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Ben Elton

Ben Elton is a British author, comedian, and playwright best known for the *Blackadder* TV series and satirical novels like *Popcorn*. His books have sold over one million copies and earned him a BAFTA Award. This page provides the Ben Elton books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1984Bachelor BoysPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1989StarkPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1990GaspingPOoSP · 1Buy ↗

1991GridlockPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1993This Other EdenPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1996PopcornPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1998Silly CowPOoSP · 2Buy ↗

1998Ben Elton Plays 1POoSP · 3Buy ↗

1998Blast from the PastPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1999InconceivablePOoSN · 6Buy ↗

2001Dead FamousPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2002High SocietyPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2004Past MortemPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2005The First CasualtyPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2006Chart ThrobPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2007Blind FaithPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2009MeltdownPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

2012Two BrothersPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

2014Time and Time AgainPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

2015Identity CrisisPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

2018Upstart CrowPOoSP · 4Buy ↗

2025What Have I Done?POoNB · 2Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 1984–2025

01Bachelor Boys1984Buy ↗

02What Have I Done?2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Plays4 books · 1990–2018

01Gasping1990Buy ↗

02Silly Cow1998Buy ↗

03Ben Elton Plays 11998Buy ↗

04Upstart Crow2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels16 books · 1989–2015

01Stark1989Buy ↗

02Gridlock1991Buy ↗

03This Other Eden1993Buy ↗

04Popcorn1996Buy ↗

05Blast from the Past1998Buy ↗

06Inconceivable1999Buy ↗

07Dead Famous2001Buy ↗

08High Society2002Buy ↗

09Past Mortem2004Buy ↗

10The First Casualty2005Buy ↗

11Chart Throb2006Buy ↗

12Blind Faith2007Buy ↗

13Meltdown2009Buy ↗

14Two Brothers2012Buy ↗

15Time and Time Again2014Buy ↗

16Identity Crisis2015Buy ↗

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