Charles Frazier Books in Order

Charles Frazier has written 5 books, published between 1997 and 2023. The first book is Cold Mountain (1997) and the newest is The Trackers (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
5
Published
1997–2023
Pages on record
1,380 in 4 of 5 books
Reading time
23–35 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,380 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 5 titles with a page count on record.

Charles Frazier, born in 1950, is an American novelist with five catalogued books. Cold Mountain (1997) took the National Book Award for Fiction that year, and the run continues through Thirteen Moons (2006), Nightwoods (2011), Varina (2018) and The Trackers (2023). The novels draw on the American Civil War of 1861-1865, North Carolina, trading posts, life-changing events and love stories. No new Frazier title has appeared since 2023.

How many Charles Frazier books are there?

Charles Frazier has 5 books, released between 1997 and 2023.

Charles Frazier Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 5 Charles Frazier books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Cold Mountain1997 · 331 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997331
  2. 2
    Thirteen Moons2006 · 422 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006422
  3. 3
    Nightwoods2011 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011259
  4. 4
    Varina2018 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018368
  5. 5
    The Trackers2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023

Charles Frazier books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

5 books

5 Charles Frazier titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Charles Frazier books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 5 Charles Frazier books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Charles Frazier

Start with Cold Mountain (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Charles Frazier book?

The Trackers (2023) is the newest Charles Frazier book released so far.

Is there a new Charles Frazier book coming?

No next Charles Frazier book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Charles Frazier has won

Wikidata records 5 awards and 1 nomination for Charles Frazier. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • North Carolina Award for Literature2008Won
  • Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction1998Wonfor Cold Mountain
  • Lillian Smith Book Award1997Won
  • National Book Award for Fiction1997Wonfor Cold Mountain
  • Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize1997Won
  • National Book Award for Fiction1997Shortlistedfor Cold Mountain

Charles Frazier at a glance

Paused
No new Charles Frazier title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Charles Frazier books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
Length
1,380 pages across the 4 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 350 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Charles Frazier books, 2 of 5, were published in the 2010s.

What the Charles Frazier books are about

4 of the 5 Charles Frazier books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.