The Hour of the Predator
The Hour of the Predator by Giuliano da Empoli is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Economist, for a Consensus Score of 18 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedDa Empoli, who made his name with a novel about a Putin strategist, writes this as a short, essayistic dispatch from summit rooms and elite gatherings rather than a systematic academic argument, wanting the reader to feel the speed at which post-Cold War guardrails have simply stopped applying to a new class of strongmen and tech billionaires. The book's tone, mordant and aphoristic rather than despairing, is what critics keep coming back to.
In the press
“Brilliant, acidly witty, terrifying.”
Foreign Affairs“Immensely readable, mordantly ironic and unsparing.”
Kirkus Reviews
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist | 0.95 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.81 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.81 → 18 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is The Hour of the Predator on?
The Hour of the Predator appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Economist.
What is its Consensus Score?
The Hour of the Predator has a Consensus Score of 18 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.