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Home / Authors / John Boyne John Boyne Irish author best known for *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas*, a modern classic that has sold over 11 million copies worldwide. His acclaimed body of work spans historical fiction, literary novels, and the *McCarthy’s Bar* series. This page provides the John Boyne books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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2000 The Thief of Time POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 The Congress of Rough Riders POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2004 Crippen POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 Next of Kin POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2006 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2008 An Angel at My Back(By: Mary Stanley) POoOD6B · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 The Second Child POoOD6B · 2 Buy ↗ 2008 Bullet and the Ark(By: Peter Sheridan) POoOD6B · 3 Buy ↗ 2008 Lighthouse(By: Chris Binchy) POoOD6B · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 Star Gazing(By: Kate Thompson) POoOD6B · 5 Buy ↗ 2008 Mutiny on the Bounty POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2008 Three's a Crowd(By: Sheila O'Flanagan) POoOD6B · 6 Buy ↗ 2008 Jesus and Billy Are Off to Barcelona(By: Deirdre Purcell) POoOD6B · 7 Buy ↗ 2009 The Dare POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 The House of Special Purpose POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 2010 Noah Barleywater Runs Away POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 2011 The Absolutist POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 2012 The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 2013 This House Is Haunted POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 2013 Stay Where You Are and Then Leave POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 2014 A History of Loneliness POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 2015 Beneath the Earth POoC · 1 Buy ↗ 2015 The Boy at the Top of the Mountain POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 2017 The Heart's Invisible Furies POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 2018 A Ladder to the Sky POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 2019 My Brother's Name is Jessica POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 2020 A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 2021 The Echo Chamber POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 2022 All the Broken Places POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 2024 The Dog Who Danced on the Moon POoCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2026 The Weight of Angels POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Children's Books 1 book · 2024
01 The Dog Who Danced on the Moon 2024 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Collections 1 book · 2015
01 Beneath the Earth 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Elements Books 4 books · 2023–2025
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 1 book · 2009
Publication Order of Open Door 6 Books 7 books · 2008–2008
01 An Angel at My Back(By: Mary Stanley) 2008 Buy ↗ 02 The Second Child 2008 Buy ↗ 03 Bullet and the Ark(By: Peter Sheridan) 2008 Buy ↗ 04 Lighthouse(By: Chris Binchy) 2008 Buy ↗ 05 Star Gazing(By: Kate Thompson) 2008 Buy ↗ 06 Three's a Crowd(By: Sheila O'Flanagan) 2008 Buy ↗ 07 Jesus and Billy Are Off to Barcelona(By: Deirdre Purcell) 2008 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 21 books · 2000–2026
01 The Thief of Time 2000 Buy ↗ 02 The Congress of Rough Riders 2001 Buy ↗ 05 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2006 Buy ↗ 06 Mutiny on the Bounty 2008 Buy ↗ 07 The House of Special Purpose 2009 Buy ↗ 08 Noah Barleywater Runs Away 2010 Buy ↗ 09 The Absolutist 2011 Buy ↗ 10 The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket 2012 Buy ↗ 11 This House Is Haunted 2013 Buy ↗ 12 Stay Where You Are and Then Leave 2013 Buy ↗ 13 A History of Loneliness 2014 Buy ↗ 14 The Boy at the Top of the Mountain 2015 Buy ↗ 15 The Heart's Invisible Furies 2017 Buy ↗ 16 A Ladder to the Sky 2018 Buy ↗ 17 My Brother's Name is Jessica 2019 Buy ↗ 18 A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom 2020 Buy ↗ 19 The Echo Chamber 2021 Buy ↗ 20 All the Broken Places 2022 Buy ↗ 21 The Weight of Angels 2026 Buy ↗