Edward Rutherfurd Books in Order
Edward Rutherfurd has written 9 books, published between 1987 and 2020. The first book is Sarum (1987) and the newest is China (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1987–2020
- Confirmed
- 9 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,807 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 113–170 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,807 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Edward Rutherfurd writes historical sagas that follow one place across centuries, through the families living in it. Sarum (1987) opens a catalogue of 9 titles, followed by Russka (1991), London (1997), The Forest (2000) and the Dublin Saga, published as Dublin: Foundation (2003) and Ireland: Awakening (2004). China, published in 2020, is the last catalogued title.
How many Edward Rutherfurd books are there?
Edward Rutherfurd has 9 books, released between 1987 and 2020. 2 of them belong to the Dublin Saga series.
Edward Rutherfurd Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Edward Rutherfurd 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.
- 119879123/4
- 219917603/4
- 3199711263/4
- 420007643/4
- 520037763/4
- 620048963/4
- 72009–3/4
- 820138093/4
- 920207643/4
Edward Rutherfurd 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.
Edward Rutherfurd Standalone Novels
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Dublin Saga in order
2 booksEdward Rutherfurd Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Edward Rutherfurd books run from Sarum (1987) to China (2020), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Edward Rutherfurd in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Edward Rutherfurd books in order?
You only need to read Edward Rutherfurd books in order within the Dublin Saga series, which holds 2 of the 9 Edward Rutherfurd books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Edward Rutherfurd
Start with Sarum (1987), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Edward Rutherfurd book?
China (2020) is the newest Edward Rutherfurd book released so far.
Is there a new Edward Rutherfurd book coming?
No next Edward Rutherfurd book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Edward Rutherfurd at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Edward Rutherfurd title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Edward Rutherfurd books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 6,807 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 792 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Edward Rutherfurd books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Edward Rutherfurd books are about
All 9 Edward Rutherfurd 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 9 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 9 of 9 books
- Historical fiction 8 of 9 books
- Sagas 3 of 9 books
- Dublin (Ireland) 2 of 9 books
- England 2 of 9 books
- Family life 2 of 9 books
- Histoire 2 of 9 books
- Romans, nouvelles 2 of 9 books