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Emile Zola Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 65 books / 8 series

French author best known for the Rougon-Macquart series, a 20-novel cycle chronicling family life under the Second Empire. His works, including *Germinal* and *Nana*, are celebrated for their naturalist style and global literary influence. This page provides the Émile Zola books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All Emile Zola Books in Chronological Order

1865 Claude's Confession POoSN / 1 Buy
1867 Therese Raquin POoSN / 2 Buy
1867 The Mysteries of Marseilles POoSN / 3 Buy
1868 Madeleine Ferat POoSN / 4 Buy
1870 The Fortune of the Rougons POoRB / 1 Buy
1872 The Kill / The Rush for the Spoil POoRB / 2 Buy
1873 The Belly of Paris / The Fat and the Thin POoRB / 3 Buy
1874 The Conquest of Plassans POoRB / 4 Buy
1875 The Sin of Father Mouret / The Sinful Priest / Abbe Mouret's Transgression POoRB / 5 Buy
1876 His Excellency Eugene Rougon POoRB / 6 Buy
1877 Dead Men Tell No Tales POoC / 1 Buy
1877 The Drinking Den / The Dram Shop / L'Assommoir / The Gin Palace POoRB / 7 Buy
1877 A Love Episode / A Page of Love / A Love Story POoRB / 8 Buy
1880 The Flood POoSS / 1 Buy
1880 The Experimental Novel and Other Essays POoNB / 1 Buy
1880 The Miller's Daughter POoSN / 5 Buy
1880 Nana POoRB / 9 Buy
1882 Restless House POoRB / 10 Buy
1883 The Ladies' Paradise POoRB / 11 Buy
1883 The Bright Side of Life / How Jolly Life Is / Zest for Life POoRB / 12 Buy
1885 Germinal POoRB / 13 Buy
1886 The Masterpiece / His Masterpiece POoRB / 14 Buy
1887 The Soil / Earth POoRB / 15 Buy
1888 The Dream POoRB / 16 Buy
1890 The Beast in Man / The Beast Within POoRB / 17 Buy
1891 Money POoRB / 18 Buy
1892 The Downfall / The Debacle POoRB / 19 Buy
1893 Doctor Pascal POoRB / 20 Buy
1894 The Heirs of Rabourdin POoSN / 6 Buy
1896 Rome POoTCB / 1 Buy
1898 I Accuse! POoNB / 2 Buy
1898 The Dreyfus Affair POoNB / 3 Buy
1899 Fruitfulness POoFSRB / 1 Buy
1901 Work POoFSRB / 2 Buy
1901 Travail: Labor POoSN / 7 Buy
1903 Truth POoFSRB / 3 Buy
1907 The F’te at Coqueville POoSN / 8 Buy
1914 Lourdes POoTCB / 2 Buy
1938 Collected Works of Emile Zola POoC / 2 Buy
1941 The Best Known Works of Emile Zola POoC / 3 Buy
2003 Notes from Exile POoNB / 4 Buy
2006 Four Short Stories By Emile Zola POoC / 4 Buy
2010 The Death Of Olivier Becaille POoSS / 2 Buy
2010 Stories for Ninon POoC / 5 Buy
2013 Looking at Manet POoNB / 5 Buy
2014 Paris POoTCB / 3 Buy
2015 Three Short Stories POoSS / 3 Buy
2017 Four Short Stories POoC / 6 Buy
2017 A Mad Love POoSN / 9 Buy
2017 Piping Hot! POoSN / 10 Buy
2018 Attack on the Mill and Other Stories POoC / 7 Buy
2018 A Dead Woman's Wish POoSN / 11 Buy
2020 A Cat of a Different Color(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe) POoTYotCB / 1 Buy
2020 A Cat of Perfect Taste(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore) POoTYotCB / 2 Buy
2020 A Cat of Disdainful Looks(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Rudyard Kipling,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mark Twain,Ray Vukcevich,John Adams,Jodi Lyn Nye) POoTYotCB / 3 Buy
2020 A Cat of Strange Lands(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders) POoTYotCB / 4 Buy
2020 A Cat of Cozy Situations(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Ed Gorman,Carole Nelson Douglas,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe) POoTYotCB / 5 Buy
2020 A Cat of Space and Time(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Andre Norton,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Cordwainer Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Mary Turzillo,Daemon Crowe) POoTYotCB / 6 Buy
2020 A Cat of Heroic Heart(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Carole Nelson Douglas,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce) POoTYotCB / 7 Buy
2020 A Cat of Roving Nature(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner) POoTYotCB / 8 Buy
2021 A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo) POoTYotCB / 9 Buy
2021 A Cat of Fantastic Whims(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Liz Pierce) POoTYotCB / 10 Buy
2021 A Cat of Feral Instincts(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Brigid Collins,Dean Wesley Smith,Pamela Sargent,Jamie McNabb,Mary Turzillo,N. Margaret Campbell) POoTYotCB / 11 Buy
2021 A Cat of Romantic Soul(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore) POoTYotCB / 12 Buy
2025 For a Night of Love POoSS / 4 Buy

