John Boyne Books in Order
John Boyne has written 30 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is The Thief of Time (2000) and the newest is The Elements (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 2000–2026
- Confirmed
- 22 of 30 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,691 in 16 of 30 books
- Reading time
- 95–142 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,691 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 30 titles with a page count on record.
John Boyne is an Irish novelist born in 1971. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006), a historical novel, became a 2008 film, has sold more than 11 million copies and appears in over 58 languages; All the Broken Places (2022) is its sequel. Boyne's work spans novels for adults and younger readers, novellas and short stories. The catalogue lists 30 books from The Thief of Time (2000) to The Elements (2026), including Crippen (2004), Mutiny on the Bounty (2008) and Noah Barleywater Runs Away (2010).
Source: Wikidata
How many John Boyne books are there?
John Boyne has 30 books, released between 2000 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Elements series.
John Boyne Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 John Boyne 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 November 2026.
- 1The Thief of Time2000 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420003843/4
- 2The Congress of Rough Riders2001 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420013363/4
- 3Crippen2004 · confirmed 3/42004–3/4
- 4Next of Kin2006 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420063683/4
- 5The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas2006 · confirmed 3/42006–3/4
- 62008–2/4
- 7Mutiny on the Bounty2008 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/420084963/4
- 8The Dare2009 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/420092992/4
- 9The House of Special Purpose2009 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/420094323/4
- 10Noah Barleywater Runs Away2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 11The Absolutist2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 12The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 13This House Is Haunted2013 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/420133043/4
- 14Stay Where You Are and Then Leave2013 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/420132563/4
- 15A History of Loneliness2014 · 337 pages · confirmed 3/420143373/4
- 16Beneath the Earth2015 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420152722/4
- 17The Boy at the Top of the Mountain2015 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/420152883/4
- 18The Heart's Invisible Furies2017 · 575 pages · confirmed 3/420175753/4
- 19A Ladder to the Sky2018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
- 20My Brother's Name is Jessica2019 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/420192563/4
- 21A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom2020 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/420204803/4
- 22The Echo Chamber2021 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/420214323/4
- 23All the Broken Places2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 242023–2/4
- 25The Dog Who Danced on the Moon2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 262024–3/4
- 272024–2/4
- 2820251763/4
- 29The Weight of Angels2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 30The Elements2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
John Boyne 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.
Elements in order
4 booksOpen Door 6 in order
1 bookStandalone books
25 books25 John Boyne titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Boyne books in order?
You only need to read John Boyne books in order within the Elements series, which holds 4 of the 30 John Boyne books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with John Boyne
Start with The Thief of Time (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Boyne book?
The Elements (2026) is the newest John Boyne book released so far.
Is there a new John Boyne book coming?
No next John Boyne 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 John Boyne has won
Wikidata records 3 awards for John Boyne. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
John Boyne at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Boyne published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- John Boyne books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,691 pages across the 16 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Boyne books, 11 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
When John Boyne books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when John Boyne titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 11 titles.
30 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the John Boyne books are about
19 of the 30 John Boyne books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 4 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 4 of 19 books
- History 4 of 19 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 19 books
- English literature 3 of 19 books
- Fathers and sons 2 of 19 books
- Great Britain 2 of 19 books
- Ireland 2 of 19 books
- Novelists 2 of 19 books