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Allan Massie Books in Order

Find every Allan Massie book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 51 books / 9 series

Allan Massie is a Scottish novelist, journalist, and critic best known for his historical fiction, including the *Tiberius* series and the *Dark Ages* trilogy. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, his work has earned widespread acclaim for its literary depth. This page provides the Allan Massie books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Allan Massie Books in Chronological Order

1978 Change And Decay In All Around I See POoSN / 1 Buy
1979 Muriel Spark POoNB / 1 Buy
1980 The Last Peacock POoSN / 2 Buy
1981 Ill Met By Gaslight POoSN / 3 Buy
1981 The Death of Men POoSN / 4 Buy
1983 Edinburgh and The Borders, In Verse POoC / 1 Buy
1983 The Caesars POoNB / 2 Buy
1984 A Portrait of Scottish Rugby POoNB / 3 Buy
1984 One Night in Winter POoSN / 5 Buy
1986 Augustus / Let the Emperor Speak POoIB / 1 Buy
1986 Colette POoNB / 4 Buy
1987 101 Great Scots POoNB / 5 Buy
1987 Eisenstaedt's Aberdeen POoNB / 6 Buy
1988 The Novelist's View of the Market Economy POoNB / 7 Buy
1988 Byron's Travels POoNB / 8 Buy
1989 A Question Of Loyalties POoQOLB / 1 Buy
1989 Glasgow POoNB / 9 Buy
1990 The Hanging Tree POoSN / 6 Buy
1990 The Novel Today POoNB / 10 Buy
1991 The Sins of the Father POoQOLB / 2 Buy
1991 Tiberius POoIB / 2 Buy
1993 Caesar POoIB / 3 Buy
1993 These Enchanted Woods POoSN / 7 Buy
1994 The Ragged Lion POoSN / 8 Buy
1994 Edinburgh POoNB / 11 Buy
1994 The History of Selkirk Merchant Company, 1694-1994 POoNB / 12 Buy
1995 King David POoSN / 9 Buy
1997 Shadows of Empire POoQOLB / 3 Buy
1997 Antony POoSN / 10 Buy
1999 The Evening of the World POoDAB / 1 Buy
1999 Nero's Heirs POoSN / 11 Buy
1999 Eric Linklater POoNB / 13 Buy
2003 Arthur the King POoDAB / 2 Buy
2003 Caligula POoSN / 12 Buy
2005 The Thistle and the Rose POoSN / 13 Buy
2006 Scottish Cultural Identity POoNB / 14 Buy
2009 Charlemagne and Roland POoDAB / 3 Buy
2009 Surviving POoSN / 14 Buy
2010 Death in Bordeaux POoBB / 1 Buy
2010 Klaus and Other Stories POoC / 2 Buy
2010 The Royal Stuarts POoNB / 15 Buy
2012 Dark Summer in Bordeaux POoBB / 2 Buy
2013 The Artist and Nationality(By: Meaghan Delahunt) POoSB / 1 Buy
2013 Life & Letters POoNB / 16 Buy
2014 Klaus POoSS / 1 Buy
2014 Dreaming Scotland(By: William McIlvanney) POoSB / 2 Buy
2014 Cold Winter in Bordeaux POoBB / 3 Buy
2014 Nevertheless POoSB / 3 Buy
2015 Second Wind(By: Douglas Dunn) POoSB / 4 Buy
2015 End Games in Bordeaux POoBB / 4 Buy
2021 Ploughing the City(By: Sorcha Carey) POoSB / 5 Buy

Allan Massie Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Edinburgh and The Borders, In Verse 1983 Buy
02 Klaus and Other Stories 2010 Buy
Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 16 books / 1979-2013
01 Muriel Spark 1979 Buy
02 The Caesars 1983 Buy
03 A Portrait of Scottish Rugby 1984 Buy
04 Colette 1986 Buy
05 101 Great Scots 1987 Buy
06 Eisenstaedt's Aberdeen 1987 Buy
07 The Novelist's View of the Market Economy 1988 Buy
08 Byron's Travels 1988 Buy
09 Glasgow 1989 Buy
10 The Novel Today 1990 Buy
11 Edinburgh 1994 Buy
12 The History of Selkirk Merchant Company, 1694-1994 1994 Buy
13 Eric Linklater 1999 Buy
14 Scottish Cultural Identity 2006 Buy
15 The Royal Stuarts 2010 Buy
16 Life & Letters 2013 Buy
01 A Question Of Loyalties 1989 Buy
02 The Sins of the Father 1991 Buy
03 Shadows of Empire 1997 Buy
Dark Ages Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1999-2009
01 The Evening of the World 1999 Buy
02 Arthur the King 2003 Buy
03 Charlemagne and Roland 2009 Buy
Imperial Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1986-1993
01 Augustus / Let the Emperor Speak 1986 Buy
02 Tiberius 1991 Buy
03 Caesar 1993 Buy
Bordeaux Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2010-2015
01 Death in Bordeaux 2010 Buy
02 Dark Summer in Bordeaux 2012 Buy
03 Cold Winter in Bordeaux 2014 Buy
04 End Games in Bordeaux 2015 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 14 books / 1978-2009
01 Change And Decay In All Around I See 1978 Buy
02 The Last Peacock 1980 Buy
03 Ill Met By Gaslight 1981 Buy
04 The Death of Men 1981 Buy
05 One Night in Winter 1984 Buy
06 The Hanging Tree 1990 Buy
07 These Enchanted Woods 1993 Buy
08 The Ragged Lion 1994 Buy
09 King David 1995 Buy
10 Antony 1997 Buy
11 Nero's Heirs 1999 Buy
12 Caligula 2003 Buy
13 The Thistle and the Rose 2005 Buy
14 Surviving 2009 Buy
Saltire Books in Reading Order 5 books / 2013-2021
01 The Artist and Nationality(By: Meaghan Delahunt) 2013 Buy
02 Dreaming Scotland(By: William McIlvanney) 2014 Buy
03 Nevertheless 2014 Buy
04 Second Wind(By: Douglas Dunn) 2015 Buy
05 Ploughing the City(By: Sorcha Carey) 2021 Buy

Where to start with Allan Massie

What is the best order to read Allan Massie books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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