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Robert Harris Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 22 books / 3 series

British author best known for the Fatherland alternate history thriller and the Cicero trilogy. A former BBC journalist, his novels have sold over 10 million copies and won multiple awards. This page provides the Robert Harris books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Robert Harris in Publication Order

1982 A Higher Form of Killing POoRHNB / 1 Buy
1983 Gotcha!: The Government, the Media and the Falklands Crisis POoRHNB / 2 Buy
1984 The Making of Neil Kinnock POoRHNB / 3 Buy
1990 Good and Faithful Servant: The Unauthorized Biography of Bernard Ingham POoRHNB / 4 Buy
1991 Fatherland POoSN / 1 Buy
1995 Enigma POoSN / 2 Buy
1996 Selling Hitler POoRHNB / 5 Buy
1998 Archangel POoSN / 3 Buy
2003 Pompeii POoSN / 4 Buy
2006 Imperium POoCB / 1 Buy
2007 The Ghost / The Ghost Writer POoSN / 5 Buy
2009 Conspirata / Lustrum POoCB / 2 Buy
2011 The Fear Index POoSN / 6 Buy
2013 An Officer and a Spy POoSN / 7 Buy
2016 Dictator POoCB / 3 Buy
2016 Conclave POoSN / 8 Buy
2017 Imperium: The Cicero Plays Backstage View(With: Mike Poulton) POoCB / 4 Buy
2017 Munich POoSN / 9 Buy
2019 The Second Sleep POoSN / 10 Buy
2020 V2 POoSN / 11 Buy
2022 Act of Oblivion POoSN / 12 Buy
2024 Precipice POoSN / 13 Buy

Complete Robert Harris Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 A Higher Form of Killing 1982 Buy
02 Gotcha!: The Government, the Media and the Falklands Crisis 1983 Buy
03 The Making of Neil Kinnock 1984 Buy
04 Good and Faithful Servant: The Unauthorized Biography of Bernard Ingham 1990 Buy
05 Selling Hitler 1996 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 13 books / 1991-2024
01 Fatherland 1991 Buy
02 Enigma 1995 Buy
03 Archangel 1998 Buy
04 Pompeii 2003 Buy
05 The Ghost / The Ghost Writer 2007 Buy
06 The Fear Index 2011 Buy
07 An Officer and a Spy 2013 Buy
08 Conclave 2016 Buy
09 Munich 2017 Buy
10 The Second Sleep 2019 Buy
11 V2 2020 Buy
12 Act of Oblivion 2022 Buy
13 Precipice 2024 Buy
Cicero Reading Order 4 books / 2006-2017
01 Imperium 2006 Buy
02 Conspirata / Lustrum 2009 Buy
03 Dictator 2016 Buy
04 Imperium: The Cicero Plays Backstage View(With: Mike Poulton) 2017 Buy

Where to start with Robert Harris

What is the best order to read Robert Harris 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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