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Farley Mowat Books in Order

Farley Mowat has written 38 books, published between 1950 and 2010. The first book is People of the Deer (1950) and the newest is Eastern Passage (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
38
Published
1950–2010
Pages on record
9,325 in 33 of 38 books
Reading time
155–233 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,325 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 38 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Farley Mowat, author of the Top of the World series

Farley Mowat (1921-2014) was a Canadian writer and environmentalist whose work was translated into 52 languages and sold more than 17 million copies. People of the Deer (1950) opens a catalogue of 38 titles and begins Mowat's writing on the Canadian north, its Inuit peoples and the Arctic. Never Cry Wolf (1963), an account of life among Arctic wolves, was filmed in 1983. Mowat wrote for children as well, taking the Vicky Metcalf Award in 1970, and the catalogue closes at Eastern Passage (2010).

How many Farley Mowat books are there?

Farley Mowat has 38 books, released between 1950 and 2010. 3 of them belong to the Top of the World series.

Farley Mowat Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 38 Farley Mowat 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. Cover of People of the Deer by Farley Mowat (1950)
  2. Cover of Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat (1956)
  3. Cover of The Dog Who Wouldn't Be by Farley Mowat (1957)
  4. Cover of The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug by Farley Mowat (1958)
  5. Cover of Coppermine Journey: An Account of Great Adventure Selected from the Journals of Samuel Hearne by Farley Mowat (1958)
  6. Cover of Ordeal by Ice: The Search for the Northwest Passage by Farley Mowat, book 1 of the Top of the World series (1960)
  7. Cover of Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat (1961)
  8. Cover of The Black Joke by Farley Mowat (1962)
  9. Cover of Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves by Farley Mowat (1963)
  10. Cover of The Curse of the Viking Grave by Farley Mowat (1966)
  11. Cover of The Polar Passion: The Quest for the North Pole by Farley Mowat, book 2 of the Top of the World series (1967)
  12. Cover of Canada North Now: The Great Betrayal by Farley Mowat (1967)
  13. Cover of The Boat Who Wouldn't Float by Farley Mowat (1969)
  14. Cover of Sibir: My Discovery of Siberia by Farley Mowat (1970)
  15. Cover of A Whale for the Killing by Farley Mowat (1972)
  16. Cover of Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages by Farley Mowat (1973)
  17. Cover of The Serpent's Coil by Farley Mowat (1974)
  18. Cover of The Regiment by Farley Mowat (1974)
  19. Cover of The Snow Walker by Farley Mowat (1975)
  20. Cover of And No Birds Sang by Farley Mowat (1979)
  21. Cover of Sea of Slaughter by Farley Mowat (1984)
  22. Cover of Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey / Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of…
  23. Cover of Rescue the Earth: Conversations with the Green Crusaders by Farley Mowat (1990)
  24. Cover of Born Naked: The Early Adventures of the Author of Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat (1992)
  1. 1
    People of the Deer1950 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950344
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  2. 2
    Lost in the Barrens1956 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1956256
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  3. 3
    The Desperate People1957 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1957222
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  4. 4
    The Dog Who Wouldn't Be1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  5. 5
    The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug1958 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1958360
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  6. 6
    Coppermine Journey: An Account of Great Adventure Selected from the Journals of Samuel Hearne1958 · 162 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1958162
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  7. 7
    Ordeal by Ice: The Search for the Northwest PassageTop of the World #11960 · 428 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1960428
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  8. 8
    Owls in the Family1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  9. 9
    The Black Joke1962 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962224
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  10. 10
    Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves1963 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963256
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  11. 11
    The Curse of the Viking Grave1966 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966256
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  12. 12
    The Polar Passion: The Quest for the North PoleTop of the World #21967 · 365 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967365
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  13. 13
    Canada North Now: The Great Betrayal1967 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967191
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  14. 14
    The Boat Who Wouldn't Float1969 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969197
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  15. 15
    Sibir: My Discovery of Siberia1970 · 313 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970313
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  16. 16
    A Whale for the Killing1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  17. 17
    Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land VoyagesTop of the World #31973 · 415 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973415
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  18. 18
    Wake of the Great Sealers1973 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973157
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  19. 19
    The Serpent's Coil1974 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974189
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  20. 20
    The Regiment1974 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974368
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  21. 21
    The Snow Walker1975 · 209 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975209
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  22. 22
    This Rock within the Sea1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  23. 23
    And No Birds Sang1979 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979245
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  24. 24
    Sea of Slaughter1984 · 420 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984420
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  25. 25
    My Discovery of America1985 · 125 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985125
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  26. 26
    Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey / Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa1987 · 380 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987380
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  27. 27
    The New Founde Land1989 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989330
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  28. 28
    Rescue the Earth: Conversations with the Green Crusaders1990 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990282
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  29. 29
    Born Naked: The Early Adventures of the Author of Never Cry Wolf1992 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992272
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  30. 30
    My Father's Son: Memories of War and Peace1993 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993340
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  31. 31
    Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World1996 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996239
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  32. 32
    The Farfarers: Before the Norse1998 · 377 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998377
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  33. 33
    Walking on the Land2000 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000208
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  34. 34
    High Latitudes: An Arctic Journey2002 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002300
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  35. 35
    No Man's River2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  36. 36
    Bay of Spirits: A Love Story2006 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006376
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  37. 37
    Otherwise2008 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008309
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  38. 38
    Eastern Passage2010 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010210
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Farley Mowat 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.

Top of the World in order

3 books
  1. 1. Ordeal by Ice: The Search for the Northwest Passage
  2. 2. The Polar Passion: The Quest for the North Pole
  3. 3. Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages

Standalone books

35 books

35 Farley Mowat titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Farley Mowat books in order?

You only need to read Farley Mowat books in order within the Top of the World series, which holds 3 of the 38 Farley Mowat books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Farley Mowat

Start with People of the Deer (1950), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Farley Mowat book?

Eastern Passage (2010) is the newest Farley Mowat book released so far.

Is there a new Farley Mowat book coming?

No next Farley Mowat 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 Farley Mowat has won

Wikidata records 3 awards for Farley Mowat. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour1970Won
  • Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award1958Won
  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards1953Won

Farley Mowat at a glance

Died
Farley Mowat died in 2014, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Farley Mowat on record dates from 2010.
Release pace
Farley Mowat books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
9,325 pages across the 33 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Farley Mowat books, 9 of 38, were published in the 1970s.

What the Farley Mowat books are about

All 38 Farley Mowat books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 10 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.