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Richard Adams Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 31 books / 8 series

British author best known for the epic fantasy *Watership Down*, a global bestseller that has sold over 50 million copies. Richard Adams’s work is celebrated for its rich storytelling and deep connection to nature. This page provides the Richard Adams books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Richard Adams in Publication Order

1972 Watership Down POoWDB / 1 Buy
1974 Shardik POoBEB / 1 Buy
1975 Nature Through the Seasons POoNB / 1 Buy
1976 The Tyger Voyage POoSN / 1 Buy
1977 The Ship's Cat POoPB / 1 Buy
1977 The Plague Dogs POoSN / 2 Buy
1978 Nature Day and Night POoNB / 2 Buy
1980 The Iron Wolf and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
1980 The Unbroken Web: Stories and Fables POoSSC / 2 Buy
1980 The Girl in a Swing POoSN / 3 Buy
1982 Voyage Through the Antarctic(With: R.M. Lockley) POoNB / 3 Buy
1982 The Legend of Te Tuna POoSN / 4 Buy
1984 Maia POoBEB / 2 Buy
1985 A Nature Diary POoNB / 4 Buy
1988 The Adventures of Down and Out Dawg(By: James Sturm) POoJSGN / 1 Buy
1988 Traveller POoSN / 5 Buy
1990 Seam(By: James Sturm) POoJSGN / 2 Buy
1990 The Day Gone By: An Autobiography POoNB / 5 Buy
1990 Antarctica POoNB / 6 Buy
1996 Tales from Watership Down POoWDB / 2 Buy
1997 Sight Unseen(By: James Sturm) POoJSGN / 3 Buy
1999 The Outlandish Knight POoSN / 6 Buy
2006 Daniel POoSN / 7 Buy
2010 Market Day(By: James Sturm) POoJSGN / 4 Buy
2016 Birdsong(By: James Sturm) POoJSGN / 5 Buy
2016 Ape & Armadillo Take Over The World(By: James Sturm) POoJSGN / 6 Buy
2017 The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon POoPB / 2 Buy
2019 Off Season(By: James Sturm) POoJSGN / 7 Buy
2019 Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow(By: James Sturm) POoJSGN / 8 Buy
2023 Watership Down: The Graphic Novel POoGN / 1 Buy
2023 Watership Down: The Graphic Novel(With: James Sturm) POoJSGN / 9 Buy

Complete Richard Adams Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Watership Down Reading Order 2 books / 1972-1996
01 Watership Down 1972 Buy
02 Tales from Watership Down 1996 Buy
Graphic Reading Order 1 book / 2023
01 Watership Down: The Graphic Novel 2023 Buy
Picture Reading Order 2 books / 1977-2017
01 The Ship's Cat 1977 Buy
02 The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon 2017 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 6 books / 1975-1990
01 Nature Through the Seasons 1975 Buy
02 Nature Day and Night 1978 Buy
03 Voyage Through the Antarctic(With: R.M. Lockley) 1982 Buy
04 A Nature Diary 1985 Buy
05 The Day Gone By: An Autobiography 1990 Buy
06 Antarctica 1990 Buy
Beklan Empire Reading Order 2 books / 1974-1984
01 Shardik 1974 Buy
02 Maia 1984 Buy
James Sturm Graphic Reading Order 9 books / 1988-2023
01 The Adventures of Down and Out Dawg(By: James Sturm) 1988 Buy
02 Seam(By: James Sturm) 1990 Buy
03 Sight Unseen(By: James Sturm) 1997 Buy
04 Market Day(By: James Sturm) 2010 Buy
05 Birdsong(By: James Sturm) 2016 Buy
06 Ape & Armadillo Take Over The World(By: James Sturm) 2016 Buy
07 Off Season(By: James Sturm) 2019 Buy
08 Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow(By: James Sturm) 2019 Buy
09 Watership Down: The Graphic Novel(With: James Sturm) 2023 Buy
01 The Iron Wolf and Other Stories 1980 Buy
02 The Unbroken Web: Stories and Fables 1980 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 7 books / 1976-2006
01 The Tyger Voyage 1976 Buy
02 The Plague Dogs 1977 Buy
03 The Girl in a Swing 1980 Buy
04 The Legend of Te Tuna 1982 Buy
05 Traveller 1988 Buy
06 The Outlandish Knight 1999 Buy
07 Daniel 2006 Buy

Where to start with Richard Adams

What is the best order to read Richard Adams 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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