance of young people has become more frequent, according to eyewitnesses, alien objects were seen near the place of loss. The main character, 18-year-old athlete Max, one day finds himself next to a similar object and ends up on a tropical island with a sea and coral archipelagos. However, after the charm of the heavenly place passes, Max realizes that he was on an alternative planet, which will have to survive by any means available. And not only himself, but also saving other "earthlings".

• the work is very easy to read;
• beautiful descriptions of nature;
• the work will be of interest to young people, as well as to all lovers of "robinsonade" and "teenage fantasy".

• large volume of pages.

4th place Anatoly Drozdov "Revenge"

Year of issue - 2018, number of pages - 360, rating on Live lib - 4.3, price from 275 rubles.

The main character, a writer, lived a not very successful life, his wife left him, his writing career did not bring either money or fame, and life, in turn, did not bring satisfaction. But suddenly the hero had a chance to fix everything, because he woke up in the body of himself, but 50 years ago - in the USSR in 1975.The hero decided to fix his life - to marry another girl, write a book that would bring him fame and try to prevent the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

• good study of technical details;
• The language of the story is very vivid and imaginative.

• history of the USSR for an amateur.

3rd place Vladislav Konyushevsky "Attempt to return"

Year of publication - 2014, number of pages - 460, book rating on Live lib - 4.5, average price - 200 rubles. The book is part of a series (of 4 books).

The book is a classic among other works about the “fallen” during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The main character is an ordinary guy who accidentally got into the past and not somewhere there, namely in 1941, one of the most difficult periods for our country. With knowledge of how much damage the war caused to our country, the hero tries to minimize losses and make the country take a different path.

• the period of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 is described in as much detail as possible, while maintaining historical accuracy;
• the author describes the historical events so fully and in detail that there is a feeling of immersion in the moment, after reading you want to continue to immerse yourself in the historical events of that time in order to find out for certain what happened to the 2nd shock army or how the T-34 was created;
• the language of the book is very bright, figurative, the characters are "live";
• lots of fight scenes.

• large volume of pages.

2nd place - Varyag Alexander Mazin

Year of issue - 2005, number of pages - 330, rating on Live lib - 4.2, cost - 223 rubles.

The main character - a paratrooper, after meeting with friends, woke up in Ancient Rus' of the 9th century. The book tells how a modern person gets used to an unusual time for him, acquires friends, family and finds his place in life, even in an era unusual for him.

• the work touches on the period of Ancient Rus';
• the language of the book is very bright, figurative, the characters are "live";
• good historical details.

1st place - Stephen King "11/22/63"

Year of issue 2011, number of pages - 950, rating on Live lib - 4.6, cost from 300 rubles.

The work tells about a schoolteacher from the United States, who got into the past and must by all means prevent the assassination of President Kennedy, so that the fate of the United States and the whole world would go in a different direction. But history does not tolerate interference in its course and in every possible way prevents this. So, what is stronger - the established course of events or the sincere desire of the protagonist to achieve universal prosperity?

• the very name of the author "Stephen King" is a kind of sign of the quality of the book;
• the work was included in the list of the best books recommended for reading;
• full immersion in the 1960s;
• "live" characters, each with their own problems and character, a variety of storylines.

• large volume of pages.

Let's compile a summary table of the best books about time travelers with a detailed description of their features.

