Hunter S. Thompson Books in Order
21 books are credited to Hunter S. Thompson, published between 1966 and 2018; 6 of them appeared after Hunter S. Thompson's death in 2005. The first book is Hell's Angels (1966) and the newest is Hunter S. Thompson (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
Hunter S. Thompson also publishes as Dr. Gonzo, Raoul Duke.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 1966–2018
- Confirmed
- 1 of 21 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,218 in 18 of 21 books
- Reading time
- 120–180 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,218 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 21 titles with a page count on record.
Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 to February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author, counted with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion and Tom Wolfe as a pioneer of New Journalism. To write Hell's Angels, Thompson spent a year with the Hells Angels motorcycle club. A 1970 Scanlan's Monthly article, "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved", raised Thompson's countercultural profile. Catalogued titles include Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971), The Great Shark Hunt (1979) and The Rum Diary (1998).
How many Hunter S. Thompson books are there?
Hunter S. Thompson has 21 books, released between 1966 and 2018. 6 of them were published after Hunter S. Thompson's death in 2005. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
Hunter S. Thompson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Hunter S. Thompson 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.
- 1Hell's Angels1966 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/419662732/4
- 219712042/4
- 319735062/4
- 419796242/4
- 5The Curse of Lono1983 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/419832082/4
- 619883132/4
- 719903552/4
- 819942452/4
- 919977202/4
- 10The Rum Diary1998 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/419982042/4
- 11Screwjack2000 · 59 pages · confirmed 2/42000592/4
- 1220007562/4
- 13Kingdom of Fear2003 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420033842/4
- 14Hey Rube2004 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/420042462/4
- 15Happy Birthday, Jack Nicholson2005 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42005642/4
- 162007–2/4
- 172007–2/4
- 1820098722/4
- 1920094332/4
- 2020127522/4
- 212018–3/4
Hunter S. Thompson 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.
Gonzo Papers in order
7 booksFear and Loathing in order
3 booksFear and Loathing Letters in order
3 booksLast Interview in order
1 bookStandalone books
7 books7 Hunter S. Thompson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Hunter S. Thompson Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Hunter S. Thompson books run from Hell's Angels (1966) to Hunter S. Thompson (2018), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Hunter S. Thompson in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Hunter S. Thompson books in order?
You only need to read Hunter S. Thompson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Hunter S. Thompson
Start with Hell's Angels (1966), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hunter S. Thompson book?
Hunter S. Thompson (2018) is the newest Hunter S. Thompson book released so far.
Is there a new Hunter S. Thompson book coming?
No next Hunter S. Thompson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Hunter S. Thompson at a glance
- Died
- Hunter S. Thompson died in 2005, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Hunter S. Thompson are still being published after Hunter S. Thompson's death in 2005; the newest appeared in 2018.
- Release pace
- Hunter S. Thompson books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 7,218 pages across the 18 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 334 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hunter S. Thompson books, 9 of 21, were published in the 2000s.
What the Hunter S. Thompson books are about
18 of the 21 Hunter S. Thompson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thompson, hunter s., 1937-2005 is tagged on 11 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thompson, hunter s., 1937-2005 11 of 18 books
- Journalists 7 of 18 books
- Politics and government 6 of 18 books
- History 4 of 18 books
- Biography 3 of 18 books
- Journalists, biography 3 of 18 books
- Authors 2 of 18 books
- Correspondence 2 of 18 books
- Election 2 of 18 books
- Journalists, correspondence 2 of 18 books
- Journalists, united states 2 of 18 books
- Political culture 2 of 18 books