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Herman Wouk Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Herman Wouk in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 24 books / 5 series

American author best known for *The Caine Mutiny* and the *Winds of War* series. His books have sold over 10 million copies and won a Pulitzer Prize. This page provides Herman Wouk’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

Books by Herman Wouk in Publication Order

1941 The Ballad of Wake Island: Spoken by a Quantico Sergeant POoSN / 1 Buy
1947 Aurora Dawn: Or, the True History of Andrew Reale POoSN / 2 Buy
1949 The Traitor POoSP / 1 Buy
1951 The Caine Mutiny POoSN / 3 Buy
1951 The City Boy: The Adventures of Herbie Bookbinder POoSN / 4 Buy
1954 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial POoSP / 2 Buy
1955 Marjorie Morningstar POoSN / 5 Buy
1956 Slattery's Hurricane POoSN / 6 Buy
1959 This is My God: The Jewish Way of Life POoNB / 1 Buy
1962 Youngblood Hawke POoSN / 7 Buy
1965 Don't Stop the Carnival POoSN / 8 Buy
1968 The "Lomokome" Papers POoSN / 9 Buy
1971 The Winds of War POoTHFB / 1 Buy
1978 War and Remembrance POoTHFB / 2 Buy
1985 Inside, Outside POoSN / 10 Buy
1993 The Hope POoTHatGB / 1 Buy
1994 The Glory POoTHatGB / 2 Buy
1998 Agnon in Jerusalem: A Reminiscence and a Teacher POoNB / 2 Buy
2000 The Will to Live On POoNB / 3 Buy
2004 A Hole in Texas POoSN / 11 Buy
2010 The Language God Talks POoNB / 4 Buy
2012 The Lawgiver POoSN / 12 Buy
2015 Sailor and Fiddler POoNB / 5 Buy
2020 Nature's Way POoSP / 3 Buy

Complete Herman Wouk Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Non-Fiction Reading Order 5 books / 1959-2015
01 This is My God: The Jewish Way of Life 1959 Buy
02 Agnon in Jerusalem: A Reminiscence and a Teacher 1998 Buy
03 The Will to Live On 2000 Buy
04 The Language God Talks 2010 Buy
05 Sailor and Fiddler 2015 Buy
The Henry Family Reading Order 2 books / 1971-1978
01 The Winds of War 1971 Buy
02 War and Remembrance 1978 Buy
Standalone Plays Reading Order 3 books / 1949-2020
01 The Traitor 1949 Buy
02 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial 1954 Buy
03 Nature's Way 2020 Buy
01 The Hope 1993 Buy
02 The Glory 1994 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 12 books / 1941-2012
01 The Ballad of Wake Island: Spoken by a Quantico Sergeant 1941 Buy
02 Aurora Dawn: Or, the True History of Andrew Reale 1947 Buy
03 The Caine Mutiny 1951 Buy
04 The City Boy: The Adventures of Herbie Bookbinder 1951 Buy
05 Marjorie Morningstar 1955 Buy
06 Slattery's Hurricane 1956 Buy
07 Youngblood Hawke 1962 Buy
08 Don't Stop the Carnival 1965 Buy
09 The "Lomokome" Papers 1968 Buy
10 Inside, Outside 1985 Buy
11 A Hole in Texas 2004 Buy
12 The Lawgiver 2012 Buy

Where to start with Herman Wouk

What is the best order to read Herman Wouk 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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