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Carlos Fuentes Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 37 books / 4 series

Mexican author Carlos Fuentes, best known for *The Death of Artemio Cruz* and *Terra Nostra*, was a towering figure of the Latin American Boom whose works earned the Cervantes Prize. This page provides the Carlos Fuentes books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Carlos Fuentes Books in Chronological Order

1958 Where the Air is Clear POoSN / 1 Buy
1959 The Good Conscience POoSN / 2 Buy
1962 Aura POoSN / 3 Buy
1962 The Death of Artemio Cruz POoSN / 4 Buy
1967 A Change of Skin POoSN / 5 Buy
1975 Terra Nostra POoSN / 6 Buy
1978 The Hydra Head POoSN / 7 Buy
1980 Distant Relations POoSN / 8 Buy
1981 Burnt Water POoSSC / 1 Buy
1984 Juan Rulfo's Mexico(With: Margo Glantz,Jorge Alberto Lozoya,Eduardo Rivero,V’ctor Jim’nez,E. Billeter) POoNB / 1 Buy
1985 The Old Gringo POoSN / 9 Buy
1986 Christopher Unborn POoSN / 10 Buy
1988 Myself with Others POoSSC / 2 Buy
1989 Constancia and Other Stories for Virgins POoSSC / 3 Buy
1991 The Campaign POoSN / 11 Buy
1992 An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Clive Barker,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell) POoFoFAB / 1 Buy
1992 The Buried Mirror POoNB / 2 Buy
1993 The Orange Tree POoSN / 12 Buy
1994 Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear(By: Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,H.P. Lovecraft,Daphne du Maurier,Arthur Machen,Jean Ray,Harriet Prescott Spofford) POoFoFAB / 2 Buy
1994 A New Time for Mexico POoNB / 3 Buy
1994 Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Thomas Hardy,Gertrude Atherton,Thomas M. Disch,Elizabeth Engstrom) POoFoFAB / 3 Buy
1994 Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear(By: David G. Hartwell,E.T.A. Hoffmann,Richard Matheson,Philip K. Dick,Clive Barker,Octavia E. Butler,Gerald Durrell) POoFoFAB / 4 Buy
1994 Diana POoSN / 13 Buy
1995 The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait POoNB / 4 Buy
1995 The Crystal Frontier POoSN / 14 Buy
1996 Voluptuario POoNB / 5 Buy
1999 The Years with Laura Diaz POoSN / 15 Buy
2000 Inez POoSN / 16 Buy
2002 The Eagle's Throne POoSN / 17 Buy
2003 Territories of Time POoNB / 6 Buy
2004 This I Believe POoNB / 7 Buy
2004 Vlad POoSN / 18 Buy
2006 Happy Families POoSN / 19 Buy
2008 Frida Kahlo: National Homage 1907-2007(With: Frida Kahlo,James Oles,Salomon Grimberg,Raquel Tibol) POoNB / 8 Buy
2008 Fragile Demon: Juan Soriano in Mexico, 1935 to 1950(With: Octavio Paz,Edward J. Sullivan) POoNB / 9 Buy
2008 Destiny and Desire POoSN / 20 Buy
2009 Adam in Eden POoSN / 21 Buy

Carlos Fuentes Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Burnt Water 1981 Buy
02 Myself with Others 1988 Buy
03 Constancia and Other Stories for Virgins 1989 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 21 books / 1958-2009
01 Where the Air is Clear 1958 Buy
02 The Good Conscience 1959 Buy
03 Aura 1962 Buy
04 The Death of Artemio Cruz 1962 Buy
05 A Change of Skin 1967 Buy
06 Terra Nostra 1975 Buy
07 The Hydra Head 1978 Buy
08 Distant Relations 1980 Buy
09 The Old Gringo 1985 Buy
10 Christopher Unborn 1986 Buy
11 The Campaign 1991 Buy
12 The Orange Tree 1993 Buy
13 Diana 1994 Buy
14 The Crystal Frontier 1995 Buy
15 The Years with Laura Diaz 1999 Buy
16 Inez 2000 Buy
17 The Eagle's Throne 2002 Buy
18 Vlad 2004 Buy
19 Happy Families 2006 Buy
20 Destiny and Desire 2008 Buy
21 Adam in Eden 2009 Buy
01 Juan Rulfo's Mexico(With: Margo Glantz,Jorge Alberto Lozoya,Eduardo Rivero,V’ctor Jim’nez,E. Billeter) 1984 Buy
02 The Buried Mirror 1992 Buy
03 A New Time for Mexico 1994 Buy
04 The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait 1995 Buy
05 Voluptuario 1996 Buy
06 Territories of Time 2003 Buy
07 This I Believe 2004 Buy
08 Frida Kahlo: National Homage 1907-2007(With: Frida Kahlo,James Oles,Salomon Grimberg,Raquel Tibol) 2008 Buy
09 Fragile Demon: Juan Soriano in Mexico, 1935 to 1950(With: Octavio Paz,Edward J. Sullivan) 2008 Buy
01 An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Clive Barker,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell) 1992 Buy
02 Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear(By: Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,H.P. Lovecraft,Daphne du Maurier,Arthur Machen,Jean Ray,Harriet Prescott Spofford) 1994 Buy
03 Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Thomas Hardy,Gertrude Atherton,Thomas M. Disch,Elizabeth Engstrom) 1994 Buy
04 Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear(By: David G. Hartwell,E.T.A. Hoffmann,Richard Matheson,Philip K. Dick,Clive Barker,Octavia E. Butler,Gerald Durrell) 1994 Buy

Where to start with Carlos Fuentes

What is the best order to read Carlos Fuentes 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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