Rating	Book title, author	Year of release, rating on LiveLid, price	Description
1	Stephen King "11/22/63"	Year of issue 2011, number of pages - 950, rating on Live lib - 4.6, cost from 300 rubles	The work tells about a schoolteacher from the United States, who got into the past and must by all means prevent the assassination of President Kennedy, so that the fate of the United States and the whole world would go in a different direction. But history does not tolerate interference in its course and in every possible way prevents this. So, what is stronger - the established course of events or the sincere desire of the protagonist to achieve universal prosperity?
2	"Varangian" Alexander Mazin	Year of issue - 2005, number of pages - 330, rating on Live lib - 4.2, cost - 223 rubles.	The main character - a paratrooper, after meeting with friends, woke up in Ancient Rus' of the 9th century. The book tells how a modern person gets used to an unusual time for him, acquires friends, family and finds his place in life, even in an era unusual for him.
3	Vladislav Konyushevsky "Attempt to return"	Year of publication - 2017, number of pages - 460, book rating on Live lib - 4.5, average price - 200 rubles	The main character is an ordinary guy who accidentally got into the past and not somewhere there, namely in 1941, one of the most difficult periods for our country. With knowledge of how much damage the war caused to our country, the hero tries to minimize losses and make the country take a different path.
4	Anatoly Drozdov "Revenge"	Year of issue - 2018, number of pages - 360, rating on Live lib - 4.3, price from 275 rubles	The main character, a writer, lived a not very successful life, his wife left him, his writing career did not bring either money or fame, and life, in turn, brought satisfaction. But suddenly the hero had a chance to fix everything, because he woke up in the body of himself, but 50 years ago - in the USSR in 1975.The hero decided to fix his life - to marry another girl, write a book that would bring him fame and try to prevent the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
5	"Heaven is merciless" Artem Kamenisty	Year of issue - 2012, number of pages - 540, rating on Live lib - 4.2, cost from 287 rubles	Modern Russia, the disappearance of young people has become more frequent, according to eyewitnesses, alien objects were seen near the place of loss. The main character, 18-year-old athlete Max, one day finds himself next to a similar object and ends up on a tropical island with a sea and coral archipelagos. However, after the charm of the heavenly place passes, Max realizes that he was on an alternative planet, which will have to survive by any means available. And not only himself, but also saving other "earthlings".
6	Rostislav Marchenko "Pass"	Year of issue - 2018, volume of the book - 330 pages, rating of the book on Live lib - 4.2, price from 250 rubles	The rifle platoon of US Second Lieutenant George Armstrong Craster unbelievably ends up in August 1950 on the famous Busan Perimeter. Craster realized that his platoon was the only chance to keep the perimeter from being captured by the communists and not to allow the course of history to be changed. To prevent this capture and preserve the technology of the future for American scientists, Lieutenant Craster's Marines need only hold the eye of a mountain pass until the platoon is approached help
7	Vadim Denisov Castle Russia. Strategy"	Year of publication 2012, number of pages - 490, book rating on Live lib - 4.13, cost from 150 rubles	One hundred and twenty people are sent to a new planet in order to build a new world, a new civilization, since the old one has exhausted itself. These people have the resources, whatever they want, they get. But instead of building a new world, they face a new task - to survive at any cost.
8	Natalia Zhiltsova "Mary the Immortal"	Year of release - 2019, number of pages -320, book rating on Live lib - 4.26, average price - 231 rubles	The main character is an ordinary student - Masha, who accidentally falls into an alternative reality - the world of fairy tales, and it turns out that she is the daughter of Koshchei the Immortal, the heiress of a huge fortune. Koshchei was kidnapped by an evil sorcerer, and Masha is forced to go on a journey to save her father.
9	Sergei Arseniev "Student, Komsomol member, athlete"	Year of publication 2012, number of pages - 480, rating of the book on Live lib - 3.8, cost from 250 rubles.	A pensioner living in modern Russia and barely making ends meet, dissatisfied with the current political system of our country, finds himself in 1961 in the body of a newborn child, while his memory, experience and views on the development of Russia remain with him. The book tells how one person, having knowledge of the future, may well change the course of history. That's just in case of error, its price will be high. And where is the guarantee that the "bright future" by the standards of one person will be the same for others.
10	Artem Kamenisty "Five Lives of a Cheater"	The year of issue is 2018, the volume of pages is 420, the price is from 211 rubles, the rating on Live lib is 4.0.	Post-apocalyptic world, virtual reality. The protagonist, not remembering himself, wakes up in an unfamiliar place, in which man is an enemy to man, and an incomprehensible System controls everything.To return to your world, you need to complete the quest, get the necessary information, but the hero has only five lives for everything. Will he be able to figure out the situation and get his life back.

Man has long been interested in the question of time travel. Many people wonder what would happen to us now if we were able to influence certain events taking place in the world. Books about hitmen just give readers the opportunity to return to the past with their heroes and try to change something. That's just not in vain they say that history does not tolerate the subjunctive mood. Although some succeed.