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Home / Authors / Nevil Shute Nevil Shute British author best known for the post-apocalyptic novel *On the Beach* and the adventure classic *A Town Like Alice*. His works have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Nevil Shute books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.
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1926 Marazan POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1928 So Disdained / The Mysterious Aviator POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1932 Lonely Road POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1938 Ruined City / Kindling POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1939 What Happened to the Corbetts / Ordeal POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1940 An Old Captivity POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1940 Landfall POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1942 Pied Piper POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1944 Pastoral POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1945 Most Secret POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1946 Vinland the Good POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1947 The Chequer Board POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1948 No Highway POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1950 A Town Like Alice / The Legacy POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1951 Round the Bend POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1952 The Far Country POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 1953 In the Wet POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1954 Slide Rule POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 1955 Requiem for a Wren / The Breaking Wave POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 1956 Beyond the Black Stump POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 1957 On the Beach POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ 1958 The Rainbow and the Rose POoSN · 22 Buy ↗ 1960 Trustee from the Toolroom POoSN · 23 Buy ↗ 1961 Stephen Morris POoSN · 24 Buy ↗ 2002 The Seafarers POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume One POoTVBoHSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Two POoTVBoHSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Three POoTVBoHSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2020 The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Four POoTVBoHSB · 4 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 24 books · 1926–1961
02 So Disdained / The Mysterious Aviator 1928 Buy ↗ 04 Ruined City / Kindling 1938 Buy ↗ 05 What Happened to the Corbetts / Ordeal 1939 Buy ↗ 06 An Old Captivity 1940 Buy ↗ 11 Vinland the Good 1946 Buy ↗ 12 The Chequer Board 1947 Buy ↗ 14 A Town Like Alice / The Legacy 1950 Buy ↗ 15 Round the Bend 1951 Buy ↗ 16 The Far Country 1952 Buy ↗ 19 Requiem for a Wren / The Breaking Wave 1955 Buy ↗ 20 Beyond the Black Stump 1956 Buy ↗ 22 The Rainbow and the Rose 1958 Buy ↗ 23 Trustee from the Toolroom 1960 Buy ↗ 24 Stephen Morris 1961 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories Books 4 books · 2016–2020
01 The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume One 2016 Buy ↗ 02 The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Two 2017 Buy ↗ 03 The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Three 2018 Buy ↗ 04 The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Four 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 1 book · 2002