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Jules Verne Books in Order

93 books are credited to Jules Verne, published between 1853 and 2018; 15 of them appeared after Jules Verne's death in 1905. The first book is The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love (1853) and the newest is Carpathian Castle (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
93
Published
1853–2018
Pages on record
14,125 in 60 of 93 books
Reading time
235–353 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 14,125 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 60 of 93 titles with a page count on record.

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The Voyages Extraordinaires account for much of Jules Verne's catalogue of 93 books, translated from the French and running from The Pearl of Lima (1853) onward. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (1864) and From the Earth to the Moon (1865) belong to the early stretch, with the Captain Nemo, Children of Captain Grant and Steam House books alongside. Imaginary voyages, sea stories and early science fiction supply the material.

How many Jules Verne books are there?

Jules Verne has 93 books, released between 1853 and 2018. 15 of them were published after Jules Verne's death in 1905. They include 8 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.

Jules Verne Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 93 Jules Verne 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 Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne, book 1 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1863)
  2. Cover of Paris in the Twentieth Century by Jules Verne (1863)
  3. Cover of Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, book 3 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1864)
  4. Cover of From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, book 4 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1865)
  5. Cover of The Desert of Ice by Jules Verne, book 1 of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras series (1866)
  6. Cover of The English at the North Pole by Jules Verne, book 2 of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras series (1866)
  7. Cover of On the Track by Jules Verne, book 2 of the Children Of Captain Grant series (1867)
  8. Cover of Among the Cannibals by Jules Verne, book 3 of the Children Of Captain Grant series (1867)
  9. Cover of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, book 7 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1869)
  10. Cover of Round The Moon by Jules Verne, book 8 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1869)
  11. Cover of A Fantasy of Dr. Ox by Jules Verne (1872)
  12. Cover of The Fur Country by Jules Verne, book 11 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1873)
  13. Cover of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, book 12 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1873)
  14. Cover of The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne, book 13 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1874)
  15. Cover of Off On A Comet by Jules Verne, book 16 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1877)
  16. Cover of Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon by Jules Verne, book 22 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1881)
  17. Cover of Keraban the Inflexible by Jules Verne, book 25 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1883)
  18. Cover of Mathias Sandorf by Jules Verne, book 28 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1885)
  19. Cover of Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne, book 30 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1886)
  20. Cover of North Against South by Jules Verne, book 31 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1887)
  21. Cover of Adrift in the Pacific by Jules Verne, book 1 of the Two Years Holiday series (1888)
  22. Cover of In the Year 2889 by Jules Verne (1889)
  23. Cover of Caesar Cascabel by Jules Verne, book 36 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1890)
  24. Cover of Captain Antifer by Jules Verne, book 41 of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (1894)
  1. 1
    The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love1853 · confirmed 2/4
    1853–
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  2. 2
    Five Weeks in a BalloonVoyages Extraordinaires #11863 · 186 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1863186
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  3. 3
    Paris in the Twentieth Century1863 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1863222
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  4. 4
    The Adventures of Captain HatterasVoyages Extraordinaires #21864 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1864230
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  5. 5
    Journey to the Center of the EarthVoyages Extraordinaires #31864 · 211 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1864211
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  6. 6
    Abandoned1865 · confirmed 2/4
    1865–
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  7. 7
    The Blockade Runners1865 · confirmed 2/4
    1865–
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  8. 8
    From the Earth to the MoonVoyages Extraordinaires #41865 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1865136
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  9. 9
    The Desert of IceAdventures of Captain Hatteras #11866 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1866152
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  10. 10
    The English at the North PoleAdventures of Captain Hatteras #21866 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1866176
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  11. 11
    Mysterious DocumentChildren Of Captain Grant #11867 · confirmed 2/4
    1867–
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  12. 12
    On the TrackChildren Of Captain Grant #21867 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1867180
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  13. 13
    Among the CannibalsChildren Of Captain Grant #31867 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1867192
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  14. 14
    Captain Grant's ChildrenVoyages Extraordinaires #51867 · 379 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1867379
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  15. 15
    In Search Of The CastawaysVoyages Extraordinaires #61867 · confirmed 2/4
    1867–
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  16. 16
    Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaCaptain Nemo #11869 · confirmed 2/4
    1869–
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  17. 17
    20,000 Leagues Under the SeaVoyages Extraordinaires #71869 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1869240
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  18. 18
    Round The MoonVoyages Extraordinaires #81869 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1869148
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  19. 19
    A Floating CityVoyages Extraordinaires #91871 · 132 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1871132
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  20. 20
    A Fantasy of Dr. Ox1872 · 88 pages · confirmed 2/4
    187288
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  21. 21
    The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South AfricaVoyages Extraordinaires #101872 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1872128
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  22. 22
    The Fur CountryVoyages Extraordinaires #111873 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1873268
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  23. 23
    Around the World in Eighty DaysVoyages Extraordinaires #121873 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1873238
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  24. 25
    The Baltimore Gun Club1874 · confirmed 2/4
    1874–
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  25. 26
    The Mysterious IslandVoyages Extraordinaires #131874 · 768 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1874768
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  26. 27
    The Survivors of the ChancellorVoyages Extraordinaires #141875 · 98 pages · confirmed 2/4
    187598
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  27. 28
    Michael Strogoff or, The Courier of the CzarVoyages Extraordinaires #151876 · confirmed 2/4
    1876–
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  28. 29
    Underground City1877 · 114 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1877114
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  29. 30
    Off On A CometVoyages Extraordinaires #161877 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1877320
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Jules Verne 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.

Voyages Extraordinaires in order

59 books
  1. 1. Five Weeks in a Balloon
  2. 2. The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
  3. 3. Journey to the Center of the Earth
  4. 4. From the Earth to the Moon
  5. 5. Captain Grant's Children
  6. 6. In Search Of The Castaways
  7. 7. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  8. 8. Round The Moon
  9. 9. A Floating City
  10. 10. The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
  11. 11. The Fur Country
  12. 12. Around the World in Eighty Days
  13. and 47 more in the table above

Children Of Captain Grant in order

3 books
  1. 1. Mysterious Document
  2. 2. On the Track
  3. 3. Among the Cannibals

Adventures of Captain Hatteras in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Desert of Ice
  2. 2. The English at the North Pole

Two Years Holiday in order

2 books
  1. 1. Adrift in the Pacific
  2. 2. Second Year Ashore

Second Fatherland in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Castaways of the Flag
  2. 2. Their Island Home

Barsac Mission in order

2 books
  1. 1. Into the Niger Bend
  2. 2. The City in the Sahara

Steam House in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tigers and Traitors
  2. 2. The Demon of Cawnpore

Captain Nemo in order

1 book
  1. 1. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Standalone books

20 books

20 Jules Verne titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Jules Verne Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Jules Verne books run from The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love (1853) to Carpathian Castle (2018), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Jules Verne in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Jules Verne books in order?

You only need to read Jules Verne books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jules Verne

Start with The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love (1853), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jules Verne book?

Carpathian Castle (2018) is the newest Jules Verne book released so far.

Is there a new Jules Verne book coming?

No next Jules Verne 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 Jules Verne has won

Wikidata records 3 awards for Jules Verne. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame1999Won
  • Montyon Prize1872Won
  • Montyon Prize1867Won

Jules Verne at a glance

Died
Jules Verne died in 1905, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Jules Verne are still being published after Jules Verne's death in 1905; the newest appeared in 2018.
Release pace
Jules Verne books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
14,125 pages across the 60 of 93 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jules Verne books, 18 of 93, were published in the 1900s.

What the Jules Verne books are about

26 of the 93 Jules Verne books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 12 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.