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John Banville

Irish author John Banville, best known for his literary novels and the crime series featuring pathologist Quirke (written under the pseudonym Benjamin Black), won the 2005 Man Booker Prize for *The Sea*. This page provides the John Banville books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1939The Big Sleep(By: Raymond Chandler)POoPMB · 1Buy ↗

1940Farewell, My Lovely(By: Raymond Chandler)POoPMB · 2Buy ↗

1942The High Window(By: Raymond Chandler)POoPMB · 3Buy ↗

1943The Lady in the Lake(By: Raymond Chandler)POoPMB · 4Buy ↗

1949The Little Sister(By: Raymond Chandler)POoPMB · 5Buy ↗

1953The Long Goodbye(By: Raymond Chandler)POoPMB · 6Buy ↗

1958Playback(By: Raymond Chandler)POoPMB · 7Buy ↗

1970Long LankinPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1971NightspawnPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1973BirchwoodPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1976Doctor CopernicusPOoTRTB · 1Buy ↗

1981KeplerPOoTRTB · 2Buy ↗

1982The Newton LetterPOoTRTB · 3Buy ↗

1986MefistoPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1989The Book of EvidencePOoFTFMTB · 1Buy ↗

1989Poodle Springs(By: Robert B. Parker,Raymond Chandler)POoPMB · 8Buy ↗

1991Perchance to Dream(By: Robert B. Parker)POoPMB · 9Buy ↗

1993GhostsPOoFTFMTB · 2Buy ↗

1994The Broken JugPOoP · 1Buy ↗

1995AthenaPOoFTFMTB · 3Buy ↗

1997The UntouchablePOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1999The Supreme Fictions of John BanvillePOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2000EclipsePOoTCTB · 1Buy ↗

2001God's GiftPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2001The Flaneur(By: Edmund White)POoWatCB · 1Buy ↗

2002Florence, a Delicate Case(By: David Leavitt)POoWatCB · 2Buy ↗

2002ShroudPOoTCTB · 2Buy ↗

2003Prague PicturesPOoWatCB · 3Buy ↗

2005Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now(By: Patrick McGrath)POoWatCB · 4Buy ↗

2005The SeaPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2006Christine FallsPOoQB · 1Buy ↗

2007The Silver SwanPOoQB · 2Buy ↗

2008Oxford Revisited: A City Revisited(By: Justin Cartwright)POoWatCB · 5Buy ↗

2008The Lemur(As:Benjamin Black)POoSN · 6Buy ↗

2009The InfinitiesPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2010Elegy for AprilPOoQB · 3Buy ↗

2011A Death in SummerPOoQB · 4Buy ↗

2012Possessed of a Past: A John Banville ReaderPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2012Ancient LightPOoTCTB · 3Buy ↗

2012VengeancePOoQB · 5Buy ↗

2013Holy OrdersPOoQB · 6Buy ↗

2014The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe(As: Benjamin Black)POoPMB · 10Buy ↗

2015Even the DeadPOoQB · 7Buy ↗

2015The Blue GuitarPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2016Time PiecesPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2017Wolf on a String / Prague Nights(As:Benjamin Black)POoSN · 9Buy ↗

2017Mrs. OsmondPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2018Only to Sleep(By: Lawrence Osborne)POoPMB · 11Buy ↗

2020The Secret Guests(As: Benjamin Black)POoSJSB · 1Buy ↗

2020Conversation in the MountainsPOoP · 2Buy ↗

2020SnowPOoSJSB · 2Buy ↗

2021April in SpainPOoQB · 8Buy ↗

2022The SingularitiesPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2022The Goodbye Coast(By: Joe Ide)POoPMB · 12Buy ↗

2023The Lock-UpPOoSJSB · 4Buy ↗

2023The Second Murderer(By: Denise Mina)POoPMB · 13Buy ↗

2024Timeless Voices, Modern EchoesPOoBBPC · 1Buy ↗

2024Timeless Voices, Modern Echoes(As: Benjamin Black)POoPC · 1Buy ↗

2024The DrownedPOoSJSB · 5Buy ↗

2025Venetian VespersPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Poetry Collections1 book · 2024

