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Nevil Shute Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 29 books / 3 series

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.

Books by Nevil Shute in Publication Order

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

Complete Nevil Shute Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 24 books / 1926-1961
01 Marazan 1926 Buy
02 So Disdained / The Mysterious Aviator 1928 Buy
03 Lonely Road 1932 Buy
04 Ruined City / Kindling 1938 Buy
05 What Happened to the Corbetts / Ordeal 1939 Buy
06 An Old Captivity 1940 Buy
07 Landfall 1940 Buy
08 Pied Piper 1942 Buy
09 Pastoral 1944 Buy
10 Most Secret 1945 Buy
11 Vinland the Good 1946 Buy
12 The Chequer Board 1947 Buy
13 No Highway 1948 Buy
14 A Town Like Alice / The Legacy 1950 Buy
15 Round the Bend 1951 Buy
16 The Far Country 1952 Buy
17 In the Wet 1953 Buy
18 Slide Rule 1954 Buy
19 Requiem for a Wren / The Breaking Wave 1955 Buy
20 Beyond the Black Stump 1956 Buy
21 On the Beach 1957 Buy
22 The Rainbow and the Rose 1958 Buy
23 Trustee from the Toolroom 1960 Buy
24 Stephen Morris 1961 Buy
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
01 The Seafarers 2002 Buy

Where to start with Nevil Shute

What is the best order to read Nevil Shute 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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