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Francis King Books in Order

Francis King has written 44 books, published between 1946 and 2009. The first book is To the Dark Tower (1946) and the newest is Cold Snap (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
44
Published
1946–2009
Pages on record
171 in 1 of 44 books
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Francis Henry King (4 March 1923 - 3 July 2011) was a British novelist and short-story writer. King spent 15 years with the British Council in postings across Europe and Japan. At the Sunday Telegraph, King served 25 years as a chief book reviewer and 10 years as theatre critic. The catalogue lists 44 books, beginning with To the Dark Tower (1946) and followed by An Air That Kills and Never Again (both 1948). The Dividing Stream (1951), The Man on the Rock (1957) and Cold Snap (2009) are also listed, and the 1970s are the busiest decade.

How many Francis King books are there?

Francis King has 44 books, released between 1946 and 2009.

Francis King Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 44 Francis King 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 Florence by Francis King, book 1 of the Wonders of Man series (1971)
  1. 1
    To the Dark Tower1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  2. 2
    Never Again1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  3. 3
    An Air That Kills1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  4. 4
    The Dividing Stream1951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
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  5. 5
    Rod of Incantation1952 · confirmed 1/4
    1952–
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  6. 6
    The Dark Glasses1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  7. 7
    The Firewalkers1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  8. 8
    The Man on the Rock1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  9. 9
    The Widow1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  10. 10
    So Hurt and Humiliated1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  11. 11
    The Custom House1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  12. 13
    The Last of the Pleasure Gardens1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  13. 14
    The Waves Behind the Boat1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  14. 16
    A Domestic Animal1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  15. 17
    FlorenceWonders of Man #11971 · 171 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971171
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  16. 18
    Flights1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  17. 19
    A Game of Patience1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  18. 20
    The Needle1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  19. 21
    Christopher Isherwood1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  20. 22
    Hard Feelings1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  21. 23
    The Action1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  22. 24
    E.M. Forster and his World1978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
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  23. 25
    Indirect Method1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  24. 26
    Act of Darkness1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  25. 27
    One is a wanderer1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  26. 28
    Voices in an Empty Room1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  27. 29
    Frozen Music1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  28. 30
    Danny Hill1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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Francis King 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.

Wonders of Man in order

1 book
  1. 1. Florence

Standalone books

43 books

43 Francis King titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Francis King books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 44 Francis King books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Francis King

Start with To the Dark Tower (1946), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Francis King book?

Cold Snap (2009) is the newest Francis King book released so far.

Is there a new Francis King book coming?

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

Francis King at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Francis King title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Francis King books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
171 pages across the 1 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 171 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Francis King books, 9 of 44, were published in the 1970s.

What the Francis King books are about

1 of the 44 Francis King books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Authors, Exiled 1 of 1 books
  • Exiled Authors 1 of 1 books
  • Florence (Italy) in literature 1 of 1 books
  • Foreign Visitors 1 of 1 books
  • History 1 of 1 books
  • In literature 1 of 1 books
  • Literary landmarks 1 of 1 books
  • Visitors, Foreign 1 of 1 books