John Wilcox Books in Order
John Wilcox has written 17 books, published between 2004 and 2018. The first book is The Horns of the Buffalo (2004) and the newest is The Arrow's Arc (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. 13 of the 17 books listed here are in the Simon Fonthill series, which has its own page: Simon Fonthill books in order.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2004–2018
- Pages on record
- 4,315 in 12 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 72–108 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,315 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
John Wilcox is the author of the Simon Fonthill series, catalogued under historical and war & military subjects. The Horns of the Buffalo (2004) is the earliest listed title, followed by The Road to Kandahar (2005), The Diamond Frontier (2006) and Last Stand at Majuba Hill (2007). Subjects include the British Army, the Zulu War of 1879, South Africa, India and China. The Guns of El Kebir (2007), Siege of Khartoum (2009) and The Shangani Patrol (2010) come later. The Arrow's Arc (2018) is the newest listed book.
How many John Wilcox books are there?
John Wilcox has 17 books, released between 2004 and 2018. 13 of them belong to the Simon Fonthill series.
John Wilcox Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 John Wilcox 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.
- 120044032/4
- 220054002/4
- 320064022/4
- 420074162/4
- 520074482/4
- 62009–2/4
- 7Bombs & Betty Grable2010 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/420101342/4
- 82010–2/4
- 9Starshine2012 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420123202/4
- 102012–2/4
- 1120133522/4
- 122014–2/4
- 1320143522/4
- 1420153522/4
- 1520153842/4
- 16The Black Rocks of Morwenstow2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420163522/4
- 17The Arrow's Arc2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
John Wilcox series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Simon Fonthill books in order 13 books
John Wilcox 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.
Standalone books
4 books4 John Wilcox titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Wilcox books in order?
You only need to read John Wilcox books in order within the Simon Fonthill series, which holds 13 of the 17 John Wilcox books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with John Wilcox
Start with The Horns of the Buffalo (2004), the first Simon Fonthill book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest John Wilcox book?
The Arrow's Arc (2018) is the newest John Wilcox book released so far.
Is there a new John Wilcox book coming?
No next John Wilcox book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Wilcox at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John Wilcox title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John Wilcox books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,315 pages across the 12 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Wilcox books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Wilcox books are about
15 of the 17 John Wilcox 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 10 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 10 of 15 books
- History 9 of 15 books
- Great Britain 6 of 15 books
- Simon Fonthill (Fictitious character) 6 of 15 books
- Great Britain. Army 4 of 15 books
- War & military 4 of 15 books
- Africa 2 of 15 books
- China 2 of 15 books
- India 2 of 15 books
- South Africa 2 of 15 books
- World War, 1914-1918 2 of 15 books