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William Golding

British author best known for the dystopian novel *Lord of the Flies*, a modern classic that has sold tens of millions of copies and earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature. This page provides the William Golding books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1954Lord of the FliesPOoSN · 1Buy ↗
1955The InheritorsPOoSN · 2Buy ↗
1956Pincher Martin / The Two Deaths of Christopher MartinPOoSN · 3Buy ↗
1957Sometime, NeverPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗
1958The Brass ButterflyPOoP · 1Buy ↗
1959Free FallPOoSN · 4Buy ↗
1964The SpirePOoSN · 5Buy ↗
1965The Hot Gates and Other Occasional PiecesPOoNB · 1Buy ↗
1967The PyramidPOoSN · 6Buy ↗
1971The Scorpion GodPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗
1979Darkness VisiblePOoSN · 7Buy ↗
1980Rites of PassagePOoTtEotEB · 1Buy ↗
1982A Moving TargetPOoNB · 2Buy ↗
1984The Paper MenPOoSN · 8Buy ↗
1985An Egyptian JournalPOoNB · 3Buy ↗
1987Close QuartersPOoTtEotEB · 2Buy ↗
1989Fire Down BelowPOoTtEotEB · 3Buy ↗
1995The Double TonguePOoSN · 9Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Story Collections2 books · 1957–1971
01Sometime, Never1957Buy ↗
02The Scorpion God1971Buy ↗
Publication Order of Standalone Novels9 books · 1954–1995
01Lord of the Flies1954Buy ↗
02The Inheritors1955Buy ↗
03Pincher Martin / The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin1956Buy ↗
04Free Fall1959Buy ↗
05The Spire1964Buy ↗
06The Pyramid1967Buy ↗
07Darkness Visible1979Buy ↗
08The Paper Men1984Buy ↗
09The Double Tongue1995Buy ↗
Publication Order of Plays1 book · 1958
01The Brass Butterfly1958Buy ↗
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books3 books · 1965–1985
01The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces1965Buy ↗
02A Moving Target1982Buy ↗
03An Egyptian Journal1985Buy ↗
Publication Order of To the Ends of the Earth Books3 books · 1980–1989
01Rites of Passage1980Buy ↗
02Close Quarters1987Buy ↗
03Fire Down Below1989Buy ↗

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