Javier Cercas Books in Order
Javier Cercas has written 11 books, published between 2001 and 2023. The first book is Soldiers of Salamis (2001) and the newest is Prey for the Shadow (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2001–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,408 in 4 of 11 books
Spanish novelist Javier Cercas Mena, born in 1962, is also a professor of Spanish literature at the University of Girona. Soldiers of Salamis (2001), translated into English by Anne McLean, won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, and The Impostor (2014), in Frank Wynne's translation, received the European Book Prize. The catalogue lists 11 books by Cercas through Prey for the Shadow (2023), among them The Speed of Light (2005), The Anatomy of a Moment (2009), Outlaws (2012), Lord of All the Dead (2017) and Even the Darkest Night (2019). Terra Alta is the series on the site. Subject headings include Spain, Spanish history and politics, and veterans of the Vietnam War.
How many Javier Cercas books are there?
Javier Cercas has 11 books, released between 2001 and 2023. 2 of them belong to the Terra Alta series.
Javier Cercas Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Javier Cercas 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.
- 1Soldiers of Salamis2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 2The Speed of Light2005 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420052881/4
- 3The Anatomy of a Moment2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 4Outlaws2012 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420123841/4
- 5The Impostor2014 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420143841/4
- 6Lord of All the Dead2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 7The Blind Spot2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 820193521/4
- 9The Vision and the Path2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 10The Blind Spot: An Essay on the Novel2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 112023–1/4
Javier Cercas 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.
Terra Alta in order
2 booksStandalone books
9 books9 Javier Cercas titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Javier Cercas books in order?
You only need to read Javier Cercas books in order within the Terra Alta series, which holds 2 of the 11 Javier Cercas books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Javier Cercas
Start with Soldiers of Salamis (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Javier Cercas book?
Prey for the Shadow (2023) is the newest Javier Cercas book released so far.
Is there a new Javier Cercas book coming?
No next Javier Cercas 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 Javier Cercas has won
Wikidata records 9 awards and 3 nominations for Javier Cercas. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- European Book Prize2025Won
- Premio Planeta de Novela2019Wonfor Terra Alta
- prix André-Malraux du roman engagé2018Won
- Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela española2016Wonfor El impostor
- Calamo Awards2011Won
- prix Jean-Morer2011Won
- National Novel Prize2010Won
- Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela española2007Wonfor The Speed of Light
- Salambó Prize2001Won
- International Booker Prize2018Shortlistedfor The Impostor
- José Manuel Lara Foundation Prize2006Shortlistedfor The Speed of Light
- José Manuel Lara Foundation Prize2002Shortlistedfor Soldiers of Salamis
Javier Cercas at a glance
- Paused
- No new Javier Cercas title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Javier Cercas books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,408 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Javier Cercas books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Javier Cercas books are about
6 of the 11 Javier Cercas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ficción is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Ficción 3 of 6 books
- Historia 3 of 6 books
- History 3 of 6 books
- Spain 2 of 6 books