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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 "Martin Allen Is Missing" (1984) and follow publication order through all 20 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Martin Allen Is Missing
1984
Mad About the Boy: The Life and Times of Boy George and Culture Club
1984
How to Be Oxbridge
1985
Croquet
1988
The Journey Back from Hell: An Oral History - Conversations with Concentration Camp Survivors
1988
Berlin to Bucharest
1990
A Dance Between the Flames
1993
The Great Escape
1994
An Honourable Defeat: A History of German Resistance to Hitler, 1933-1945
1994
Ruling Passions
1995
The Devil's Mariner: A Life of William Dampier, Pirate and Explorer, 1651-1715
1997
Extinct
2001
Art Lover
2001
Il Gigante
2002
Ancient Egyptians: The Kingdom of the Pharaohs Brought to Life
2003
Trace Your Family History Back to the Tudors
2006
Empire's Children
2006
Gateway of the Gods
2008
We Built the Titanic / Titanic: Building the World's Most Famous Ship
2010
David Stirling
2015
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