01Timeless Voices, Modern Echoes(As: Benjamin Black)2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Philip Marlowe Books13 books · 1939–2023

01The Big Sleep(By: Raymond Chandler)1939Buy ↗

02Farewell, My Lovely(By: Raymond Chandler)1940Buy ↗

03The High Window(By: Raymond Chandler)1942Buy ↗

04The Lady in the Lake(By: Raymond Chandler)1943Buy ↗

05The Little Sister(By: Raymond Chandler)1949Buy ↗

06The Long Goodbye(By: Raymond Chandler)1953Buy ↗

07Playback(By: Raymond Chandler)1958Buy ↗

08Poodle Springs(By: Robert B. Parker,Raymond Chandler)1989Buy ↗

09Perchance to Dream(By: Robert B. Parker)1991Buy ↗

10The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe(As: Benjamin Black)2014Buy ↗

11Only to Sleep(By: Lawrence Osborne)2018Buy ↗

12The Goodbye Coast(By: Joe Ide)2022Buy ↗

13The Second Murderer(By: Denise Mina)2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections2 books · 1970–1999

01Long Lankin1970Buy ↗

02The Supreme Fictions of John Banville1999Buy ↗

Publication Order of Quirke Books8 books · 2006–2021

01Christine Falls2006Buy ↗

02The Silver Swan2007Buy ↗

03Elegy for April2010Buy ↗

04A Death in Summer2011Buy ↗

05Vengeance2012Buy ↗

06Holy Orders2013Buy ↗

07Even the Dead2015Buy ↗

08April in Spain2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 2012–2016

01Possessed of a Past: A John Banville Reader2012Buy ↗

02Time Pieces2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Plays2 books · 1994–2020

01The Broken Jug1994Buy ↗

02Conversation in the Mountains2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 2001

01God's Gift2001Buy ↗

Publication Order of Benjamin Black Poetry Collections1 book · 2024

01Timeless Voices, Modern Echoes2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Cleave Trilogy Books3 books · 2000–2012

01Eclipse2000Buy ↗

02Shroud2002Buy ↗

03Ancient Light2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of St. John Strafford Books4 books · 2020–2024

01The Secret Guests(As: Benjamin Black)2020Buy ↗

02Snow2020Buy ↗

04The Lock-Up2023Buy ↗

05The Drowned2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels12 books · 1971–2025

01Nightspawn1971Buy ↗

02Birchwood1973Buy ↗

03Mefisto1986Buy ↗

04The Untouchable1997Buy ↗

05The Sea2005Buy ↗

06The Lemur(As:Benjamin Black)2008Buy ↗

07The Infinities2009Buy ↗

08The Blue Guitar2015Buy ↗

09Wolf on a String / Prague Nights(As:Benjamin Black)2017Buy ↗

10Mrs. Osmond2017Buy ↗

11The Singularities2022Buy ↗

12Venetian Vespers2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Revolutions Trilogy Books3 books · 1976–1982

01Doctor Copernicus1976Buy ↗

02Kepler1981Buy ↗

03The Newton Letter1982Buy ↗

Publication Order of Frames: The Freddie Montgomery Trilogy Books3 books · 1989–1995

01The Book of Evidence1989Buy ↗

02Ghosts1993Buy ↗

03Athena1995Buy ↗

Publication Order of Writer and the City Books5 books · 2001–2008

01The Flaneur(By: Edmund White)2001Buy ↗

02Florence, a Delicate Case(By: David Leavitt)2002Buy ↗

03Prague Pictures2003Buy ↗

04Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now(By: Patrick McGrath)2005Buy ↗

05Oxford Revisited: A City Revisited(By: Justin Cartwright)2008Buy ↗

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