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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "The Aristos" (1964) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Aristos
1964
Shipwreck
1974
Steep Holm
1978
Islands
1978
The Tree
1979
The Enigma of Stonehenge
1980
A Short History of Lyme Regis
1982
Thomas Hardy's England (With: Jo Draper)
1984
Lyme Regis Camera
1990
Behind the Magus
1994
Wormholes
1998
The Journals: Volume 1
2003
The Journals: Volume 2
2005
The Ebony Tower
1974
The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories
1987
Winter: A Folio Anthology
2016
John Fowles married again in 1998. He died in 2005.
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