Daniel Silva Books in Order
Daniel Silva has written 30 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is The Unlikely Spy (1995) and the newest is Ransom (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 26 of the 30 books listed here are in the Gabriel Allon series, which has its own page: Gabriel Allon books in order.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 1995–2026
- Confirmed
- 29 of 30 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,234 in 22 of 30 books
- Reading time
- 171–256 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,234 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 30 titles with a page count on record.
Daniel Silva writes espionage thrillers. The catalogue holds 30 books between The Unlikely Spy (1995) and Ransom (2026), with the Gabriel Allon novels as the main sequence, a shorter Michael Osbourne series beside it, and several standalone titles. Art restorers, assassins, terrorism and Israeli intelligence officers run through the subject tags. Silva is still publishing.
How many Daniel Silva books are there?
Daniel Silva has 30 books, released between 1995 and 2026. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Daniel Silva Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Daniel Silva books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119955444/4
- 219984184/4
- 319993844/4
- 420014254/4
- 520024164/4
- 620024024/4
- 720033904/4
- 820053794/4
- 920065124/4
- 102007–4/4
- 1120085194/4
- 1220095284/4
- 1320105284/4
- 1420114554/4
- 1520124324/4
- 16Fallen Angel2013 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420134161/4
- 1720134964/4
- 1820145124/4
- 1920154844/4
- 2020165284/4
- 2120175264/4
- 2220184764/4
- 232019–4/4
- 2420204644/4
- 252021–4/4
- 262022–4/4
- 272023–4/4
- 282024–4/4
- 292025–4/4
- 302026–4/4
Daniel Silva series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Gabriel Allon books in order 26 books
Daniel Silva 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.
Michael Osbourne in order
2 booksDaniel Silva Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
1 book1 Daniel Silva title here is not listed as part of any series.
Daniel Silva Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Daniel Silva books run from The Unlikely Spy (1995) to Ransom (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Daniel Silva in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Daniel Silva books in order?
You only need to read Daniel Silva books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Daniel Silva books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Kill Artist (2001), the first Gabriel Allon book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Unlikely Spy (1995).
What is the newest Daniel Silva book?
Ransom (2026) is the newest Daniel Silva book released so far.
Is there a new Daniel Silva book coming?
No next Daniel Silva 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 Daniel Silva has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Daniel Silva. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Barry Award for Best Thriller2013Wonfor The Fallen Angel
- Barry Award for Best Thriller2007Wonfor The Messenger
Printable Daniel Silva Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 30 books in publication order is on the Daniel Silva reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Daniel Silva at a glance
- Still publishing
- Daniel Silva published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Daniel Silva books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,234 pages across the 22 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 470 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Daniel Silva books, 11 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 29 of the 30 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Daniel Silva books are about
25 of the 30 Daniel Silva books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: intelligence officers is tagged on 13 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Intelligence officers 13 of 25 books
- Thrillers 12 of 25 books
- Art restorers 10 of 25 books
- Gabriel Allon (Fictitious character) 10 of 25 books
- Terrorism 9 of 25 books
- Allon, gabriel (fictitious character) 8 of 25 books
- Assassins 7 of 25 books
- Espionage 6 of 25 books
- Prevention 6 of 25 books
- Israelis 5 of 25 books
- Suspense 3 of 25 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 25 books