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Ian McEwan

British author best known for literary novels such as *Atonement* and *Amsterdam*. Winner of the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, his works have sold millions worldwide. This page provides the Ian McEwan books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1975First Love, Last RitesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1978The Cement GardenPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1978In Between the SheetsPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1981The Comfort of StrangersPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1981The Imitation Game: Three Plays for TelevisionPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1983Or Shall We Die?POoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1985The Ploughman's LunchPOoSP · 1Buy ↗

1987The Child in TimePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1989SoursweetPOoSP · 2Buy ↗

1989A Move AbroadPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1990The InnocentPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1992Black DogsPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1994The DaydreamerPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1995The Short StoriesPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

1997Enduring LovePOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1998AmsterdamPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2001AtonementPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2005SaturdayPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2007On Chesil BeachPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2008For YouPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2010Conversations with Ian McEwanPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2010SolarPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

2012Sweet ToothPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

2014The Children ActPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

2016My Purple Scented NovelPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2016NutshellPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

2019The CockroachPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2019SciencePOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2019Machines Like MePOoSN · 17Buy ↗

2022LessonsPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

2024The Compass of the Moon and StarsPOoTCotMaSB · 1Buy ↗

2025What We Can KnowPOoSN · 19Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 2010

01Conversations with Ian McEwan2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels19 books · 1978–2025

01The Cement Garden1978Buy ↗

02The Comfort of Strangers1981Buy ↗

03The Child in Time1987Buy ↗

04The Innocent1990Buy ↗

05Black Dogs1992Buy ↗

06The Daydreamer1994Buy ↗

07Enduring Love1997Buy ↗

08Amsterdam1998Buy ↗

09Atonement2001Buy ↗

10Saturday2005Buy ↗

11On Chesil Beach2007Buy ↗

12For You2008Buy ↗

13Solar2010Buy ↗

14Sweet Tooth2012Buy ↗

15The Children Act2014Buy ↗

16Nutshell2016Buy ↗

17Machines Like Me2019Buy ↗

18Lessons2022Buy ↗

19What We Can Know2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas3 books · 2016–2019

01My Purple Scented Novel2016Buy ↗

02The Cockroach2019Buy ↗

03Science2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Plays2 books · 1985–1989

01The Ploughman's Lunch1985Buy ↗

02Soursweet1989Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Compass of the Moon and Stars Books1 book · 2024

01The Compass of the Moon and Stars2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections6 books · 1975–1995

01First Love, Last Rites1975Buy ↗

02In Between the Sheets1978Buy ↗

03The Imitation Game: Three Plays for Television1981Buy ↗

04Or Shall We Die?1983Buy ↗

05A Move Abroad1989Buy ↗

06The Short Stories1995Buy ↗

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