Precipice
Precipice by Robert Harris is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including McKinsey & Company, for a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedHarris takes a real, well-documented episode — Prime Minister Asquith's obsessive wartime letters to Venetia Stanley, a woman decades his junior — and uses it as the hinge for a novel that's equal parts love story and national-security thriller. Critics have responded to the tonal balancing act, finding both the tragedy and the dark comedy in a Prime Minister risking state secrets for infatuation.
In the press
“a harrowing story of the run-up to a terrible war and a fresh look at the much-maligned position of mistress to a powerful man”
The Washington Post
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 0.80 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.68 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.68 → 15 | |||
Similar consensus books
Because they appear on some of the same lists.
Frequently asked
What lists is Precipice on?
Precipice appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including McKinsey & Company.
What is its Consensus Score?
Precipice has a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.