Emile Zola Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Dead Men Tell No Tales 1877 Buy
02 Collected Works of Emile Zola 1938 Buy
03 The Best Known Works of Emile Zola 1941 Buy
04 Four Short Stories By Emile Zola 2006 Buy
05 Stories for Ninon 2010 Buy
06 Four Short Stories 2017 Buy
07 Attack on the Mill and Other Stories 2018 Buy
01 The Fortune of the Rougons 1870 Buy
02 The Kill / The Rush for the Spoil 1872 Buy
03 The Belly of Paris / The Fat and the Thin 1873 Buy
04 The Conquest of Plassans 1874 Buy
05 The Sin of Father Mouret / The Sinful Priest / Abbe Mouret's Transgression 1875 Buy
06 His Excellency Eugene Rougon 1876 Buy
07 The Drinking Den / The Dram Shop / L'Assommoir / The Gin Palace 1877 Buy
08 A Love Episode / A Page of Love / A Love Story 1877 Buy
09 Nana 1880 Buy
10 Restless House 1882 Buy
11 The Ladies' Paradise 1883 Buy
12 The Bright Side of Life / How Jolly Life Is / Zest for Life 1883 Buy
13 Germinal 1885 Buy
14 The Masterpiece / His Masterpiece 1886 Buy
15 The Soil / Earth 1887 Buy
16 The Dream 1888 Buy
17 The Beast in Man / The Beast Within 1890 Buy
18 Money 1891 Buy
19 The Downfall / The Debacle 1892 Buy
20 Doctor Pascal 1893 Buy
01 A Cat of a Different Color(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe) 2020 Buy
02 A Cat of Perfect Taste(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore) 2020 Buy
03 A Cat of Disdainful Looks(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Rudyard Kipling,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mark Twain,Ray Vukcevich,John Adams,Jodi Lyn Nye) 2020 Buy
04 A Cat of Strange Lands(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders) 2020 Buy
05 A Cat of Cozy Situations(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Ed Gorman,Carole Nelson Douglas,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe) 2020 Buy
06 A Cat of Space and Time(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Andre Norton,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Cordwainer Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Mary Turzillo,Daemon Crowe) 2020 Buy
07 A Cat of Heroic Heart(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Carole Nelson Douglas,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce) 2020 Buy
08 A Cat of Roving Nature(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner) 2020 Buy
09 A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo) 2021 Buy
10 A Cat of Fantastic Whims(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Liz Pierce) 2021 Buy
11 A Cat of Feral Instincts(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Brigid Collins,Dean Wesley Smith,Pamela Sargent,Jamie McNabb,Mary Turzillo,N. Margaret Campbell) 2021 Buy
12 A Cat of Romantic Soul(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore) 2021 Buy
01 The Experimental Novel and Other Essays 1880 Buy
02 I Accuse! 1898 Buy
03 The Dreyfus Affair 1898 Buy
04 Notes from Exile 2003 Buy
05 Looking at Manet 2013 Buy
01 The Flood 1880 Buy
02 The Death Of Olivier Becaille 2010 Buy
03 Three Short Stories 2015 Buy
04 For a Night of Love 2025 Buy
01 Rome 1896 Buy
02 Lourdes 1914 Buy
03 Paris 2014 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 11 books / 1865-2018
01 Claude's Confession 1865 Buy
02 Therese Raquin 1867 Buy
03 The Mysteries of Marseilles 1867 Buy
04 Madeleine Ferat 1868 Buy
05 The Miller's Daughter 1880 Buy
06 The Heirs of Rabourdin 1894 Buy
07 Travail: Labor 1901 Buy
08 The F’te at Coqueville 1907 Buy
09 A Mad Love 2017 Buy
10 Piping Hot! 2017 Buy
11 A Dead Woman's Wish 2018 Buy
01 Fruitfulness 1899 Buy
02 Work 1901 Buy
03 Truth 1903 Buy

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